I probably would have never seen this show if it was not for the fact that I found the complete DVD set at my library. It turned out to not be horrible and in fact, was a somewhat interesting series that fell right under the radar in the ever so popular year of anime in 2006.
The story shares similarities to Lord of the Flies and something else to which I have yet to figure out for this comparison…The story is about this young boy named Thor who somehow gets stuck in some weird world after his parents are murdered where it is like a jungle full of bugs like in Nausicaa, only in this situation the bugs will never be happy and instead remain man-eating. In this new place, the only thing Thor can really think about is leaving to figure out the reasons to why his parents were murdered and how he ended up in such a messed up place, but the only way to leave this new world is to become the Beast King. And so, he sets out on the mission to become the Beats King, on his way to this title he gains allies and enemies who only make his task that much difficult.
At times the story felt predictable, but in the long run, I would have to say that the big mysteries of the series did come as quite a surprise. Though by saying “a surprise” it does not necessarily mean that the resolutions to a lot of the mysteries were any good. I say this because for the most part they seemed to be quite stupid. Aside from that point, within 11 episodes, they did manage to fit in a lot! I couldn’t think of this series being any longer than it was because then it would borderline unbearable (I find it rare for an over 20 episode series to actually work), but within the number of episodes given they even managed to go four years into the future! I personally found that the moving into the future idea was pretty bad because with the little amount of time you have to make the audience connect with your characters, it completely ruins them when one episode they may start to grow on you but the next they are completely different people.
I watched this series fairly quick and the whole thing sort of seems like a distant memory already in my mind. For a series that I finished this morning, it really is not too good a sign and I can already predict that a year from now, I probably won’t remember much at all about this Jyu Oh Sei. It has a very forgettable “quality” about it. According to some reviews I have read about this anime, some people apparently did really enjoy this series, but as for myself I deem this series as one of those shows that the more you think about it, the more you seem to dislike it. With all that said, in terms of whether you should watch it or not, I think its better if you just leave it under the radar as it has always been and probably will always stay.
I was watching a show that is distributed by Funimation yesterday, and I do believe I have found the best trailer ever. Please watch the trailer and you’ll see what I mean.
The animation is evidently nothing less from gorgeous and the fight scenes appear to look so interesting and full of emotion. The lead character just appears to be so attractive and very social. What more can I say besides the fact that Funimation has done it again! They have managed to license the best of the best while advertising to a wide audience for all to enjoy! Well, I hope you are amused by this video to the anime that I believe has just completed my life.
It has definitely been years since I first saw the Cowboy Bebop film, which was my first exposure to the franchise. Even without much knowledge about the series before it, I still was extremely entertained by the film and actually loved it! Even still it manages to be in my top 25 anime films of all time, but now that I have completely watched the series I guess its time for a rewatch because I would imagine that this time around I would have a different perspective about it all.
I think with any form of media you can always tell when something seems to have a bit effort put into it and Cowboy Bebop just seems to have a passion behind it that you can see as you watch it. It is a classic in the anime world that at least must be watched once and for myself, it may have taken awhile, but I did finally take the time to watch it eventually. For those who do not know, the story takes place in the future and essentially, there is a cast of characters who together either help or are bounty hunters. Besides having a pretty awesome story, it really is the characters that seal the deal. They are incredibly charismatic and all quite hilarious, Ed continues to be my favourite character since I have seen the movie and I don’t doubt that will ever change.
When it comes to the music, this series has no doubt one of the best soundtracks of all time and it works so perfectly with every scene. The opening with the song “Tank!” still stands as one of my favoruite opening from any series. As for the animation, for something made in 1998, it is incredible. It looks better than some of the animes being released today. So if you are one of those people who “hate old looking stuff” then don’t threat, Cowboy Bebop doesn’t fit with this idea.
Even with all this praise, one thing that got me sort of disappointed was how despite really liking each episode, I never really got into the whole show. I was always hoping for that one little switch to go off in my mind where the series would become too good to put down. It took a little too long for me to watch this series and I got caught up with a lot of other animes, so I really should have just forced myself to marathon it all and my overall impression would probably end up better. To conclude, I only have good things to say really about this series despite the whole “I never really got into thing”, so I really think that this is a series that needs to be watched at one point or another and there is no better time than now!
The sixth round is out! To remind you of the rules you simply need to look at the number beside the image and if you know what film or series it comes from answer in the comment section below. If you know all the answers or most, try to restrain yourself and only answer a few for now enabling some others to guess. Anyway, Good Luck!
1. Dog of Flanders – Movie (midorij)
Hint: The English word for the Japanese word “inu” is in the title
2. First Squad: The Moment of Truth (Kitsune)
3. ToraDora! (kelakagandy)
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Hint: A series released in Spring 2007
5. Kamichu (Botch)
6. A Wind Named Amnesia (spengo)
Hint: Did a gust just go by? I can’t remember anything…
As you can probably tell, I recently watched Pale Cocoon and although in terms of the story I did not think it was the best thing out there, I do appreciate the art!
