Audience reviews
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SgtSalamander
Casshern Sins, despite being one of those memorable Toonami selections from back in the day, and indeed having a gritty aesthetic that has a lot going for it, I still find myself with a rather complicated opinion about the piece as a whole that makes it difficult to reccomend. Beginning with the story, this whole thing starts out quite strong. It's a fresh spin on an old character, and sets us up with this odd and mysterious world, a crumbling world full of machines only recently introduced to the concept of natural death by way of the Ruin. Right from the start, it is effortlessly cool, with badass fight scenes and compelling vignettes into how different robots deal with death. Casshern himself stands in stark contrast with the world he inhabits, being both graceful and brutal at the same…
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The best thing about Casshern Sins is that it's a show that takes its time, for better and for worse. It's a good thing because it forces you to sit down and absorb all this wonderful music (courtesy of Kaoru Wada), some utterly perfect character designs (courtesy of Yoshihiko Umakoshi), and lets you live in this wonderfully realized desert landscape that is simultaneously bleak in how barren it is, but gorgeous in the way it's framed. It's a bad thing because oftentimes episodes can pass with only one notable event really happening, and much of the script feeling repetitive in just how many times they're willing to restate the motives of our characters, what's at stake, and what is happening. I bring this up as my very first point because, though I do have a high opinion of this show and…
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While almost devoid of the charm of the first series, Casshern Sins instead heavily leans into the post-apocalyptic aspects of the franchise and introduces a world full of ruin and death with no signs of a possible civilization remaining.
Even the protagonist himself is a killing machine, a hollow husk with no memory, who meets various characters throughout the show and gradually learns about the "sin" he committed, and eventually he comes to accept his sin, and learns to live with his pain and guilt to slowly become someone who's merely not some machine.
This whole journey of Casshern witnessing what ruin has done to both humans and robots reminded me a lot of Kino's Journey, it could also be because the visual vibes of both of these shows are similar.
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I always find it interesting when I watch an anime that has an idea I've thought of in it
I've been flirting with something similar to one of the core messages of this show: that death is a necessary part of life and without death, life isn't as meaningful.
It just so happens that in this case too, it's in an anime I didn't quite care for.
I think my 2 biggest problems are:
1. I can totally see how Madhouse ended up doing Frieren now. This is more or less a prototype for what Frieren would become (following in the footsteps of works like Kino's Journey and Mushishi, which I haven't seen but my hopes of enjoying them have only tanked after watching this). It's arguably more congruent in its tone with the slow parts and the action parts but that's because it's already set in a desolate sh…
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A priori, I need to make a remark... the work reminded me a lot of Saint Seiya, visually speaking, especially Omega. So I did a bit of research and discovered that some names such as Shigeyasu Yamauchi and Yoshihiko Umakoshi, respectively director and character designer of Saint Seiya, were involved in Casshern Sins, in addition to Tōru Furuya providing the original voice both for Casshern and for Seiya... just a curiosity, perhaps the resemblance is merely something in my own head. Well, let us begin... the work speaks about ruin, but it never limits itself t…
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Probably the closest we'll get to a Shadow of the Colossus/Last Guardian anime, neo-1970s character designs notwithstanding. It's shocking that this series has remained in total obscurity despite having some of the most stunning visual composition and background art in the medium. Beautiful chiascuro lighting throughout. If "weary immortal and his dog wander the windswept wastes" sounds appealing and you love the quiet moody journeys of 90s/00s classics, you'll probably enjoy this a lot. The script has some issues but is understated enough to not get in the way of the visual storytelling. Also worth studying purely on a technical level. Seriously, how is this not routinely listed as one of the arthouse cult classics?
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An egrecious case of style over substence
It is very clear from the beginning that Casshern Sins tries way too hard to be philosophical, it's pacing can also be quite erratic jumping from scene to scene before they feel quite finished, but despite it's shortcomings it does also pose some interesting mysteries, this yearning for the truth that we feel together with the protagonist along with the marcarbly beautiful aesthetic and soulful soundtrack almost compensates for the lurking melodramatic feel it has created
Unfortunately, every bit of intrigue that built up over the course of the series gets completely destroyed half way thru in a matter of minutes as all the answers are spoonfed to the audience leaving no room for any critical thinking whatsoever, and things just keep getting wors…
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There’s only one word that can describe this story, entrancing. While the show may have a massive cult following, it is not a mainstream success. It is rather dark and caters to a fairly niche taste. To the unsophisticated, it may even appear as boring. I hesitate to use the word deep, for it has arguably become a cliché devoid of meaning, but there’s definitely something profound to this series. It reminded me of Mushishi in the way every character’s story would just suck you in and leave you stuck in a trance. One episode legitimately brought me to tears.
