Rokka no Yuusha - Anime Review

Hi ! Today I'll be reviewing Rokka no Yuusha, an anime I've watched recently ! Enjoy !

Story: 8.5

It looked like an adventure/action anime, before I started watching and also at its beginning. As it advanced, though, it became a detective-like series. For me, it was a great surprise, since I prefer these mysterious shows over action ones. The riddle of the Seventh Brave is really interesting and the story flows so naturally that, for me, time passed in a blink of an eye. In the middle of the anime, though, I admit I started feeling bad. The reason was that I didn't see it had any continuation before I started watching, so I assumed it only had 12 episodes and then The End. Hence, I was mislead into thinking that, because the puzzle was taking so long, they would focus on it and then finish with a shitty battle against the big boss, just to say they didn't forget the 'main' purpose of the story. Nevertheless, it was great and it seems there's going to be a second season that I'm looking forward to seeing a whole lot! I loved the plot, as you must have noticed. They were able to add some action into the mystery and also some sentimentalism with Fremy's dilemma. I kinda like the evolution of her feelings towards Adlet. This anime has some variety regarding its themes. Oh, I also have to mention that the unexpected 'villain' was awesome. It avoids the common, so it's great ! A plot twist is always nice once in a while !

Characters: 9

For me, that's another great point of Rokka no Yuusha. Fremy is really gorgeous (her design is just fabulous!)  and cute, sorta badass cause she killed some punks but also very fragile sentimentally. She is the responsible for the feelings exploration in this anime, I think. For example, her relationship with Adlet constantly changes, until the point where she doesn't want to kill him anymore (here's the sad part). She's a little tsundere, but she has yet to show more of her sweet side, I'd say. We also have Hans and his nyanbelievable catness and cuteness ! He is so funny and he is also smart, strong and a son of a bitch, specially when trying to fuck Adlet up hahaha! Ah, I loved that. At last but not least, he has a cat tail. Yeah, that's great xD ! Chamo is a little interesting too, even though I don't quite like her, she's kinda entertaining, idk. And, at last, Adlet, aka The Strongest Man in The World (fuck, he's so annoying with this shit). I still don't know if I like him or dislike him most. He reminds me of Naruto's cockiness and annoyingness but he is a little smart, either with his unique weapons or when he was thinking properly to discover who was the Seventh Brave. Oh, when he said he loved Fremy I thought it was a joke. Seriously, wtf. The only conclusion I could get to is that he loves being almost killed by her. Anyways, what is most important about it all is that these characters and also the others are very different and have specific personalities. That's what enhances the work overall.

Song Themes: 7.5

There are so many openings and endings that it's hard to tell. There was maybe one song that I liked a little more and the others are good. So, I think 7.5 is a fair grade.

Design: 9.0

Not only the characters design, but also the scenario. Great. One of the best ones I've ever seen.

Beggining: 7.5

It started pretty decent. Enough content, not too excessive in exploring the characters, which is sort of good but it was probably because of the Seventh Brave issue (still good, though). It had some action and it also added sufficient information for further reference. I'd say it was a very balanced start, and it only gets better latter on.

Evolution: 9.0

The evolution is great. It's when things get pretty complicated to Adlet that the true form of Rokka no Yuusha blooms. The battle for surviving improves every instant. Because Adlet is helplessly trying to find the truth and going through a lot of trouble. From this point on, the anime became so intense that time was moving really fast. I totally got into it !

Ending: 9.0

Just keeping the same level, the ending was great. It hold onto the intensity until the very end. The Seventh Brave riddle was solved and I liked how the least expected one was the fake. It's perfect to avoid the cliché and, definitely, this anime was able to do it ! Not only with the different style it chose, but also from the villain, the decisions that were made. Everything was great and uncommon. I would say that the ending and the evolution are sort of one part instead of two because they're very connected to each other and that was truly pleasent for me. In the end, they brought another Brave to make a Seventh showdown again, but only for the incoming season. I hope there is a second season, at least, and I hope they're able to make it even better !

