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AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue is an anime adaptation of a visual novel that I enjoyed quite a bit. In this review, I’ll discuss how the anime stands on its own while also evaluating how well it adapts the original visual novel.
--The Unique Setting--
The main appeal of AOKANA lies in its focus on a fictional sport called Flying Circus. More broadly, the setting features an island where people use anti-gravity shoes to fly to school, though there are strict restrictions on how and where these shoes can be used for travel.
The anime does an excellent job of showcasing the excitement of Flying Circus. In the visual novel, the sport is depicted through moving sprites and beautifully drawn CG stills. Seeing these sequences animated is a treat, even with some obvious CGI. Personally, I…
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(Mostly a negative critique, quick summary at the bottom)
Anti-gravity boots are at the center point theme, using special flying boots to get to school, Asuka our clumsy MC sees them for the first time (not really, as you find out she knew about them when she was little....) and wants to learn how to use them, later on she and her group of friends sees a girl at the beach challenging someone to a Flying Circus dual, learning about what the sport is, wants to challenge her, this leads to her scoring a point and sparking an interest for the sport.
Considering I watched this anime dubbed, "That match was so exciting I almost peed my pants" sums up the dialog of this show, the characters were basic factory made to be liked, same copy-cat backstory for you to gain sympathy to every single sid…
Read at the sourceKanekoKTIA
First off AOKANA has a great concept and execution... in the visual novel. The anime removing romance has me feel less both towards characters and sports which you'd think would be improved cause it's given extra focus.
I finished playing both Aokana and EXTRA1 & 2 recently and they're all perfect imo, I've seen some people say the romance was a bit out of place at some points in the VN but this adaptation proves to me that "A story about girls flying through the sky and falling in love" (or something like that was shown at the Grand end credits) is a necessary part of this story. Should also mention some people believe the romance is what makes some of the heroines (Mashiro and Misaki specifically become such amazing characters by the end of their routes and EXTRA's thanks to their relat…
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Read the fucking Visual Novel.
I watched this solely because the source material is my favourite visual novel. And good lord does this disappoint. It completely ruins the story beats that the vn has, makes the fight scenes look ridiculous through CGI (apart from the last one thankfully) and ruins the art-style of the vn.
For the first point, the story beats being ruined:
The show takes story beats from different routes but really fails to mesh them together well, even introducing some that weren't there and literally contradict the ones present in the visual novel. Furthermore the ones that are there that still make sense are often so quickly disregarded and pushed aside its aggravating. The pacing too, is insane, the show needed another 12 episodes to fit the current content into a m…
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I was able to finish this series just recently and it left me an interest to write a review for it. While I was able to play its visual novel (the first visual novel that I was able to finish), I’d like to give my cents worth.
Aokana is a unique sci-fi, sports anime which revolves around the value of camaraderie, which the anime adaptation gives emphasis. What makes it unique is the concept of the sport involved which is the “Flying Circus” (FC). Just imagine a dogfight between 2 fighter jets but instead of the jets, humans themselves are involved with the help of gravshoes for them to fly. Basically, it’s a human dogfight with addition of racing in the sky, that’s how FC works. It was introduced here that humans are capable of flying almost freely with the help of gravshoes.
I was surpr…
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(NOTICE 1°: Recommend to watch the anime first before reading this review)
(NOTICE 2°: This review is in English and Spanish)
--REVIEW IN ENGLISH--
‘’Look at the sky, don't avert your eyes, the answer lies there’’
That's what the visual novel taught me.
