Audience reviews
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jedemdasseine
Ah yes, anime with horribly chosen target audience. Almost everything go wrong because of this.
They chose Shinto as main base (rituals, prayers, symbolic, Mikos, etc.), but slapped Mechas on top of this. You can say sure, there are examples of that like Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon (to a lesser degree). But then you realize that plot revolves around girls love, and it can be indeed called Yuri because there are a lot of such relationships happen. And you think - Oh, how cool, at least Yuri fans can rejoice... yet then anime introduce male MC, and they form a love triangle. And boy, it is bad. Let me summarize what we have so far:
Mechas - check, but there are better series with only Mecha setting;
Shinto and related to it stuff - this is one of the strongest points of anime because it makes…
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Ugh, another toxic couple gets together. Very gross and do not recommend.
STORY:
3/10
Two girls are born to kill a big baddie. Unfortunately for those girls, the big bad is the childhood friend of Himiko's, the blonde one, and thus an enemy of them. But it's fine, he decides not to kill them after the first night and instead goes out with Himiko. That's cool. Yuri is not very there and it spends more time building up Himiko's and Soma's(That's the big bad) relationship. I liked them together, Himiko and Soma that is, and was rooting for them to get together despite it being a Yuri. Beyond the romance, there isn't much else there besides some bad fight scenes and a lot of trauma. I do feel like the show handled the trauma part really well. It was hilarious when you got to see the bad guys'…
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Every now and then, I watch old anime, hoping that some day, we can ever uncover a rare gem. I think we've found one of our first gem in a while. I'm not saying it's flawless, but it's certainly better than I expected it to be.
As short trigger warning: This anime and review depicts an instance of sexual assault.
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Story & Characters: Destiny of the Shrine Maiden starts us out in a small village where our characters reside. They go to an academy for school where life goes on, just like for any other teenager. Himeko isn't particularly special in all this, but is our main character in this short series. Chikane is the popular girl in school and she is looked up to by many around the campus grounds. As it so happens, they share the same birthday. However on this same day, the village is…
Read at the sourceKazito
I'd first like to say that I can recommend this show, however, I should warn you that you may find yourself feeling a variety of emotions, from anger to sadness to relief to happiness.
If you're in it for the yuri like I was, it may be worth watching. There are several kiss scenes, but that's about as far as it goes in that aspect and they mostly happen at the end. It's very emotional, there are plenty of cute scenes but also plenty of sad scenes and you're likely to tear up at least once during this series.
This next line is a spoiler; IF you're in it for the yuri, you should know there is a het kiss scene and it may or may not leave you feeling some type of way. It definitely did me. In the end, though, it is a happy-ish through and through yuri ending.
Spoilers----
Honestly, I enjoy…
Read at the sourcemadclown
there are many other reviews that more or less say the same thing.
would i recommend this? to someone who likes yuri yes, to someone who doesn't no, to someone who likes anime with deep seated feelings to an almost psychological level- yes
this anime starts of slow (but you push yourself through because.. its only 12 eps..)
it gets juice in the second half though.. which is sufficient to wash the bad taste from your mouth.. elevating it from a 5 or 6 to a 7
i've never watched yuri, i saw this anime as a cover for a youtube video .. possibly an AMV or something and thought why not. my future recommendations are as above.
the thing this anime did really well though is the concept of forbidden love... which manifests in a different way in the way the story is told.... it very much mi…
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Kannazuki no Miko is a combination of every generic anime trope that you could ever think of: there’s everything from mecha to shrine maidens to cat-girls to idols to slutty nuns to lesbians to the evil older brother trope to ojou-sama; there’s even a screaming, “ore wa”-saying male protagonist that could have been from Mazinger Z, G Gundam, or any other mech show with an overly eager, manly-man protagonist. This series is a blurred chiaroscuro of morality; an exhausting tale filled with soap-opera grade storytelling.
• The beginning, and nearly every opening to each episode, is filled with the protagonist—Himeko Kurusugawa—melodramatically narrating about the tragedy that is to come. This addition to this series makes it tiresome to watch most of the time; the slow-paced narration combin…
Read at the sourceLonlily
I wasn't sure what to expect from Kannazuki no Miko. Judging by the cover and description I was expecting an action mecha show with yuri elements added to it. However, it ended being far more interesting than I would have expected.
