Review on Akira
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It was the 60's and Japan was having a surge in leftist movements; with this new flourishing of the left in Japan came organizations that sought to do whatever it took to make communism emerge in Japan and take over the reins of the asian country. Violent protests and terrorism were some of their tools to sow discontent in the territory they wanted to control and many of these events were broadcasted live on the televisions of millions of japanese citizens; death was a common thing and violence was spread in every corner of the hectic Japan of the 60s.
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Inspired by the political movements, the bustling and lively Japanese urbanity, the crime, poverty, the riots and more, Katsuhiro Ôtomo created his work called “Akira”. This manga quickly became a success in Japan due to its violence and unique visuals compared to other works of its time, so much so that Ôtomo was soon offered an animated adaptation of his magnum opus.
The untouchable classic from the land of the rising sun, Akira, is a product of its time. The cyberpunk themed Neo-Tokyo present in this creation is clearly a striking and highly stylized representation of the Japan of the 60s-90s and the whole zeitgeist that dominated the country at that time. A dense urbanity filled with questionable people, bikers, stressed out workers, criminals, sketchy politicians and so much more; with the vast humanity present in Akira's cities one could say that these are ecosystems made up of countless tons of concrete, iron, lights and people. This film begins with an iconic scene of Kaneda and his motorcycle gang chasing a group loosely referred to as “The Clowns” through various Japanese districts; the viewer will quickly notice something that is highly praised in this work, that is of course its sublime animation and the incredible soundtrack that makes up this film.
Akira's impeccable, handdrawn animation to this day stands up gloriously and looks newer than even recently made works. The tremendously fluid movements of each character, the dazzling lights contrasting divinely with the dreary constructions, watching a character move while everything in the background also possesses a dynamic and fluidity, a color palette uniquely created for filming Akira, the grotesque violence expressed in an incredible way and much more creates a tremendously admirable, charismatic and technically impressive composition. The immense ambition of Akira, the technical leap it made in its creation, the resonance viewers had in relating the events of Akira to real life, the influence it had on various works, artists, writers, directors and the enormous box-office success it was—even surpassing such animated giants as Tomb of the Fireflies—makes Akira perhaps one of the most influential and visionary films of all time.
The cast of characters is simple, they are not particularly sophisticated or special but they have some growth throughout the play and they fulfill their role, reflecting the criminal reality of Japan in those times; a conflictive youth already altered by their time and which is not supported by the institutions that should be at their sides. Shima Tetsuo is a boy who is part of Kaneda's gang, from the first minutes he is seen carrying an obsession towards his friend's motorcycle and the ability he has to master it, his growth as a character throughout the film is remarkable. Kaneda Shoutarou is a carefree boy, Tetsuo's childhood friend, who lives a daily life of juvenile crime and vigorous adolescence with his gang and group of friends, soon to have his whole world turned upside down. Shikishima is the colonel of the Japanese army at the time and his ideals are constantly challenged in the film. The rest of the characters serve their purpose solidly.
Besides the incredible animation, Akira has a stupendously unique and incredible soundtrack that accompanies the film perfectly and gives it unique tinges of tremendous spirituality and deep metaphysics that accompany the dense Japan of that era. Religious and spiritual aspects are not uncommon in this work, on several occasions you can see references to religious idols, Buddhist symbols and / or other religions, spiritual worship towards the possessors of psychic abilities and more; it is not surprising, because in a place ruined by crime and despair many seek hope in religion or spirituality, often than not their vulnerability being monetized by malicious people. The music in this work represents these aspects, somehow dystopian but spiritual, with incomprehensible chants, traditional instrumentation with intense percussion, electronic notes and more. It is a soundtrack that truly elevates this film and makes it even better.
Akira is not only a technical tour de force, it clearly denotes a symbolic representation of the nuclear power that Japan had to experience in the years prior to the creation of this work; from the first second the film begins with an explosion that destroys an entire city, with an extreme resemblance to the impact of a nuclear bomb, devastating everything that was old Tokyo. The scientists in the film play and experiment with a power of which they do not know the limit and that is capable of a highly destructive force. It is a fitting representation of the devastating potential that mankind manufactured and what it caused in civilization by its use, a complete destruction of cities, human loss, adverse effects on the survivors and the emergence of a dystopia. For all that I have mentioned, Akira is a legendary film that deserves all the credit it has received.
NEO-TOKYO IS ABOUT TO E X P L O D E
Certainly, not only Neo-Tokyo exploded, but also all of popular culture and entertainment as a whole.
May 10, 2024 Recommended
Review on Akira
Does not contain spoilers. It was the 60's and Japan was having a surge in leftist movements; with this new flourishing of the left in Japan came organizations that sought to do whatever it took to make communism emerge in Japan and take over the reins of the asian country. Violent protests and terrorism were some of their tools to sow discontent in the territory they wanted to control and many of these events were broadcasted live on the televisions of millions of japanese citizens; death was a common thing and violence was spread in every corner of the hectic Japan of the 60s. ...
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Sousou no Frieren
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This review contains spoilers. The utter lack of identity this show exhibits is absolutely bewildering and perhaps I was expecting this to improve within the second half, but I was wrong; there is a severe lack of any substance whatsoever in every single pore of this anime and it is completely forgettable. Sousou no Frieren played a safe formula and won the jackpot. They are still the exact same fucking person after 25 episodes, you can literally define each character with a single sentence. Something can be simple yet still be distinctive, yet Frieren is basic and it doesn't have any soul ... or substance; there is nothing to grasp in this anime that evokes even a semblance of interest. This show doesn't take into account just how complicated humanity can be especially in a fantasy world like this, all of the people Frieren meets throughout her path have one-dimensional motivations and are always up to help Frieren and her group, which is just absolutely ridiculous and unrealistic; except demons, who are big bad evil guys of course. Demons are such bland antagonists for which genocide is the only counter of course; the author really went out of their way to lazily write such boring characters, they are DND evil-personified royalty scumbags who trick other species and then BETRAY them! So fun and thought provoking. This last arc a la Hunter Exam is completely unnecessary and only serves a purpose for the people who, understandably enough, were bored of the absolute slog this series is; why Frieren doesn't just go through the lock, considering she defeated the fucking Demon King with her group and is one of the, if not THE strongest, mage in the entire planet? She could just blast absolutely everyone that crossed her path like she had always done, there's absolutely no need to do this battle tournament bullshit if she just talked about it, or if any of her allies mentioned it, or if there was a minimal amount of valuable communication, which Frieren, as a whole and to be honest, completely lacks. Dialogue in Frieren is sloggy and useless, oftentimes it will feel like you're listening to two brick walls talking to each other; it lacks any insight or interest that might come with good and valuable communication. If there isn't a strong-enough emotional basis in Frieren to grow sympathy and become a slow-burner, dramatic character development show, what is the identity of this anime? The combat isn't as frantic or notable so it cannot be a battle shounen either, Sousou no Frieren does not exhibit an interesting-enough fantasy world full of mysteries, so it cannot exactly be an exploration show about the value of a long journey; Frieren doesn't have witty dialogue or particularly great humour—beyond repeating the same gag a thousand times without any variation—so it can't be an effective comedy show. The romance between Frieren and Himmel is bland as fuck and I absolutely despise that he essentially works as an emotional prop or messiah and Frieren is essentially the damsel in distress that needs emotional points throughout this entire thing, so it doesn't work as romance either. So with this said: What is Sousou no Frieren's identity? What does this anime want? I do not know, I really don't; this is one of the biggest problems with it: SnF doesn't know what it wants. It goes from being a WoW secondary mission simulator to a cheap copy of the Hunter Exam arc, meanwhile no valuable progress is done for the characters' identity. Funnily enough, the show who lacks uniqueness isn't able to develop an unique identity for their own character cast. Can ANY of these characters express any emotion beyond a boring emotionless face? Can ANY of them express any emotion on their dialogue? Or say anything that I can minimally care about? It tastes so much like air. This show is completely inoffensive and riskless, completely devoid of any identity and inherently soulless. It can't be an emotional journey where we watch Frieren learn, as Frieren's progress feels artificial when it is purely fed by flashbacks, cliché quotes and plot conveniences. The last arc of this show suffers from a dragged on pace, they have to explain E V E R Y S I N G L E T H I N G—even irrelevant details—before actually doing it, they have to E X P L A I N C A R E F U L L Y irrelevant shit such as history of magic in the middle of an intense moment such as a battle; oftentimes in the form of a flashback, of course. We have to see these random ass dudes running for their lifes in the middle of an important scene where they are strategizing, why?? I literally do not care about them. I already know Frieren is smiling because this whole thing reminds her of the skirmishes she did with her group on a dungeon, you don't need to slap a flashback and completely break the scene, this exposition dump in the form of a memory is absolutely uncalled for. Exposition and the use of flashbacks can work in complex topics or when cleverly-used, but here it completely ruins the pace and feels out of place; let