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Greed1914
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I watched this one mostly because I found the central duo likable enough to keep coming back. However, I will agree that the switches in tone throughout the series made it hard to keep track of the plot.
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Random Name
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This just reminded me of how good the winter 2016 season was. I really enjoyed this one and would love more but doubt that will happen.
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AliceTheHare
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There's a minor error towards the end of the review. The show was animated at Studio Gokumi not J.C. staff.
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Hiroki not Takuya
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^Agree with Greed1914. I liked the show for its goofy/silly humor but the "serious" parts never came off as really serious to me and seemed out of place. Policeman Robert was a good touch which brought needed "heart" and Ep5 where he, Nene and Cla-ring/Clarion helped an old wheelchair-bound woman and defeat some baddies in the process was what I liked most in the show. BUER was gross, a self-insert character for the watching pervs/pedos which might have added color if he wasn't butting into everything all the time (it seemed). Like cotton-candy, it was a fluffy bit of fun but I don't miss it or hope for a second season, so it's not "shelf-worthy" if you ask me.
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Parsifal24
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It's a weird admixture of a series I enjoyed it but it's an odd combination that never really meshes the two creators interests in a way that feels organic and instead feels like some strange Chimera of Anime.
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Jose Cruz
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It felt really weird but it managed to grab my attention, mainly because I like cyborgs and yuri. But the quality of execution was certainly low.
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RocketOtter
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This was actually one of my favorite shows to have come out of Winter 2016. I loved the leads and the adventures they went on, and a lot of neat concepts worked really well. I actually think the weakest point in the series is around episodes 4-6, where the pacing slows down to an absurd halt.
Still though, straight Cs all around. I'm impressed. |
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IanC
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I've really enjoyed what I've read of the manga. It's a cyberpunk yuri magical girl series, such a crazy combination.
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TarsTarkas
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I thought it was good enjoyable fun. Loved the manga art work, which is why I watched the anime.
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the green death
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I didn't realize it was the Excel World guy behind this, I'm actually a lot more interested but probably more in the manga.
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v1cious
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Excel Saga. Old school comedy series/manga |
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the green death
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Doh, yeah that's what I meant, I'm an old school fan but also an old man so my memory for names ain't what it used to be!! |
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