Audience reviews
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bam541
This is actually better than I expected. I was expecting some super trashy harem power fantasy that would be a total "shut your brain off and just enjoy it" thingy. But it got me legitimately invested with many decently fleshed-out and memorable characters, well-directed and animated action scenes and a good level of restrain in its presentation. It doesn't go overboard with trying to be ironic, and takes itself seriously enough to supply its most important story moments with emotional weight, which is more than enough to make me actually care about these characters. I particularly liked how Ayato and Riessfield's dynamic grows stronger as they start to trust each other earnestly, and also seeing Saya's past history with Ayato. Those three are probably the most well-executed characters her…
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I decided to watch this anime after watching chivalry of failed knight, because many people said that this anime has similarities with that anime. but it turns out that this anime did not fully meet my expectations. If I had watched this anime before chivalry, maybe I could have enjoyed this anime well. Because I will not compare it too much to chivalry.
I will discuss it in terms of the genres in this anime. In terms of the romance genre, I think this anime is standard, not very good but not very bad either. Because of the harem genre in this anime, the romantic relationship between Ayato and Julis is not fully established. with other female characters, Ayato’s romantic relationship can also be said to be non-existent. However, on several occasions I saw several scenes that led to a rom…
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The art is OK. The characters are OK. Saya stands out as having a combination of toneless speech that somehow nevertheless conveys emotion in a way that is kind of hilarious. Unfortunately, the MC has the least entertaining character in the show, with abilities that really come down to 1) hit people with his sword and 2) hit people with his sword + some sparkles. Almost every supporting character has much cooler abilities. The worldbuilding and story are completely half-assed and inconsistent.
And yet, I ended up watching all of both seasons without forcing myself, which means I pretty much have to give it a 6 instead of the 5 that my brain thinks it deserves, even though the primary plot device of the entire show, the powers/weapons the MCs use, don't seem to have any internal consistenc…
Read at the sourceRian_Rahmat
I think this anime has good character designs and good graphic effects too.
For the first time watching this anime, I quite liked it, but unfortunately, after re-watching it several times, I found things that quite bored me.
Therefore I wouldn't really recommend this Anime, just Mix Feeling.
The first drawback is the storyline, this anime is too focused on Asterisk War, even though it is the same as the title, but if the story is too focused on one story it becomes boring.
And this is true in the second season too, this anime just continuously shows battles.
The second weakness, Ayato as MC, he is actually strong, but in this case he often gets overwhelmed during matches, so is he actually strong or not?
The third flaw is in the battle itself, the fight seems ordinary but the commentat…
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I have a lot of nostalgia for this show, which I wouldn't give much credit to the show for, when it mostly is just a result of the very specific timeslot in which this show was created, and the unique, video game-ified, futuristic take on magic and fantasy, which seemed to give off a unique aura in the early to mid 2010's that reflects the internet and the culture of that time.
There's a lot to be excited about for this show.
The plot's apparent dark undertones guiding the story along, perfectly parallel with the well-crafted setting of a boisterous and commercial city, revealed to be a thick facade, covering up the greed-powered society void of ethics, covered in blood and tears of innocent people who've been unknowingly swept up into this big mess, some of which collide with the stories…
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I have a long-standing fascination with The Asterisk War. To most people, the series has been laid to rest these days, but I was new to anime and the anime community when it came out and was the spicy new topic to discuss. It was one of the first times I got to take a side on a hot-button topic of the day - and the *very* first time I got to take a side on a specific series. I liked The Asterisk War. I was team AssWar > Rakudai. I was all in. We got absolutely annihilated in that battle, mind you. Rakudai picked up a decisive victory in the war of public perception, but to this day I'm still that guy in whatever Discord server the topic manages to come up in, sitting in my rocking chair and ranting about how Rakudai wasn't all that and how much better The Asterisk War was. It's reached a p…
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I really liked the first few episodes of this anime but they filled the episodes during the feista with unneeded scenes or scenes that were unnecessarily long. The premise of the anime is nice if only the execution was better. I recommend watching the first season and the part of the second that has to do with the first season.