(NOTICE: Visual Novel Reader / Player)
Yes, as it says above, this review is focused from the point of view of adaptation of a visual novel, so it will have two parts, how good anime is and the other side of the coin, how well adapted to anime is it, both points individually, so here we go. (NOTICE: Sorry if my English is bad)
1. REVIEW OF THE ANIME
History 7/10
The story is good and simple (A sports club, how much fun it is to fly and the freedom it brings, friendships, winning or losing, although what really matters is having fun,…
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ah an anime thats not popular at all not everyone knows it and still i watched that anime bcs it was recommended to me from one of my friends that anime overall wasnt smtn special but it was fun to watch its a sports kind of anime it was intersting idea for an anime as well a shoes that have wings nothing that we can imagine in real life now days but they even made it into sport the opening and ending were amazing the anime was pretty fun to watch as well it had kind of intersting to see story about a girl that wanned to win the championship and there were pretty much alot of different type of ppls that were into that sport and the sport it self had alot of different rules that were RLY INTERSTING ACTUALLY and there are different type of persoanlities in the sport it self there were like 3…
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I find the concept of the series very innovative, and the plot setting is nice. Character development is fine, although I must say towards the end of the series, the ending is quite naive. In my opinion, I think the series could have improved more of the character developments of the side characters, as I think everything just isolates around a few characters. I love the music and environment of this anime, especially the themes of flying. I also love how it portrays to the audience of the character's sentiments towards their craft and passion which anyone can relate with in their own lives, and I find the Flying Circus to be very inspirational.
Read at the sourceRyanSpring
I have not played the visual novel on which this is based, so that will be a complete non factor for this review. This is solely about the anime.
Overall, Aokana is mediocre. It definitely has flaws and it doesn't excel at anything, but there are some things to enjoy here too. Far and away the strongest aspect of the show is its invention of and significant focus on an entirely new sport, flying circus, which looks like it would be a blast to play and is fairly creative and well thought out as a whole. They spend a ton of time on it and they go over tactics and strategies and they do a good job keeping the viewer in the loop as to why things are occurring. The rules, for the most part, are clear, but there are definitely a few aspects of flying circus that require a viewer to suspend thei…
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I know this is kinda weird review (and probably the shortest one available), but still... (sry for my English :(
tl;dr: highly recommended if you're looking for an anime to stay live in.
I watched the anime about 2 years ago and gave it 6/10 because the plot was really mediocre but... somehow i play this opening song again and again. Now I understand: this anime isn't about the breathcatching plot or the awesom characters, it's just about the atmosphere and surroundings. When I watched it for the first time, it was just an average anime to me, but it left kind of subconscious imprint on my soul. I realised it for the first time, as these green rainy urbanized islands appeared in my dreams. As I woke up, I just understood, that there's something special about this atmosphere and this land…
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I have added this anime to my "to-watch" list a while ago, just never got to it because of time constraints and a long list of "to-watch" stuff lol...
Anywho, this is a GREAT anime. I am not really into the sports genre, but I picked this up because I really liked the art style of it. It looks amazing! Other popular titles pale in comparison to this. The op of the series is really beautiful as well, song brings a tear to my eye almost every time I listen to it. The op really makes you connect w/ the characters.
The story isn't know knows what. There's a point about half-way where I really thought it was gonna go downhill, but they resolved it pretty well. My only complaint is that the should have really made it a 13 episode (or at least bring out an OVA) sort of like how Denpa Onna to Se…
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm is actually a ‘sports’ anime, or I consider it to be. It follows the main protagonist as she discovers how amazing and fun the sport, Flying Circus, was. Flying Circus is a sport about flying fast and hitting the back of the enemy to point. Its very intriguing and definitely interesting. The sport itself attracted me, that’s why I got into this series. The story follows like any other typical slice-of-life sports anime. Still, it was enjoyable. I do admit, there were some pacing issues on some episodes in the middle part of the series. There were some episodes that I felt were unnecessary or were too slow. The rest then were okay.
Other than the sport, the characters also made me like the series. All of the characters were really likeable. I didn’t find anyone…
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(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
When I was a kid, say five years old or so, I liked picking dandelions.
Specifically, I picked them whenever I played soccer on my uncles’ team. They were kind enough to help guide us youngsters to victory – at least, those who had such goals. For I, playing goalie and having zero interest in what was happening around me, happily took to weeding the ground. The ball rolled and the players ran, but I concerned myself only with the dirt and the dandelions before me.
I was bored; I wasn’t having fun. That element is key to any sport, any activity: fun. Because if you are not having fun, then what is the point?
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm answers this question, with goals on the ground and dreams in the sky, as a su…
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This is not the best anime I've seen either, but I feel like it should receive a bit more credit.
