Audience reviews
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bingusmingus
I didn't want to rate this show an 8. I really didn't. But it's an absolute 8/10.
This anime was an amazing watch and definitely one of my favourites, it just really suffers from only having twelve episodes.The story is good, the execution is really fun, the characters are all unique and likeable, the animation is fine, but it all went by way too fast. The anime is based on a currently still ongoing novel series, so there's no all conclusive ending to the show, instead, they had to find a place to satisfyingly end after 12 episodes, which they absolutely succeeded in. Unfortunately, this still leaves Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens without something to work towards over the span of these episodes. Rather, the series contains multiple small plots that get introduced and solved as the episodes go by…
Read at the sourceRebelPanda
The night sky is vibrantly illuminated by the mellow glow of colorful lights, emanating from each building throughout the city. More lively during the night than day, the city of Hakata radiates a deceptively alluring glow covering it entirely; masking the dangers that lurk around every corner.
Hakata is infamously known for 3% of its population being comprised of hitmen, torturers, yakuza, and worse. This percentile is further divided into agencies, gangs, and websites for freelancers; a few of them are hilariously named “Murder Inc”, “Shadeyjobs.com”, and “RedRum Inc”. A sly snap at other action crime anime that strive to be realistic with overwrought edginess. Darkly comedic and self-aware writing like this permeates throughout Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, immediately defining the tone as p…
Read at the sourceSenpaiSkye
This anime is superb <3 It is not your typical "good vs. bad" shonen, its more realistic and gritty. It is decently unique while still feeling comfortable to watch. Nothing too cliche but also nothing too strange or out too far outside of reality.
Essentially everyone is the villain in their own way. It shows the complexity of actual realistic human personalities without sugarcoating what it means to exist.
The main character is a femboy with an aggressive personality, which I personally find extremely endearing. The rest of the characters are also quite well put together.
The storytelling, art, and general ambiance was really well done. I wish there was more.
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This show is complete mess. Wait! I didn't mean it. I mean, the main city of the story centered around, Hakata as you can see in the title.
So how about Tonkotsu Ramens? I'm not going to spoil you much but it's the part of the story.
OK, let me rate this with several points:
1. Story: Hakata is infamous city for being luxury and lot of different criminal business running rampant. There is also legendary man called "Niwaka Samurai" whose job is to murder the murderer. Mafia is also big part in this show.
2. Art: Good. Character design really suits the genre. Almost realistic.
3. Sound: Both opening song and ending song are great. The osts really suits the atmosphere of the show in several different scenes.
4. Characters: They are unique. You got crossdresser, detective, cool old man, hacker…
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I went into this not expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised. This anime has much to offer. It has hitmen doing their jobs. It has baseball. It has bro-ing out over ramen. It has mild mxm sexual tension.
The premise: Lin is a hitman in a town full of hitmen trying to payoff his debt so he can return home and be with his mom and little sister.In this town there is a rumored hitman that kills other hitmen.
Characters: : One of my favorite things is that we have a main character who is a cross-dresser that is treated like a human being and not a cardboard cut-out or comic relief. It's really refreshing. We get a few backstories that aren't forced in delivery. The development happens at a good pace and is believable.
Pacing: The arcs of this show are on the shorter side but not so sho…
Read at the sourceRauLeCreuset
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens. This anime was, very interesting because I love gore, death, and dismemberment as well as mystery, and asssassins. This anime was nothing short of amazing ha ha. And it actually made me laugh, because it had quite a bit of "dark humor" within in it. And that made me laugh. Well, most people would not find it funny, unless they were into dark humor. Only then would they find humor in such a comical anime like this one. A short anime, but the details within a particular anime such as this one are simply inrvaled. It's interesting. The fact that most of the main charcters stuck together proves to me that the work of team work is still ou there.
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Review may contain spoilers. Also, if you're a homophobe who's irritated by queer people reading into subtext, I'll be speaking on that aspect of this show in the review, so please move along.
This is, without a doubt, my favorite sports anime and indeed the only sports anime I have watched in its entirety. This is not to say that Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens is in any way a sports anime, because it isn't, but baseball is certainly an important enough element to the show that calling it as such as a mild jest doesn't feel too far off.
