Tuesday, 15 September 2015
Karneval (TV) - ☆⌒(*＾-°)v
Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished
Airing
Aired: Apr 4, 2013
to Jun 27, 2013
Producers: Bandai
Visual, Manglobe, FUNimation EntertainmentL, Lantis
Genres: Action,
Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Shoujo
Duration: 24 min.
per episode
Rating: PG-13 -
Teens 13 or older
Synopsis ~
Nai searches for
someone important to him, with only an abandoned bracelet as a clue. Gareki
steals and pick-pockets to get by from day to day. The two meet in a strange
mansion where they are set-up, and soon become wanted criminals by military
security operatives. When Nai and Gareki find themselves desperate in a
hopeless predicament, they encounter none other than the country's most
powerful defense organization—"Circus"!!
Dope says ~
Karneval, some people literally will think of a circus,
well you’re not far off from it. Except this series handles a lot of majestic
and fantasy themes. It is a very mysterious show that has about 10 volumes
on going still which I need to catch up on of course but let’s dissect it for
now.
Dopes likes ~
What I enjoyed about Karneval is the name let’s be honest
Its written different, it’s also focusing heavily on two characters one being
Nai and other Gareki. Nai is of course the main who happens to be in the show
an animal and not human although he has a human body. Yeah, even I found that a
bit hilarious, it explained a lot about his behavior.
The story isn’t straight forward in fact, it should have
continued but it didn’t. It has a lot of plots where it’s less involved with
Nai and more to do with other people. However character wise I would say that I
really enjoyed all of them in general.
The characters all have a different unique personality,
which are divided in first ship to second ship. Of course are characters which
are main is in the second ship. They
were initially great and had seemed cool but wasn’t in depth.
The art work, I really am very fond of it. I loved the
colours the sparkles the very flashy moments. I really enjoyed Tsukomo’s act at
the beginning with the entire acrobatic feel. What I found cute was they always
do a show for disturbing the city to make it up them. So in reality they are
kind of a circus when you think about it but have hidden agenda behind it. The
visuals of the show are probably the only thing that saved the Anime for me.
The sound is very average, I really found the background
music subtle, it really wasn’t out there and it didn’t really make me feel
much. But I really enjoyed the ending of the song!
Dopes dislikes ~
Again I wasn’t a fan of the 13 episode style, I thought
from a really good Manga like that it could have really expanded but it failed.
The characters are not original when you watch it later on, at first I did
think they were unique but not so much when you realise each of them actually
do have a certain stereotype to it.
Dopes Concludes ~
From what I can say I was heavily expecting that Karneval
would be decent and it was with its visual and fight scenes. But what it lacked
was the plot they couldn’t portray it very well and could have which is quite
sad. Because in the Manga we do really go into depth in the Manga of what
Karneval is about and of course NAI! There is so much that goes on that it
momentarily confuses us! But it is thoroughly enjoyable, so I would recommend
watching a quick tongue in cheek show and not expecting too much like I did at
first. It’s a truly hit and miss show
that you know depends on how you prefer it.
I guess for now I will rely on the Manga to really find out more about
the show! The really part of the Anime was all the BISHOUNEN! I heart most of
them they looked so good!
Dopes ~
Dopes ~
I will leave you
with some songs ~
Death Parade - ♪(ﾟ▽^*)ﾉ⌒☆
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 10, 2015 to Mar 28,
2015
Producers: Madhouse, VAP,FUNimation EntertainmentL, DAX Production, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Genres: Mystery, Game, Psychological
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Rating: R - 17+ (violence &
profanity)
Sypnosis ~
After death, humans are either sent to the void
or reincarnated. But for some, at the instant of their death, they arrive at
Quindecim, a bar attended by the mysterious white-haired Decim. He challenges
them to the Death Game, wherein they wager their lives and reveal their true
natures. Decim himself is the ultimate arbitrator of who wins and who loses,
who will go to the void, and who will be reincarnated.
Dope says ~
“Welcome to Quindecim I am
Decim your bartender”
The show is a follow up to
the movie Death Billiards, very controversial. It delves into deeper when they
produced 12 more episodes for it. It’s a promising grey area Anime which people
will like or hate depending on their preference. I am glad to say that I have
very much enjoyed every part of Decim and his adventures that follow through
each episode
Dopes likes ~
So what I have gathered
through Death Parade was the morality of the show, it follows heavily on that. It’s
a show that doesn’t really have a specific arc but expands further through
themes.
The artwork and animation,
yes it’s the most beautifullest thing I have encountered. A theme of blacks,
red and purples only shadows and a few bright colours to throw us off. There are
outstanding details on the features of every character; they really focused on
the aspects of that. The art itself is fluid and smooth even when they do the
CGI it’s done so subtly that it blends in the show so well because there was
few of it. I especially found it mesmerizing when they played the games, the
details they put through to this Anime and the games they play blew my mind. So
creative and amazing that we could simply sympathize with each character as
they play in a darkened room with a few lights.