Average: 9.0

An impressive 8.5 considering all the aspects I evalue. That's pretty rare. Though, I'd disconsider the ost, as I often do, and the beggining. For me, the starting part  of any anime is not very relevant and, even though this one specifically isn't bad, but considering the grade the other aspects had, I think this aspect is bringing the average a little downer than it should be. Therefore, excluding these parts, the average just got to a 8.9, but since this anime was extremely enjoyable (and to make things simpler), I'm making it a flat 9.

Final Comments:

For my final regards, I'd like to repeat that this anime was excellent. I probably liked it most because it surpassed my expectations. In fact, I didn't have any, but it just proved to me that Rokka no Yuusha is absolutely worth watching ! It's something that avoids the usual things you see and it's very original and different. I totally recommend it, specially for people that like some puzzles or riddles. I loved it and I hope there is a second season for me to watch and, of course, for me to review it, as well !

That's it for today, bodies ! Hope you enjoyed it and have a nice life !  (and a nice day, of course !) 

Akikan ! - Anime Review

Hi everyone ! So, today I'm reviewing Akikan ! Hope you enjoy !

Story: 5.5

So, hm, err... it's about steel and aluminum cans fighting to prove which can is the best, hence Japan gets to know what type of can is the best to be produced... Yeah, weird as hell. But seriously, this is not the problem. The actual problem is that the story is not deep nor is it explored. Maybe it is because their focus is the ecchi or the comedy, not the story. Anyways, it's somewhat a decent idea, but, just as I said, they didn't work properly on it.

Characters: 8.5

Okay, so this is the best part of the anime, without any doubt. Almost all the characters play a very important role in the anime. Daichi is just insanely funny (AND HE'S GOT SHINRA'S VOICE), Yell's naiveness is funny (plus her cat behavior xD), Kochikaze is a fucking WITCH and also loves throwing cards at Kakeru, Airin-kun (Kizaki desu!) and Otoya are also enjoyable to watch and at last but not least we have Amaji Gorou, aka Gigolo ! He is probably the second best character (loses to Daichi because of Shinra's voice hehe), I love how he is completely ignored, how he gets screwed all the time and he's also sort of cute trying to tell Kochikaze he likes her. These guys just make the anime sort of worth it !

Song Themes: 4.7

Okay, the first opening is ok, I give it a 5. The second one, though, is pretty good, kinda happier, so I give it a 7. The endings, on the other hand, are very annoying. The songs are not that bad but that childish voice, I just can't stand it ! Therefore, a 2 should be more than a fair grade for the ending themes. I'm also being (very) kind and making this average as the sum of these and dividing them by three, instead of making an average of the op and then a another average. 

Design: 6.5

Decent all around. Nothing special yet nothing that bad.

Beggining: 6.0

So, since it's not a story-oriented anime, I'm considering basically the funniness (don't know if that's a real word but wtvr). The start is not that slow, but not that quick as well. I think it's decent, considering it depens 'only' on the comedy of the show.

Evolution: 6.5

Again, the story evolution is very light. What evolves more is the connection or the liking towards the characters, so, since it grows a little, I think so should the grade.

Ending: 7.0

Pretty much the same with the Evolution section. I thought the last two episodes would go a little emotional, you know. I really hoped so. But then they say that the badass akikan's owner is a fucking cat. C'mon ... Anyways, they kept their 'comedy promess' to this anime until the very end. It was still fun, so whatever. 

Average: 7.0

Considering the themes, it's a 6.4. Disconsidering it, it's a 6.7, so it's still fine. For me though, it deserves a 7 for it's really funny after all.

Final Comments:

So, the ecchi style is not my favorite one and this anime focus a little on it, so it's kinda bad. Plus, as I've mentioned, the story is not explored decently. Nevertheless, the comedy is very entertaining and, since it's a 12 episode anime, it's enough to cover the story and ecchi problems. Maybe if it was a 24 ep one, it wouldn't be that worth it, but maybe not, cause it was really funny to watch it! haha I surely liked it much more because the main character is dubbed by the same voice actor as Shinra xDD and also cause he's very lively, so I was able to hear Shinra's voice in tons of different situations xD ! Summing up, it was very enjoyable for me, but I wouldn' t recomend it that much, unless you like ecchi's, Shinra's voice and/or comedy animes.