Kannazuki no Miko follow our main characters Chikane Himemiya, Himeko Kurusugawa and Souma Oogami. They all live in Mahobra, a town where time moves slowly. One day their town is attacked by Souma who turns out to be a head of Orochi, a being who wants to destroy the world. Chikane and Himeko have their priestess powers awakened and have to revive a great swordsmen in order to stop the end of the world. Souma fights off the fellow heads of Orochi in order to protect them. While most of the story is good the first part of Kannazuki no Miko is frankly a mess. Th…
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Kannazuki No Miko is one of those anime that's so powerful it demands an opinion. When it gnaws at its budget and the impressive writing, it is a truly outstanding anime. But it throws so much into the mixture that it's often hard to focus on these moments of wonder.
At it's heart is a slice-of-life romance; a love triangle that you'll remember forever. Even the show's detractors cannot take away the power of this show's beating, complex heart.
Chikane Himemiya, the grace of Otoachibana academy, the perfection of the town Mahoroba and only daughter to its ruling family, underpins this show with a demeanour few anime can claim. Stereotypically, her archetype isn't uncommon: rich, perfect, flawed. Tall, beautiful, dark. However, she is struggling with her sense of identity, dominated by he…
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Take a fanfiction written by a fourteen year old who thinks rape is love and you get this anime.
This show was okay till it decided to go the I love you so I have to push you away, so I'm going to rape you. Of course the rape victim, I mean love interest, forgives their rapist after a whole bunch of crap. I usually see this written by fanfiction writers, but nope this was written by an older japanese man. I would like a show that doesn't have a doormat as a female lead, who thinks obsession, rape, and possession are alright in the name of love.
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I have watched this over 10 years ago, but it is still fresh in my head. While it was something new to me back then, some of the aspects that make it great still show in other series. It has a great opening and ending theme, the latter being played occasionally due to sad mood. If I have to say which it relates to in some way, that would be Inuyasha(well depends on who side you take).
For those who don't know already what this is about. This is a yuri anime (romantic relationship between 2 female characters). It is not necessary lesbian, but it shares some aspects to it. Another is the tragedy which plays throughout that is repeated over and over again.
Throughout the series, the two mikos are to work together in order to take down mech robots. What they do not realized is that there is…
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Kannazuki no Miko is a fourteen chapter manga created by Kaishaku, you may recall the duo's name from when I reviewed Steel Angel Kurumi 2. In late 2004, TNK and Geneon collaborated on a twelve episode series. This may be Kaishaku's most famous work. It's generally pretty popular with yuri fans but it's also controversial. I'll keep this as spoiler free as I can, but I do need to address that. Just because I feel that it's an important discussion topic. So, let's delve into it and find out why the series managed to rile some people up and why it managed to endear itself to some others.
Story:
Himeko is a high school student approaching her 16th birthday. At the same time, the school's princess, and Himeko's close friend, Chikane They're planning to get together for a special party for…
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This anime focuses more on romance and story than action. It certainly has flaws and the role of mecha isn't too appealing.
I usually watch subbed anime but the dubbed version for this is on point and I really enjoyed the English voices.
There is just something about this anime that makes you forgive its flaws. For me, it's the intense relationship buildup between Himeko and Chikane, and if you love Chikane like me, then the anime plays with your heart in a way that keeps you from stopping, and in the end, it is worth it.
I got more enjoyment out of this anime by watching it from the perspective of Chikane and it helps to love the character.
For an anime that is this old, the character designs and art are amazing.
For the story, there are some mixed thoughts, but I do like how the story…
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Kannazuki no Miko probably one of the rather dramatic shows I've watched, so much suspense, excitement and the fact that you feel the same way as the character is just thrilling. The soundtrack was on point on every moment used especially the ending theme, total builds it up to the next episode. though i did not watch this show straight, had a lot of pauses in between but the last few episodes really got me into it. Considering it was aired in 2004.
(If the remake it with better graphics and less mecha i would give it 10)
Chikane & Himeko For The Win!!
P.S. listening to the ending theme while i doing this review haha. time to get the feels on!!
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This is a very bad anime. Nevertheless on several conditions I'm inclined to highly recommend watching it. I'm doing it mainly because it has some originality, its melodrama is rather disturbing and, what is really rare for a bad show, it's thought-provoking.
