Audience reviews
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ThatAnimeSnobRE
The season before this show aired, there was Black Rock Shooter, (BRS) an infomercial aiming to sell via name to its established audience. AKB0048 (AKB) was doing the same thing, made to cater the fans of the homonymous teen idol group. Another thing both of them had in common was how they were trying to have a pseudo-serious premise for attracting the unsuspected.
The story is of course completely retarded and no more than a piss-poor excuse for some conflict, other than cute girls doing cute singing, to exist. No matter how much they tried to spice it up by making the pop-idols a resistance group waging war against an intergalactic oppressive government that hates entertainment, it still plays out as your typical moe-flick where nothing of importance ever happens … even when it is suppo…
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Watched it bc I'm an AKB48 fan :) it really touched my heart in certain moments cause I've wanted to join 48G since I was 15 and seeing the girls leave their homes, being nervous on the selection process, practice along with the other members, having their first handshake event and their own concert made me tear eyed :') I may not be able to acomplish this dream of mine but seeing them do it really filled me with joy. Love all of the details, big and small, from the inclusion of the wotas to the Mayuyu cyborg xD at first I wondered why they couldn't have used the original AKB to voice "themselves" but thinking about it now I'm happy they gave exposure to lesser popular members from 48G
All of the chacacters were memorable one way or another (Sonata you just stood up for being annoying sorr…
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AKB0048 represents everything I love about anime, and I have yet to find another show that matches it for sheer enjoyment. It conjures a setting that is objectively absurd, takes it completely seriously, and uses it to communicate a simple but powerful message: music and joy are powerful enough to change the world. This show leaves you feeling like dreams matter, that hope is everything, and that teenage girls are capable of anything they put their minds to.
You aren't supposed to take the setting seriously, and the absurdity of it takes on a kind of deadpan humor I really enjoy. Despite being so odd, this show actually does do a great job of portraying the world and its internal logic in a way that makes idols performing guerilla concerts in mechs genuinely seem like a sensible and heroi…
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Wow, what a ride this anime was. In short, my recommendation is to just watch AKB0048. It's amazing.
Art and Sound [9/10]
Both top-notch. They can sometimes feel like they could be better in some ways (though I wouldn't be able to tell you why), but overall they manage to be very amazing in AKB0048. The moments where the characters appear 'on stage' are especially spectaculair.
Story and Characters [7/10]
As for the characters and story, these are also really enjoyable to watch. However, it's here where I can spot one of the few flaws I see with AKB0048. There's a little bit too much 'training arcs' for my liking. It feels like the character development is given way too much priority, which leaves me feeling like the actual story is moving too slow. In addition to this, I think they cou…
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You might be saying - why such a high review when the individual scores are so low? Here's the thing about AKB0048. It's not just the sum of it's parts. Yes, the actual CGI performances and music aren't great and the side characters are needlessly annoying. The main leads and writing are a bit confusing and there's a lot of lore left unexplained. But how can anyone see the concept of AKB - literal anti-idol guerrilla warfare - and keep a straight face?? It's absolutely hilarious. I will never tire of scenes like the opening shot, where frilly petticoats turn out to be grenades and cute hair bows are actually tasers, or little throw away gags like no one ever commenting on having a literal, obvious robot/android in the group. Was I emotionally invested in the characters or story? Not really…
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AKB0048 is a mouthful to say much like how bloated this idol anime is!
AKB0048 is a futuristic idol anime that focuses on the Old and New "generations" of AKB0048 or "00" as they fight against the anti-entertainment bans thrghout the galaxy through guerilla concerts, but there's something deeper of being a 00 as well. Now a group of girls by the names of Nagisa Motomiya voiced by Karen Iwata, Chieri Sono voiced by Mayu Watanabe, Sonata Shinonme voiced by Kumi Yagami, Suzuko Kanzaki voiced by Sawako Hata, Makoto Yokomizo voiced by Mao Mita, Kanata Shinonome voiced by Haruka Ishida, Mimori Kishida voiced by Sumire Sato, Yuuka Ichijou voiced by Amina Sato and Orine Aida voiced by Sayaka Nakaya as they become the understudies of the current generation of AKB0048. Add to that but each of the c…
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The season before this show aired, we had Black Rock Shooter, (BRS) a title made for similar reasons: To sell via name and to appeal to its established audience. AKB0048 (AKB) is made just to cater the fans of the homonymous teen idol group and nothing more. Not only that, but unlike BRS which had a pseudo-serious premise to attract the unsuspected, AKB doesn’t even try.