Additionally, this show came to me at a time when I really needed it most. At the end of the opening arc, one of the protagonists says what can be boiled down to "cool things are cool!" and I knew then and there I would be watching this show in its entirety. Exh…
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Hakata Tonkatsu Ramens follows in the same vain as titles like Black Lagoon and Jormungand in that it offers a gritty look into the world of crime, with a solid mix of black comedy and dark drama exploring characters with morally questionable professions. The series focuses on a crossdressing assassin named Lin Xianming who partners up with a detective named Zenji Banba to dispatch rival assassins and crime syndicates within the city of Hakata.
Before I dabble into this anime's more serious material, I should bring up the fun comical timing this series offers up. The title of the series in question is actually the name of the baseball team that Banba and his companions are part of for recreation on the side when not caught up in their criminal activities and adding to that angle, episodes…
Read at the sourceKarmenBlue
very bland, no memorable characters but a very cool concept
it could've gone places but it lacked in a lot of areas making me feel like I wasted a few hours
There was a lot of potentials but the characters just had nothing to them, no personality or story and failed to carry the plot, every time you thought you were going to learn something about the character they ignored it
a lot of characters are shown to be important but you have no idea who or what they're like the whole thing felt like a first episode
The whole thing felt aimless I can't even tell you what the point of this story was or whether there was one
I will not remember any of them or the anime but I'll remember the uniqueness of some of the details which were nice
However, if they did make the next season I would w…
Read at the sourceCutie_Art23
This anime has been on my plan to watch list since it aired and boy, am I glad I finally watched it. Aside from some fantastically smooth action scenes, visually appealing art work, and a story line that actually drives itself, THERE IS ACTUALLY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. Like, even if the show had a meh plot line I would still watch it in one or two sittings because of how well the characters play off each other.
There might only be two or three characters max that are static and don't change but that is because they are needed for things like comedic relief (plenty of that) or to have something for the other characters to compare to in how much has changed. Overall it is very well written with almost every aspect extremely enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this to anyone that wants so…
Read at the sourceLatt
Characters
The three main characters of Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens all have excellent design and shining personalities, however, only Xianming Ling got a legitimate backstory. The main protagonist and his rival were by far the most interesting of the bunch and even after the final episode we still don’t know much about them or how they came to be. Even with excellent pacing it’s hard to properly develop characters in a show that is only twelve episodes in length. Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens did nothing to help itself by wasting two of the last four episodes with side action that added absolutely nothing to the story. Had the studio used this time to further develop either Banba or Saruwatari the show could’ve earned itself at least an average score in this category. In addition to the poor charact…
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It's been a long time since I enjoy an anime this much. It's about hitmen, they just do the job, not trying to do something for justice like one of the popular review said, the target just happen to be a bad person, nothing heroic here. (In the Light Novel they mentioned that the hitmen does take requests from police, to 'dispose' criminals they can't arrest by law.)
The characters' stories are interesting, art and sound are good and fit very well with the theme. They didn't make the best decision in some cases imo, but I enjoy watching this anime so much. My only complaint is there was no second season. I hope they follow the light novel, it's getting very thrilling at this moment.
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First off, if you think this is a show about ramen noodles then nope, best looking elsewhere. It's a trap.
The Hakata prefecture in Fukuoka was famous for its Tonkotsu ramen and looks like your regular city but it had its own underworld where 3% of its population were killers for hire. Some called themselves "avengers", people who can be hired to get revenge for their clients. Baseball loving Zenji Banba is a private detective out investigating a murder of a fellow detective who was murdered by a local hitman. As such, he also ends up being targeted for nosying around. Rash Lin Xianming on the other hand, is a highly skilled hitman who had sold himself off as a kid so that his family could live a better life. Now he was trying to buy his freedom back from a Taiwanese gang so that he can r…
Read at the sourceMaecc
Please watch if you like Durarara!!
Story 9-10/10 (I really love this kind of story)
Not that complicated (Drrr is far more confusing than this), will give you many surprised and voila! Usually I'm pretty good at guessing where the story will bring me but I failed several time from this series. Please watch if you like to be deceived (w).
