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Mar 30, 2024
Honestly, when the anime was showing what they advertised in the synopsis, it was great. When it was about actual adventuring/traveling with a slime companion, I was hooked. But the second half stops the pacing dead in its tracks to solve a great mystery, and I dreaded clicking on the next episode every time. I came for cute slime interactions and adventure, but that's not what the main course was. If you were here because you like slime creatures, prepare to be disappointed.
Visuals: Great. I loved the way the anime looked, they animated Sora very well. The colors that were used matched the flavor of
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the show - lighthearted, cheerful, and laid back. No complaints here. Also, the sound was fine. Not going to make a separate paragraph for nothing.
Characters: Whatever. Ivy can do no wrong, which gets old fast when it's the same characters praising her. If she continued traveling to different towns and meeting different people, I would have certainly overlooked it. But it just becomes the same group constantly impressed by her previous-life's knowledge and it's just tiring.
I enjoyed watching Sora evolve physically and mentally more than anyone else in the anime. The little interactions Ivy has with him moved my heart, especially when I got to realize that Sora is becoming more mentally capable of communication. But in the second half, he's basically locked away in a bag with minimal screen time.
The last episode was very good, compared to the arc that it closes. And I don't mean that in a "haha it's good because the anime is over xd" kind of way. I genuinely enjoyed the final episode. I mention this because if you can push through the arc that it wraps up, you're perseverance won't be <i>completely</i> unrewarded. Even with this last note, I still cannot recommend this anime. Sorry!
Final score: 4. That's how big of a slog it becomes.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Sep 25, 2023
This review contains minor spoilers, listed in the "genres" part of my review, which is also the last section.
Will this anime change your life? No, definitely not. But it was far from unenjoyable. It's a nice level of comfort food that will make you feel good by the time you're done.
The plot isn't too heavy: Girl who is supposed to have powers doesn't have them, but gets them unconventionally and has to hide that fact until she's strong enough. The show follows her story as she tries to prove herself to those around her. I want to mention this early, but the conclusion was very
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satisfying. You won't walk away wishing something was different. However, the journey until the halfway point will be a bit lacking.
Sound:
The intro and outro songs are both great. The intro is fun to listen to, and the outro is perfectly somber. The soundtrack during the show itself stays true to the emotions they try to bring, and nothing was out of place. No complaints about the voice actors either. Sound effects for all the mana usage was not out of place either, which I would consider a good thing. 7.
Animation:
The animation can look a little goofy at times, specifically during high-movement scenes. However, the animation work right before these scenes and right after stood out to me the most as "well done". It gives me the feeling of "they really wanted to make it shine, but didn't have the budget to make it perfect during critical moments". 6.
Characters:
Side characters are on the "meh" side. I didn't care for them too much, but they keep the plot moving. The real meat is between the two main characters and seeing Melida and/or Kufa kick some butt. 5.
Genre/spoilers:
I was surprised at how many genres they tucked into this anime. I consider it an action anime first and foremost, since every episode has something in line with that. Its secondary genre would be romance, and it does not feel out of place because of how heartwarming it is (as far as a student falling in love with teacher goes). There are a couple of ecchi moments that'll make you shake your head and smile, but they are limited in number and duration. There are also depictions of dead/attacked children, which caught me off guard since it basically went from 0 to 60, but it added a sense of urgency to how bad the situation really was. Overall, I think they handled this mix of genres pretty well. 7.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Sep 2, 2016
I don't watch too many shorts, but when I saw this was made by MADHOUSE I couldn't ignore it and decided to give it a shot.
Story is simple - two older men bicycle racing across town. It starts off slow but they work the MADHOUSE magic gradually. It's quite nice how the progression of the race goes, from just biking harder to [spoiler removed :^) ]. Enjoyment gets 9 points
Artwork seemed a little low-end, even for 2002, but I still liked it. It created an unusual aesthetic, as if we got to see a cool project before it got prettied up. The visual effects for
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when things get heated were well done and over-the-top (at least for bike riding) so they get an extra point there. Total of 8 points in my book.
Music was an interesting choice. It was jazzy, which I think paired with the visuals pretty well. Music syncs with the events of the short very nicely, as the music gets more involved when the race gets heated. 7 points.
Sound was very... stock. A lot of the effects are things that I'm sure you could find on youtube or some free sound-effect-DL site. They get the job done and are used effectively, but it was just weird to hear familiar sound effects in something like this. 5 points.
Character - There is no dialogue. The only exchanges between the characters are when they pass each other, but I think that's all that needs to be "said". 6 points.