The story is completely retarded and is nothing but a piss-poor excuse for some plot and conflict to exist in some form. It is still your typical moe-flick where nothing of importance ever happens … even when it is supposed to. Basically they combined the procedure of making pop-idols out of normal girls with a sort of resistance war against armies of oppressors. So you get pop idol / resistance fighters trying to become…
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Another Robert's Too Late Review coming atcha! This particular anime is an interesting one, and not for the best of reasons. As always I'm working from the dubbed version, which I'm led to believe is fairly significant, as the real life pop group, from what I understand, did the voices in the original Japanese. If the story was as convoluted and overbearing in that version, my assessment would stand just as firm. Another important note is this review is covering BOTH seasons of the show, as they do make for one (in)coherent whole. No matter how cute, there will not be a spot on the RTLR of idol anime for these girls. Let's drop it like it's hot.
Story: 4
Let me start by saying this: when it comes to idol and music anime, I'm very hard to disappoint. I have on my shelves right now all 9 Lo…
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After an interplanetary war at the beginning of the 21st century, planet Earth has been left in ruins, with much of its ecosystem completely destroyed. Because it was no longer possible to live a normal life on this planet, the inhabitants are forced to move on to other planets where life will, hopefully, be more comfortable.
The Deep Galactic Trade Organization, a totalitarian government that affects many of the newly inhabited planets, has somehow come to the conclusion that music is a source of evil, and that it must be banned and destroyed for good. The talent group AKB0048 is soon formed, based on the original AKB48 members that once lived on Earth. Even though their music is now considered universally illegal, they make it their mission to bring their music back to life by travellin…
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Want to know about the most otaku-bait idol show that has ever existed? Love Live? No. iDolm@ster? Close, but not quite there. AKB0048 is the wet dream of every 2-D only fag, who fantasizes about his pure waifu embarking on a space adventure while fighting giant robots. Seriously.
• AKB0048 is literally a sci-fi fanfiction about the members of the actual AKB48 idol group. Where their fans are horrifying CG men with glow-sticks and their favorite cute idols have licenses to carry a revolver, to satiate the average military otaku, while their real weapons is actually their… voice? That's right, what better to fight an Orwellian mecha army than singing at them. Memories of Macross are surfacing.
• I know I'm being really harsh on this show, which is supposed to be some kind of galactic nerd…
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This was the very 1st Idol or musical related anime that I actually watched. I never thought that I would love it so much. I honestly regret sticking to special power anime. AKB0048 has a great story, very cute and beautiful characters. Really emotional scenes. I cried a lot through this series, and I cried almost all the way through the last 2 episodes. Seeing how much the characters care about each other, how much they want to achieve their dreams, It just warms my heart so much <3 And the music is absolutely beautiful <3 Nagisa No Cherry is my favorite<3 This is definitely the greatest anime I've ever seen <3 If you love anime that involves music with a little bit of sci-fi action, this is the anime for you
Read at the sourceDevilishAngel86
This is a fun and bubbly show geared towards pre-teens and maybe teens. I like the music, its not really that bad. There are many characters and each and every single one seems to have a backstory that you get glimpses of. Character progression is pretty nicely done and it is nice to see how each one progresses from where they were to where they end up. The story is pretty far fetched but it keeps you intrigued with being more character based which isn't bad. For the adults, this show is not really for us, but it you have pre-teens and younger girls, I'm sure they would really dig this show and the music isn't bad to listen to so overall, for adults, its fine, for kids, its pretty good.
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I'm pretty sure people would hate me for this but I honestly thought that AKB0048 was better than Love Live! School Idol Project. This was because the idols in AKB0048 were fighting to put on shows and I think fighting idols are cool. I literally kept searching and searching to find a fighting idol anime like this. Not only that but the art style gave the characters this glossy look and I loved all their eyes! Most people said that this was as failure anime but, I thought this was an a outstanding anime. Somwhere along the line I had something that I could relate to in real life, so if you want to give this anime a try go for it and maybe you'll find something you can relate to in real life.
Read at the sourceMikaru7
Okay.. starting to review AKB0048 is hard for me a bit I guess.. but here goes...
Story- 10/10--
The story is a bit unrealistic, with girls fighting with weapons and also singing with the. But it's truly fun and entertaining.