Oh, I forgot to mention the most important ! I was wondering what anime I could watch, being one that I wasn't planning to, so I just wnet for a random anime generator website and got this anime. LMAO I would not watch it cause it was eechi and looked very forced (and it is) but after I saw that Shinra was the main character I decided to give it a try ! Also, it made me learn that he also voices Libertà, from Arcana Famiglia, so I have to thank Akikan for some info too.

That's it for today ! Have a nice time and see you another time ! Bye !

Another - Anime Review

Hello guys ! Today I'm reviewing Another ! Hope you like it and let's go:

Story: 9.0

Very interesting, well-developed and, definitely, the key factor for this anime. Even though it's just twelve-episode long, they were able to not only give an evolution to the story but also completely finish it without leaving a single part untold or poorly explained. Only this achievement would make the whole anime worth it  but there is still a lot more to add up and grant a very enjoyable experience. 

Now, talking about the plot itself, I just loved it. The idea of having a curse that can kill a class students or their relatives is really interesting and the fact that it forced the creation of a  'tactic' responsible for such a mean and selfish attitude, ignoring the existence of one student scored many points in my book ! Plus, it somewhat gives an air of loneliness, melancholy and distance between the characters that I absolutely adored, increasing the mood for a horror anime.

Characters: 6.5

Considering the number of characters that play sort of an important role, the only personalities deeply explored are Sakakibara's and Mei's. This could propably be pointed as a flaw. However, I perfectly understand it and also agree with this choice. Focusing on the most distinct ones, the solitude and depressiveness excel and highlight the selected style. To finish it up, even though I don't love these two, I really like their style and the way they think.  

Song Themes: 3.3

The worst rating for Another. I understand that since it's the horror genre, a creepy theme would be appropriate, still the opening just sounds really bad to me. It's sort of out of sync, I don't know. I just didn't like at all. The ending, on the other hand, is acceptably bad. I like the nostalgic tone and, for me, it connects with the story, yet it's not that good. Nevertheless, since the anime is excellent, these poor results are rather irrelevant. 

*The 3.3 was the result from the average of the op and ed grades, 2 and 4.6, respectively.

Design: 8.0

No need to make it a long description, the design is good. Also, the coloring is pretty good and fits well.

Beggining: 8.5

The start is just insane ! The umbrella scene just made me realize the shit would go real ! Jokes apart, the initial episodes of Another are very interesting, explaining enough of the story for you to grow interested in it.

Evolution: 9.0

Overall, Another is pretty balanced. All the parts are decent and the constant deaths don't let you down. Considering that they also work gradually on the story development while still being able to make each episode interesting on its own is surprinsingly great. Plus, the mood between the students grows worse until the very end, something that only adds quality to the show, specially because its a horror one. Also, the deaths get fucking creepier, aka the boat tearing a boy apart.

Ending: 9.5

That's another (I seriously didn't try to joke here) great pillar (neither here xD) for Another. The final episodes are absolutely great and the horror sensation gets to a climax ! The tension is just huge and you can barelly wait for how things will turn out. It's just so good that it even surprises me and I have to say that the 'horror' theme must be proud of these guys 'cause they really made it thrilling. The few final minutes, though, are sort of less intense. Ok, I perfectly understand it, they wanted to finish the anime soothly, I just wanted to mention it, idk why. 

Note: I really didn't think of this scene when I wrote 'pillar' up there, but, since I wrote it .... hehehehe

Average: 8.4

So, the average is actually 7.7 because the ost definitely dragged it down, so, making the average without considering it got to a 8.4, a grade that for me is very worthy for the anime. Maybe it's a little lower than what it deserves, but for me that value is fair.

Final Comments:

The first REAL horror anime I've ever seen, that one you get really scared and excited about. I LOVED the story and the horror content and must praise whoever did it 'cause it rules. I feel very happy to say that this work outstands not only as a horror anime but presenting a great story and also completely exploring, explaining and comcluding its story, something as rare as a shiny pokémon nowadays, and they also worked it out greatly ! I would totally recommend people to watch it if they want to check an anime the closest possible to what a common horror movie would be like. 

So, that's it for today guys ! I'll be coming with moore review soon or ate least I'll try ! See ya'll soon !