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Mar 25, 2020
I am not really a fan of vocaloids (idk if that's the right spelling). I just like good music and things that are cute. You know, like Kero Kero Bonita <3. But while scrolling though YouTube's endless sea of internet music—all of which is during my online class because math of finance is lame—I found a Miku Music video and clicked on it. Now here I am, still bored, still quarantined from corona-virus, yet now slightly endeared to vocaloids.
As I said earlier, I like good music; I like cute things. And this video fits that description... Kinda. Like Miku
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is very cute. She's kinda like Pikachu in the sense that everyone agrees they're cute except for the most extreme cases of hipsters, who are obviously just lying to themselves to feel different. But Miku being cute and her songs being catchy aren't the inherent flaw I see with these kinda of music videos. The variable that makes or breaks these kinds of videos is what I call "cringe management."
It's so easy for a video featuring a girl dancing around geometric shapes for four minutes to become pretty cringy. However, the cringe isn't necessarily a bad thing. This is were "cringe management" comes in. Cringe management is the ability to balance a tasteful amount of cringe with other endearing elements to make your video fun and cute to watch. Videos like Okie Boomer and Hit or Miss are perfect examples of good cringe management because they are able to balance cringe with endearment.
With regards to this music video, it was a little on the cringe side and wasn't very balanced. Now I might just be dumb; I know in terms of vocaloids I'm a noob and might not have a trained eye in finding the "deeper meaning" in this kind of content. But I hate to say it, all I really got out of this video was an anime sounding song—catchy but nothing to special overall—with a girl dancing over it. It was enjoyable enough to watch the whole video though, but since it didn't really do anything other than be a music video, it can't really get a good score out of me.
I want to end this on a positive not, so here is an arguable more cringy music video that I happen to really like ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJfKzYdhEOs&has_verified=1 ). I think this video is very endearing and is another good example of cringe management; at the very least, it makes for a fun thing to show you're friends at a drunk anime party (make sure you're 18+ before watching).
Thanks for reading my review guys,
have a good one!
Fiend
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Jan 31, 2020
Yo, I'll be real; I know nothing about this band other than the fact that this song was used in one of the cringest Naruto Shippuden openings. But hearing this song again in the context of this music video, I gotta say, this song is a bop.
It's really catch and upbeat, juxtaposed with the melancholy imagery of an abandoned city retaken by nature, makes for a very emotionally conflicted watch. This in tern led to the video being pretty enjoyable, and made the three minutes go by pretty quick. The black and white manga like animation, plus the post apocalyptic setting, gave
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this video a strong Eden it's an Endless World vid, which is definitely a vibe worth imitating, and the story of a solo astronaut documenting this abandon city really added to the melancholy vide of this vib.
So this music video is pretty dope, and I would definitely recommend giving it three minutes of your time. At the vary least watch it for the free MAL entry to make you list look bigger than what it is.
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Infinite_fiend
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Sep 6, 2019
Don’t worry people, I am going to write a legitimate review of Arifureta. But I would be a liar if I said I wasn’t making this review just to promote a video essay I made on the show (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg0fGqwrasU). The video is on the first arc of Arifureta and why it is better than you might think. So I hope you check it out and enjoy. But anyway, here is my real review. Sorry in advance MAL moderators! <3
Arifureta, on the surface level, is just another isekai, harem, with an overpowered main character. But this show does a lot to mix
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things up and distract you from that fact. Like starting the show off with the main character, Hajime, suffering alone in a ditch instead of a basic transportation scene we’ve seen all too many times. Or Having Hajime date one of the girls in his harem instead of remaining neutral towards all of them. And it is little things like that that really add to this show.
However, this show might have a lot of little tricks up its sleeve to make things watchable, but it still does a lot of things wrong. The characters are quite flat. I do give the show a lot of credit for giving even the most secondary of characters a lot of screen time. But it doesn’t really matter all too much since the stuff they are showing us is quite flat. The enter cast can be summed up in relatively simple terms. While they do do a lot to move the plot along, they’re overall stage presents remains lackluster, if that makes any sense.
The story is pretty dope, and probs the best aspect of the show. It is all about Hajime wanted to leave this other world and return home to Japan. This is something I always want to see from an Isekai, characters wanting to go home. How so many protagonists are so quick to hope on a new world hype train, it makes it so seeing a character with a natural reaction, the need to be amongst the familiar, is quite refreshing. And this simple motivation carries Hajime’s side of the story to great effect.
