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Arcane: A new Legend

Hello and welcome back to my hub.

Arcane hit the world like a storm. I on one hand didn’t even knew it existed until December last year.

So i thought, if i am gonna do a post on Series, what better way to start it if not by talking about Arcane.

And while most people have already watched it, you may still be on edge about it, or didn’t knew about it, or thought it won’t be good but it turned out to be amazing and have took it on your pride to don’t watch it, i am looking at you Jujutsu Kaisen, i will never watch you!

Anyway, let’s get this started, I am Mr Paradox and today i will tell you about Arcane. I will try to make it spoiler free as possible, but it has still a minor spoiler(kinda) in there.

Few Details:

From: Netflix

Episodes: 9

Status: Currently Running

Genre:

Starring:

IMDB: 9.1, Official Website: Arcane

Arcane is a prequel to League of Legends, a game i only know about from Conner from Trash Taste. Not the story of it ofcource, so i basically went blind in it.

And it was phenomenal, that’s how i felt watching every episode. And that opening from Imagine Dragons, what can i say about it.

This show had everything i could have hoped for, well not everything, i wanted more Jaycee fighting.

Anyway, before i talk about things i love, i should first talk about:

Things that i didn’t liked.

And on that list the first item is the ending. It was not an ending, it was a goddamn cliffhanger.

50% of the plot is left on air for the 2nd season, something that i want so bad and have to wait for, hopefully not for 6 years.

The 2nd thing on that list is the story, kinda. You see, while the story of the sisters was the main focus and i loved it, the thing is, The Topside got the short hand in it.

Mel story was just introduced and her character is not fleshed out enough for us to care.

Victor story was good, but is left hanging, Hermingder(or something his name is real hard) just started his story just like mel.

And Jaycee, he’s such a big character, the 100th champion, and the most interesting story aspect about him, is the stuff happening around him, instead of with him.

I still love him, totally because he has a big ass hammer with him.

And the final thing(SPOILERS) is the end of the first act(3rd episode), it was unexpected, and something that i don’t expected a 12year old to do. Then again it may because i was too mature for 12year when i was that age.

But to go under the guy who kidnapped Vander and almost killed them, why? Just why? I know it was for story, but it was never made sense to me.

Now that all that is done, let’s talk about(Spoiler free from now on):

What i love about Arcane:
Art

It was marvelous, it was like What if animation but better. It was Unique and so much alive. Each scene, each moment, it was breathtaking.

Story Imapct

While the story has problems in it somewhat, it’s still something that felt unique. You get caught up in it, you want to know what’s next, what happens now? Each story plot, as minor it is, is something that draws you in, and never let’s go.

Characters

The most i connected with characters, definitely on top 3. Each of them were so alive, as they had a life before we met them, that they mattered somewhat.

You will cry when they do, you will laugh when they do, they are one of the most humane characters i have ever seen.

In conclusion:

I know the last section was shorter than the “things i hate” section, but even then i have to say how amzing this was.

Yes it had flaws, it took me 3 days to come up with all that, i was being extremely nit-picking in that, and then that how little i got to hate.

On the other hand the things i loved was left short because i didn’t wanted to spoil it to you. Tension of each episode, the emotions. It’s something you don’t want to miss.

So yeah, this was my first review of a series, i don’t think this is the best way it could have done. But i am pretty happy with what i have here for you.

I will see you guys again, next week, in this world of greatness.

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86: Mecha rise back!

Hello everyone and welcome back. Today i am here with a show, that have brought back Mecha.

Who am i kidding Darling in the Franxxx did that, this is the show that seen the potential and success of that, and thought to get some of it for themselves, and somwhere along the lines, they ended up creating one of the best Mecha anime in out time, which i mean after 2010.

Yes, you know who am i talking About, so why don’t we begin already.

Details:

Studio: A-1 Pictures

Episodes: 11 + 12

Voice Actors: Ikumi, Shouya, Sayumi, Saori, Natsumi, Seiichirou, Misaki, Yuuya

Genre: Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Ratings:

86 was really a surprise, as i didn’t expected it to be soo good.