ME deduce why Frieren is smiling based on my experience on watching the show. This is a constant pattern that is repeated throughout all of Sousou no Frieren: > Frieren sees an old person > Boring ass dialogue ensues > flashback!!! this actually relates in some way to her original party group!!! > 2sad4me melodrama > Frieren sees something, anything > Boring ass dialogue ensues (that is constant within this show) > She relates it back to her party > Mr. Gary "Himmel" Stu tells her everything she needs to hear and everything that is perfect for that specific situation!! He is really wise and definitely isnt just an emotional Macguffin for Frieren to grow in cheap emotion points. > Himmel dicksuckery shenanigans ensues. he's the worst character on the entire show by far btw > A cross-eyed Frieren is lying on the ground, drooling and having an epileptic attack; her eyes haphazardly inspecting the sky > "Is Frieren alright?" asked Sein, worried that his companion could've been going through a tough time > "Yeah, she's on Himmel's flashback, she'll be back in a minute." assured Fern, she was already used to this. Do you like comedy? I do, sometimes; comedy is subjective, thus it might be funny to some but holy shit I believe the author doesn't know anything beyond the same comedy-gag ad nauseam. There isn't anything witty, to deduce or interesting about this show's humour; it is "haha shes in the mimic again lulz" for ten-thousand times or Fern throwing a pouting tantrum and punching our shounen boi. I guess it gets slapped in for fanservice motives or to accelerate the pace of this absolute snail of an anime to acceptable amounts; same with the action, I feel like the author assimilated that this was absolutely horrific and decided to put some action in the last arc, which I honestly appreciate, I don't know if I could stand 12 more episodes about World of Warcraft secondary quests and nothingburger characters peppered with melodrama. I bet that if you write "Create boring-ass plain World of Warcraft secondary quest" in ChatGPT it would bring a plot point fit to Sousou no Frieren's standards. Perhaps if it were 12 episodes it'd be less obnoxious and bland, because watching these bland archetypes talk with nobodies constantly was drawn out to absurdity. It truly becomes a nothing-fiesta when every dialogue sounds like it was AI-generated. There is no different way to approach each character, dialogue, action, expression; there's no nuance, nothing. Frieren meeting kid Himmel for the first time is so absurdly convenient its cheesy; of ALL the forests in the fucking world, in THIS specific moment, in THIS specific night AND day of the year was where Frieren met Himmel for the first time. The relationship between Frieren and Himmel annoys me to my core, it is a prophet and damsel in distress relationship where Frieren cannot realize anything without having it spoonfed by Himmel thru endless memories; guess what, there's many times in life where you have to do shit by yourself and there will not be anyone to tell you what you need to do; there will be inmense doubt, conflicts and sometimes suffering. Their connection is rotten to the core and consists on a flashbacks-based savior complex from Himmel, he MUST be the one who teaches Frieren emotion, he MUST be Frieren's love interest; it feels so wrong and forced, the rest of the group are just spectators of this degenerate link between a savior and a broken or lost one. I still haven't talked enough shit about the character cast, which oftentimes turns into one-dimensional archetypes, devoid of any charisma and very lackluster identities, which is a huge problem in a show such as Frieren. Twenty-eight episodes yet Fern is still absolutely insufferable, Stark has no personality traits beyond being a shounen boy & Fern's love interest and boxing-bag, Sein appears to have been absolutely thanos'd from reality, Übel is your crazy bitch archetype—who is the only one that thankfully puts some spice in this slog—and Himmel... oh, fuck Himmel. I really cannot describe just how much I dislike him honestly; he's the core on my main disdain towards this show. He's a Gary Stu who's entire personality traits are being Frieren's would-be love interest and a hero. Yeah thats about it, he's a blue-haired Ken with no interesting traits whatsoever; the worst thing by far is his discount-ass motivational phrases which do nothing but artificially inflate Frieren's emotional points, oftentimes through flashbacks ad nauseam, something that feels cheap, frequently pace-breaking and bland; he's essentially an emotional deus ex machina, whenever you feel like Frieren is having a hard emotive situation Himmel will be there to spit some motivational stock phrases so Frieren has a huge epiphany and the show will be like "See? They were truly one for the other!" It feels so forced and disgusting when he plays this messiah superman-esque role. Heiter is "haha le drunk guy XD" comedy relief in the heroes' group who occasionally pukes motivational slop a la Himmel. Eisen is strong dwarf who teaches shounen boy and theres not much more about him. Who in the fuck is Methode? Oh, that one girl in the exam; okay I don't care, who even cares? Who are all these people? Why are they so completely plain? Fern is still absolutely insufferable, a complete brat and a Frieren copy—and being cared for under Frieren's bosom isn't a good excuse—having both Frieren and Fern talk to each other is like clashing two rocks with each other. It is STILL the same shit after 25 episodes and hasnt changed a thing. The main trio is lazily conformed and their thoughts are vaguely explored; without a semblance of interesting dynamics or substantial thoughts. Relationships tend to be notoriously complex, depending on endless layers of emotions, interests and more; Sousou no Frieren simplifies this in a lazy way and the author only dares to make straightforward, boring interactions and links between characters. Finding any interesting traits in these characters feels like trying to find a penny in the atlantic ocean. Frieren is an elf femcel who gets punched ad nauseam by emotional planitudes and nothingburger motivational phrases. Have you ever read these classic happy-go-lucky phrases like a la "Living is good! Keep living!"? That's what Himmel constantly slaps in your face in every scene he appears in. This show is oftentimes praised by its emotionality yet the characters are barely human, 90% of times the characters' expressions look like Moai statues without any emotionality whatsoever (with no offense to moai statues, they are pretty rad in comparison to this blandfest). Many excuse Fern's absolute nothingburger identity through being cared by Frieren's teachings; however, this is no excuse, I still fail to comprehend why shes completely devoid of any notable traits. You can be teached by someone your entire life and STILL derail from their ideas, morality, teachings, etcetera; hearing Frieren and Fern talk might as well be two Frierens talking to each other, just lame as fuck. There's also the vague and plain worldbuilding which doesn't get better: > Welcome to village numba 1 Frieren-sama, thank you for staying; here's my sad story for you to hear. FLASHBACKS ENSUES BOOM > Welcome to village numba 2 Frieren-sama, thank you for staying; here's my sad story for you to hear. FLASHBACKS ENSUES BOOM > Welcome to village numba 3 Frieren-sama, thank you for staying; here's my sad story for you to hear. FLASHBACKS ENSUES BOOM ad nauseam > Thank you for hearing my sad story and helping me, I will help you. > Thank you for hearing my sad story and helping me, I will help you. > Thank you for hearing my sad story and helping me, I will help you. ad nauseam > Welcome to magic city. As you can see it is full of magic; betcha you didn't expect that. Is there anything beyond this? Nope, it's magic city, why in the fuck would you expect something more? But I guess shounen fans just can't understand this immaculate piece of peak fiction and the symbolism behind Frieren's feet, they want skibidi brainrot lobotomykaisen fast paced spoonfed everything, they have a low attention span and can't stand HEAVY and SLOW shows like Frieren... nevermind the fact that I do enjoy slow-paced media and still found Sousou no Frieren to be a complete slog and a restaurant of nothing meals, despite what the Frieren fanbase might tell you, not everyone who dislikes Frieren are skibidi ipad kids. In a show like this character development is deemed to be a very important aspect yet there's virtually no advancements towards anything resembling development, and if it happens, it is completely irrelevant. The arc a la Hunter Exam doesn't work when every battle is fought by pokerfaced nobodies with not even an inch of personality, they fail completely at even evoking a semblance of emotion in me when it just looks like they dont wanna be in this anime. Watching Frieren characters fight between each other looks like when you were going to do a class presentation in a topic you absolutely didn't care about; that's Frieren battles in a nutshell. How can I care if they don't seem to care? Where's the emotion in these expresionless androids? Where's the emotion in their ChatGPT dialogue and fights? Where's the emotion that is so praised about this anime? Wait, before delivering flashbacks, BOOM LAZER, MAGICAL BULLSHIT; now, let's haphazardly introduce the flashback. After all they are supposed to be humans, of complicated thoughts and intricate morality yet they seem to lack anything of sorts, instead looking like a reptilian trying to replicate superficial philosophy, feeliings and humanity; it's tough when a show that's supposed to feel human and emotional instead feels like E.T trying to make a personal story. Frieren and Fern vs Frieren clone in the last arc is supposed to be a huge climax yet it feels like nothing, there are no stakes I already know they are going to wreck the shit out of it; especially if you slap a fucking flashback on me where it essentially praises humanity and their advancement towards dominating magic, soon to be equal or even surpass elves—of course, it refers to Fern—just like that stakes are completely gone. As a whole package, Sousou no Frieren might be the most ambitionless anime I've seen in a long time, only carried by the talents in Madhouse, who I applaud for improving this blandfest and jack of all trades turned into a devoid master of none.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Feb 8, 2024
Shingeki no Kyojin
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ENG/ESP Review on Shingeki no Kyojin