Overall, this is an isekai that has a tone of mixups and a really solid structure that makes it a must watch for the purpose of learning from it (at the very least watch the first five episodes (first arc)). The show from an objective standpoint isn’t very good. The animation alone could tell you that. Regardless, I’d still give this show a watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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May 26, 2019
I am flattered and honored to be the first person to review this masterpiece; however, I am, at the same time, disappointed in the community for there not already being mountains of reviews and memes of this work already existing. I feel like the Norwegians when they rediscovered bouvet Island and claimed it because no one else has gotten around to claiming it (I know that isn’t 100% accurate). But unlike Bouvet island, this work of art isn’t useless—bad yes, useless, far from it.
I’m gonna be real with y’all. This two episode OVA hentai jawn was pretty bad if we are looking
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at it in terms of being good porn—I know I didn’t get off to this. But something I say about anime, and art in general, is that every conceivable idea can be presented in a way that is intellectually stimulating. Basically, unlike a classical elitist who will likely hate on ideas for being stupid, I hate on ideas for not being writing well, and wish that they will be reused in better stories to keep the flow of ideas going. For example, I don’t hate on Attack on Titan because it is simply giant naked men getting cut up by edgy teenagers, I hate on it because the writing is sub par. And I hope for later shows to build upon the ideas of their failed comrades to make better anime moving forward (even though Gurren Lagann is AoT but a thousand times better).
So what is with all this talk of ideas and themes doing in a hentai review? To simply put it, I actually think the premise of this porno is actually really something special. I don’t know if it’s been done before (If yet please inform me); regardless, the premise isn’t your standard brother with loli sister we have grown so accustomed too. This hentai tackles the hypothetical scenario of r@pe becoming legalized. This premise is as stomach turning as it sounds. When watching this, I wanted to vomit out of fear, and I am a dude.
How the show tackled this idea was obvious very juvenile and counterintuitive to intellectual property. If this was trying to seriously tackle this hypothetical, it would have to show in detail, how this policy made it through the Japanese parliament and what political atmosphere would lead to such a policy to even be proposed. Instead of all that political jargon, the show was shows a newswoman getting r@ped on tv as she informs the people of the new policy—unnervingly humorous, yes, mature writing, no.
Pretty much the whole show is just women getting r@pped because it is legal and that’s about it. It is really as juvenile as that. The ending of the show tries to be all psychoanalytical in showing how women all develop a kind of Stockholm syndrome where they all fall in love with their initial r@pists. And it goes so far as to have them talk about how much they love legal r@pe. This kind of an ending comes with very little in-world psychoanalytics to back up its conduction; it just sorta says this is what happens when r@pe is legal, and we are just supposed to take its word for it.
With all that being said, this is a hentai truly fitting for a Jordan Peterson fan, but as for me, I got nothing out of it other than “yeah that’s a cool idea for a story.” I might write a screenplay with this idea and try to make it actually good, but until then, this hentai is pretty bad. I would only recommend it as a gag watch with friends. It is only two episodes, so it makes for an easy MAL entry to help make you list look bigger than what it really is.
I apoligies if the subject matter of this review was off putting; I’m only saying what this hentai is about. If you found yourself liking my rhetoric, I have a twitch and I stream regularly and love talking about anime, politics, philosophy, and literally any other topics that come to mind (I have a working link on my MAL profile). Feel free to catch me live and chat with me or make fun of me—whatever works for you. I also have a discord server on my profile if you want to chat directly with my over voice; I’d love to hear from y’all. Have a nice one, Peace!
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Mar 10, 2019
Here I am, in 2019, on a plane, bored, listening to Weezer’s blue album, and in the mood to write a pointless MAL review that no one will read because the show is old now. But hey, I paid eight bucks for bad Southwest wifi, so I might as well get my money's worth, am I right? And the lack of grandeur has never stopped me before, so yeah. Ping Pong the Animation.