Art- 8/10--
The art is nice and I liked it alot. But sometimes it turns me off and other times it is awesome for me.
Sound- 10/10--
The background sounds are awesome. The seiyuus do a great job in voice acting. Music is entertaining. Character- 8/10--
Characters are likable or lovable. I couldn't get to like only a few characters but others are all amazing for me.
Enjoyment- 10/10
I enjoyed a lot while watching AKB0048.
My overall rating is 10/10. I absolutely loved it because it had alot of drama and I'm a huge drama fan myself. Oh and it has another season as w…
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First, I’d like to mention that when I watched this anime a while back, I was unaware of how popular the idol industry was in Japan, let alone who the group AKB48 was. I came into this show expecting an enjoyable music-focused anime, and I was happy with what I got.
STORY:
The best thing about this show is the mixing of genres. It has a futuristic sci-fi setting, which lays the foundation for the universal ban on entertainment. The group of idols also serves as a group of rebels who are fighting to bring their music to their fans all across the universe. I really liked this premise and enjoyed the combination of their music performances and the fight scenes. That said, the plot about “saving the world” didn’t really go anywhere and could’ve been fleshed out more.
CHARACTERS:
It has a hug…
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I'll be the first to admit that the newly emerging "idol" genre is eyebrow raising. Then again, how can you be so surprised by it with the popularity of idols rising year after year. Most are generally light hearted and offbeat, focusing on music and friendship. AKB0048 does contain this, but it's also so much more.
I went into this show expecting a light hearted something to glance at while doing laundry. I didn't expect to fall in love with the series and watch all 13 episodes of the 1st season in one sitting (it's currently 3:14am and if I didn't have work in about 6 hours, I would be working my way into season 2).
The story is -- well, about as well written as any anime logic show driven allows. Still, it's got everything you could want from epic battles with mech elements to extra…
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Story: The story is about the universe being banned from entertainment. That means no music and no concerts. The rebels known as AKB0048 are a bunch pop idols who defy the laws and bring music into peoples hearts. The problem with the story is fact that they took it too far with the plot as in a group of teenage girls facing off against male soldiers in war. Its not believable that girls can beat soldiers with guns. Very dramatic with too much crying among the female characters.
Art: It was okay I did not like the eyes of the females with hearts in them and I get it there idols but it doesn't work for me. When they are singing its in 3d which I don't like keep it 2d.
Sound: No songs on this show stood out to me not memorable for viewers to go back to listen too.
Character: There are a…
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This is a really poorly written review, but you should still watch AKB0048 because its like really amazing and stuff
There wasn't even a story. Even so, it still managed to be mind-blowingly amazing. Also, the concept is kinda like a combination of Star Wars and iDOLM@STER.
The CG is really good, but the action isn't exactly the best ever.
The songs are really good. They are all songs from the real idol group AKB48. The music is very emotional, and it makes this anime, like really good and whatever. Although the dubbed speaking voices are really bad.
It is really cool how they involve all the backstories of the characters to make it more emotional.
A lot of animes like this convey a message like 'sing for the audience, not just yourself' or 'put others before yourself'. But this one h…
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First let me apologize for the mistakes I can make as I am from Brazil.
I have watched some Idol animes to know that this one is my favorite of them. I will try not to tell any spoilers.
Story (8):
The plot spins around 4 girls who as kids attended to the concert of AKB0048, an ''rebel'' group who makes concerts on planets where entertainment is banned, facing lots of danger they risk their lifes to bring joy to people, and show love. These 4 girls decide that one day they will join this group. I really think this is a great story, it is different from what we are used to on idol animes. I mean, even though it is an idol anime it has a lot of action on it due to the fact that entertainment is banned in a lot of planets, and there are fights on it. There are also some emotional parts (noth…
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I liked this way more than I should have. The art was fantastic with mix of traditional and CG work for the performances, I enjoyed the modern style and the attention paid to the choreography and background art in particular. I also found myself having favorite songs very quickly (Beginner anyone?!?!). The music in this show is based on real songs performed by the actual AKB48 which has an almost equally interesting story (check out wikipedia). The story is based on the spread of peace and centers on the efforts of the individual members as they overcome personal struggles and push through to new limits. The character development really shines in this regard and you get a bit of a feel for the master/apprentice-survivor/american idol type mash-up happening along the way. The story is far m…
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