This review contains minor spoilers. ENGLISH: It is clear that I have come very late to the hype-train of Shingeki no Kyojin, years later in fact; I don't know why but this show never quite caught my attention and I only started to get interested when the show had already blown up the anime and manga community in every possible way and I can see why; Shingeki no Kyojin is quite fun to watch, as I have finished it in just 3 days and not only this, it also has an animation that surely revolutionized 2014 in a similar way to Kimetsu ... no Yaiba in more-modern days. Watching the episodes of the anime and feeling full with an atmosphere of grandiosity and mostly-frenetic action scenes, with a tone that at the time was perhaps more innovative and which scratched the vein of more grotesque or dark atmosphere that was beginning to grow in anime fans. It's an exciting show to watch, but of course it's an anime that despite executing certain elements well, Shingeki no Kyojin does other things..., not so well, I'd say. The first thing you notice when you start watching Shingeki no Kyojin is its simple and bland cast of characters, with Eren Jaeger, who possesses an identity characteristic of shonen protagonists; short fused, short-tempered and always in a hurry, who tends to shout most things out loud and is not very smart in the way he goes about things. Mikasa Ackermann, who is surely the worst character in the entire anime by far and consists purely of a tremendously bland Mary Sue composed of only one trait; protecting Eren at all costs, her identity is Eren and everything about her is Eren, to the point where she seems more like an ornament of the protagonist than a separate character; not only this, Mikasa actively damages the series due to her being so strong in combat that she makes the others look like complete useless dweebs next to her (with the exception of Levi). Armin is the classic fragile guy incapable of fighting and in charge of logistics, perhaps the best and most realistic character all in all, he's a decent interpretation of the wimpy character archetype; the other characters are completely one-dimensional (Annie being blonde Mikasa and Sasha, whose entire identity is based on two comedic gags) and their personality consists of a single trait repeated throughout the series, and I'm confident that this anime would be much better without Mikasa. In a series like Shingeki no Kyojin something important is the mystery and emotion; but the climax of the series is an absolutely silly and obvious revelation that rather than surprise me the only thing it did was to make me think "Seriously?? Was it the most obvious thing all-along??" since my brain had automatically dismissed it due to it being clearer than water, it's a mystery solved in a very anticlimactic, goofy way and the ending of this anime (and climax of the series) is one of the worst I've ever seen, with a character doing something out of what his identity means and a weird representation of rage; imagine that someone kills compatriots and even your own family-members, completely destroys and pulverizes them in front of your own eyes without you being able to do anything, you have the opportunity to kill this individual but they just start to cry before you give them the final hit, do I have too much cynicism to think that something like that would not stop such a strong emotion as a completely unleashed rage? And more so when they are surely crocodile tears and sadness at being captured, not true regret. That scene felt more like something out of character and an asspull or plot armor to keep the series going, plus cheap emotion that reminds me of the flashbacks Kimetsu no Yaiba suddenly shoves in to make you "empathize" with the demons, it is a very disappointing and cheap ending. A positive point of Shingeki no Kyojin is, as I said before, its tone of epic grandeur and dynamic action scenes that in its time were surely top-tier and that even today look good. The anime manages to capture the viewer's interest through its worldbuilding and manages to make the audience question various mysteries presented by the show; from the origin of the titans to the exterior beyond the walls, the first season definitely feels like an appetizer before the heavyweights that are the rest of the seasons. Like ingredients for a recipe, I can see why Shingeki blew up the community so much; for in 2014 it was the equivalent of Demon Slayer in pure action frenzy and dark setting, watching Levi spin through the air with the two blades should have been the equivalent of watching the sun dance in Kimetsu no Yaiba, an act of pure style and for their times they are impressive audio-visually and have aged like wine; but as it stands, it is a show that I can't rate very high due to its weak cast of characters and its utterly-ridiculous final mystery, with a disappointing climax for a series of this style. ESPAÑOL: Está claro que he llegado muy tarde al hype-train de Shingeki no Kyojin, años más tarde de hecho; no sé por qué pero este show nunca me llamó del todo la atención y recién empecé a interesarme cuando ya el show había reventado a la comunidad de anime y manga de todas las formas posibles y puedo ver el por qué; Shingeki no Kyojin es bastante divertido de ver, llegando a terminarlo en tan solo 3 días y no solo esto, además tiene una animación que seguramente revolucionó 2014 de una forma similar a Kimetsu no Yaiba. Es ver los capítulos del anime y terminar lleno de un tono de grandiosidad y escenas de acción en su mayoría frenéticas, con un tono que en su tiempo quizá era más innovador y que rascaba la vena de ambientación más grotesca u oscura que empezaba a crecer en los fans de anime. Es un show emocionante de ver pero por supuesto que no es un anime que a pesar de hacer ciertas cosas bien hace otras.., no tan bien, diría yo. Lo primero que nota uno al empezar a ver Shingeki no Kyojin es su cast de personajes simple y blando, con Eren Jaeger, el cual posee una identidad característica de los protagonistas shonen; de fusibles cortos, irascible y apurado, que suele decir la mayoría de cosas a gritos y que no es muy inteligente en su forma de hacer las cosas. Mikasa Ackermann, la cual es seguramente el peor personaje de todo el anime por lejos y que consiste puramente de una Mary Sue tremendamente blanda compuesta por solo un rasgo; proteger a Eren a toda costa, su identidad es Eren y todo sobre ella es Eren, hasta el punto de que parece más un adorno del protagonista que un personaje aparte; no solo esto, Mikasa daña activamente la serie debido a que es tan fuerte en combate que hace que los demás parezcan completos bobos inútiles al lado de ella (a excepción de Levi). Armin es el clásico chico frágil incapaz de luchar y que se encarga de la logística, quizá el mejor personaje y el más realista dentro de todo, es una interpretación decente del arquetipo pusilánime; los demás personajes son unidimensionales (Annie siendo Mikasa rubia y Sasha, la cual toda su identidad se basa en dos gags comédicos) y su personalidad consiste de un solo rasgo repetido a lo largo de toda la serie, y tengo toda la confianza de que este anime sería mucho mejor sin Mikasa. En una serie como lo es Shingeki no Kyojin algo importante es el misterio y la emoción; pero el climax de la serie es una revelación absolutamente tonta y obvia que más que sorprenderme lo único que hizo fue hacer que me quede como "¿¿En serio era esa opción tan obvia??" ya que mi cerebro la había descartado automáticamente por ser más clara que el agua, es un misterio resuelto de forma muy anticlimática, boba y el final de este anime (y climax de la serie) es uno de los peores que he visto, con un personaje que hace algo fuera de lo que significa su identidad y una representación extraña de la furia; imagínate que alguien mata a compatriotas y familiares tuyos, los destroza y pulveriza en frente de tus propios ojos sin que puedas hacer nada,tienes la oportunidad de matar a este individuo pero justo empieza a llorar, ¿tengo mucho cinismo como para pensar que algo así no detendría a una emoción tan fuerte como es una furia completamente desencadenada? Y más cuando seguramente sean lágrimas de cocodrilo y tristeza por haber sido capturado, no por arrepentimiento verdadero. Esa escena se sintió más como algo fuera de personaje y un asspull o plot armor para que la serie pueda seguir, además de emoción barata que me recuerda a los flashbacks que Kimetsu no Yaiba mete de repente para hacer que "empatices" con los demonios, es un final muy decepcionante y barato. Un punto positivo de Shingeki no Kyojin es, como dije antes, su tono de épica grandiosidad y escenas de acción dinámicas que en su tiempo seguramente eran top-tier y que incluso a día de hoy se ven bien. El anime logra captar el interés del espectador a través de su worldbuilding y logra hacer que la audiencia cuestione varias incógnitas que presenta el show; desde el orígen de los titanes hasta el exterior más allá de las murallas, la primera temporada definitivamente se siente como un aperitivo antes de los pesos pesados que son el resto de temporadas. Como si fueran ingredientes para una receta, puedo ver por qué Shingeki explotó tanto a la comunidad; pues en 2014 fue el equivalente a Demon Slayer en frenética acción pura y ambientación oscura, ver a Levi girar por los aires con las dos cuchillas debía ser el equivalente de ver la danza del sol en Kimetsu no Yaiba, un acto de puro estilo y que para sus tiempos son impresionantes audiovisualmente y que han envejecido como el vino; más un show que no puedo puntuar muy alto debido a su débil cast de personajes y su misterio final completamente ridículo, con un climax decepcionante para una serie de este estilo.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Jan 13, 2024
Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season
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This review contains minor spoilers. ENGLISH: Everyone told me to wait for the Shibuya Incident arc, that it is one of the best arcs in shounen and I have also seen people comparing it to the Chimera Ant arc from Hunter x Hunter 2011 (something I could almost consider an insult to Togashi's work). It is to no one's surprise that the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen retains many of the first season's flaws. It is still a work devoid of any substance and it contains many notable tone problems; when it tries to be dark it is ruined by the ... ridiculous monster design and the absolutely idiotic decisions that the characters make, when it tries to be funny it is instead totally cringe and ineffective. It just feels so cheap, bland and shallow; Gege tries to be deep and psychological in this second season with Gojo and Geto's relationship, Geto's metamorphosis and the Hidden Inventory arc but it fails tremendously and instead turns into a show of mediocrity, superficiality and edgyness which I will talk about later. Of course, I cannot do a negative review without talking about Walmart Kakashi akka "Satoru Gojo" who receives a nice power-up to defeat an enemy; this is pretty annoying, he was a character with a lot of future to participate actively on other arcs and this is what I expected before starting this season, but the guy was dispatched in less than three episodes because Gojo gets a powerup out of nowhere with Hollow Purple; so sad bro, you were a victim of the white-haired generic prettyboy, the Gojo fapping session starts here and expands all across the Shibuya Incident arc; where despite being on a precarious situation he manages to still be asslicked by the rest of the character cast every single fucking episode. This review will be somewhat long and painful to write. First circle of Hell: Animation It is obviously not bad, in fact it is amazing; this is due to the fact that MAPPA has every worker on extra hours and working like cattle constantly so the studio can get more revenue from this thing without any substance, of course the animation will be very pretty.., but I still have a complaint, am I the only person who feels that this animation has no soul or inspiration whatsoever? Yeah, yes, it looks objectively cool, but I feel nothing watching Gojo take off his blindfold and reveal his eyes, I feel nothing watching the fights, I feel nothing watching the domain expansions, I feel nothing but utter apathy; there is no sense of any kind of soul behind the pretty things I'm watching, something that was