This show is venerated as “the sports show,” and I am a huge Yuasa Masaaki tard (I follow him and twitter and
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watched him on The Tong and Pencil), so when I found myself bored at my parents house, I watched this jawn to see what’s up. And out of all of his works, this one was the last one I checked out. Mainly because my dad plays ping pong, and the law of disappointing anime fan son says I have to dislike all sports my dad likes, so I don’t like ping pong, tenis, and anything else that would make him proud of me. On top of that, I am not a big Taiyo Matsumoto fan, because I watched this show before I saw Tekkon Kinkreet and updated my opinon on him. Regardless, I did watched this show and actually got stuff out of it--Imagine that.
This show has a lot of selling points, from its surreal presentation to its narrative’s many mixups. But for me, the shows biggest selling point was the themes. The idea of talent vs hard work is depicted harder than it is in most shows. With the main character being a probably autistic boy who is gifted at ping pong and jaded towards it whilst people who love ping pong and train every day never win anything. This unfairness is soul crushing to see unfold. Being a low level Melee player that has yet to make it out of pools in a tournament, hearing the MC say that another person “just isn’t good at ping pong” was so painful because I fear the thought of a jaded top melee player (leffen) say that to me. The show also tackles the notion of untapped talent. But since I don’t have any talents, this theme was un empathizable. Though that is a relative criticism, I really value Peco’s development and would even go so far as to call him “best boy.” if that even means anything.
The story of this show is nothing to special in the grand scheme of things. Relative to sports anime, it is the greatest piece of literature of all time. But in juxtaposition to actual good writing, the story is just good. At times, I found that having such a concept heavy narrative lead to many dry scenes. The ideas the show brings forward is more than enough entertainment to justify finishing the show though. It is just hard to care about a story when the MC doesn’t even care--scenes of him training almost mean nothing due to this fact. The final tournament arc of the show was a conclusion that made it all worth it in the end. The show pulled out a great mixup at the end, containing enough catharsis to last until the next good sports show comes out. Other than me Johning about some scenes being dry, the story was pretty nice.
The artwork was what I’d expect from a Taiyo Matsumoto work directed by Yuasa. It was inane, fluid, and creative. Something I do want to bring up is that Yuasa’s other works tend to have artistic style that serves a narrative point. For example, Kaibe looks weird to show that even imagines as alien as Kaiba’s can still be humans with morals, feelings, and identities, which works perfectly with the themes of a psyberpunk. So this begs the question, other than style, what is the point of Ping Pong’s art? Honestly, I don’t know. This is a criticism I have of Kenji Nakamura’s work since his art is just inane for the sake of being different without actually trying to be an artist and having meaning to what he is doing. Though Ping Pong is not as gratuitous and pretentious as Kenji’s work since the show is trying to replicate Taiyo Matsumoto’s style, which I find must more appealing then Kenji’s.
With all that being said, this anime is truly an “odyssey of conception” (Infinite_fiend 2019). It has, by far, the best presentation of the common sports anime themes. I might even argue that this show’s themes are better than Rock Lee Versus Gaara. But I digress, the story might leave some bored, the art might leave some bewildered or turned off, but I can safely say that the show won't leave you disappointed.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 28, 2019
I hate it when people uphold the opinion “so bad it’s good” or “turn off your brain to enjoy it.” My reasoning for disliking such opinion is that for something to emit a feeling of enjoyment, there has to be a cause to create the sensation. People don’t enjoy alcohol just because; they enjoy it for the sensation the drug has on the user’s brain and the solace that goes along with it. along the same vein , I do not enjoy Getter Robo: Armageddon just because; I enjoy this anime because of its accidental profoundness.
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To make things more clear. Yes this show is not good from a writing standpoint; it is terrible to be blunt. However, if you’re watching this show looking for writing, then you should find a different show. Armageddon’s strengths lie in its corny action. This show’s stakes never deign to go lower than the fate of mankind, whilst the conflicts the characters face are bizarre enough to keep almost anyone engaged. Moreover, since the writing is so jank, the unclear presentation of the narrative manages to make the conflicts more exciting. The events that transpire are usually depicted with so little context that the confusion manages to add to the shows excitement. What I am describing does sound a lot like “bad writing, ” and if this wasn’t a 90s super robot OVA, I’d definitely would be sounding a lot different in this review--this whole review is just me special pleading. With that being stated, this ova is not all that good unless you are looking for dumb mecha action that only a 90s OVA can produce.