Art 7-8/10
The design is pretty good. Everyone has their own characteristic. The animation is so-so though. Several fighting scenes are good but some are not. The animation seems unstable. My eyes can tolerate it though. Not mentioning the story, enjoyment, and curiousity fill the lack of animation so it's okay.
Sound 7/10
It's good. But nothing special. The OP and ED is awesome!
Character 8-9/10
I like the character development. Feels so good and re…
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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, an anime about assassins in a city, dealing with other assassins and corrupt groups / organizations, came out of nowhere during the Winter 2018 season and surprised me. I would even go as far as to say this was the dark horse anime of the season and possibly year. I did not expect much from this show but was pleasantly surprised with what I got. Basically, the show is comprised of arcs each comprising 2 to 3 episodes. The arcs focus on a particular characters problems with other characters of the protagonist's group involved.
[Story]
This element was the biggest surprise for me. I enjoyed most of the arcs shown in the series and how it gives certain characters the spotlight. The main characters in the show are Lin and Banba who were both surprisingly likeable and…
Read at the sourceLeviAckermanChan
Best anime of the season hands down!
Plus more importantly best ending of the season!
Story is uniquely interesting and well paced, although you probably need a matured mindset to wrap the entire concept around your head... cos it may be seen as a little controversial, which of course is one of the reasons why i love it. I give this a 10.
Art & background is top-notch, no complaints there. Infact I wish i could visit Hakata with the vibrant way it was depicted here. I also give this a 10.
Sounds, also a 10. I personally love the opening & ending songs...it fits so well with the world settings.
Now the characters, where the show shines the best. Every character is well rounded and we see developments where necessary. We also see one of the best back story which gave more dept to our Ts…
Read at the sourceAmishaelMA
Do you like cool and quirky characters, complex and multi-layered plots, and awesome knife fights?
If so, you came to the right place. This anime has all that and more.
We’ve got Lin, the straight crossdresser who looks irritated almost all the time but’s a lot brighter than you give him credit for. We’ve got Banba, the easy-going, enigmatic and downright cool guy who’s totally reminiscent of Spike Spiegel. We’ve got Enokida, the obligatory hacker who’s actually pretty interesting by himself, the perpetually unlucky Saitou who really is just not cut out to be an assassin, and the ‘Submarine Ninja’ who, despite the goofy name, is a short-tempered lone wolf.
That’s just to mention a few. Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens has a massive and extremely diverse cast, and all the characters are importan…
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A great anime to pass the time and enjoy good entertainment. It's not tiring to watch and all the characters pleased me, even those that were not well explored by the director.
The dynamics between the two protagonists was what pleased me the most. Lin was my favorite character because of his indifferent way and the same goal. Lin has developed a very solid partnership with Banba who, in turn, is an easy-going character.
The story does not have a very well defined ending because the goal was more aimed at the development of Lin as a new member of the gang, but nothing that leaves the viewer dissatisfied.
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As a underworld/mafia drama lover, I write this review mainly for fellow audience considering this anime due to its mafia setting or existence of multiple characters, who may come across Ramens due to its connections/ collaborations with other works such as Durarara. No non-biases guaranteed.
In short, I find Ramens a relatively "idealistic" and "light-hearted" potrayal of the underworld (as opposed to others like Black Lagoon). This is a good show for pass-time, fun, light-hearted, (BL,) and perhaps, knowing slightly more about baseball and Hakata. However, it lacks depth for character and plot development, which is prevelant in underworld dramas involving multiple parties, reasons explained below.
Story: 6
12 episodes are quite neatly divided into several arcs. No strong cause-and-effe…
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When I went through the reviews of this anime I noticed an all or none phenomenon. People either loved it or despised it and that made me super curious. And man am I glad that I watched it.
The setting is very idiosyncratic. I mean a world where hitmen casually hung out and discussed their jobs and the people they murdered in public and had baseball teams...uhmm ...weird. But at the same time its pretty interesting if you just ignore the improbability if it. It had a bit of bebop feel to it at times(maybe thats just me though)
The art is good when its good but so very low budget at times. Sound is pretty good too but nothing to rave about.
Now what made the story so so so very enjoyable for me were the characters. All of them are ridiculously quirky with amazing lgbt representation(for…
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