Wednesday 6 May 2015
Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil ໒( ᓀ ‸ ᓂ )७
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 13, 2014 to Mar 31, 2014
Producers: Arms, Pony Canyon,Sentai FilmworksL
Genres: Magic
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity
Synopsis -
The story takes place in Tokyo in 2018, where normal humans and those who can use magic coexist. As a result, there are laws against using magic, and a "magic courtroom" exists to preside over lawsuits regarding magic use. In these cases, "Benmashi" or wizard barristers defend those who use magic. The anime follows Cecil, the youngest Benmashi in history, and her associates as they defend clients in these cases.
Dopes says ~
Well the story is pretty straightforward or i like to think it was, it was about a girl called Cecil who is the youngest Benmashi defending those who have done wrong or have been accused. You pick and choose cases of course! Well regarding the show for me it was enlightening in a small sense. It was a different approach I guess but kind of melted down to mush after. There are many stories on wizards and magic this is just one of them that used law as a started which was new to a certain point. If people didn't recognize that Cecil is actually the same creator for anime such as "Kite, Mezzo forte DSA etc" for me they are shows that were great! So when I heard Cecil was out I was curious how it would be.
Dopes Rates ~
What I do rate is the attempt at making something new and unfamiliar such as magic and law, like I explained it was unusual and different which I enjoyed. The characters which are set with 2 main characters mainly the rests kind of have a small side story with them. Cecil is pure and lovely who kind of conflicts with the other characters in a way because they all seem too mature for her. She got that innocent act in tact, and doesn't change for anything. The conversation that takes place are all usually client based and nothing to funny or major between her and her cast. The visual for me was great! I love all the colours they used like soft pastels against the grainy colors with the metal robots. I loved that the sceneary was also colourful too, there was a few CGI that connected to the scenes as well so it was split alot. What i liked was also the court scenes where they were judged it was dark and dreary set the mood, and when they got death sentence or murder charges it was quite cool how they disappeared.
The next thing I enjoyed was the music, I was a big fan. I know some people wont like it but each to their own taste. I enjoyed hearing the background music towards the show and of course the opening and ending. The soundtrack was cheerful and very upbeat and when the scenes got heavy it went down a notch which was good! I also didn't mention that I love the voice acting alot! I enjoyed everyone's voice it was pleasant to hear them there wasn't one which I didn't like. I think I enjoyed the male voices more, but my fave ladies voice was hotaru who had a slight lisp if anyone noticed it made her look so cute!
What I truly enjoyed was the difference between explaining about WUDS and the society. We clearly gather why Cecil wanted to be a barrister in the first place to prevent prejudice of this all.
The next thing I enjoyed was the music, I was a big fan. I know some people wont like it but each to their own taste. I enjoyed hearing the background music towards the show and of course the opening and ending. The soundtrack was cheerful and very upbeat and when the scenes got heavy it went down a notch which was good! I also didn't mention that I love the voice acting alot! I enjoyed everyone's voice it was pleasant to hear them there wasn't one which I didn't like. I think I enjoyed the male voices more, but my fave ladies voice was hotaru who had a slight lisp if anyone noticed it made her look so cute!
What I truly enjoyed was the difference between explaining about WUDS and the society. We clearly gather why Cecil wanted to be a barrister in the first place to prevent prejudice of this all.
Dopes dislikes ~
Ok well lets just explain that it did go downhill in the second half of the anime where it made not a lot of sense and connection and you were lost half the time. I really didnt like that there wasn't much more depth with other people in the butterfly group. The animation although I really did enjoy it there was some moments where it shouldn't have had CGI but albeit they did anyway. There was numerous times for bad timing with ecchi moments and some lack of creativity with dialogues. You had a lot of unanswered questions which wasn't cool though! I didnt like the cult part of the show which was strange in so many ways and made no sense, people lost lives due to it!
Dopes Conclusion -
Overall the enjoyment of the series for me would be a good one! I really did like it in fact its one which I had to really pay attention too, although I lost track of half the things that happened. I liked how at the beginning they were introducing the magic and what and who uses them. And then at the end where it kind of abruptly just finished without a thought. I loved the storyline but it was unfinished and you could tell they could have done more, but the script people got lazy! There was a lot of action and magic which was a plus point for me, although not everyone will like that this story went haywire for me it was a average watch which passed my time. I love Nana Genie (the frog) I thought his tic with the bon was hilarious! I really liked him and the other familiars too although I wish they showed the back story of how they got them ass well. There isnt much to say without spoiling it, but overall it was worth the watch. I'm pretty sure people will harshly judge it but to me im being as fair as possible ive seen boring and slightly OTT animes, but this is nothing compared to it. So give it a try if you want.
p.s Character wise, I really love Hachiya what a babe, along with Shizumu they were drool worthy, but Quinn took the cake as a serious bad ass for someone who doesn't use magic I loved all her scenes! The shark tale boys could have done more but I still enjoyed their presence although they got caught a lot ahah!
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