The production is fine, nothing special. The action scenes are nice and entertained me. None of the characters are overbearing and the character develop flows nicely. I just wish the plot plays faster than they portray it.
Overall its a good watch if you take the plot to seriously and just enjoy the what it is with its flaws.
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Who could believe I gave Asterisk War an 8 six years ago? That's character development for you, I guess.
I didn't exactly expect this anime to be any good. There are many red flags before getting into this, and the first episode alone is a good indicator of what's about to come: nice guy transfer student, tsundere second lead, obligatory ecchi scene, 99% female cast, A-1 studios... yep, they're all there. Asterisk War can force a light smile here and there, but otherwise, it's such a smudge. Painful to watch at times. This review takes into consideration the second season too, I watched a couple of its episodes. It's basically the same show.
Asterisk War generally suffers from bad writing, but the one factor really standing out is our MC, Kazuto Kirig- I mean, Amagiri Ayato. This man is…
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I'll keep this review short and sweet. This anime was quite average to me. I thought the story was eh. Nothing great or horrible. Characters were really bland, and just generic feeling to me. There were a couple of exceptions, but as a whole, the characters were forgettable. I probably would say that I liked Saya the most, mostly because I like how bad ass she is with her weapons. The majority of the backstories we were given of these characters just left me feeling "eh" towards them. They were either not explored enough or I just simply wasn't interested. Like if the creator decided to just kill all them off, I wouldn't feel any type of emotion because I wasn't invested in them enough.
I did like the fight scenes. At times, they were cool and grabbed my attention. Was I at the edge of m…
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No big spoilers:
If you have to much free time, and have no better anime to watch, yes go for it...
I watched both seasons in 2 days, animations, skills and etc. was solid, at some point I would said really good. But story is for sure weakest part of this anime, every character have somehow their own story, but you will never find their story tho, story of different character, also a main one are just short flashbacks without any strong feelings, so at all this anime is clearly just a decent anime to watch in free time without any drama.
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Story 6/10 - It is simple, but it is not so bad, It shows the progotagonist's past and adds information over the episodes, making it at least a mediocre story.
Art 9/10 The characters are not deformed or something like that, the design is good. The lights, shadows, and outlines in general are good, as any of the most famous new animes.
Sound 5/10 - The voices are normal, no more to say about it, but I personally don't like the music when the fights start, the intro song is quite good, but the soundtrack that plays over the episodes are very cheap in my opinion.
Character 6/10 - The protagonist is a default shounen anime character, he does not have anything speacial in my opinion, the other characters have such forced reactions and the conversations seem very unnatural in my opinion.
En…
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This anime ended up being more than I initially thought. On the surface, there seems to be a lot to uncover and in many ways there is.
The story is very interesting, but the pacing is what throws it off for me. The first few episodes are slow and painfully generic, and really resembles other animes of the same genre. However, with the later episodes, the story begins to pick up rather quickly, and it becomes more enjoyable and interesting. There are common cliches and tropes that are used in this anime, but they are usually used in the beginning.
The characters are all lovable, albeit a bit cliche as well. They are all what you'd expect from a harem fantasy academy anime like this one, but they do have their own twists and styles. However, this isn't enough to make them feel less bland t…
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**maybe may include spoilers, just be careful**
ok not even going to lie, i constantly have no idea whats even happening when i watch this. like im so lost, i thought i was doing well with keeping up with the plot but im not and now i really have no idea what in the hell is happening 99% of the time. all i know is that the characters are really cute...and by characters i mean pretty much everyone besides that weird villain dude and the main guy ayato. idk i feel like all these girls are simping for a really generic looking purple haired dude, do better girlies. kirin is so super duper cute tho...