(By the way, I've never played the game it is based off of)
This is a sports anime. If you were looking for a "romance", it's not here. Although I feel like I could have fit it in, the new ideas and concepts make up for it.
The story follows a group of high school students that participate in FC, or Flying Circus. The players, using anti-gravity boots, race each other to these buoys or try to tag the other players back. Pretty simple, but also pretty creative.
Now, the characters were very lackluster. Most of the time they were way too predictable, or they were so far off from their characters you would just sit there and think, "Who's idea was this?"
Even though I've been giving this anim…
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When I first read the description for the show I thought, "Great, here's another harem where the underdog guy will suddenly sweep everyone off their feet." Surprisingly, this show isn't really like that at all, it's more about the fruition of a girl's lifelong dream to be able to fly and compete with the other best flyers in the area. Though the show showed promise early on with some good development, the circus's act breaks up late in the show, falling victim to forced, unnatural antagonists. If you're looking for a harem, this definitely is not one. If you're looking for a competitive, tournament-based show that bastardizes moves from air combat, then feel free to dig in.
Animation:
The show is well drawn overall with a rather bright mood and lots of serene, blue skies and oceans. Backg…
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I liked to call this one the "Reverse Gender Sports Anime"
I seriously mean that, the anime got some wrong tags.
The cast plays a sport, it may not be a real life sport but for their world, it is.
Instead of a guys team, it's a girl's team.
Instead of a girl manager, its a guy manager.
There is the fresh year who joins the club and turns into the ace in the hole.
Actually though, look at Haiykuu or Kuroko. They have all what was mentioned before, but the opposite gender. And being a fan of those two recent sports animes, I had a good time watching this one.
Some may call out our MC is quite the dumb klutz, but she is about as clueless to the sport as she was. In short, she learns about the sport as much as we do from watching.
The sport is pretty neat, its a 1 versus 1 aerial battle fo…
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I find it very, very interesting that most reviews for this anime fall between the ratings of 8 and 10. I don't want to badmouth anyone, so I'll just leave this as is and move on.
Story - 2
A girl learns how to fly. Yeah...
Okay really though there's nothing much to it other than that. Simple, straightforward, and boring.
"Don't include story summaries, users already have the synopsis written for them." WELL WHAT ELSE DO I SAY FOR THE STORY IF ONE LINE ACTUALLY SUMMARIZES EVERTHING?
Art - 4
Nothing stands out. Generic character design. Background looks like god damned 50% render scale at 1080p, or 75% if you have a 720p monitor. Might as well give this a rating of 2...
Sound - 2
Okay maybe I'm a bit spoiled by anime like sao, shigatsu wa kimi no uso, haikyuu, and uh I'm too lazy to look…
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So I really liked this anime, it was very entertaining and the characters were really fun. I could really enjoy these epic battles, and the last episode made me really emotional, it is truly a great anime. One thing that bothers me a bit... is the lack of a bit more slice of life scenes and a bit more character development, I think it was just a bit rushed, not really much, but they could have done much more and it would have been a 10, I would fucking love this anime and it would be my favorite. But yeah overall an 8.
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This was one of the animes of the last season who didin't generate discussions. But what can I say of it. Well:
This anime has good visuals, good sound, and the Flying Circus it's kind of interesting. The most interesting element for me was the shoes, I really would like to have a pair of those shoes, You no?.
But out of that, this anime has nothing to offer:
There's no story.
The characters are generic and flat.
And absolutely nothing happens.
If you are looking for entertaiment, then it can interest you.
If you are looking for quality, it's definitely not for you.
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Normally i dont like writing these dont like the anime things but in this case i just had to. If you dislike an anime that basically tricks you with the summary and leaves you with an unfilling bad feeling after having watched it dont watch this.
So if i found this anime that bad why did i watch it fully because of the consept to be honest and that the music fitted with it also because something that the anime summary tricks you into believing in never happens which i wont say since it would be the ultimate spoiler to the anime.
What i didnt like was the boring development between characters with a feeling like nothing will happen there eventhough you hope that something will happen. This anime has the feeling of some other anime there they just rush through the entire show saying this…
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