a similar complaint to the one I had in my review of Oshi no Ko. This feels like you're putting lipstick, long eyelashes and pretty makeup on a robot that's constantly fighting another robot, to the point that by the time I watched the fifth fight in a row with pretty animation I was getting bored out of my mind, there is nothing in these fights that interests me. The choreography of the fights is weak and mostly consists of who can throw the strongest firework at each other instead of truly interesting and unforced tactics (I'll talk about what happens in the Shibuya arc later). Still, this is in the first circle of hell as it is obviously the strongest thing about this anime and it's still objectively nice and good, there are fights (especially in the second half of the anime, towards the end and climax of Shibuya Incident) that are visually spectacular and it is obvious theres inmense amounts of effort put into them. Second circle of Hell: Worldbuilding Jujutsu Kaisen's world is completely empty; yes, the worldbuilding in this anime is tremendously lame; the powers that be of Jujutsu Kaisen are explained on very silly and superficial ways, it does not feel like an actual world and it is more like randomly-chosen scenarios in which the characters fight, explain or resolve their problems on immature ways. It just does not feel like theres a true world or deep scenario surrounding our characters, there is no explanation or substantial attention to detail in how the authoritarian orders work in the Jujutsu schools or how the government acts in Tokyo at that moment, in the Shibuya Incident arc I was constantly asking to myself "how would high ranks of the government respond to a terrorist attack of such a big scale?" "why arent there any militaristic or police forces moving in when the attack is so notoriously obvious?" Even if they cannot do anything against the curse users or the monsters they can still help people out and let the Jujutsu sorcerers fight without having to care for harming innocent people. The worldbuilding feels extremely vague, the power system on Jujutsu Kaisen is still pretty basic and the curses are bland and not-interesting. It does not feel like there is a world beyond what the characters can see or something that surrounds them, there is not much else to say. Jujutsu Kaisen's Japan feels extremely artificial and it isn't more than a green screen or a chroma where the entirety of the plot happens, there is no depth or substance. Third circle of Hell: Atmosphere and tone The dark atmosphere that Gege tries to settle many times is ruined by his obsession to try and make his characters look "cool" constantly. Jujutsu Kaisen at some point becomes a competition of "who throws the nicest-looking fireworks" throwing powers everywhere, doing idiotic stuff because it is cool.., etc, it is extremely cheesy and I couldn't help but roll my eyes and get stressed because of the tenth time in which Gege used his lame excuse of a character cast and basically screamed at my face "LOOK HOW COOL MY CHARACTER IS WOW, LOOK AT HIS POWERS, IMPRESSIVE YOU HAVE TO BE IMPRESSED WOW" until it just became tedious and boring. This show is also sold as a shounen with a dark atmosphere and tone, yet it fails in establishing one correctly due to what I said in the first place and the ridiculous monster design; yet it isn't the worst thing in this anime and in some points the atmosphere is quite decent, like the discussion between Fushiguro Toji and Geto Suguru in the weird japanese-like halls or the big haunted house in episode one.., up until this last one is ruined by Satoru Gojo, of course, as he has an innate talent to ruin every single scene or plot that is minimally interesting. Fourth circle of Hell: Characters In this case, the worst circle of hell and the worst thing in the entire anime. One of the things that annoyed me in the Hidden Inventory arc is Suguru Geto's idiotic character transformation; he is taking a shower alone, he starts to say pseudo-intellectual nonsense and CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!! He suddenly becomes Jujutsu Kaisen's Adolf Hitler in basically 3 or 4 episodes; this is not character development yall, this is just a cheap and forced character metamorphosis so the plot can advance, you can't make me think that this guy goes from one pole to the other, completely radical only because one of his fellow workers died in a job where older people should be respected and because he failed a mission; have you not seen thousands of situations like this? Don't you think that people like you, in very emotionally-hard jobs like this, should have developed coping mechanisms to deal with work and emotional problems? Doctors, morgue workers, volunteer people in poor places, fireworkers, military, etc, workers on these lines of labour have ways to face problems on their work; Geto did not care at all, he suddenly decided to transform into Jujutsu Kaisen's third reich for an absolutely idiotic thing. Suguru Geto is a terrible villain, badly written and without motivations that inspire the viewer to be genuinely interested on him, he is your classic cliché BBEG who decides to become a fucking CULT LEADER and do a fucking massacre for dumb stuff that occured in the past. This guy decided to go thru wisest path and kill more than half of the population, become an authoritarian imbecile cult-leader and practice eugenics, it seems that he never thought that massacring most of the human population and only let a handful of people alive is a bad idea. Wow a girl you rescued from a hostage mission died, who cares? Like in the first season, Satoru Gojo is a character who leaves a lot to be desired and someone who Gege constantly puts in your face to try and impress you (in my case failing tremendously) with his OP powers and cringe attitude. Gojo has always been a terrible teacher and badly-written character, I will never understand people who like to pretend that hes a deep character. I particularly remember one scene in which Gojo could have ended the Shibuya Incident arc in only three episodes.., but the plot needs to advance and he decides to make the dumbest decisions known to mankind, an enemy is running away from Gojo and he decides to fucking WALK; bro, he is running away please just RUN AND CATCH HIM, it just doesnt make any sense, it doesnt even happen because of his mental state since hes able to carefully analyze his environment and the battle conditions, it is a scene that insults your intelligence; he could have killed all of the bad guys right there with ease, escaped from that situation and could have went vs Geto, yeah thats it Shibuya ends in fucking three episodes. Episode 9 is one of the worst episodes, since it is essentially a Gojo asslicking session where every character simps for him, saying how powerful he is and yadda yadda, of course all of the fights he has Gojo completely destroys them and he can only be defeated with a deus ex machina forced by Satoru Gojo's stupid decisions. TLDR is basically that Gojo is an extremely stupid character, ridiculous, overrated and badly-written; with inconsistent speed feats and incomprehensible decisions, who is absolutely obnoxious and cringe, I'll never understand the success of this character in popular anime culture. Gege has the tendency to mercilessly execute his characters before they can even get any type of character development or interesting plot, he has an obsession with killing them before the viewer can even feel anything for them and due to this their deaths and the things that happens during the Shibuya Incident are completely irrelevant and feel like nothing to me; it is this bad or I just don't have empathy, I'm not sure, I just cannot feel anything for such bland characters. This anime uses the "Kimetsu no Yaiba" tactic, which is inserting flashbacks and memories with sad music just before someones death so the scene can be sadder; of course it feels overtly artificial when you see a character who is clearly going to die and they suddenly insert a random flashback, no, I will not empathize with this character only because you're putting these flashbacks in their last moment. To empathize with a character and feel emotions the writer needs to build them in a correct way previously; the death scenes are good but they don't belong to anyone who feels human and thus they are very ineffective. Nobara is a nobody who has done nothing in every season and is absolutely bland as a character, Megumi is still the same Sasuke-trope guy from the first season and there is not a single type of development or change, they are still the same person they were on the first season and beginning of Shibuya, the Kyoto alumni are absurdly forgotten in a conflict which should involve both Kyoto and Tokyo schools (because of their danger and scale, it doesn't matter what Mechamaru thinks or does) and the rest of the secondary characters are the same cliché stereotype they were on the first season, there is nothing that makes them unique. Because of this, the death of people on Shibuya doesn't affect me on any way and thus Itadori's "development" feels forced and cheap, Itadori's trauma is treated in a very immature and short-lived way; as a viewer I wasn't capable of putting myself in the protagonist's shoes because I don't care a single bit about Jujutsu Kaisen's character cast, and this incapacity to empathize with such a bland cast is an enormous error on what should be a tremendously tragic and chaotic arc (Shibuya Incident) simply because they don't feel like real people, they are just stereotypes, it's like killing a bunch of NPCs without any relevance. The last episodes also have the tendency to disable and suddenly materialize characters out of nowhere in a way that is convenient for the plot, suddenly the strongest sorcerers appear in the battlefield and I'm asking to myself "where were these guys when we needed them???? why in the fuck do they appear in the ending of this conflict???" It is a terrorist attack of a great scale and these guys weren't even present here, they appear in the ending to throw around exposition dumps to the spectator and not help in anything, its ridiculous. The worst thing a storyteller can hear is: "I don't care for any of these characters" and it certainly rings true here. I don't care about anyone on here. Conclusion: I didn't expect much but it still managed to disappoint me, the second part of Jujutsu Kaisen isn't more than the continuation of something tremendously mediocre and a shounen hidden under a veil of pretencious darkness. It is like if you turned a battle of edgy robots without any personality in japanese animation with generic anime character-designs, this battle will for sure look great but behind of that there isnt anything else; its just a show of pure style over substance and a show that is constantly trying to convice the viewer that it is more than it really is, a mediocre shounen show with generic, badly-written characters, stylish-yet soulless battles, stupid decisions, edgyness, pretenciousness and more; because of these reasons, it is interesting to me how people treat Jujutsu Kaisen as the last bottle of water in the desert, truly, I can't see how this is not less mediocre than, for example, Boku no Hero Academia. ESPAÑOL: Todos me decían que espere al arco de Shibuya, que es uno de los mejores arcos de los shonen e inclusive he visto personas comparándolo al arco de las hormigas quimera de Hunter x Hunter 2011 (algo que consideraría casi un insulto hacia la