Tag: Shonen

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

…as you continue watching, you start to pick and choose the particular plot threads and character arcs that matter the most to you and latch onto those as your primary hook, and the show uses that attachment in order to trap you in the web of intrigue that its weaving and suspend your disbelief; it recognizes that some of the actual plot elements are a little absurd and a little bit over-the-top, that its magic system is not actually that complex and its rules not that strictly defined, that its world is not necessarily deep enough that a viewer will be possessed to read pages upon pages of background and history, but instead of investing time in trying to explain all that away, they make their investment in getting you to buy into the story anyway.… Read more.

Trigun / Trigun Stampede

…some would describe Trigun as a show consisting of “mostly filler”, but that is a gross misrepresentation of the truth when in actuality, each and every one of those “filler” episodes is so deeply important and strictly necessary for the viewer to appreciate and fully experience the show, filler in name only simply because of the way in which Trigun’s anime adaptation deviated from the original source material it was born from, or the way in which those filler episodes arguably “deviate” from the main plotline, a semantic and technical distinction so unbelievably misguided it is astounding.… Read more.

Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism

…first off, I went into this expecting it to be more of a comedy and less action and plot heavy than it actually was. If you couldn’t tell just from that comment alone, it’s really not; this is a straight up shonen anime, action scenes and attack names abound.… Read more.

Tokyo Ghoul

Now, normally I would segue into what the overall story or plot is supposed to be about after the intro sequence is over, but to be perfectly honest I have no idea how to explain the plot of Tokyo Ghoul to you.… Read more.

Akikan!

I think one of the best parts of Akikan is the direction—during serious or tearjerking scenes, the direction, sound design, voice acting and animation is actually so well done that you are caught between the two extremes of “well done drama” and “I am currently watching a man mourn the death of his melon juice”.… Read more.