The result of a collaboration between Madhouse and Tatsunoko Production, Casshern Sins, as far as I can tell, is largely unrelated to the rest of the Casshern franchise.
This incarnation tells the story of a man who caused the end of…
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Really good anime that make you question your whole existence if you are into that kinda stuff. Apocalyptic themes also artificial intelligence robots and humans fight for their survival and you have difficulty choosing witch side you are on. 10/10
You don't necessarily feel good watching this but because it is so different and binge worthy I wanna recommend this to everyone
The characters are so pretty and dangerous you can help but feel attached. Love the narrative and the ending was the saddest thing ever- definitely gonna watch this again it played with my feelings
Side note: the animation was absolutely incredible love this show and I'm so mad it is over. Good potential:)
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The World:
Casshern Sins takes place in the far future, in a quiet, post-apocalyptic earth devoid of almost all life. In this bleakness, long after major events have taken place, is where our story begins. Throughout the 24 episodes we see several different landscapes. The world might be barren, but it can also be very beautiful, with pockets of wonder hidden away waiting to be found.
The Characters:
In this world, and in this story, there are large number of individuals, each with their own goals, dreams, quirks, and ambitions. The story takes it's time to give a brief focus on many individuals in this world, letting us see a sneak peek into the lives of those who wander these desolate lands. Some have lost their way, others have found a reason to live and a passion to pursue. A few of t…
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Casshern Sins is... not really a remake of Neo Human Casshan—an ancient 1973 anime with a few of the same characters, such as Casshern, Braiking Boss, Friender, and Luna—but it's a reimagining, and maybe somewhat of a deconstruction of that old silly superhero beat-'em-up formula so popular in old cartoons and comics—that's at least what I would like to think, seeing as there is overly fancy, pose-heavy, acrobatic fight scenes in every episode—but that's contrasted with muted colors, philosophizing, sad music, and an overwhelming bleakness; despite the fast-paced action, it's actually very slow-paced in everything else. Visually and aurally, it's near perfect in style.
I'll have to admit that I'm generally disinclined to bother with episodic anime. It just brings to mind the stagnant car…
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This review will contain SPOILERS for the show and will be pointed out before each section.
INTRODUCTION
While the premise of a character exploring the meaning of life after the world fell to ruin greatly interest me the execution itself was poorly done.
CASSHERN
Firstly, the main character Casshern is uninteresting as the only emotion he exhibits is depression, because of the fact that the caused the "ruin" which overtook the world. While facing the fact that you are the one that caused the end of the world would cause likely cause the feelings Casshern displays the issue is he doesn't remember doing this, in fact he remembers nothing. He is told multiple times that he killed Luna which caused the ruin and every time he acts if this is the first time he has heard this information. Even af…
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I think that this anime too vague for the length of the whole show.
If it had less episodes it would have been fine, but far too many episodes are used to set the atmosphere or for random encounters with one-time characters that serve for either that or a philosophical insight. In the end this falls flat and dulls the experience, because this is a singular storyline for which far too little details are given about throughout the anime and it stays vague nearly until the end.
I believe that in this Casshern tried to be like Kino no tabi: The beautiful world, but unfortunately failed to deliver.
(unlike Casshern, Kino no tabi could allow itself to be slow, vague, and only philosophical because that was the nature of the story - there is no singular purpose and every episode is for itself,…
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This anime fits alongside other shows like Wolf's Rain, Here and Now Then and There, and Grave of the Fireflies in terms of its pacing and its tone. A truly dark and emotionally uncompromising show that explores some of life's darkest aspects through a dystopian Sci-fi lens.
