Audience reviews
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TheYellowBeanie
I wish I could say this is the most fun with an anime I’ve had in a long time, and while it’s certainly a watchable show and I would return for a second season, I think it falls short in a few vital areas.
Before we get there though, how did I feel at the beginning of the show? Here’s a little something I typed out before I was done;
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Someone’s view of and time with any piece of media is a deeply subjective, personal experience. Not everything can appeal to everyone. But a story is meant to appeal to someone, teach them something, or entertain sensibilities maybe only they have. Appare Ranman! is almost exactly that for me, to the point of marking off nearly every checkbox.
Steampunk? Check.
Fun opening? Good ending? Great soundtrack overall? Check.
Unique, eccentric visual arti…
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6.25/10 ~ Fun ride
This one was a weird one, but I enjoyed it enough to watch it all the way through. If I had to describe it, would be as such: Dr.Stone enters Deathrace 2000 in the American industrial period. My biggest gripe with the show is it was far to short and it felt like there should have been an entire mini arc at the end and it just skips a month ahead and ends... uh okay then.
Pros:
- MC is enjoyable even if they are a Mary Sue
- I really enjoyed the attempt at brining anime logic into the American Industrial age
- weird to say but it had a Beginning, middle and end, So many decent shows out there with no ending
- English dub was decent
-as mothers basement would say, this was some hot trash
- I honestly did not know where the story was going which was nice that it wasn't t…
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This type of anime is like an emotional roller coaster; it plays with the audience by being unpredictable. This anime can appeal to fans of racing and action on wheels. I particularly want to praise the original dubbing, which I consider one of the standout aspects of the series. The animation is also worth mentioning; P.A. Works did an exceptional job. Furthermore, the villain is one of the strong points of this anime and can leave the viewer speechless. Interestingly, his voice reminds me of the voice actor for Cell from Dragon Ball Z. In short, if you enjoy racing anime, you will definitely like this one.
Read at the sourceAniSabii
Story was average its like watching wacky races on boomerang as a child, but in anime form. I've only seen it once and would never ever watch again to be honest. The very beginning drew me and though I will most definitely say that. Its just the direction it took was not for me at all.
Now for my favorite part about the anime was the art. I honestly think if your interest was peaked in anyway, shape, or form. It was most definitely because of the art style because thats how they got me lol. P.A. works be doing a good job though it honestly was the biggest things that drew me into "another" and "angel beats".
Favorite character was obviously Appare Sorano he just really reminded me of the mc from dr. stone and his design was fire.
I messed with the music too Im not gone lie so I guess…
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Appare-Ranman! is an anime about a Japanese inventor and a Japanese warrior who accidentally wind up in America and have to enter a car race to earn enough money to travel home. The story is 100% self-contained so the only season ends the show just fine. There are a lot of fun details in the anime. For example, there is a character named TJ who is carrying around a phonograph instead of a boom box because this is a period piece that is set in the 1920s. My favorite parts of the anime was when there was a situation that could be solved by doing a lot of complex math problems and you saw the calculations flying through Appare's head. I wish there had been more of an emphasis on the Engineering and Scientific process like in "Dr. Stone." Additionally, I thought that the series spend way too m…
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"APPARE-RANMAN!"
Genre- Comedy, Sports, Historical, Cars, Action.
'This is not logical.' We humans aren't machines and therefore, cannot subdue our feelings or emotions like one. But for Appare Sorrano, things are different as he is built in a way where he can only care and think about the next new invention and things that will make the world advance towards the new evolution. Devoting his time and everything to his scientific studies and engineering, Appare gets in trouble and ends up leaving Japan in a self-made steamboat.
Only to get carried away to America and participate in a Trans-America Wild Race, where many racers will now take part in a race from Los Angeles to New York, and the winner shall receive the prize money of $1,510,000. During his journey, Appare goes on to change h…
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I really enjoyed this anime! It should have been 24 episodes so viewers could have gotten to know the supporting characters on a deeper level. Either way, the cast was pretty diverse and they all worked together to stop the baddy bad guy. I am very satisfied that there was a strong female character that can fight as well if you are a person that likes seeing strong women in anime. There was character development for Appare which is something I eat up in stories. It was very humorous and overall, it's a good past time anime if you're thinking of something fun to watch that has strong characters that leave you smiling and maybe crying.
