Reviews for Boukyaku no Senritsu (6.19)
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Nishikiori Hiroshi
This has been one of the worst anime I have ever had the displeasure of seeing. While I`ve seen series that are objectively worse than this, they were at least non-intentionally funny, which...
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- Approval: 13.3% (7 votes)
20.11.2005 06:14 - direct link
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This has been one of the worst anime I have ever had the displeasure of seeing. While I've seen series that are objectively worse than this, they were at least non-intentionally funny, which is far more than Melody of Oblivion can claim to be. My snap reaction to the series (along with that of everyone else in the room when we watched it) can be summed up simply as "Fucking GAINAX."
Animation:
The designs of important or semi-important characters are done well and have reasonable amounts of detail packed into them. However, GAINAX tried to set the mood for the series by not animating or animating as caricutures most of the 'people' in the background. The landscapes and buildings were reasonably well done, but an almost comical overuse of a red filter to attempt to set mood and tone kills the effect.
Sound:
The opening is probably the best part of the entire series. The voice actors all do their job reasonably well, filling their party admirably (especially Koko). Unfortunately, the background music was a bit spotty, at times matching the scene perfectly, at times really overbearing and/or serving no purpose at all. The ending didn't stand out terribly much.
Story:
Judging the series as a whole, I have to rate MoO very poorly in the story section. While the story works reasonably well at the start as a monster of the week/arc show where the main character, Bocca, learns about the world around him, it quickly collapses in the final few episodes as GAINAX decided they needed an exciting ending and abruptly changed genres, introduced semi-important characters with no warning in order to get certain plot points set, added backstory and connections to existing characters which was never hinted at, and then tosses in an absurd ranch apparently just for the hell of it.
Character:
If there could be anything resembling a strong point in the series, it would probably be with the characters. Between Kurofune, the cool loner; Toune, the emotionally troubled one; Koko, the cheerful little girl; and the crazy mechanic, we get a memorable cast of side characters on the hero's side. On top of that, we get a set of likeable/cool villains in the monsters and a set of...unique Monster Union leaders. Unfortunately, the series really suffers under the male lead, who is incredibly annoyingly angsty (as opposed to Toune, who angsts for hysterical reasons).
Value:
Having watched the series, if I was offered the choice of watching it again or having a visit to the proctologist, there's a fairly good chance I'd take the visit to the proctologist. The last 4-5 episodes, where it appears as if the production team just stopped trying and/or ran out of budget and were forced to hire hobos from the nearest street corner, made my eyes bleed.
Enjoyment:
I enjoyed watching the Monsters do their thing, because humanity sucks. I enjoyed watching Toune work through her problems of acceptance, because it was hilarious as she moved through each stage (intentionally or not). I enjoyed watching Koko and the Armed Theatrical Group Chentauro for their fun interactions among themselves (and for Koko vamping on Sky Blue and Bocca). I didn't particularly enjoy much else, and I would give negative ratings specifically to anything and everything involving Bio-Concerto, that goddamned farm, the overuse of the red filters, and most of the cool characters not partaking on the finale.
Animation:
The designs of important or semi-important characters are done well and have reasonable amounts of detail packed into them. However, GAINAX tried to set the mood for the series by not animating or animating as caricutures most of the 'people' in the background. The landscapes and buildings were reasonably well done, but an almost comical overuse of a red filter to attempt to set mood and tone kills the effect.
Sound:
The opening is probably the best part of the entire series. The voice actors all do their job reasonably well, filling their party admirably (especially Koko). Unfortunately, the background music was a bit spotty, at times matching the scene perfectly, at times really overbearing and/or serving no purpose at all. The ending didn't stand out terribly much.
Story:
Judging the series as a whole, I have to rate MoO very poorly in the story section. While the story works reasonably well at the start as a monster of the week/arc show where the main character, Bocca, learns about the world around him, it quickly collapses in the final few episodes as GAINAX decided they needed an exciting ending and abruptly changed genres, introduced semi-important characters with no warning in order to get certain plot points set, added backstory and connections to existing characters which was never hinted at, and then tosses in an absurd ranch apparently just for the hell of it.
Character:
If there could be anything resembling a strong point in the series, it would probably be with the characters. Between Kurofune, the cool loner; Toune, the emotionally troubled one; Koko, the cheerful little girl; and the crazy mechanic, we get a memorable cast of side characters on the hero's side. On top of that, we get a set of likeable/cool villains in the monsters and a set of...unique Monster Union leaders. Unfortunately, the series really suffers under the male lead, who is incredibly annoyingly angsty (as opposed to Toune, who angsts for hysterical reasons).
Value:
Having watched the series, if I was offered the choice of watching it again or having a visit to the proctologist, there's a fairly good chance I'd take the visit to the proctologist. The last 4-5 episodes, where it appears as if the production team just stopped trying and/or ran out of budget and were forced to hire hobos from the nearest street corner, made my eyes bleed.
Enjoyment:
I enjoyed watching the Monsters do their thing, because humanity sucks. I enjoyed watching Toune work through her problems of acceptance, because it was hilarious as she moved through each stage (intentionally or not). I enjoyed watching Koko and the Armed Theatrical Group Chentauro for their fun interactions among themselves (and for Koko vamping on Sky Blue and Bocca). I didn't particularly enjoy much else, and I would give negative ratings specifically to anything and everything involving Bio-Concerto, that goddamned farm, the overuse of the red filters, and most of the cool characters not partaking on the finale.