obra de Togashi). No es de sorprenderse que la 2da temporada de Jujutsu Kaisen contiene muchos (sino es que todos) de los defectos que la 1ra tiene. Es todavía una obra sin ningún tipo de sustancia y que posee problemas de tono muy notables; cuando intenta ser oscuro es arruinado por el diseño ridículo de los monstruos y las decisiones absolutamente estúpidas que los personajes cometen en los episodios, cuando intenta ser chistoso termina dando vergüenza ajena y siendo absolutamente ineficaz en esto. Se siente todo tan barato, blando y superficial; Gege se atreve a intentar ser más profundo y psicológico en esta segunda temporada con la relación entre Gojo y Geto, la transformación de Geto y el arco del pasado de Gojo, pero falla tremendamente pues no puede evitar que todo lo que escriba se vuelva un festín de mediocridad, superficialidad y edgyness. Por supuesto, él era un personaje con bastante futuro para estar en otros arcos de Jujutsu Kaisen y eso es lo que esperé que sería antes de ver la segunda temporada, pero el tipo fue eliminado en menos de 3 capítulos porque Gojo se sacó un powerup de entre las nalgas con el purpura; que pena bro, fuíste víctima del pretty boy peliblanco genérico, la sesión de masturbación a Gojo empieza aquí y se expande a lo largo del arco de Shibuya; en donde a pesar de que este último esté en una situación precaria sigue siendo el pretty boy famoso de este anime, por lo tanto debe seguir siendo venerado cada puto capítulo. Esta reseña será algo larga y dolorosa de escribir. Primer círculo del Infierno: La animación La animación no es mala obviamente, de hecho es increíble; pues el Estudio Mappa tiene a todos sus trabajadores en horas extra y laburando como ganado constantemente para sacar solo un capitulito más y conseguir ganancias de esta cosa sin sustancia alguna, es obvio que la animación será bonita; más tengo una queja. ¿Soy la única persona que siente que esta animación no tiene ningún tipo de alma u inspiración? Sí, sí, se ve linda, pero no siento nada al ver como Gojo se saca la venda y revela sus ojos, no siento nada al ver las peleas, no siento nada al ver las expansiones de dominio, no siento nada más que absoluta apatía; no se siente ningún tipo de alma detrás de las cosas lindas que estoy viendo, algo que fue una queja similar a la que tuve en mi reseña de Oshi no Ko. Esto se siente como si le pusieras pintalabios, pestañas largas y maquillaje bonito a un robot que está constántemente peleándose con otro robot, al punto de que cuando ya vi la quinta pelea seguida con animación bonita me estaba aburriendo hasta el hartazgo, no hay nada en estos combates que me interese. La coreografía de las peleas es débil y en su mayoría consiste de a ver quién tira el fuego artificial más fuerte hacia el otro en vez de tácticas verdaderamente interesantes y sin estar forzadas (luego hablaré de lo que acontece en el arco de Shibuya). Aún así, esto está en el primer círculo del infierno pues es obviamente lo más fuerte de este anime y sigue siendo objectivamente bonita y buena, hay peleas (en especial en la segunda mitad del anime, ya tirando al final y climax del Incidente de Shibuya) que son espectaculares visualmente y es obvio que hay un montón de labor y trabajo puesta en ellas. Segundo círculo del Infierno: El worldbuilding El mundo de Jujutsu Kaisen está completamente vacío; sí, es así, la construcción del mundo de este anime es penosa; las organizaciones de poder en este anime están explicadas de forma boba y superficial, más que un mundo se siente como escenarios elegidos al azar en los que los personajes pelean y explican o resuelven sus problemas de forma inmadura. No se siente como si hubiera un mundo de verdad rodeando a nuestros personajes, no hay ningún tipo de explicación a detalle o sustancial en como funciona el órden autoritario de las escuelas de hechicería o como es el órden gubernamental de Tokyo en ese momento, en el caso de la invasión a Shibuya estaba constántemente preguntándome "¿cómo responderían altos mandos del gobierno a un ataque terrorista a tan gran escala?" "¿por qué no hay refuerzos militares o policiales de ningún tipo cuando ya el ataque es tremendamente notorio?" Sí, seguramente no podrían hacer nada contra los monstruos o los usuarios de maldiciones, pero igual podrían ayudar a la gente lastimada a que se alejen de Shibuya o llevar gente a refugios para que los hechiceros de Jujutsu peleen sin preocuparse por bajas civiles. La construcción del universo se siente absurdamente vaga, el sistema de poderes de Jujutsu Kaisen sigue siendo bastante básico y las maldiciones siguen siendo llanas y poco interesantes. No se siente como si hubiera un mundo más allá de la visión de nuestros personajes o algo que los rodee, no hay mucho más que decir. El Japón de Jujutsu Kaisen se siente extremadamente artificial y no es más que una pantalla verde o chroma en donde sucede toda la trama, no hay nada de profundidad ni sustancia. Tercer círculo del Infierno: El tono y la atmósfera La posible atmósfera oscura que Gege ha intentado establecer una y otra vez es arruinada por la obsesión de este mismo con hacer que sus personajes hagan cosas "cool" a cada rato. Jujutsu Kaisen en cierto punto se vuelve una competición de "a ver quién tiene los fuegos artificiales más impresionantes" tirando poderes para todos lados, haciendo idioteces porque es cool.., etc, es muy cheesy y no podía evitar girar mis ojos y estresarme ante la décima vez en la que Gege me ponía a sus excusas de personajes en la cara y me decía "MIRA, QUE COOL MI PERSONAJE WOW MIRA QUE PODER QUE TIRA, IMPRESIONANTE TIENES QUE ESTAR IMPRESIONADO WOW" y ya hasta se volvía tedioso y aburrido. Este show es además vendido como un anime de un tono u atmósfera oscura cuando falla en establecer una correctamente debido a aquello que dije en primer lugar y por el diseño ridículo de los monstruos; a pesar de esto, no es lo peor del anime y en ciertos puntos la atmósfera es decente, como la charla entre Toji Fushiguro y Suguru Geto en aquél lugar extraño con los pasillos de apariencia japonesa o la mansión del capítulo uno.., hasta que esta última es arruinada por Gojo, por supuesto, el cual parece tener un talento innato para arruinar cualquier escena o trama mínimamente interesante. Cuarto círculo del Infierno: Los personajes En este caso, el peor círculo del infierno y lo peor del anime. Una de las cosas que más me molestaron en el arco de Hidden Inventory es la metamorfosis tan boba y aniñada de Geto; el tipo se está duchando solo, ve a gente muerta que es típico en un trabajo tan peligroso como el de él y entonces empieza a decir idioteces pseudo-filosóficas y ¡¡DESARROLLO DE PERSONAJE!! El tipo se vuelve el Adolf Hitler de Jujutsu Kaisen en básicamente 3 o 4 capítulos; esto no es desarrollo de personaje gente, es una transformación barata y forzada para hacer que la trama siga avanzando, no me puedes hacer pensar que el tipo pasa de un polo a otro completamente radical solo porque se murió una persona que conoció hace unos meses y falló una misión; ¿no has visto miles de situaciones como estas? ¿no crees que gente como tú, en trabajos emocionalmente difíciles, tendría que haber desarrollado métodos para hacerle frente a tus problemas laborales y emocionales? Doctores, trabajadores en morgues, voluntarios en lugares pobres, bomberos, militares, etc, todos estos trabajos tienen formas de hacer frente a lo que son los problemas que acontecen en sus trabajos; a Geto le importó un bledo esto, decidió de repente transformarse en el tercer reich de Jujutsu Kaisen por una absoluta idiotez. Suguru Geto es un mal villano, mal escrito y sin motivaciones que inspiren al espectador a estar interesados en él de forma genuina; es un malo maloso que de repente se vuelve líder de un culto y decide hacer una masacre por absolutas tonterías que le sucedieron en el pasado. Este tipo decidió que la decisión más sabia era masacrar a la mayoría de la población, volverse un imbécil autoritario líder de una secta y practicar la eugenesia, parece que nunca pensó que quizá masacrar a la mayoría de la población humana y dejar a un puñado de gente viva es una mala idea. Al igual que en la 1ra temporada, Gojo es un personaje que deja muchísimo que desear y el cual Gege te planta constantemente en la cara para intentar impresionarte (fallando estrepositosamente, al menos en mi caso) con sus poderes OP y su actitud cringe. Gojo desde siempre ha sido un profesor horrible y personaje mal escrito, nunca he entendido a la gente que pretende que Satoru es alguien más profundo. Recuerdo particularmente una escena en donde Gojo podría haber terminado el arco de Shibuya en tan solo tres capítulos.., pero el guionazo pega y decide hacer las decisiones más estúpidas de la historia, a Gojo se le está escapando un puto enemigo y el tipo va CAMINANDO; hermano, se está escapando el tipo CORRÉ PARA ATRAPARLO POR FAVOR, no tiene ninguna pizca de sentido, ni siquiera es por su estado mental en el momento pues luego de eso procede a analizar detenidamente el escenario de batalla con cautela, es una escena que insulta tu inteligencia; podría haber matado a todos los malos malosos ahí, escapado de esa estación e ir a por Geto, listo Shibuya termina en tres capítulos. El episodio 9 es uno de los peores, siendo una sesión de lamerle las patas a Gojo constantemente y todos los personajes se babean por sobre él, diciendo lo poderoso que es y etc, por supuesto que las peleas que tiene las destroza completamente y solo puede ser derrotado por un deus ex machina forzado por las estupideces de Gojo. El resumen es que Gojo es un personaje estupidísimo, sobrevalorado, mal-escrito y ridículo; con logros de velocidad inconsistentes y decisiones incomprensibles, que cae mal y da vergüenza ajena, nunca entenderé el éxito de este personaje en la cultura popular del anime. Gege tiene la tendencia a ejecutar sin piedad a sus personajes antes de que puedan conseguir cualquier tipo de desarrollo o trama interesante, esto es así, tiene una obsesión a matarlos a todos antes de que el espectador pueda sentir algo por ellos y por lo tanto sus muertes y los acontecimientos por los que pasan son irrelevantes; esto o yo soy alguien sin empatía, no lo sé, simplemente no puedo sentir emociones por personajes tan blandos. Este anime ejecuta la clásica táctica que Kimetsu no Yaiba también hacía, la estrategia de "métele flashbacks y recuerdos con música triste antes de su muerte para que la escena sea más triste"; se siente extremadamente artificial cuando estás por ver que un personaje claramente va a morir y justo insertan un flashback sin motivo alguno, no, no voy a empatizar con esta persona solo porque me estés metiendo estas escenas a último momento. Para hacerme empatizar con un personaje y sentir emociones precisas construírlo correctamente de forma previa; las escenas de muerte están bien pero no pertenecen a personas que se sientan humanas y por eso resultan tan poco efectivas. Nobara es una don nadie que no ha hecho nada en todas las temporadas y está tremendamente poco desarrollada, Megumi sigue siendo el mismo de la primera temporada y no hay ningún tipo de desarrollo u cambio que suceda con ellos, siguen siendo la misma persona en el inicio y en sus finales, los alumnos de Kyoto están absurdamente olvidados en un conflicto que lógicamente debería incluir a los dos institutos de magia por igual (por su peligro y escala, inclusive a pesar de lo que Mechamaru haga y piense) y el resto de personajes secundarios son el mismo estereotipo cliché y clásico que eran en la