Other than being entertaining for a very specific purpose, what else does this OVA has to offer? Like, why watch this over something that is both entertaining and also has good writing? The thing that drew me to watch this is because the 70s show this OVA is best on apparently was a big influence to Gurren Lagann--which is my fav show. And after watching this, I think about Gurren a little differently now, because the main villain in Gurren is literally the main villain in this jawn--in regards to their motives. And now I see Kamina as a Ryoma Nagare clone. This might sound like criticism for Gurren, but it really isn’t. I am so happy that Gurren took ideas from this show and did them right. I am of the belief that “every conceivable idea can be presented in a way that is intellectually stimulating ,” (Infinite_fiend 2019). Because of that, I hate when people complain about stealing ideas. To quote Salvador Dali, “Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” With that being said, you shouldn’t critique a show about it sharing ideas with prior works; one should critique the implementation of such ideas. For example, Shield Hero isn’t bad because it is like every other isekai; it’s bad because the writing is sub par (if you wanna hear more read my review on it).
Overall, if you like Gurren Lagann and want to see the show’s roots, and you’re in the mood for some cool action set to a surprising epic soundtrack, then this show is worth a watch. If you want good themes, good world building, and good writing, watch something else. That said, I give this corny relic of the past a seven just because the action was exciting and the story and its themes were good enough to keep me engaged. And Ryoma makes for some sick desktop backgrounds. Like what I have to say? Check out my other reviews and feel free to hit me up. I’m always down to chat. If not, then feel free to fight me over it. Have a nice day. Takuss'.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Feb 24, 2019
Random 80s OVAs… You never know what you are gonna get with them. I enjoy watching a tone of these old obscure titles on Youtube just for the off chance that one of them will be a hidden gem. Most of the time they’re not anything to be proud of, and I end up watching them on 2x speed just to get the easy anime list entry. It’s a little ironic, because today I wrote a review on another 80s ova, Rhea Gall Force, where I talked about how I’ve yet to find a gem via old OVAs
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on Youtube. Then, later that day, I found this gem.
This jawn is only a twenty minute AMV about the life of some random singer. I know none of the background for this work, like whos the singer is, who made this film, who was this made for, and frankly, I don’t really care. It is honestly not important. This AMV is just a fun little watch to kill twenty minutes. It depicts the mundane life of this singer girl and all the silly stuff that ensues. The OVA is broken into four songs--four acts-- each with a different atmosphere: first song (best song) is upbeat and playful, second song is similar to the first except with inane and surreal imagery, the third song is really sad and melancholy for some reason, and the last song is triumphant because it’s the last song I guess--corny I know. But if I was to hate on any of these, the third song was quit out of place. It felt super lame to have a sad song right before the ending; it was as if the writers where like “we can’t just have an upbeat film,” even though that is the films biggest selling point. I hate to sound like Digibro, but this film would’ve been so much better if it was a happy film all the way through--just a happy, upbeat little video to start a boring day with.
The visuals for this were a little more limited than I would like, but the film made it work. The character’s movement is kinda jank, and the backgrounds also leave something to be desired. On the contrary, the cuts between scenes were amazing. For example, in one scene during the first act, the main girl is shown waving at something the viewer doesn’t see. Then the film cuts to a picture of a seemingly random horse. Then it cuts to a far away shot of the girl waving to a man riding a horse. It would’ve been boring if we were just show her waving at a hours. Showing the scene with these harsh cuts made it suspenseful, because we don’t know where this horse came from. And this lack of knowledge would lead us to want to find solace in an answer, which is given us seconds later. Act one had a tone of these interesting cuts, all accompanied by a peppy beat that sometimes match up with the cuts.
Act two was more of the same, except the surreal imagery was cranked up to a nine. This act had vampires, gangsters, and, since it is an 80s OVA, it also had to have space in it too. I do think the song in act one was more catchy, which is just taste. But the surreal imagery was loads of fun. Like the vampire guy rocks a white tux and pulls the main girl out of a bath of clouds, then proceed to sing and dance together (best ship), so how can you not like that?
