Tuesday 15 September 2015

PostHeaderIcon Kyoukai no Kanata - ヽ( °◇°)ノ




Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 3, 2013 to Dec 19, 2013
Producers: Kyoto Animation, Lantis,Pony Canyon, TBS, Sentai FilmworksL
Genres: Fantasy, Slice of Life,Supernatural
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Synopsis ~

The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human, he is half youmu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it seems she is about to jump from the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood, which is unique even among members of the spirit world. Disturbing events begin to unfold after Akihito saves Mirai.

Dopes Says ~

Before I start this is my personal opinion of course, I don’t think anyone will agree to it but for me its what I enjoyed. The story is like a train ride, slow at first before it gradually runs its course and then stops. So from what I can write about this its my humble opinion of it, the story itself was adapted from a light novel and from I experienced not all light novels get great adaptations so for me this is a good as it got.

Dopes likes ~

What I enjoyed about this Anime was the interesting plot of this show. There is something about this that caught my eyes; the story itself was what got me interested. I liked that it was exploring many ideas with this, and how few characters were present due to all that went around. I liked the idea of demons and humans getting together. I liked that Akihito is the main character who had a very vulnerable yet powerful side to him.

For me the characters were not overly dramatized but good enough. I liked the connection between Akihito and his friends but they all lacked character development for me. Because it was short it didn’t cover everything we wanted to know, it was like a quick rush of explanation which could have developed slowly with more drama. But that’s my opinion. Although I do love Akihito and Mirai’s connection towards each other I thought it was what made the show to be honest.

Mirai for a main character was a ball of worries but she was still badass, I liked her quirky side and her stupid side. She hid a lot but didn’t reveal too much but for the show it was too quick at the end which was disappointing but what can you do.

The music has got to be my favourite; I enjoyed every part of it! I don’t mind what people say about it but for me it gripped me in a lot. I loved the opening and endings to it and it made it more bearable when they crossed over the episodes at the end.

The art works amazing, what can you expect from Kyoto animation, such fluidity and of course the scenary were breathtaking. The colours although dark was exceptional I don’t think I will get tired of it if I saw it again.  I thought the action scenes were the best they were very vast and really entertaining.
Dopes dislikes ~

There were a lot of inconsistent issues with the storyline there was many unanswered questions and so forth. They weren’t developed enough and I didn’t expect that it would consider the episodes and all. There is more but you know every Anime has flaws! They could have gone more in depth with the beyond the boundary side of the part!

Dopes Concludes ~

So overall, I really enjoyed this Anime for me it was great entertainment. I won’t lie I did get heartfelt at some scenes with Mirai. I felt her loneliness and I felt her determination and her secrecy I also loved the scenes with her and Akihito. How they bonded and when they ended the episode itself, I found that beautiful. The saddest scene for me was seeing her go and Akihito not understanding, there is always a huge presence missing when you been with someone so long and they suddenly go.  So I know a lot of people won’t agree, but for a visual novel turned Anime I practically liked it. Although a lot of people will say “How unpleasant” the show itself was. For me it was gold, I will be watching again. It didn’t leave me empty feeling like most good Animes do, although a lot of good shows get bashing but you know it’s not up to my expectations but it was worth watching I never regretted it!

Dopes ~

I will leave with some music ~


PostHeaderIcon Sacred Seven - ヽ(⌐■_■)ノ♪♬


Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 3, 2011 to Sep 16, 2011
Producers: Sunrise, BandaiL, Sentai FilmworksL
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Synopsis ~

Alma Tandoji lives a lonely life. One day, Ruri Alba, a girl accompanied by her butler and maids, visits him. Knowing the power of Sacred Seven is latent within Alma, she asks him to lend her his powers. However, he refuses and drives her away since he injured many with his unusual strength in the past.

Meanwhile, a fiendish Dark Stone creature suddenly appears in this peaceful town in the Kanto region. Only Alma's power of Sacred Seven can fight against it. But Alma just lets his power run amuck and things begin to get worse. Ruri raised her gemstone in order to release his true abilities, My Soul I give to you.

With Ruri's wishes engraved in it, will Alma be able to defeat the Dark Stone?

Dopes says ~

Alma Tandoji, a lonely boy who gets the power of the sacred seven one day and battles with a girl called Ruri and her butler. There is a whole lot going in the first episode that gets you thinking wow! Ruri tries to recruit Alma so they can get the power to defeat the dark stone creatures.