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*contains some spoilers*
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk or titled in English as Asterisk War is what exactly you would expect from a generic, uninspiring light novel adaptation. I went into the show with an extremely low expectation since it’s been revered by many as an absolutely horrible series (credited to Digibro’s infamous Asterisk War Sucks series). Due to its reputation, I got curious as to how horrible it could be. Moreover, for some reason, I like to watch bad shows from time to time just to criticize or ridicule them for fun and this instance is no exception. After having watched the show, I did get what I was expecting, yet it got something that surprised me a tiny bit.
Perhaps the most notable flaw of this series you would notice is how generic the premise. In a world with specializ…
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Only watched this cause my girlfriend recommended it (now ex - yes, it's that bad) and I severely regret it. The characters are as a generic as you could possibly get, main dude who looks mediocre and has a harem of girls around him. Some are creepily underage or look creepily underage. The actual plot is predictable as hell and it's annoying that at the end of some episodes they have a 'evil' person say stuff like "what am I going to do about this" or "ooh this is going to change that" sort of things. Like those vague hints are just bar writing.
Fights are flashy (and I don't mean that in a good way). Just power up a glowing sword or explosions with very little tactics aside from do something stronger. It seemed like it could've had some interesting focus on swordplay but unfortunately n…
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I'll start of by saying that this was one of my first anime ever which is why I have somewhat of a soft spot for it, although i didn't finish it until a year later haha.
Story 6/10
The story is alright nothing special really, just a basic school with powers or magic.
Art 7/10
The art is good but nothing special, I really like the effects of the blades and all but for the rest its nothing I havent seen before
Sound 10/10
This is the first anime I watched the full credits for on every episode (now a days I do it for most anime but back then I always skipped it) and it's because I loooove the song it's so beautiful and stuck in my head.
Characters 6/10
I'll admit I like most of the female characters but I always sigh because everything is so typical it really gets on my nerves.
Enjoymen…
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Frankly speaking it's pretty bland. It feels like you are watching a generic harem anime.
I think it's mainly because of the combination between plot armor and MC's character setting.
MC's character setting is he supposed to be one of the strongest character in the series, but due to his lack of control/discipline during the young age his older sister sealed his stronger power. He is still strong thanks to his martial art style but when it comes to battle again stronger opponent this shit doesn't really matter because the finisher that he use to win the match is his lost stronger power. So as you can see MC potential is already there at the near max waiting to be unlock so what will you get during the battle is not something like other MC where they have to overcome the limit or something…
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This show is pretty bad, which sucks because I wanted to like this show. At first it seems like it could be pretty good, the cast is interesting and the soundtrack is really good (top 5 in my opinion). The problem is the story is very bland and doesn't go anywhere. The MC is so OP there is no suspense or anything; he is never even challenged in the show. They introduce some "antagonists" who seem like they could be interesting and then never expand on them and just focus on fighting / character relationships, which get's old very fast. TLDR: this show has the potential of being much better but they focus on the wrong things in the story.
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Man, what a travesty. The potential for this to be great is like asking for syrup for your waffles, and you only fill up 2 or 3 squares worth. Simply put, it's a dead fish flopping around for no good reason. The whole story surrounds this tournament of sorts where the winner get a coveted prize (wow)! And then you basically follow your MC and the harem as they happily work together to defeat the evils standing between them and the prize! (Goodness, this hurts) The characters are bland, uninspiring, and at times just plain annoying. The harem did not interest me in the slightest, as they appeared to be dead NPC's with the most tropest of tropes possible. Art is decent, especially with some of the battle scenes, but otherwise is standard. I appreciated the OP and ED, but otherwise the soundt…
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This is my first time writing a review, and most probably the last. I don't really have a knack for reviewing things, especially anime shows. But I just can't help but write a review for this show.
Do not watch this show. It is painfully bland, it is one of the most uninspired things I've seen so far and it has wasted a lot of my time. I, at the very least watch at least 8-12 episodes of shows I'm not very fond of, with the expectations of it to get better. This show taught me to just drop it the moment you realize it is hot garbage.
This show is just disgustingly generic and lifeless. They try to create scenarios to make you sympathize or at the very least appreciate these people, but failed horribly. It 's boring as shit and it doesn't deserve the attention it gets. Overall, I find it…
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