The third and final act were less than par to say the least. I already said what I had to say about act three: tonally incongruent and gratuitous. The final act was just the main girl singing at some big concert, and it was kinda underwhelming to say the least. Out of all the acts, it had the least scene diversity since it took place in only a concert hall. And because the animation isn’t that good, taking away all the cool cuts and silly imagery strips this AMV of its strongest elements while showcasing its worst. To make matters more grim, the final song was set up to be a concluding song that could rival even In The Court of the Crimson King, but it honestly fell flat; the song felt like just another 80s pop song. And yes I get that the third act and the conclusion is supposed to show that the singer has struggles in life, yada yada. You can show that without being so melodramatic. It’s not hard. And the argument does not take away my criticisms of the song or visuals.
With all that being said, I’d love to be the most pretentious man in the room and say this random AMV no one has heard of is better than Daicon IV, but I can’t justify that statement. This AMV overstays its welcome and loses focus. However, the first two acts were fun and upbeat enough for me to recommend this at all. Not to mention this takes place in America, and who doesn’t like America? All jokes aside, this AMV pretty good--earning a solid six out of ten for effort. If you like what I got to say, check out my other reviews on actually relevant stuff or hit me up on discord. I’m always down to talk <3. Tavvauvusi.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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Feb 24, 2019
Let's be real, we all like having a big anime lists. I mean, if my MAL had a thousand entries, I’d feel like a king every time I enter a forum. We all want the biggest anime d!ck, but watching a lot of shows means watching a lot of garbage--and that’s easier said than done. However, there are some shows that are prime real estate for pointless consumption that only slightly fry one’s brain: and that is, of course, terrible 80s OVAs. And Rhea Gall Force is one of these shows. To demonstrate how easy this
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jawn is to watch: it is on Youtube, it is only an hour long, it is English dubbed (meaning it is easy to watch in the background while gaming, drawling, ect), and it’s speed can be easily increased--meaning it’s runtime can be as low as thirty minutes.
When I watch these terrible OVAs, deep down, I always hope to find a hidden gem that will make me look like Albert Einstein when I bring it up in conversation. Barefoot Gen is a nine out of ten and it can be found on Youtube--so anything is possible. However, Rhea Gall Force is no Gen. The story is the kind of vanilla sci fi one would expect from the 80s: robots take over, Yada Yada, humans threatened, Yada Yada, and Russians vs everyone else. The girls in this OVA aren’t even that cute. The last 80s OVA I talked about, Cosmo Police Justy, I gave a four just because the main girl was cute. This OVA did not even have that. To add to the complaint, the main girl from Rhea was also vaguely annoying. The only aspect of her character I can describe is that she is the protagonist--if you watch this you will likely know what I mean. The other characters were just as bland, not really much else to say.
Overall, if you want to seem all cool and retro savvy, then give this a watch. But if you are an actually human being with a life, then you are better off living that life. I only checked this out because after writing about Cosmo Police Justy, I got reminded to continue my search for hidden gems, which translates to me wanting to beef up my MAL account. Regardless, Rhea Gall Force… not good.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Feb 24, 2019
In all honesty, Isekai is a pretty sick genre with unlimited potential, sporting endless thematic possibilities that a normal setting could never offer. Want to tell a story that juxtaposes two different societies outlook on slavery? Your options are make a boring civil war movie or make an isekai were a dude gets transported to a world full of Kanye Wests and Jesse Lee Petersons (this won’t be the last time I mention Kanye in this review). The problem with most isekai’s is that they have a tendency to be lazy in the writing department… and the themes
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department… and pretty much everything else--not to mention that they are usually light novel adaptations. Shield Hero is no exception to this, except for having a few tricks up its sleeves that makes it watchable.
I might as well talk about the show’s biggest strength first--since I want people to actually read this instead of getting salty and closing the page on the second paragraph. This show is aggravating; it is nauseatingly frustrating. This is due to the fact that everything goes wrong for the main character. Episode one was literally every conservatives worst nightmare: having an innocent man’s life ruined just because a woman accused him of harassment without a formal investigation and trial. Just imagine if the Brett Kavanaugh trial went down like this, C-span would’ve gotten more views than the Crunchyroll anime awards. All jokes aside, this show keeps piling own garbage Naofumi (the MC) has to deal with. This makes it very easy to root for him because of how unfair things are for him. It is the same feeling as watching a fighting game and rooting for the guy playing a low tier.