primera temporada, no hay nada que los haga únicos. Por esto mismo, la muerte de la gente en Shibuya no me afecta de ninguna forma y por lo tanto el "desarrollo" de Itadori se siente forzado y barato, el trauma de Itadori es tratado de forma muy inmadura y es de vida muy corta; como espectador no fuí capaz de ponerme en los zapatos de Itadori porque no me importan ni un poco los personajes de Jujutsu Kaisen, y esa incapacidad para empatizar es un gran fallo en un arco tan caótico y trágico como lo debería ser el Incidente de Shibuya, simplemente no se sienten como si fueran gente real, son tan solo clichés y estereotipos sin profundidad alguna, es como matar a un puñado de NPCs sin relevancia alguna. Los últimos capítulos además tienen la tendencia horrible de inutilizar y materializar de la nada personajes de forma conveniente para el plot, de repente aparecen varios hechiceros completamente sanos y yo me pregunto, ¿¿¿dónde mierda estaban cuando se les precisaba??? Es un ataque terrorista a enorme escala y estos tipos ni siquiera estaban presentes acá, aparecen al final para tirar exposition dumps al espectador y no ayudar en nada, es ridículo. Conclusión: No esperaba mucho pero logró decepcionarme, la segunda entrega de Jujutsu Kaisen no es más que la continuación de algo mediocre y un shonen disfrazado bajo un velo de oscuridad pretenciosa. Es es como si conviertes una batalla de robots edgy sin personalidad en animación japonesa con diseños de personaje anime genéricos, la pelea seguramente se vea bien pero luego de eso no hay mucho más; es un show de puro estilo sobre sustancia y que está constantemente intentando convencer al espectador de que es algo más de lo que en realidad es, un shounen mediocre tirando a malo con personajes genéricos y mal escritos, batallas con estilo pero sin alma alguna, decisiones estúpidas por parte de los personajes, edgyness, pretención y más; por estas razones me resulta interesante ver como la gente trata a Jujutsu Kaisen como la última botella de agua en el desierto, de verdad, no encuentro la diferencia de mediocridad entre esto y otro anime como Boku no Hero Academia, como dije en mi reseña de Jujutsu Kaisen 1ra temporada esto no aporta nada nuevo y tiene básicamente los mismos defectos que su predecesor. No, no subvierte expectaciones ni hace nada nuevo, no te dejes engañar por este anime, matar a tus personajes antes de que tengan cualquier tipo de desarrollo relevante no es buena escritura ni subvertir expectaciones o algo especial, es tan solo mediocre y estúpido. Es un anime lleno de decisiones tontas, clichés y tramas forzadas, con desarrollo no-existente y peleas por doquier para justificar la falta de una trama interesante o buena escritura.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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Dec 12, 2023
"Oshi no Ko"
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This review contains minor spoilers. ENGLISH: To this day I fail to understand how Oshi no Ko not only managed to be crowned as the highest rated anime of all time but also with a peak score of 9.32 and, currently at the time of writing this review, a score of 8.73, ranking 48th of all time; I fail to understand it, as Oshi no Ko fails tremendously in dealing with its central themes. It is impressive how an anime from this very year is already outdated in comparison to an anime that deals with similar themes, such as Perfect Blue, which ... came out 25 YEARS ago; this last work is written in a much more intelligent, mature and interesting way, it is a visionary anime and a masterpiece in comparison to the concert of mediocrity that Oshi no Ko offers in every sense, an anime that is dedicated to absolute mediocrity and to criticize the consumerism that this same anime uses in its favor. It is ironic how an anime that pretends to show the consumerism in the entertainment industry and the superficial falsehood of entertainers is at the same time a huge collection of waifus with a flat as an ironing board personality and with a 2cuteforyou design destined to sell dakimakuras to lonely people and produce merchandise with their faces; it is also a show that goes from pretending to deal with serious issues to being a melodramatic drama of teenagers soaked in embarrassing humour with shock value added for morbid curiosity. Oshi no Ko criticizes what Oshi no Ko itself does, this anime commits the same sins that it condemns in its plot and I believe that this hypocrisy cannot go unnoticed. Oshi no Ko tries to be self-aware, it aspires to be an anime that tells you about how fake the entertainment industry is and how their only objective is to make money when this anime does this very thing in a blatant way. It tries to be serious, cynical, mocking and provocative but falls short in any way. Oshi no Ko is food for people who want to feel superficially satisfied and feel "aware" of much-more complicated and real issues, this anime feeds people a digested, ridiculous version of enormous, real-life problems. Not only does Oshi no Ko bastardize such a complex issue as abuse on the Idol and entertainment industry, it also fucks up bullying and harassment in a specific arc. I'll start with the famed episode one, which boasts the length of basically a movie and was the main reason this anime managed to claim the number one spot on this page. It begins with an off-key dialogue of a narrator exclaiming "This story is a fictional work; in fact, almost everything in this world is fiction. They fabricate, exaggerate and cover up every minute detail that does not fulfill their narrative. Therefore, fans love to be cleverly lied to. In this world, lies are weapons." at this moment, from the very first second, the anime is covered with a pretentious and insulting attitude; exclaiming things that are already common knowledge to all those who consume any kind of entertainment and that are absolutely clear in this time; it is not even said in a way that incites an interesting point of view or even becomes provocative, it is already obvious and not worth mentioning. Saying obvious facts and being tremendously bland and pretentious is a common theme of Oshi no Ko; it is an anime that tells you "fire burns" and it stands there, with a sly little smile, as if it has unveiled a hidden truth in the industry, when the depravity and darkness of the entertainment industry is something well-known, something that has been continuously fought against; the attitude of this show and its attempt to be provocative is not only insulting, but it fails miserably at being thought-provoking or rebellious. After this show of pretentiousness where they tell you that water is wet, they proceed to introduce for the first time our protagonist; Gorou Anemiya, a degenerate otaku doctor obsessed with underage girls (this is his comedy gag for the next 30 minutes and his only personality traits) and Hoshino Ai, who is the most notorious talent of the idol group called "B Komachi" and is clearly the light of the stage; Hoshino Ai also a character who offers no interesting insights into her occupation as such an acclaimed idol and sets out to make exposition dumps and regurgitate information that a viewer already knows or can deduce for themselves. Episode one furthermore consists of a miserable comedic tone, like when the nurse mocks Gotou by calling him a pedophile..., after the death of a girl from cancer, I don't think it's a good time to insert comedy. Anyway, the two of them revive as Hoshino Ai's twins and this is something I find funny; it's a supernatural element of resurrection suddenly inserted in an anime that pretends to represent the harsh reality, something supernatural that never comes back and just happens without reasonable explanation within what this anime is; also, are you going to tell me that in 16 years that the two of them lived together nothing ever came out about this in this regard? Not only this, Oshi no Ko as a whole suffers from tone problems; its dark atmosphere pretends to uncover raw facts about the industry but it comes off as pretentious, clumsy, obvious, and the light humorous moments are embarrassing and mainly repeat the same comedy gags over and over again. The cast of characters in Oshi no Ko is tremendously bland and one-dimensional; none of them are relatable, they don't feel realistic and are absolute clichés. Each of them spits out the same platitudes about the entertainment industry constantly, without any interesting or thought-provoking additions to prompt the viewer to think or have a new point of view. From the edgelord gigachad 50000 IQ galaxy brain of Aquamarine Hoshino, who is surely the worst character in this anime (which is saying a lot) and who undertakes a ridiculous Walmart Death Note style cat and mouse story; while this is going on, every now and then Aqua turns to the camera, in edgelord 50000 IQ mode and tells the viewer for the fifth hundredth time "the entertainment industry is fake................ all these people have a facade over it and hide all the details that ruin their narrative........" and the camera focuses on him as if he were the Albert Einstein of anime or the revolutionary of the industry, when the things he says are not only observable and deductible to the viewer by themselves, but, again, are OBVIOUS things that have already been repeated a million times over. Perhaps I am too cynical and pessimistic, but it is a fact that most famous people in entertainment hide dirt under their carpets and there are probably still many degenerates to be uncovered, it is something already assumed, known and has been tried to be stopped. They introduce Ruby Hoshino who is a classy cliché idol, Kana Arima who is the talented actress and who, like Aquamarine, spews out expositions of information all the time about painfully obvious things and Akane Kurokawa, a girl who is SO tormented; everyone hates her and talks bad about her because she is SO talented and SO hardworking, everyone talks bad about her and of course the one who should help her is Aquamarine, there is no one else in her life who cares about her more than the protagonist. Anime as a medium often sins of treating bullying as a topic so extremely superficial that it hurts, and Oshi no Ko is no different from them; the bullying towards Akane is treated in an incredibly shallow and flat way, and it's all so bland it's disgusting, her mental health is also treated in an incredibly shallow way and I feel like this character is just made to make Aquamarine into a hero and of course after he helped her she proceeds to fall in love, everyone knows the best way to romance the galaxy 50000 IQ brain gigachad is to pretend you're his mother, that's totally something a person would do. I didn't mention Mem-Cho because she is so flat that I can't consider her a character. Oshi no Ko is nothing more than a brick wall with pretty paint, it's pure style over substance and offers nothing new. It is the same stuff puked again on the table, it is a melodramatic and ridiculous teen drama with an immature revenge story pasted as a stamp on top and I'm convinced it's one of the most overrated anime to come out lately; it's immature in its execution and treatment of its core themes. What did I like about Oshi no Ko? The animation looks decent.., there really isn't much else, it's all style over substance, there's nothing here for the taking that's anything fresh. Oshi no Ko does what Oshi no Ko criticizes, it's a rebellious pretense that goes nowhere and is a vomit of common knowledge about