Dopes likes ~

I like the plotline, that is what interested me in the first place. But you realise how rushed the show itself is and you wonder why bother. But I honestly feel that it could have developed a bit more than just what they showed us. It was interesting till they rushed it which was sad because it had potential!

I wasn’t keen on the characters but I didn’t mind ti either. I was really happy to see Alma and Ruri and the butler all together they were cute. I was just surprised to see the weird gem stone insertion on Alma that made me laugh a bit. It looked so strange and out of place but overall I wouldn’t delve too much into the show for characters because it did lack.

The music itself was great, they took care of that. I was in fact infatuated with the songs in the series which was good enough for me as it made the show decent.
Next to the Art of course! The visuals were really good I really enjoyed them! I thought that was getting me into the show and it was, the characters didn’t match up to my expectation.

Dopes Dislikes ~

Characters were not well thought through they were pretty bland, the typical shounen and the only back-story of was of the butler and Ruri there wasn’t any of anyone else. It was strange and just didn’t do well. I didn’t think much of it but I wasn’t too sure why they couldn’t have made it longer and developed it. It just showed the manufactured characters which showed off the image rather go in depth with it.

There was too much going on at once that it had more than a few flaws I was quite disappointed in that.

Dopes concludes ~

Surprisingly sacred seven was still watchable, I wasn’t surprised but I wasn’t heavily impressed either. I thought it could have developed more and had more care into it. The visuals for me were a highlight, the enjoyment of the show could have boosted a bit more as some episodes were bland and it wasn’t right. I had high expectations for it but you know it all depends on you I think because of my high expectations I failed to see the whole point of the show and didn’t enjoy it as much as I hoped for. It is honestly a very easy to follow Anime with no twists and turns but a simple good vs evil. It could be compared to Scryed or even Tiger&Bunny but honestly it doesn’t live up to those two Animes at all. But I wouldn’t say don’t watch it because to be honest it’s still watchable if you like it a bit messed up.  IT could have honestly done so much better but it didn’t!

Dopes ~

I shall leave with some music ~


PostHeaderIcon Mayo Chiki! - (ノ≧∀≦)ノ


Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 8, 2011 to Sep 30, 2011
Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Romance,School, Harem
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Synopsis ~

The story revolves around Kinjirō Sakamachi, a 17-year-old high school boy who suffers from gynophobia. The gynophobia makes his nose bleed every time he has physical contact with a female. While using the men's washroom he accidentally discovers that the popular and handsome butler Subaru Konoe is in fact a girl. Now that Kinjirō knows about Subaru's secret, he must work together with Subaru and her sadistic mistress, Kanade Suzutsuki, to protect Subaru's secret from being discovered.

Dopes Says ~

What I thought would be a good Harem it kind of deflated for me. I was surprised to see such a weak Anime. I had high hopes that got thrashed by it. The story is about Sakamichi discovers one of his classmates is a girl rather than a guy and then the adventures follow.

Dopes likes ~

What I did enjoy was the animation which was for me really good, it was vibrant and colourful. I was very amused at some scenes but not a lot at all as well.
The characters Kinjiro who has gynophobia due to his sisters and mothers abuse, is awkward in a small sense. It’s about Kinjiro who likes Subaru (cross dresser) who doesn’t give him the time of day. It develops a romcom from there which tries to develop but seems lacking.
From what I see it’s a good show, but it didn’t have much to expand on for me. The characters were there but not interesting in some ways. There were a few but for it me it just didn’t get me excited.
Of course its different for other people.
I enjoyed the music I wouldn’t say it was my taste but it was still good that it retained the style throughout.

Dopes dislikes ~

I didn’t flow with the story I wasn’t really keen on the plot as much as I would have liked. I was thinking there will be a lot of hilarious shenanigans but there wasn’t many to be told for. It lacked a lot of innovation and character development for me.

Dopes Conclude ~

Overall I can’t say much about this Anime, but it’s not so bad as I portray it. It’s worth a watch it won’t go up to your watch list twice but it will be there as a seen this done that kind of feeling. I know that within the show Mayo Chikki followed the story of a cross dresser which seems to be growing I guess. Not bad, then you have the, ‘I can’t touch females’ guy which isn’t cool! But overall the jokes inside aren’t so bad either, it’s like small banter.  So don’t mind what I said, it’s still worth a watch I was just disappointed in some parts but I wouldn’t cross it out. Like I explained before some visual novels are worth a watch some aren’t and this probably wasn’t the best but it was good enough.

Dopes ~


I’ll leave with some music 

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