This feeling of vexation did keep me watching; however, the events that lead to such feelings were not all that good. What I mean by that is the show went so far out of its way to demonstrate how Naofumi is less than his peers and the people around him, that it became hard to take it seriously. Take the scene were he and his peers introduce themselves to the king for Example: the king can clearly see that there are four men standing before him, yet he ignores the MC? He has no reason to do that other than to victimize the MC for the audience. To make matters worse, the MC’s reason for being sent to another world is to aid the king in battle, so why would the king be rude to someone sent to help him? Does he want Naofumi's help at all? If his kingdom was truly threatened, he’d take all the help he could get. That is just one example of how the show goes so far to exaggerate the MC’s victimization. I am not even counting how the show makes his abilities out to be worse than Melee Kirby when he is clearly just as capable as his peers, which is demonstrated in episode four.
So basically, the show’s greatest strength is just a feeling that is created via melodrama and arbitrary, contradictory worldbuilding. Since I like offering solutions to go alongside my criticism, I’d suggest that this show desperately needs some subtly. I am not in the Quentin Tarantino cult or anything; regardless, I think it is safe to say this show could’ve taken some notes from his films. In the opening scene of Inglorious Bastards (the only good scene), Tarantino was able to display a difference in power between two characters with just body language and dialogue alone. If Shield Hero stopped exaggerating his lack of strength and took out all the forced dialogue and replace it with more subtle dialogue showcase the MC’s insecurities, the show could be pretty nice. And if the MC’s struggles comes from a place of personal limitations like shyness, the frustrating that will occur when things don’t go his way will come from a place of empathy for a fellow human--rather than pure anger.
The characters in this show are quite bad to say the least. A pet peeve I have is when an Isekai has its MC transported to another world too soon. The Vision of Escaflowne took a full episode to show its main character before she was sent off to another world. Moreover, the sight of Hitomi getting sent off to another world is all the more meaningful after seeing what her life is actually like and what she will be missing. Shield Hero was so lazy that the MC got sent to another world in under three minutes of episode one. The only characterization we got for Naofumi was internal monologue saying that he’s a basic otaku. If a show is this lazy towards its MC’s characterization, then it is safe to assume that the rest of the cast is doomed to be boring talking faces. And they pretty much are so there is really no point in discussing them--not to mention that this show turns into a boring harem.
This show’s themes actually have the potential to be really nuanced and profound. The stuff about him being an underdog is boring and nothing new. Not bad, but not the good stuff. On the other hand, what this show tries to tackle with its depiction of slavery is something else though. I referenced Kanye West in my opening paragraph because of his quote “When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... For 400 years? That sounds like a choice.” When I first watched this show, it felt as if Japan felt bad for Kanye’s bad articulation and made an anime to clarify his points. But I digress. Kanye’s views on slavery are actually more nuanced than his poor articulation would lead one to believe. The relationship between Naofumi and his slave Raphtalia perfectly depict what kanye was talking about: Raphtalia adjusted to her life with Naofumi so much to where she saw her slavery as just life rather than slavery. Obviously, real life slavery is not as pleasant as this show makes it out to be, and I am of course not advocated for slavery since I am a liberal. However, the idea that being a slave makes people see it as life rather than slavery is an interesting one to explore nonetheless. If you want to hear more on the topic of slavery, here is a discussion on it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-3in7shk0&t=1888s).
Despite the show having potential for good themes, the stuff they do go over is done in a vary juvenile way. Episodes four and five is where the slave talk reaches its peak.. During these episodes, the morality of slavery is brought into question. The MC argues that he is treating his slave right and giving her food and water; therefore, he is morally alright to keep her the way she is. Fun fact: in ancient Egypt, people at the bottom of society would choose to be slaves for the same basic protections, here are some sources (https://study.com/academy/lesson/facts-about-slaves-in-ancient-egypt-lesson-for-kids.html) (http://blogs.nature.com/houseofwisdom/2013/01/voluntary-slavery-ancient-egyptians-paid-a-monthly-fee-to-become-temple-slaves.html). With that tangent aside, the other guy arguing with him literally just brings up the topic of slavery just as an excuse to fight him. And that’s about it. In all honesty, I am a little insulted that a show with interesting themes would waste them just for a lame fight.