the ceptic pit that is the celebrity world, Oshi no Ko's criticism of the idol and entertainment industry comes off as lukewarm and fragile; there is nothing of real value, this show is steeped in superficiality, pretentiousness and immaturity. For a show that deals with Oshi no Ko's core themes in a better way there is Perfect Blue, which is a million times better in every way; more mature, better directed, better written, better atmosphere, etc, and that came out in 1998, Oshi no Ko could only DREAM of still staying relevant 25 years later. It feels like a show with no soul or essence behind it, it's something without substance and completely bland in nature. It's a show that deals with its themes in an immature way and which fails in all its attempts to provoke the viewer, which turns into a melodramatic anime of teenagers in a high school with extremely one-dimensional characters with super ridiculous revenge story stamps, which at the same time pretends that the viewer is left as "Wow, its amazing how daring Oshi no Ko is, 10/10 anime!!!!!!!!!" when it is nothing more than, as I said at the beginning, a compilation of mediocrity, edgy stuff and obviousness. Not only this, it is also a crude way to make money at the expense of a real problem using marketable character designs and dumb, easily digestible episodes and plot, do not let Aka Akasaka cook. ESPAÑOL: Hasta el día de hoy no logro entender como Oshi no Ko no solo logró coronarse como el anime con más puntuación de todos los tiempos sino también con un score peak de 9.32 y, actualmente a la hora de escribir esta reseña, un puntuaje de 8.73, quedándose con el puesto número 48 de todos los tiempos; no logro entenderlo, ya que Oshi no Ko falla tremendamente en tratar sus temas centrales. Es impresionante como un anime de este mismo año ya quedó desfasado en comparación a un anime que trata temas similares, como lo es Perfect Blue, el cual salió hace 25 AÑOS; esta última obra está escrita de forma mucho más inteligente, madura e interesante, es un anime visionario y una obra maestra en comparación al concierto de mediocridad que Oshi no Ko ofrece en todo sentido, un anime que se dedica a la mediocridad absoluta y a criticar el consumismo que este mismo usa a su favor. Es irónico como un anime que pretende mostrar el consumismo en la industria del entretenimiento y la falsedad superficial de aquellos que entretienen es al mismo tiempo una colección enorme de waifus con una personalidad plana como tabla de planchar y con un diseño absolutamente impecable destinado a vender dakimakuras a gente solitaria y producir mercancía con sus caras, es además un show que pasa de pretender tratar temas serios a ser un drama melodramático de adolescentes empapado en humor que da vergüenza ajena; Oshi no Ko critica lo que Oshi no Ko mismamente hace, este anime comete los mismos pecados que condena en su trama y creo que esa hipocresía no puede pasar desapercibida. Oshi no Ko intenta ser consciente de si mismo, aspira a ser un anime que te dice sobre lo falsa que es la industria del entretenimiento y como todo lo que buscan es conseguir dinero cuando este anime hace esto mismo de una forma descarada. Intenta ser serio, cínico, burlón y provocador pero no llega a serlo de ninguna forma. Oshi no Ko es alimento para personas que quieren sentirse superficialmente satisfechas y sentirse "conscientes" de problemas mucho más complicados y reales, este anime alimenta a las personas con una versión ridícula y digerida de enormes problemas de la vida real. Empezaré con el afamado episodio uno, el cual presume de poseer la longitud de básicamente una película y fue la principal razón por la cual este anime logró reclamar el puesto número uno en esta página. Este comienza con un diálogo en off de un narrador exclamando "Este relato es un trabajo ficticio; de hecho, casi todo en este mundo es ficción. Ellos fabrican, exageran y cubren todo minucioso detalle que no cumpla su narrativa. Por lo tanto, a los fans les encanta que les mientan hábilmente. En este mundo, las mentiras son armas." en este momento, desde el primer segundo, el anime es cubierto de un aire pretencioso y absurdo; exclamando cosas que ya son conocimiento común de todos aquellos que consumen cualquier tipo de entretenimiento y que no hace falta decir en 2023; ni siquiera se dice de una forma que incite un punto de vista interesante o que inclusive llegue a ser provocador, es algo ya obvio y que no vale la pena mencionar. El hecho de mencionar hechos obvios y de ser tremendamente burdo y pretencioso es un tema común de Oshi no Ko; es un anime que te dice "el fuego quema" y se queda con una sonrisita pícara, como si hubiera desvelado una verdad oculta en la industria, cuando la depravación y oscuridad de la industria del entretenimiento es algo muy conocido y algo contra lo que se ha peleado continuamente, la actitud de este show y su pretención de ser provocador no solo es insultante, sino que falla estrepitosamente en estos dos intentos. Después de esta muestra de pretención en donde te dicen que el agua moja, proceden a presentar por primera vez a nuestro protagonista; Gorou Anemiya, un doctor otaku degenerado obsesionado con las menores de edad (este es su gag comédico a partir de los próximos 30 minutos y sus únicos razgos de personalidad) y a Hoshino Ai, la cual es el talento más notorio del grupo de idols denominado "B Komachi" y claramente es la luz del escenario; es también un personaje que no ofrece ningún punto de vista interesante desde su ocupación como una idol tan aclamada y se propone en hacer exposition dumps y regurgitar la información que un espectador ya conoce o que puede deducir por él mismo. El episodio uno además consta de un tono comédico miserable, como cuando la enfermera se burla de Gotou llamándolo pedófilo.., después de la muerte de una niña a causa del cáncer, no creo que sea un buen momento para insertar comedia. En fin, ellos dos reviven como los gemelos de Hoshino Ai y esto es algo que me resulta chistoso; es un elemento supernatural de resurrección insertado de repente en un anime que pretende representar la cruda realidad, algo supernatural que nunca vuelve y simplemente pasa sin explicación razonable dentro de lo que es este anime; también, ¿me vas a decir que en 16 años que ellos dos vivieron juntos nunca salió nada sobre esto al respecto? No solo esto, Oshi no Ko como un todo sufre de problemas de tono; su atmósfera oscura que pretende destapar hechos crudos sobre la industria es pretenciosa, burda, dice obviedades y los momentos ligeros de humor dan vergüenza ajena y principalmente repiten los mismos gags comédicos una y otra vez. El cast de personajes en Oshi no Ko es tremendamente blando y unidimensional; ninguno de ellos hace que me pueda poner en sus zapatos, no se sienten realistas y son absolutos clichés. Cada uno de ellos se dedica a escupir las mismas obviedades sobre la industria del entretenimiento constantemente, sin ninguna adición interesante o provocadora que incite al espectador a pensar o tener un nuevo punto de vista. Desde el edgelord gigachad 50000 IQ cerebro galaxia de Aquamarine Hoshino, el cual es seguramente el peor personaje de este anime (algo que es mucho decir) y emprende una ridícula historia de gato y ratón al estilo Death Note de Walmart; mientras esto sucede, de vez en cuando Aqua se gira a la cámara, en modo edgelord 50000 IQ y le dice al espectador por quintogésima vez "la industria del entretenimiento es falsa................ todas estas personas tienen una fachada por encima y esconden todos los detalles que arruinen su narrativa........" y lo enfocan como si fuera el Albert Einstein del anime o el revolucionario de la industria, cuando las cosas que él dice no solo las puede observar y deducir el espectador por ellos mismos sino que, de nuevo, son cosas OBVIAS y que ya han sido repetidas un millón de veces. Quizás yo soy demasiado cínico y pesimista, pero es un hecho que la mayoría de gente famosa en el entretenimiento esconde mugre bajo sus alfombras y es probable que todavía queden muchos degenerados por destapar, es algo ya asumido, que se sabe y se ha intentado detener. Presentan a Ruby Hoshino que es una idol cliché clasiquísima, Kana Arima que es la actriz talentosa y que al igual que Aquamarine vomita exposiciones de información todo el rato sobre cosas dolorosamente obvias y Akane Kurokawa, una chica la cual es TAN atormentada; todos la odian y hablan mal de ella porque es TAN talentosa y TAN trabajadora, todos hablan mal de ella y por supuesto que el que debe ayudarla es Aquamarine, no hay nadie más en su vida que se preocupe por ella más que el protagonista. El anime como medio muchas veces peca de tratar al bullying como un tema tan extremadamente superficial que duele, y Oshi no Ko no es diferente de ellos; el bullying hacia Akane es tratado de una forma increíblemente superficial y plana, y es todo tan blando que da asco, su salud mental es tratada también de una forma increíblemente superficial y siento que este personaje está solo hecho para convertir a Aquamarine como un héroe y, por supuesto, que luego de que él la ayudase ella procede a enamorarse, porque no hay nada más romántico que amor por trauma, y por supuesto que la mejor forma de enamorar a el gigachad cerebro galaxia 50000 IQ es pretendiendo que eres su madre, eso es totalmente algo que haría un personaje realista. No mencioné a Mem-Cho porque es tan plana que no la puedo considerar un personaje. Oshi no Ko no es más que un muro de ladrillos con pintura bonita, es puro estilo sobre sustancia y no ofrece nada nuevo. Es lo ya sabido vomitado una vez más, es un drama de adolescentes melodramático y ridículo con una historia de venganza inmadura pegada como estampa por encima y estoy convencido que es de los animes más sobrevalorados que han salido últimamente; es inmaduro en su ejecución y en el tratamiento de sus temas núcleo. ¿Qué me ha gustado de Oshi no Ko? Su animación y soundtrack son muy bonitos.., realmente no hay mucho más, es todo estilo sobre sustancia, no hay nada aquí para tomar que sea algo fresco. Oshi no Ko hace lo que Oshi no Ko critíca, es una pretención de rebeldía que no llega a ningún lado y es un vómito de conocimiento común sobre el pozo céptico que es el mundillo de la gente famosa; no hay nada de valor real, este show está empapado de superficialidad, pretensión e inmadurez. Para un show que trata los temas nucleares de Oshi no Ko en una mejor forma está Perfect Blue, que es millones de veces mejor en todo sentido; más madura, mejor dirigida, mejor escrita, mejor atmósfera, etc, y eso que salió en 1998, Oshi no Ko apenas y podría SOÑAR de todavía mantenerse relevante 25 años después. Se siente como un show sin alma ni esencia por detrás, es algo sin sustancia y completamente blando en naturaleza. Es un show que trata sus temas de forma inmadura y que falla en todos sus intentos de provocar al espectador, que se convierte en un anime melodramático de adolescentes en una secundaria con personajes extremadamente unidimensionales con estampas de una historia de venganza súper ridícula, la cual al mismo tiempo pretende que el espectador se quede como "Wow, es increíble lo que Oshi no Ko se atreve a decir, anime 10/10!!!!!!!!!!!" cuando no es más que, como dije al inicio, una recopilación de mediocridad, cosas edgy y obviedades. No solo esto, también es una forma burda de conseguir dinero a costillas de un problema real usando diseños de personajes comercializables y capítulos y plot tontos, fáciles de digerir, no dejen que Aka Akasaka cocine.