You can watch this show at face value, but I got more from this show by interpreting some of the shows themes not in a literal sense. Especially some of the episodic episodes in the first half of the season, which really take a life of their own presenting unique characters exploring wildly different themes. You could fit many of those episodes into the Twilight Zone.
It won't be for all audiences. It's pure tragedy and unflinching in depicting the pain and loss the characters experience.
For me, the only negative…
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The first time I registered watching an episode of Casshern Sins here on MAL was all the way back on the 16th of October, 2008. Almost 13 years ago. Holy wow.
For some reason I kept coming back to the show time after time after time, never being able to finish it. I got a few episodes in. A couple more then next time. Even 16 episodes in. Every single time I stopped. It's hard to put a finger on why, though I certainly have my own theories, which I'll get into. Recently I gave it another shot from episode 16 and onwards in an attempt to finish it off once and for all, and I felt like I had to write something after finally finishing it. I'll try to keep it as spoiler-free as possible. In short:
Casshern Sins is a good anime.
***Maybe the most important thing to bring up when talking abou…
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There are anime designed to physically slam you with happiness, throwing bright colours and cheery tunes at you like an endless confetti on your birthday. You sit down for an episode and get up feeling like you can walk on air, taste the sweetness of life with every breath.
Casshern Sins is not one of those anime - but that in no one takes away from just how beautiful this show is.
With that catchy, melancholy opening and first few minutes of animation, you see this is a peek into a dying world. The washed out colours, empty backgrounds, and quiet, even nonexistent sounds paint a gorgeous, miserable realm. You know about as much as our amnesic protagonist Casshern does, wandering the endless deserts of an apocalyptic Earth, meeting strays and psychos and broken folk as each desperately s…
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This anime was made in 2007 by the famous and grand studio Madhouse, in partnership with Tatsunoko Production. Tatsunoko was one of the most pioneering animation studios in the industry, giving rise to even studios like Pierrot, J.C. Staff and Production I.G.
One of Tatsunoko's oldest animes, was the Casshern Robot Hunter, which to be honored, then had its reboot with a slightly more serious story, in an episodic format and with a slightly darker atmosphere.
Thus was born Casshern Sins, who besides being a Madhouse production, is also an anime that has the direction and storyboard of Shigeyasu Yamauchi, who was also general director of Dr. Slump, directed several episodes of Dragon Ball Z and some films too, as is the case with that Janemba film against Gogeta that has an absurd animatio…
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I've watched this anime way back during the toonami days as a kid (8-9) and this anime must've left a impact on me because I started remembering this anime and decided to re-watch it (age 16 during the time I re-watch).
Story - When it comes off telling a story it's a bit confusing at times and you really have to pay attention listening. I had to re-watch it 2 times (sub & dub) and it is still a iffy story. Anyways, the story takes place in a post-apocalyptic earth where humanity are living by a thread and anything robotic are corroding to a poison like substance called the ruin. Due to the ruin all robotic entities are looking for anyway to pro-long their lives from killing other robots for parts, killing human to drink their blood, or sometimes accepting their fates. In general robots f…
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Casshern Sins. This could of been a great anime series, but settled for mediocrity. This series is based around a Mega-Man type idea. You have robot hunter Casshan or Casshern, with a robot dog, and a princess to save or find rather Luna. The story in itself is solid and is the bright spot in this series with good characters and character development. The sound is decent and adds to the rustic mood and atmosphere of this series.
If there is one word to describe this series it would be, rusty. The machines are rusting over and can anyone repair them, does anyone care. Enter Princess Luna she can fix everything, but probably no. The art is sub-par or decent at best. The robots look like rag dolls in fights as someone else noted. NOTICE! I even watched this in Blu-ray. The art doesn't hurt t…
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I'd start by mentioning the things I liked about this anime: the art and the music are good, the show in itself is not didactic and it does explore some really interesting ideas. Where the show leaves much to be desired is its plot, character development and emotional stimulation.
I found the plot to be quite bland and predictable. The characters are incredibly unidimensional with their essence of existence being one or two memories from the past and a single objective that stems from them. The protaganist is an amnesiac who knows nothing about the surrounding world. Everyday he seems to meet someone new who gives him a new outlook on life or a glimpse into the past. The protagonist and a few other characters wander the wasteland and somehow keep stumbling across each other for no appare…
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