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Appare-Ranman is an original PA Works anime from last year. Yes, the studio behind Canaan, Another, Charlotte and some less impressive works like Fairy Gone. Still, they're a studio that generally does pretty well as far as I'm concerned. I mean, the weakest anime I've seen them produce was still average.
Story:
Our tale is set in a fictitious version of the Meiji era, so around 1870s since it seems to be pretty early on. In this time, there's an eccentric young inventor named Appare. He gets into some trouble at home and sets sail in a steam boat where he's pursued by the young samurai, Kosame. This results in the pair being propelled forward and going all the way to the United States where they eventually decide to take place in a cross continent race called the Trans-America Wild rac…
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"Appare Ranman!" might very well be one of the most insane anime I've ever seen. I'll be the first to admit that I've always had a soft spot for anime taking place during the late 19th to early 20th century and since those don't often come around I was immediately intrigued by this one. Although historical accuracy isn't precisely a strong point of the series the setting does contrast well with the vibrant characters and over-the-top premise. With it's striking character designs, incredible fight choreography and soundtrack by none other than Evan Call himself this show is a wild ride to say the least.
The story is very much driven forward by the characters and the show spends the first 4 episodes setting up stakes for several major characters showing us why they want to win the race. App…
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Just like the vehicles it depicts - fast, powerful and fancy.
I find that Appare-Ranman! embodies, in both content and intention, that of surpassing boundaries. It's not just that the show is set on the cusp of technological revolution, nor that the expansive cast hails from all nations and backgrounds, but also that the work itself is able to refute traditional genre constraints, free to present something altogether new, a rarity in this age. And it's not just a thoroughly unique story, but one that becomes its own themes manifest; innovation and refinement being both watchwords and destinations.
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At first glance, the story doesn't appear quite so special. A lawless race with a huge cash prize and the impetus of being stranded across the ocean are both strong ideas, but both have b…
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Appare Ranman is probably one of the greatest anime, ever!! This anime was not what I expected at first, and it's greatness blew my mind! Every single character is so loveable (except that Gil the Butcher), and the art and animation is purely amazing!!! The story itself is great, and the Intro's definitely the part of this series that's gonna be stuck in my head for a loooong time. Some of the parts of the story don't really stick together though, and there are some flaws in each character's personalities, which annoyed me from time to time. I'm really gonna miss this anime though, and can't wait for the next season (if there'll be one, which there definitely should)!!!!!
Read at the sourceatarashi-cchi
I wasn't actually that interested in this anime since it has the tag "cars" which i'm not into. But it only took 2 eps to get me hooked.
The good parts about this anime is: 1st people actually die xD not only knocked out like in all other shounen animes.
2nd: the main character isn't the one who changes everyone around, it's the opposite, which makes it so good ;-;
3rd and the most important thing is: they don't take half of the episodes explaining difficult stuff about cars and engines and whatever like in ehm all science-fiction or mecha, which why most mecha are boring, and appare ranman isn't boring at ALL.
It even got me interested in engineering even though i hate those subjects. It just makes even stuff you' aren't into look fun and interesting!
Aside from that, characters are…
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Wow! Appare-Ranman is something totally different than anything I've watched. The art style is lovely, and I LOVE the character designs. Appare is probably one of the coolest designs I've seen. The story is fun and action packed, even though it's not exactly realistic (especially for a "historical" anime lol). My only issue is that some moments were a bit lack luster, and some characters seemed very weak compared to others. Appare, TJ, Dylan, and even Kosame were so fleshed out and unique and had some badass moments, but then the females (Xialian and Sophia) just seemed bland and kinda just there to have some female characters...
The voice acting was great and the cast all did an amazing job! I put a 7 for sound because I honestly can't remember anything else about the sound design, but a…
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I can't help but feel like this is a show with something of an identity crisis. While at the outset, it pitches itself as fundamentally a racing story; the development of the car, the establishment of rivalries between the competitors, even the early stages of the race, all play out pretty impressively. While it took a couple more episodes than I would have liked for it to really capture me, once it did, I was excited to see the race play out. As a big fan of Formula 1, a proper show about motor racing sounded great.
