November 2, 2012

  • INCOMPLETE SERIES REVIEW: Nabari No Ou (2008)

    12 Episodes watched out of 26

    GENRE: Japanese Action Anime

    SUMMARY: When young Miharu finds out about the secret shinobi world of Nabari, he's surprised, but when he discovers he's destined to rule it because of a secret power all shinobi covet, he has to decide what to do with it.

    REVIEW: Not good. This is one example of why I hate a lot of anime. It is so overly emo it's unbelievably annoying. It feels like it's written by a teenager. The whole thing is confused and full of angst. They make such a big deal about how apathetic the main character is when in reality he's just full of so much emotion and wants to be loved (gag). No one has an once of toughness. Another uncomfortable part is the weird sexual undertones. It's basically a clean made-for-tv cartoon, but they still manage to make it awkward. It seems like every character is completely unsure of their sexuality including whether or not they are attracted to people of their age group (i.e.-pedophilia undertones). Its nothing explicit but they keep having moments of sexual/love tension. The humor isn't funny either. They keep trying but, much like their characters, the writers lack the social awareness to make it funny. The art isn't that great either. Every character is WAY too skinny (like almost Jack Skelington skinny) and the backgrounds are kind of lighter and sketchy in a way that reminds me of Winnie the Pooh. Those are really my only two complaints about the look. It'd actually look pretty good if it didn't have those two issues. Overall, skip it and watch something that's good like Bebop, Champloo, Gurran Laggon, or Baccano. If you're in the mood for something creepier in the anime genre, check out Ghost Hound. Those are all pretty much my favorites in the field. 

    ART: 5/10
    STORYTELLING & PLOT: 5/10
    CHARACTERS: 3/10
    OVERALL: 4/10

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