As the Anime Head Brothers are trying to find a standard yet diverse way of reviewing, I believe this review will give you an idea of how mine will be set up from now on.
Rating: 7.5/10
Overview:
Though the rating may be deceiving, I felt as though the anime had potential, it just never truly took off. With lots of action packed punches and interesting/suggestive humor, the anime had it's good points, but totally lost its ground with progress. If they had gone farther into the plot with this anime, it definitely would have hit a high 9 with me on its rating. |
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Plot: +
The whole anime is based around magic wielders. However, they are not your cliche fire blasters. Instead they have these beings known as Machine-Dolls that do their fighting for them. In this anime we have the young man Raishin and his "Banned" Doll Yaya fighting their way to the top of Walpurgis Royal Academy's fighting tournament. All to claim the title of "Wiseman", and defeat the man who haunts his past and took everything from him. In the anime, they have these things called "Banned" dolls. What these are, are automatons that are made with dark magic also containing human flesh to make them even more powerful. Yaya is one of these dolls. |
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Characters:+
Raishin Akabane: Raishin's past in this anime is very unclear for most of the episodes. He has a very dark past and has a amnesiac memory of fire and death. He is brave and very reckless. He is actually one of the very few characters I've seen reach the point of death so many times. To top it all off, his fighting name in the tournament, is "Second-Last".Yaya: Yaya is Raishin's machine-doll. Not only is she completely obsessed with Raishin, she also is very clingy and sensitive to anything he says. Unfortunately for certain viewers, she has a very sexual mind, that very strongly irritates her master. She is however, the "most", powerful doll in the world.
Charlotte Belew: Also known as "Tyrant Rex", for her dragon automaton. She plays as Raishin's hinted love interest in this anime, however he seems to notice it as much as she does. She is of royal blood (In line for the throne), and a very powerful magic user.
Frey: She is also known as "Silent Roar", as she controls multiple hounds who have the ability to manipulate sound. She also has a strange interest in Raishin Shikabane, which he of course has no clue. She plays as one of the key characters in this main group.
Loki: Also known as "Sacred Blaze", he is a very powerful magic user, and is also Frey's brother. Him and Raishin have the very cliche relationship of, enemies at sight and friends at heart. They constantly nag at each other, and bicker over complete nonsense.
Magnus: He is the main "Bad Guy", in this anime. He owns multiple dolls that are considered elites in their class, and he is the top ranked magic user. In the first season, you never actually see him fight, but his dolls are very quick to defend him from Raishin as his temper is risen and the tension is strengthened.
Animation Style: +
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The animation in this anime was very unique. It was very unlike any anime I have seen before. It was also the first anime I have seen use the 3-d animation in the first episode, and then never use it again. As for the quality itself, I found the uniqueness of the style actually made it every clear and interesting. I notice that they also paid a lot of attention to detail with things like fire, water, and shadows. These all had a lot of detail and really added to the anime and how it affected the way you perceived it.