Which is why I find it a shame that, right as the series draws to a close, it loses its way a bit, and turns from a unique show about racing rivalries and teambuilding into another shounen action show. To give it its due credit, it's an excellent example of those; the fightin…
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Appare-Ranman is a racing anime (for the most part) set in the 19th century. That is such a unique sounding idea which is why I watched this anime in the first place.
Story: 6/10
The story is primarily about the Japanese duo, Appare and Kosame, building a car to win "Trans-America Wild Race" and win the prize money. They meet friends/rivals that are all unique in their own personality and also different part of the world. When this series is about the meeting and competing with the other competitors is where this series shines the most. The racing, the planning and building for and during the race is the most exciting moments. However, this is only for the first 8 episodes and sadly the last 5 episodes completely forget about the racing for some generic bad guy they got to beat. It's tru…
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Story: The story starts inducing curiosity and attention over the aesthetic of cars and race and stuff like that. The major problem for me, was in the end when the subplot becomes a major one and the race was left aside for no reason at all. It is a good story, well written, but has problems with what do they want to focus, becoming something more related to action than the race itself (7/10)
Art: The aesthetic of the characters and the world inserted into the story is very unique and pleasant. They surely take much time on this to be something to be memorable. I remember when I was studying Creative Writing in college and one of the assets was how giving a visual style that were unique, could drag more attention to your story even if your story wasn't so good, and the anime follows that…
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First of all let me add some genre tags:
Adventure, Action, Western Steampunk
Cars and Historical are rather optional.
This anime was the surprise of the season for me, I went in with 0 expectations since Cars isn't necessarely the thing I like but it was amazing.
In my opinion the focus is not on cars but more the engineering side of view it could've been a airplane or ship race.
In any case I absolutely loved it, as someone who loves decent adventure storys and not, "I'm overpowerd af and have no problems" "adventures", this was like finding gold.
Imagin landing per pure coincidence in America as an engineer and a samurai during the wild west period. Swords pistols and no money, what could possibly go wrong? Well a whole lot while travelling through America they live all kinds of stu…
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Appare-Ranma! it is an anime very difficult to describe because he does not go to an exact destination, the anime does not want to do just one thing. It is a crazy running anime, a thematically inclusive anime and an anime that develops very interesting internal dramas, but nothing said connects very well, there is not a 100% well-connected connection to work on all these amazing themes, however, that doesn’t is a problem, put anime decides to work all this in a very peculiar and fun way.
Perhaps that is the word that defines this anime so well, its peculiarity. It's in everything: in cars; in the characters; in the city; in the historical context and also in the plot. He doesn't follow a line that goes linearly throughout the anime, he doesn't go from point A to B like a Mad Max; Fury Ro…
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This anime was so solid and so much fun all around. I'm absolutely in love with the eccentric character and car designs. Music was great. I don't necessarily remember any standout tracks from the soundtrack, but they did their job in establishing a decent 1920s-esque vibe, even though historically it can be a little confusing as to when this Appare-Ranman actually takes place when you juxtapose the racing scene against the outlaw environment the show takes place in.
This is a story that takes its drama seriously, but takes its historical accuracy less-so, and that's totally fine with me. All 7 of our main protagonists get their fair share of character development, even in this short 13 episode package, and by the end, I am convinced by the bond that they share.
2020 has been a tough ye…
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Appare Ranman centers around a cross country car race, and it generally relishes in its own over-the-top silliness. The characters and the cars that they drive are all presented in day-glow colors, and their antics are overwhelmingly absurd. This is not a realistic series at all.
The working relationship between the three lead main characters is a bit contrived, especially in the early episodes. I honestly found it hard to believe that they would stick together long enough to eventually race together. I also found the tech savant to be difficult to warm up to, but this is balanced by how likeable the samurai character was.
With the short run time, the biggest problem was the villian. They only start antagonizing the cast directly in the last four episodes, and their scheming is slightly…
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