This series picks up and leaves you in the ending stage of a war. With the fact that everything will be over in 2 years.

Going to war are the people from 86th district. Essentially, everyone who’s hair and eyes are not silver.

This people, or most importantly kids, go through war each day for the nation while the people in them don’t even consider them human.

The contrast we see between them, and there’s differences. How they look at each other, how there words are not even considered.

And then when they go to another hero, they are seen as these pitiable beings, and people want to give them a better life, ignoring what they want and how they lived there lives so far.

And i am not even mentioning the story or action in this.

The Action is really good, much do my surprise, is good enough to not skip. And the story is better left on it’s own for you to enjoy.

The Best Quality:

IT has to be the cinematography, or in simple terms, how each scene is done, the foreshadowing, the angles, expressions.

You may say it’s more part of the Story, which it is, but i think this describes it better as this covers most of the aspect not associate with story.

Now, i am not saying this show doesn’t have flaws, but most of them are ignored, so here’s a small list of them:

Common Criticism:
The slow pacing of the show

I Have to say, this is way too slow paced, too many times.

I can’t watch this show in less than 2.5x Speed. I know it may be different for different people.

And i know it’s for good reason, you can see it yourself but i still don’t like it.

too much on the nose

If it was forgettable, i wouldn’t be recommending this to you. If you watch like 500 Shows or such, then i think it would be hard to remember this show, otherwise, it’s quite memorable.

The Mystery element surely suffers from the pacing issues as well, also with the fact how much story they tried to shove it in.

The Conclusion:

It’s a good anime, without a doubt an interesting one, like i promised.

Yes it has flaws, a lot of them, but even then it entertains us well enough, and it’s different from what we usually get from anime seasonally.

And i think it adapted the story well enough as well.

So, what do you guys think? Is this a good and interesting anime? Like this post if you do.

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Akudama Drive And the 3 episodes That everybody hated

Hello everyone, and welcome back.

Today i am here with an anime, which is something not many expected when it was airing. And it just fizzle out after the end of the season without many people even talking about it, so i thought, this is something that you guys will like.

Once again, i think you guys already know which anime we will be talking about today.

Details:

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Episodes: 12

Voice Actors: Takahiro, Tomoyo, Yuuichirou, Shun, Shunsuke, Megumi, Subaru, Akio, Yumiri

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Action,  Sci-Fi

MAL: 7/10 | AniList 8/10| Imdb 7/10

Personally, I loved this. From the first episode Akudama Drive hooks you in, be it aesthetic or the story, there is something that will hook you in.

The story is really good and so unexpected, that it will make it so refreshing to watch each episode, as this is quite different from most shows airing each season, which feels like re-skin of a show that you have already watched.

I also like the fact that there is no Plot Armor, people will die, People from the Main Group will Die at somepoint, who and when, is not something i think you should know.

The Artwork is also amazing, and unique then most anime’s.

Fun Fact: All the episodes title is actually name of Hollywood Movies.

The Best Quality:

It had to be the world or the plot twists.

The world of this anime is so, lived in, that it feels like it existed way before our characters did, and it will continue to grow and change with time.

On the other hand. The plot twist is also something that shook me. It was surprising. You will not be able to think where the story is going.

If it has perfection then it has flaws.

Personally, i didn’t find many, but what i did find is also part of some:

Common Criticism:
Dull Characters

Sometimes, the character feel dull, and plain. And ofcource you will feel that.

Because most of the time, they don’t change. They were exactly how they were when first introduced, the brainless brawler, is a brainless brawler, a murdering psychopath is a murdering psychopath. Most of them don’t even get Backstories.

The 2nd Half

The 2nd Half had some problems, namely 3 episodes.

No matter who you are, there is a chance you will not like 3 episodes from this show, which 3 depends on your taste.

