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Dec 28, 2016
If you came here looking for an immensely meaningful plot that will make you see the world in a completely different way and make you wonder what the purpose of life is, then I'm terribly sorry... you came to the wrong place. Though, if you came here for a short show that will keep you entertained on times when you purely want to watch something simple, but just aren't into those moe-blobs or harem shows, then... nope, not that one either.
Nanbaka offers you the typical gag-anime humor consisting of popular shounen anime "special move" exclamations and pointless comical moments in the middle of serious fights,
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but then there is some drama that makes the show seem as it were trying to make the plot deeper, thus make it look like it doesn't know what kind of series it actually wants to be.
The story is nothing special. Four young criminals with unpleasant pasts, known for always breaking out of every prison they're transferred to, end up in the world's most intimidating prison, where the story is set. That's pretty much the baseline, and while it wasn't that bad at all, the needless drama kicked in, and it ruined everything. Pointless overexaggerating drama, even though it could've stayed a fun and lighthearted series without any drama whatsoever.
The art is very nice and detailed, which I like a lot. Every single thing on a character, no matter how big or small, has a slight gradiation which makes the art look significantly more detailed. The animation seems pretty solid, as well. The colours are very bright and vivid; just what feels best for an action anime series. On the other hand, we always have those flashy stars around the character that seem kind of pointless. Also, all of the characters have these colourful characteristics, be it hair, eyes, clothes, or all of those together, and while it suits the carefree comedic side it had in the beginning, it quickly gives off the opposing effect when it has its identity crisis. Simply makes it look like a few rainbows fighting to death. Lovely.
When it comes to sound, I didn't really notice anything astonishing during the actual show, but I do like the opening considerably. I might also add that the voices suit each character fairly well.
The characters might be a little cliché at times, but overall they're aren't that bad... that is before it goes up the hill with the drama and they become impossible to relate to, or even just enjoy.
Now, there are still quite a few flaws in this anime, so let me just mention those right now.
For starters, the show is about 5 different individuals, the four inmates and their guard, so why is it that an episode ends with an intriguing cliffhanger and continues with an entire episode about the backstory of a character who barely even has any screen-time? In that case, a mere filler about just one of the main characters would've been a lot more entertaining. Generally, the show often gives off this rushed feeling, as if they tried developing the story at the last second. Which leads to my next point, what we've all been waiting for: The identity crisis. Typically, an action gag-anime has a lot of humor during fights and such moments, with slight drama here and there to add some spice, but here there's a supposedly serious fight, random humor all over the scene, and then suddenly everyone gets depressing. The anime proclaimed that it's a gag-anime during the show. It seems as though it just can't pick its mind on what it wants to be, a serious action drama show, or a comedic gag-anime. My guess is that it tries to be both, serious and funny, and balance that like other shows do, but it just seems to fail miserably. In my opinion, it would have been highly enjoyable without any drama, if it simply stayed the way it was in the first few episodes.
The only audience I could imagine Nanbaka for, the way it ended up, is the audience that has just watched a few mainstream shows, and doesn't really care about that story. The audience who just wants some action, which action is kind of unappealing, as well, because it barely has any.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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Dec 27, 2016
Haikyuu is one of those series that have both their good points, as well as their bad points, but can still entertain you significantly, nonetheless. Kind of similar to one's "guilty pleasure" series, just with the good points being obvious.
The third season of "Haikyuu!!", practically one match, is as simple as the one before, and the one before that one. Pretty straightforward: If you enjoyed one season, you will enjoy the rest. If you didn't enjoy one season, you won't enjoy the rest either. It's that kind of series.
Now, to get more in depth, while the story itself really isn't anything special; the rest makes
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up for it.
The art really screams that it's both a shounen, and a sports series. Very much like "Kuroko no Basuke", as it is made by the same studio.
Personally, I was slightly turned off when the first episode started and I saw this well-animated and beautiful opening, but when the actual show started the art was exactly the same as the second season. A little more detailed art like in the opening would really get the show a few extra points from me.
The music, and overall the sound, isn't anything mind-blowing; the OST really fits in with the important moments, the sounds during the match (like the cheering, the squeaking of the shoes, the ball hitting the players' hands, etc.) are as you'd normally expect, and the OP is quite catchy if I say so myself.
Now, remember when I mentioned the story I said that the rest makes up for it? I mostly meant the characters and their development. I don't think there's anyone who won't like at least one character from the show. They develop nicely, at a good pace, and have non-obnoxious personalities which viewers can relate to.
As I said in the very beginning, Haikyuu is one of those series where even though you can see their bad aspects, you still enjoy them.
To give an example, take how even though most characters skyrocket the show's realism, that quicky comes to naught once they show their lack of basic newcomer knowledge even though they're on a national level for the sake of explaining every little thing to the audience. Or should I point out how almost all these different players have such overpowered, but meaningless to the actual sport, abilities just to catch the eye of the viewer who's there for the appearance, and not for the actual plot. I don't need to give examples, do I?
Despite all that, I still enjoyed the show quite a bit, and if you liked the 2 previous seasons, you'll like this one as well!
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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