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May 28, 2024
This season continues the steep decline of the [initially] decent story.
The love story between Saito and Louise still has some remnants of that endearing dynamic between a really innocent and feisty adolescent and her loyal and caring companion who is also an adolescent but more mature, however this is ruined due to the constant barrage of sexual situations Saito finds himself in, where he either acts confused instead of stepping away or he directly cheats on her and then acts innocent... Which I kind of understand because Louise at this point has opened up about her feelings yet still refuses to be anything but
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extremely abusive and crazy. Either way that dynamic, which was one of the few good plot hooks is decimated for good here.
As far as the story goes, the anime has built a relatively interesting world, but all of it is only continuously used to generate new vulgar and sexual situations, so in the end the whole season is reduced to softcore porn, this season firmly established the harem formula. The OVA (ep 6.5) for a moment turns into tentacle hentai, and Tabitha's dragon ends up being sexualized as well (turns into a busty anime girl), a f*ing dragon, need I say more? Actually one more thing, ALL sexualized characters are underage, oh Japan...
The writing also isn't nearly as decent as in previous seasons, they straight up bring back a dead character with a very bs reason, in the end it just substracts from the low quality the anime already has.
I'll skip the final season, it was a huge trudge to just finish this one.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Mar 31, 2024
Solo leveling is a very generic anime, there's no original concepts or tropes and you'll be sick of it by the second episode, but I still gave it an 8, why? Because the pacing is very fast, there's enough of a barebones, lackluster story to keep you entertained but it's almost exclusively focused on the action, and that action is well-animated, dynamic and fun, top notch i'd say. The best parts come by the second half so I recommend giving it a chance even if you get bored in the first half.
This anime presents the typical shonen power fantasy: Humanity is constantly under siege,
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portals appear randomly and constantly, along with them some people start getting powers that allow them to go in, finish the videogame-like dungeon monsters and boss, which allows them to close the portal. Our protagonist Sung is a good for nothing Hunter so weak he can't even finish the easiest raids without being seriously injured, but by chance he comes across an unexplained, videogame-like power that makes him incredibly overpowered.
Since the focus is almost exclusively on the abilities, growth, and fights you'll either always be stuck to the screen or be disgusted by the lack of explanations and story development. But there's skill advancement and many goals for both Sung and the top hunters.
Either this anime will be short and keep up the quick pace until the end, or the next seasons won't be nearly as good, since it's a one trick pony that will show its lack of polish if it over extends itself.
In conclusion, this is an excellent anime to turn off your mind for a bit and just enjoy the fights, but if you like well written stories you may have mixed feelings about this one.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Mar 31, 2024
Zero no tsukaima is one of those few animes that I would recommend to some people despite the low rating I gave it. It has a an interesting world, many likeable characters, a decently written main character, well-thought abilities, etc...
The anime makes it clear from the first moment that there will be a love story between the two main characters: Louise and Saito, and while Louise is abusive and cold she's so innocent that you root for her somewhat, even more when even she doesn't know why she acts the way she does and regrets the flaws she shows towards people she cares for.
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Saito on the other hand is lecherous but cares for, protects Louise and is loyal, he has a lot of chances to take advantage of her innocence like some other characters try to do, but he seems to respect her.
The story has many great things to develop but it's poorly written so it doesn't polish any of the great concepts it presents, and it often goes in a vulgar tangent like "a thief has a mark on her chest, Saito you need to cause a ruckus looking at every girl's chest". We also get a lot of unnaturally bouncing chests, underage girls in very revealing underwear, and an exhausting amount of sexual innuendos.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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