I don’t know why it is, but somehow it is. For me, one of the episodes was episode 5. I just didn’t like it at all.

Death with NO Impact

Some people found the death to be impact less, which is understandable. If you remember, one of the problems of this show is somewhat dull characters.

I don’t usually pick up on it, but if you do, you will most probably don’t feel any impact from the death.

Straight Forward Story

The story, while i find it really good or crazy. It’s something that you can expect real easy if you pay attention to detail too much, or have watched many animes or heist movies. Because, i am being honest, it’s not really that out of the world, just a good mix-match of them.

The Conclusion:

It’s an amazing show, it has great plot twists, it’s different from what you get usually from anime.

While it’s story is not so unique, and can get somewhat predictable with some shallow characters, it’s really doesn’t stop it from being really enjoyable.

So, what do you guys think? Is this a good and interesting anime? Like this post if you do.

If you have already watched this, then tell me in the comment who was your favorite character. Are you also reading the manga adaption of it?

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Island: A Romance Anime that sometimes confuses the viewers lot more than it should

Hello everyone, this is my first post, on this blog so i am really excited to see how it goes.

And i thought, what better way to start thing off than to talk about Anime.

Yes, and i think you guys already know which anime we will be talking about today.

Details:

Studio: feel.

Episodes: 12

Voice Actors: Yukari, Kana, Hibiku, Tatsuhisa, Rina

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi

MAL: 6/10 | AniList 7/10| Imdb 5/10

It is adapted from a visual novel from the same name. They literally complied 33 Hours of Content(Including all Routes) in 4 hours. And i have to say, they did a pretty good job in it.

From the animation to the Voice Acting, it was all top notch.

The characters felt unique and different from your usual anime’s.

The chemistry between the characters is really good. And i really liked the love story in this.

But what really sold this was:

The Best Quality:

The Music, the songs in this show was amazing, from the opening to the song Rinne always sings. They really elevates the show more than i can say.

The song, Lasting Memories, is sang by Yukari Tamura, and it’s really beautiful. So is the OP and ED who is sang by the same artist.

The thing that suffered most because of this adaptation, was the story. I have not played the game, but i can see that they pulled something from all the routes and tried to put it together in a cohesive story.

Which works, for most of the time. Except that sometimes it doesn’t explain how events are connected, or how time is working in this. While this doesn’t spur many issues, the ending or the 2nd half of the series suffers from it, as you might be easily confused by it. I was.

Common Criticism:
Pacing is shit!

I agree, a lot of the times, pacing is just bad. It goes from cheeky fun to mystery and highschool slice of life in 5 – 10 minutes. But you only notices it if you are Veteran Weeb, such as myself. If you just Entered the world of anime, i think you will like it wel enough.

It’s forettable

If it was forgettable, i wouldn’t be recommending this to you. If you watch like 500 Shows or such, then i think it would be hard to remember this show, otherwise, it’s quite memorable.

The Sci-Fi/Mystery

This is a big one, most people didn’t liked the Sci-Fi Side of the show, and was bored because the Mystery aspect was not good and was dragged on because of bad pacing.

I will say, there’s a big chance that the Sci-Fi element of this show will bore you or make you dislike the anime, and that’s something you should keep on mind before starting this, having high expectations is not really good when watching anime.

The Mystery element surely suffers from the pacing issues as well, also with the fact how much story they tried to shove it in.

Blank main character

Setsuna, is your normal VN protagonist, one without much personality. But it doesn’t work in Anime, so yes Setsuna is quite Blank.

The Conclusion:

It’s a good anime, without a doubt an interesting one, like i promised.

Yes it has flaws, a lot of them, but even then it entertains us well enough, and it’s different from what we usually get from anime seasonally.

And i think it adapted the story well enough as well.

So, what do you guys think? Is this a good and interesting anime? Like this post if you do.

If you guys want to see more recommendation check other my other posts, i also post recommendations on Movies, games, music, software, youtube and so on.

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