Since I am done sounding like a mad man ranting about Kanye in an anime review, I’ll quickly go over some other things about the show and why they’re not good. The world he goes to has this thing called the apocalypse that forces all the main characters together. This is a lazy plot device to bring characters together that would normally have no reason to be together otherwise--so basically like highschool in anime. The show is a harem and not the good kind. The good kind being the girls all have a genuine reason to like the guy. In this show, Naofumi literally hatches an egg and a waifu comes out, and I am supposed to take this show seriously. The animation and sound are bland, not much else to say there. Basically, I could've just said this show is vanilla isekai trash and saved myself a lot of time.
To conclude this, Shield Hero is not good. I mostly used this show as an excuse to share my thoughts Kanye out--because we all know Shield Hero isn’t deep enough to say anything about it. In my book, this show gets a two; it is of no intellectual value, and it gets boring after the frustration leaves and the harem shows up.
If you think I am a jerk for making you read two paragraphs about Kanye just to then give your favorite show a two, then check out my twitch (I have a working link on my MAL profile) and call me out for it. I am surprisingly cordial and am very open to hear what you guys have to say. So if you catch me live, during one of my live anime analysis or melee sessions, ask me anything I'd happily respond. Or if you want to talk in private, (another_Fiend#2240) I got a discord. Have a nice night, hope to hear from you. Peace.
Reviewer’s Rating: 2
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Feb 23, 2019
My God this ova Jawn is ridiculous, words cannot describe the asininity that is this ova. This “film” is only 43 minutes long and is available on youtube, which is probably this anime’s main selling point. I found this “series” because, a while back, I made a habit of watching these terrible, retro anime films on youtube at 2x speed while I practiced tech skill in Smash Bros Melee (yeah I am in that fandom). So, naturally , this “cancer” was prime real estate for my viewing pleasure. And, unlike all the other terrible 80s films I’ve
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watched, this one somehow managed to get a four instead of a two out of ten.
I just want to make it clear, this film is terrible. If you don’t take my word for it, watch it--with 2x speed it is only twenty plus minutes. I believe the films’ lack of quality will speak for itself, but if it doesn’t feel free to fight me on it (another_Fiend#2240). Here is my discord, if you’re brave enough, give me a call anytime <3. Since I know you won’t, I’ll instead talk about the value this show has and why I think people should take time out of their lives to watch this in 2019 (or any year plus).
There is this idea that goes around in many different art fandoms (anime, music, films, etc…) that asserts a time period or style is better than another without fully looking at the individual works. I distance this line of thinking because of how, by nature, the idea generalizes vague traits and similarity rather than looking at things more deeply. For example, if we were to talk about dad rock in a generally sense, it would assert that Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are in the same category of music, despite their music being very different. Under the same logic, saying retro anime asserts that Akira is in the same category as Cosmo Police, despite the works being as different as night and day.
With that being said, I hate it when anime fans make opinions of retro anime as a whole without looking at the individual titles. I’m sure we’ve all heard someone Albert Einstein say “Retro is better than modern.” Retro anime might seem better than modern because when we think about old shows, we think of the classics: Eva, Akira, Legend, Gunbuster, Berserk, Angel’s Egg, FLCL, and the list goes on. But what we don’t remember is all the garbage that came out alongside them. Modern anime seems so bad now because we are seeing first hand all the trash that airs, whilst bad retro shows get forgotten.
Which brings me to Cosmo Police Justy. This is one of the terrible retro shows that time has forgotten. This is the show that the elites who think retro is better than modern has definitely never seen, and there are many more bad examples like this. This “cinematic masterpiece” is just another overpowered MC protecting his waifu and beating up some ugly bad guy. And since this show is retro, this all takes place in space and everyone has psychic powers. And by the way, his waifu is this b!tch who sounds just like the b!tch from eromanga, except she’s been saying “Uni-chan” like a mentally disturb loli 30 years before it became cool.
Overall, this film is not good. But I do think people should take twenty plus minutes out of their day to give it a watch just to see that loli’s yelling for their brothers is an ancient art that has its roots diving deeper than most normies could ever imagine. I ended up giving this a four instead of a two just because the main girl was really cute--what can I say, I want to protect that smile too :). But the jawn was still bad though.
If you like the obscure anime talk, then check out my twitch (I have a working link on my MAL profile). I play melee and also do live anime discussions/analysis. But regardless of what I'm doing, if you hit me up in the chat with anything, may it be an insult, critique, or something dumb, I'll happily respond. Have a nice night. cheers.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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