The characters although I
am amazed by the details they set out for Decim and Onna, I do believe they
forgot that minor characters should have been developed a bit more. But let’s
get to the good point, there was a lot of that Decim is a motionless man who
throughout doesn’t smile or so, having a human companion like Onna helped not
only him find himself through the emotions but kind of deflect what a arbitrary
is supposed to be. “They cannot feel emotions” but yet Decim did. I found it more
humane when I saw characters of all kinds during the play off and how they find
out their deaths incredible to the point of being quite realistic. What we will
do to stay alive is what I kept thinking.
The soundtrack is quite
thrilling, it plays so well during the games that it made the moody Anime even
better. It engrosses you into their world and makes you feel even more of what
they are going through. Mind you the opening does throw you off a bit for being
upbeat but don’t let that fool you for what Death Parade actually is. What was even more amazing was the characters
voices and mannerism, each characters always had a believable approach and
Decim was the most intense of that, he displayed things that showed him off as
a normal bartender but in reality was more than that to pass of judgement.
Dopes Dislikes~
Dopes Dislikes~
Overall my only complaint
was the supporting characters could have used a bit more development, if they
didn’t reoccur often it would have been fine but because they did it made me
feel annoyed that they couldn’t get more airtime. I wish it was longer too, it
seemed like a show to progress further, and have a bit more interesting look at
other characters and how they became arbitrary.
Dopes Concludes ~
I am so impressed with
Madhouse they made Death Parade so fluid and so flawless that I cannot
expresses how great this show felt to watch. It pulled me in straight away,
they had the wackiest games plays that helped them with judgement we see alot
of people questioning while watching this and finding out ones true
colours. When I found out majority of
their deaths and how they died I was amazed there was normal to dangerous
themes going on. I am really in love with Decim he seemed like a clueless man
but in reality he knew what he was doing it was so good to watch him. The
ending was surprising to me and made me feel somewhat complete but I wish there
was an alternative to it. So why watch Death Parade well besides getting
different perspectives of the games and characters, you realise how morality
works in this show revealing messages that could or cannot be conveyed. Its
dramatic and very dark its basically everything I really enjoyed in, maybe its
not everyone’s taste but it was really good it got the better emotional side of
me and gave me a reality slap.
Honestly you won’t be
disappointed with Death Parade, I was so happy when it came out now that I had
time to watch it I was not disappointed so unique and fresh that it leaves a
sad feeling behind for me. So make sure you give it a go!
Dopes ~
I shall leave you with some songs
Ao Haru Ride - (´ ◕◞౪◟-)-☆
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 8, 2014 to Sep 23,
2014
Producers: Production I.G, Movic,Sentai FilmworksL, Sony Music Entertainment, TOHO animation
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,School, Shoujo, Slice of Life
Duration: 23 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or
older
Sypnosis ~
Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants
to "reset" her image and life as a new high school student. Because
she's cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and
because of a misunderstanding, she couldn't get her feeling across to the one
boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun.
Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?
Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won't be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?
Dopes Says ~
The story isn’t mind blowing which it doesn’t need to be to
be good, it’s unique in a refreshing way. I am a huge fan mangaka Io Sakisaka I
even wrote about Strobe edge in my previous posts a long while back. When I
heard about Ao haru ride I was like I must read, and to be honest it didn’t
fail me at all. I loved every inch of it although downright frustrating in some
parts it was well worth the read.
Dopes likes ~
What I enjoyed most about the story was it wasn’t
complicated, it was about past lovers meeting again in an unpredictable way and
taking it from there. What I really enjoyed was all the characters their
presence in the Manga itself was great, we found a compelling story from all of
that, we also had the typical triangle for two characters and it was really
interesting.
Tanaka, to be honest was a confused young boy with a deep
regret in his life. He was lost but what was great about his character was the
thought process of his. We knew he couldn’t get rid of Futaba but couldn’t keep
her close either he was always confused. So the story progress in a slow way
for him.
Futaba is very headstrong, she never gave up which I loved.
Most shoujo characters did but she did cry a lot, but at least she tried to
move on with Kikuchi which I found amusing because I really loved their
encounter. She made things happen and made effort in alot of things to get
together she made memorable moments and friends and finally got the person she
wanted again through trials.
The side characters were also a very interesting thing to
see where we get to enjoy another side triangle but with a little twist to it.
So it wasn’t at all bad more refreshing in a way!
Music was great in the show! I really enjoyed it was well
put for the show and I wasn’t disappointed at all.
Io Sakisaka's art is probably really cute, I
enjoy all her artwork and manga because of the way it it. I never get tired of
reading it ever!
Dopes Dislikes ~
Besides the odd short
episodes which didn’t clearly show the rest of the Manga. I wasn’t disappointed
with anything else, although I wish it could have added a few OVAS or so! There
was a live action for this Manga and I really didn’t enjoy it, it wasn’t that
good so if you want to be disappointed don’t watch it if you do go for it.
Dopes concludes ~
Overall, I would give this
a thumb up for the Manga and the Anime! Although the anime didn’t show more it
was well worth the watch. The atmosphere in the show deciphers a lot compared
to the Manga but no fret! It is worth the read and the watch as it is! Its not the best melodrama but it hits a spot
with the characters back-story and all it’s sweet. I really liked it, so if you
haven’t checked it out make sure you do, or read it if you want to first.
Dopes ~
I shall leave you with some songs :3 ~
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