TL;DR Overall, I gave it an 8. Five minutes for some cool, old animation from one of my favorite studios. Took something trivial like bike riding/racing and made it pretty interesting. Artwork is old but aged pretty well, music fit, sound effects are "lol" and there is no speaking.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 16, 2016
A quick little 4 page manga about the main character of the mangaka's other works. Considering how short it is, I can't even talk about what it's about without giving anyway anything, but it did take me longer to find than to read. If you liked this mangaka's other works, I'm sure you'll get some enjoyment out of this short read.
If you haven't read anything by Panpanya before, the primary focuses of the work are atmosphere and art. From what I've read, each story really likes to draw the reader in through very odd, other-worldly situations and the art that accompanies them.
"Originally posted for https://myanimelist.net/manga/61213
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and was subsequently merged into https://myanimelist.net/manga/85993/Kani_ni_Sasowarete"
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 28, 2016
Pugyuru is a comedy 4-Koma about a maid and some high schools in various situations. This manga is extremely easy to pick up and put down because rarely do each strip have impact on the next.
I'm just going to keep the story, art, and charter short because, well, it's a 4-koma. You don't read 4-komas for those reasons. Art was fine for a comic strip, no pages were drawn terribly, quality was consistent. Characters always remained in character, everything was fine. If you try to make sense of this story, you just won't be able to. If that's a deal breaker, then stay away.
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of Pugyuru was a 9 though. I love reading comedy, and a comedy I can pick up and put down is an excellent time waster. humor was (usually) in good spirits, punchlines got a chuckle out of me a good portion of the time, and not every strip was spelled out for the reader, which was nice.
I would mention that there are a handful of ecchi pages, so if you read in public, watch yourself.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Aug 12, 2015
I'd like to preface this review by saying this manga is best read by readers who aren't looking for anything serious, who can laugh at silly situations, who enjoy misunderstandings, and anything else familiar a high school "romance" comedy.
Story - 6 - Fair
It's a comedy manga with cliche events as a baseline, so of course it won't be very thrilling. However, very fun anticipating what Tsujiura will do in the situations she's put in. Events unfold in an order you'd expect, and they like to introduce characters every few chapters so it doesn't get stale. The whole reason why this story is happening in the
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first place is quite enjoyable as well (She has to pretend to be a waifu when she's really a super strong fighter/bully? Yes please!)
Art - 8 - Very Good
The art is great, in the way that it conveys the over-exaggerated situations the characters are put in excellently. The facial expressions the characters use are perfect for this type of manga. The illustrations used when characters are explaining something to another character are quite enjoyable as well (especially when a sister joins the crew).
Character - 6 - Fine
Characters are fine for a manga like this. They each have their specialties and weaknesses and they interact with each other in a very fun way. Even the un-detailed student body that usually watches on from the sidelines are fun to have around.
Enjoyment - 10 - Outstanding
I LOVE silly, over-the-top comedy manga. Even if I have a general idea of what will happen next, it doesn't beat the artist's visual representation and dialogue of each and every situation. Can't wait for the rest to be translated!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jul 31, 2015
First off...
READ HEAVEN'S DOOR INSTEAD! This "book" is just the same exact dialogue of Heaven's Door
The only way I'd suggest reading this light novel is if you were more of an Angel Beats! fan than I am, and that's saying quite a bit. My biggest gripe was, as the other review said, that the entire book is pretty much dialogue. I didn't mind it when it was 2 characters, but when the 3rd, 4th, and 5th were introduced, it was very difficult to keep track of who was speaking, save Yurippe, as you could almost always tell when she was talking based on the
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attitude of the speaker. (If the .pdfs I found actually include names next to the lines, then forgive me and my lack of non-english characters loading in my .pdfs)
Story: 6 - Fair
I mean, it keeps true to the after life deal they had going on in the anime. I like that premise very much, so it gets a 6. It doesn't sway from that and have exceptions to the rule of being able to die (at least not yet but I don't plan on continuing). Meeting the characters one by one was also nice, instead of having everyone just plopped in front of the view like in the anime (That's what a prequel is, right?) I stopped when I felt like the part I was reading was very irrelevant.
Character: 3 - Poor
I like how abusive Yurippe was, and how she can keep killing her teammates so often that it didn't matter. The main character got some cool moments, but Ooyama was pretty annoying (The fact that I can't even remember the main's name asaide from H should send warning signals). Overall, the characters are pretty unremarkable.
Enjoyment: 3 - Poor
The only reason I didn't give a lower score is because I still enjoyed how abusive Yurippe was in this story.
Overall: 3 - Poor
I wouldn't suggest reading it, but I did just to try to flesh out the only other review.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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