One can have many complains about Kannazuki no Miko, especially about its story. But the very general outline of the narrative is very solid and not entirely unoriginal. At least I have never watched anything like that. It slightly resembles PMMM, but Madoka is almost ten years newer and it's not nearly as edgy. I suppose the outline of Kannazuki no Miko could make a brilliant story but it looks like something extremely difficult to write properly.
And, as expected, when it comes to filling the general concept with details writers f…
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Kannazuki No Miko or the Priestess of Godless Moon
I just recently finish watching this series since its a 12 episode one, i finished it off in one day, so everything happened in the series is still in my mind.
Story 8/10: The story is not bad and not the best, but its pretty interesting every after episode, i just really think that they could use other means aside from those robots.
Art 8/10 : I really like how Chikane looks in the series, the others seem plain
Sound 8/10: There wasn't any fired up music or up beat music for actions but still the action parts are cool.
Character 10/10: Each one of the characters even the villains have place in my heart. Each one of them have a purpose and back story behind. Well its given Chikane and Himeko's character development would be shown, but…
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Story 3/10
This story was dumb and cliche'd. Mecha battles came almost out of nowhere. The idea behind the show is good, however the awful, awful writing and characters ruined what could have been good. I could have been awesome. The writing sinks to a new low when the (Controversial scene) happens. And the way they justify it makes no sense, niether does much in here. Bottom line the story is mediocre most of the time, but it finds places to be really bad.
BTW, the ending... wasn't that bad compared to the absolutely terrible ending the manga had.
Art 6/10
It's okay... It looks pretty good. I don't care for the designs, but the animation is pretty good during the mecha scenes.
Sound 7/10
I'd say that it's good. Although in anime, you don't have much of an excuse to not be good. But I'l…
Read at the sourceDalek-kun
When I first watched this anime, I was a little disappointed. The story line was somewhat predictable and hard to follow in some places. The characters were had very little depth and were not very likable at all. The animation was jerky and overloaded with flashy visual effects. So this may not be the best anime ever, but it wasn't that dreadful.
In spite of being poorly-written and incredibly cheesy, I actually thought that this anime was actually pretty funny. In fact, it's one of the funniest shows I've seen in my life! Some scenes in here are just flat out pee your pants funny. What it lacks in story line and character development it makes up for in comedy.
So it may not be a masterpiece, but if you're craving something funny to watch, look no further than Kannazuki No Miko!
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So, as someone who wasn't -terribly- involved in anime until around 2007-08, I have never truly gotten around to watching this one, which is odd, considering my likes. So I figure I will toss my hat from here, 2013 and ten years hence production.
I came at this from the angle of someone who likes mystical and yuri romance. I haven't ever been more than neutral towards mecha, not avoiding it, but not going out of my way either. I enjoyed this series immensely, but mostly as a character study (my preferred method of series). But a character cannot exist in a vacuum, so let's get the bad stuff out of the way.
As has been mentioned, the villains in this series are rather bland, even distracting. At best, they exist to fuel the tension in the love triangle. More often than not, they are mood…
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Too bad for the forced happy ending final (photos to Himeko without Chikane them to him who has done the same and then Himeko because at that point would have had to have them), for the animation does not always live up to, but made up for by a director worthy of note and very good drawings, and Himeko that more than once it is hard to bear (although I think more than Himeko I have not endured the interpretation to which they forced her voice actress XD).
Remains, however, a number of exciting moments appreciable and sometimes intense and unexpected developments in the story.
Portentoso the episode 8 (the turning of the series), for directing and, above all, for what happens XD
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Where do I begin saying about this anime? Well. This anime started off with great promise but got ruined on the following episode. It is all about Himeko & Chikane, both solar priestesses defend against the 8 Orochi.
Himeko has 2 love interests, one for Chikane and the other for Soma. She chose Chikane in the end because she understood her situation well.
I don't mind the art and the sound, it was ok. My only problem with this show is the main character, Himeko. When something terrible happened, Himeko just cries and screams like a baby and hugs Chikane. She couldn't do anything without Chikane's help. Himeko always use Chikane to survive.
If anyone says that Himeko develops as a main character, I highly disagree. This is because in episode 11, when she fights Chikane, she never whole…
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