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Nov 30, 2023
Jujutsu Kaisen
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Not Recommended Funny Preliminary
(16/24 eps)
ENG/ESP Review on Jujutsu Kaisen
ENGLISH: It was quite a task to approach Jujutsu Kaisen, as it is currently a colossus within the anime & manga scene, even selling 80 million copies as of 2023, and I have a strange quirk of avoiding famous stuff as soon as they get released and enjoying them by myself when the hypetrain dies out; however, Jujutsu Kaisen was this gigantic flame which apparently would never cease and die out. EVERYONE talked about this new shounen anime like it was the second coming of Jesus and how the fights were an absolute eye-orgasm, everyone constantly simped Satoru Gojoh as if he ... was the coolest dude to ever exist and I thought to myself: "There must be a reason to all the hype" and decided to ignore my annoying contrarian trait. It wasn't a good decision. If there is something that hurts more than watching a bad anime is disappointment; I expected much more for Jujutsu Kaisen, the first episode had a decent premise (even if ignoring the dumb odds of Sukuna being compatible with Itadori's body and how the literal ancient king of curses was yeeted inside the body of a random teenage meathead) and a dark atmosphere, the thing about curses and their somber design made for quite a lot of space for animators and concept designers to go absolutely bonkers on Jujutsu Kaisen. Yet, as I've watched the anime, I've been unable to see anything this anime does good; it is not offensively bad, more-like absurdly mediocre and terribly boring. The worst thing about Jujutsu Kaisen must be the spine-chilling and incredibly cringe humour, which always gets in the way of dramatic or emotional scenes with possibly the worst comedic timing I've ever seen on any piece of media ever. There is this scene of a mother grieving the loss of her child and, with literally no transition and just a rough cut, it shows Nobara and Panda being absolute idiots and going full apeshit on the magic academy (aka the edgier Hogwarts). I can't get how they thought this would be a good decision in the making of this show, it could've shown more development for Megumi as he has to deal with such a tough situation yet they decided to do this. The humour consists of "haha he did a dumb face lol laugh" or "XD he did a dumb voice LOL" which gets old incredibly fast and becomes unfiltered cringe. Did you enjoy a tense moment of action or a dramatic, emotional moment? DUMB FACE LULZ!!!! DUMB VOICE!!! XD. The only time I laughed loudly on this anime was on a specific character's death, because whenever he appeared on the screen me and my friend would play In The End from Linkin Park at full-volume. I have seen a lot of people amping up and hyping the fights in Jujutsu Kaisen, saying they are some of the coolest fights on all of shounen animes and I couldn't help but also feel disappointed by them. Battles in anime can not only be physical but also moral or ideological, everytime I watched a fight go on in Jujutsu Kaisen I felt like it was just a wall of bricks with beautiful makeup; yes, they do look good, but they also have absolutely no substance and I didn't feel any tension nor emotion in these conflicts; they feel absolutely tasteless and bland, even the "big" ones didnt make me feel anything. I was watching these fights just go-on, completely in silence, as I waited for the next character to asspull something and win the fight; the combats in this anime are just not interesting at all. Jujutsu Kaisen has some of the most two-dimensional and blandest characters I've ever seen, the contender for dumbest, worst and most annoying character is probably Satoru Gojoh, which is constantly praised in the internet for being "hahaha the funny teacher who is also absurdly broken!!! LOVE gojo!!" yet I found him to be a constant annoyance in every scene he appeared in, absurdly immature and incredibly broken; his attempts at humour made me cringe and it's idiotic how he risked their students' life in favour of "LULZ XD i'm le funny teacher haha!!! i'm so quirky and forgetful XD". You have Fushiguro Megumi who is essentially Walmart Sasuke, Kugisaki Nobara which is your stereotypical tomboyish girl and Yuuji Itadori, which is, quite possibly, the blandest protagonist I've ever seen on an anime as of date. Itadori's philosophy is contrived and has such a dumb influence (le grandps who appears in episode 1 and instantly dies, sadness!!!!) and the secondary characters in Jujutsu Kaisen are just incredibly bland and signify nothing for me; every one of them could die and I just could not care less, their exaggerated HAHA quirky personality is just dumb. The villains in Jujutsu Kaisen are also just completely cliché and not interesting at all, they are your classic BBEG with dumb as fuck and ooh so evil plans, I did not care for them at all either. The soundtrack was solid and fits most scenarios; the more electronic and intense tracks fitting in the hectic fights and other songs being more effective in other situations; however, it isnt nearly good-enough to carry this whole mess. Jujutsu Kaisen is just a complete disappointment; if the viewer is looking for insightful philosophies, interesting fights & powers and a good plot, this will bring absolutely nothing of that. It is a run of the mill shonen and it does nothing of interest; I found the somber atmosphere to be almost clickbait, as the cringe humour completely dissipates any tension the darker ambience could have brought, effectively killing the main point of interest I had for Jujutsu Kaisen, if you want interesting and meaningful fights with substance watch Hunter x Hunter 2011, if you want a darker atmosphere within a shonen anime watch Chainsaw Man, there is just not much worth in Jujutsu Kaisen, as it does a lot of stuff worse than other shounen animes. ESPAÑOL: Para mí fue toda una tarea acercarme a Jujutsu Kaisen, ya que actualmente es un coloso dentro de la escena del anime y el manga, llegando a vender 80 millones de copias a partir de 2023, y yo tengo la extraña manía de evitar las cosas famosas tan pronto como salen a la venta y disfrutar de ellas por mí mismo cuando el hypetrain se apaga; sin embargo, Jujutsu Kaisen era esta gigantesca llama que aparentemente nunca cesaría y se apagaría. Todo el mundo hablaba de este nuevo anime shounen como si fuera la segunda venida de Jesús y cómo las peleas eran un absoluto orgasmo ocular, todo el mundo constantemente simpea a Satoru Gojoh como si fuera el tipo más cool que jamás haya existido y pensé para mí mismo: "Tiene que haber una razón para tanto hype" y decidí ignorar mi rasgo de ir contra las tendencias. No fue una buena decisión. Si hay algo que duele más que ver un mal anime es la decepción; esperaba mucho más de Jujutsu Kaisen, el primer episodio tenía una premisa decente (incluso ignorando las tontas probabilidades de que Sukuna fuera compatible con el cuerpo de Itadori y de que el antiguo rey de las maldiciones quedara encerrado en el cuerpo de un adolescente idiota cualquiera) y una atmósfera oscura, el tema de las maldiciones y su sombrío diseño dejaban mucho espacio para que los animadores y diseñadores conceptuales se volvieran absolutamente locos con los diseños en Jujutsu Kaisen. Sin embargo, a medida que he ido viendo el anime, he sido incapaz de ver nada que este anime haga bien; no es ofensivamente malo, más bien absurdamente mediocre y terriblemente aburrido. Lo peor de Jujutsu Kaisen debe de ser el humor vergonzoso e increíblemente cringe, que siempre se interpone en el camino de las escenas dramáticas o emotivas, posiblemente con el peor timing cómico que he visto. Está aquella escena en la que una madre llora la pérdida de su hijo y, literalmente sin transición y en un corte brusco, se ve a Nobara y Panda haciendo idioteces y volviéndose locos en la academia de magia (aka Hogwarts edgy). No puedo entender cómo pensaron que esto sería una buena decisión en la realización de esta serie, podría haber mostrado más desarrollo para Megumi, ya que tiene que lidiar con esta situación tan difícil, sin embargo, decidieron hacer esto. El humor consiste en "jaja hizo una cara tonta lol risa" o "XD hizo una voz tonta LOL" que envejece increíblemente rápido y se convierte en cringe sin filtro. ¿Disfrutaste de un momento tenso de acción o de un momento dramático y emotivo? ¡¡¡¡CARA TONTA LULZ!!!! ¡¡¡VOZ TONTA!!! XD. La única vez que me reí a carcajadas en este anime fue con la muerte de un personaje en específico, ya que cada vez que aparecía en pantalla mi amigo y yo poníamos In The End de Linkin Park a todo volumen. He visto a mucha gente alabar y hypear las peleas en Jujutsu Kaisen, diciendo que son algunas de las peleas más geniales de todos los animes shounen y no pude evitar sentirme decepcionado por ellas. Las batallas en el anime no solo pueden ser físicas sino también morales o ideológicas, cada vez que veía una pelea en Jujutsu Kaisen sentía como si fuera solo una pared de ladrillos con un bonito maquillaje; si, se ven bien, pero tampoco tienen ni una pizca de sustancia y no sentí ninguna tensión ni emoción en estos conflictos; se sienten absolutamente insípidos y sosos, incluso los "grandes" combates no me hicieron sentir nada. Yo veía estas peleas, completamente en silencio, mientras esperaba a que el siguiente personaje se saque algo del culo y ganara la lucha; los combates en este anime simplemente no son interesantes en lo absoluto. Jujutsu Kaisen tiene algunos de los personajes más bidimensionales e insípidos que he visto, el contendiente para el personaje más tonto, peor y molesto es probablemente Satoru Gojoh, que es constantemente alabado en internet por ser "jajaja el profesor divertido que también está absurdamente roto!!!! amo a gojo!!!", sin embargo, me pareció una molestia constante en cada escena en la que aparecía, absurdamente inmaduro e increíblemente roto; sus intentos de humor me daban vergüenza ajena y es una idiotez cómo arriesgaba la vida de sus alumnos en favor de "LULZ XD soy el profesor gracioso jaja!!! soy tan estrafalario y olvidadizo XD". Tenemos a Fushiguro Megumi, que es básicamente Sasuke de Walmart, Kugisaki Nobara, que es el estereotipo de chica tomboy, y Yuuji Itadori, que es, posiblemente, el protagonista más soso que he visto en un anime hasta la fecha. La filosofía de Itadori se siente artificial, mezclada y tiene una influencia tan tonta (el abuelo que aparece en el episodio 1 y muere al instante, ¡¡¡tristeza!!!!) y los personajes secundarios de Jujutsu Kaisen son increíblemente sosos y no significan nada para mí; cada uno de ellos podría morir y no me importaría nada, su exagerada personalidad estrafalaria quirky es simplemente tonta. Los villanos de Jujutsu Kaisen también son completamente clichés y nada interesantes, son los clásicos villanos súper malos malosos con planes tontos y malvados, tampoco me importaron en absoluto. La banda sonora es sólida y encaja en la mayoría de los escenarios; los temas más electrónicos e intensos encajaban en las peleas agitadas y otras canciones eran más efectivas en otras situaciones; sin embargo, no es lo suficientemente buena como para cargar con todo este desastre. Jujutsu Kaisen es una completa decepción; si buscas filosofías profundas, combates y poderes interesantes y un buen argumento, esto no te aportará absolutamente nada. Es un shonen corriente y no hace nada interesante; si quieres peleas interesantes y significativas con sustancia, mira Hunter x Hunter 2011; si quieres una atmósfera más oscura dentro de un anime shonen, mira Chainsaw Man; Jujutsu Kaisen no vale mucho la pena, ya que no aporta nada nuevo y hace muchas cosas peor que otros shonen ya existentes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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