Audience reviews
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tsujiri
Been a while since I reviewed something with such a low score, so... get your popcorn ready if you wanna read my 100% personal, biased, interpretation of dirt. Because I'll be dishing it out by the PAN.
To start - I fully enjoyed Hakuouki Season 1. Even gave it an 8/10. It's got ridiculously good looking ikemen, fighting/action, natural dialogue among characters, and a solid plot based on real historical events in Japan ... sounds like all the elements of a 素晴らしい subarashii anime (let me be my weeb self). I loved every minute of it as much as I love my 'historical otome games.' Even if Hakuouki was mostly based on entertainment value and not actually worth much in history books, it was still a delight to watch. I was shocked I hadn't heard of such an excellent series.
Then I started Sea…
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If you intend to watch this anime only for the Samurai and Historic stuff, go ahead, you'll probably enjoy this show, but if you expect romance and maintaining your sanity don't you dare click play on this anime. I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy.
[CONTAINS SPOILERS]
I was so pissed by the end of this anime... I am still pissed (therefore I'm writing my first review on MAL).
So, we have Chizuru, a girl that is looking for her missing father and end up with a bunch of guys that want to kill her and then they just don't want anymore; you must think "They realized her value and decided to keep her"... The only thing she does is TEA. One could make a whole movie containing the parts where she states "Excuse me, here's your tea". And then they start to take her to missions and stuf…
Read at the sourceMisbah_shah
Hakuoki is outstanding in every sense.
If someone asks me, "Is Hakuoki worth watching?"
I'll answer: "It has Action, Adventure, Sexy men, Twists, Fighting, & Japanese History! Even though it has Barely any romance (but you can't say it doesn't have) still it's so worth watching!!"
The characters are amazing, who are mature, who have submitted their love and lives to a specific ambition, who know how to smile in toughest of times, who are TERRIBLY handsome, who know how to bear pain even when everyone abandons them, who know how to be patient. There are TONS of lessons to learn from this series.
Story: 9/10
It was so engaging that I finished the whole series in 2 days. I even re-watched it, because I didn't want it to end. The bonding between the characters, I missed missed their jokes, t…
Read at the sourceRauLeCreuset
Hakuouki Hekketsuroku is a little different from the other two prequels I have seen a year ago, and I both love and adore the hakuouki series so much I guess you could say, I am kinda obsessed with the samurai era, if there is two anime types I am obsessed with, is samurai and gundams, but this isn't a gundam anime, so I will get straight to the point, I love how they are honest and willing to fight to the bitter end, but realize that with time comes change, and they realize that past weapons cannot compete with modern guns or cannons. But, what is most honorable about this season, is that doesn't bother them, even though their efforts may be futile, they hold on to their beliefs to the bitter end.
Read at the sourceValyada
This is so right plotted that I couldn’t sleep the night before 1st and second season cause of curiosity and emotions (i watched them all in 2 days, I reccomend u to watch it in the release order, not in the cronological one) .
#Spoiler
2nd season was all just crying for me. Im still so sad..but after watching the rest of the series and the 2 movies I feel a bit better…still it would be worth watching a next season to see what happened to Hajime kun and the rest..and how did Toshi and Chizuru escape then and if they made it back to Edo…. What did they do there… id really like that Hajime, Shinpachi and Harada to live again with Toshi and Chizuru and all get married and have childern, and y not to get all along with Kyo and even Kyuju....I am still crying…
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This anime was my first "samurai" genre'd that I have watched, and if you can't tell by my score I thoroughly enjoyed this. I started watching the series yesterday, finishing season 1 the same day as well as starting a bit of season 2, and here i am, 12:00am, writing my first anime review because I think this deserves it.
STORY: 8/10
The tension was constant and never lacking at any point for me. I was constantly on edge, the last episode of this season making me sit up instead of laying down. However, I won't lie-- a lot of the times it was hard to follow what on earth was happening and what was taking place where, also bringing up how I found the last episode to be very briefly ended for me. That being said, I know there is still another season and two movies to watch. There were lots o…
Read at the sourceValentineWiggin
Personally, I still like this anime, but I find the second season a little less strong, than the first.
The problems with the animation stayed. It's not bad, but not good, Saito's hair is awfully purple, and Hijikata's face stayed "the romantic good guy" face. The soundtrack also very similar, I simply love the theme "Kaze to Narite", it gives me chills every time, but sadly, it is the only really beautiful theme in the series, the others are... so-so.
The characters... again I have to say, they are doing a wonderful job with Souji. His fight with tubercolosis shows his strength, he never breaks, never shows his fear. His storyline is absolutely heartbreaking, and at the same time, somehow beautiful. I can say almost the same to Saito's story again, it's not as strong as Souji's, but sti…
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This is my first ever review and i decided to give this anime my first reciew. i know this review will suck, but please, bare with me!(:
Honestly, I'm giving this anime series a 10 out of 10. I've been looking for an anime that would make me feel excited about anime again. I happened to bump into this one and I just can't get over how great it was. I even went through the trouble of looking at the background of the anime characters and found it fascinating that some of the characters were real life people and that the battles actually did take place.
The first season gave the strong connections between all the main characters which helped in understanding the character's actions and feelings in the second season. The historical stories behind this series is incredible as well, though s…
Read at the sourceHaruhiSeijuro
Hakuouki Hekketsuroku is one of the best anime(s) I've watched, it's tragic and very sad.
The story was magnificent, I rated the overall anime (10/10) because it really touched me and it shows how tough it was to survive and live a normal life at the same time.
Art (10/10)- the art was incredibly beautiful, showing great detail.
Story(10/10)- The plot is really interesting and it builds it up till the very end.
Characters(10/10)- the characters were amazing, they all had great strength and they care about Chizuru a whole lot, which was really sweet.
Read at the sourcekhunter
So basically you have to ask your self if you like vampires. If you do then okay, keep reading. Now do you like historical fiction? do you like japanese historical fiction? if yes, then this anime is so far so good for you. It's based of the shinsengumi (probably spelled wrong) that were the fighting force for the shogunate of pre meji japan. So basically before 1860's. Anyways, the plot is basically about the struggles of this group and their dealing with the enemies of the shogunate. It also involves a female main character who finds her self staying with the group, and she becomes fast friends with all of them. The show has enough comic relief to not make it completely serious, and the comedy is actually quite amusing. There is also a fair amount of wit and sarcasm present throughout th…
Read at the sourceMistraal
I'm starting to think that the folk that disliked this anime series simply didn't understand it. I'll be blunt. I'll go as far to say that this series is categorized wrong.
This is not a harem.
This is not shoujo.
It WAS an Otome.
It's not anymore.This is a history and character piece about war. This is a drama. This has to do with coping samurai during the dawn of the Meiji era. It's not a happy go lucky "we all want the girl" series. It can be very sad at times and characters will die.
If this does not appeal to you then look elsewhere. Don't bother watching it then giving it poor reviews that say it's "boring" because you don't like Japanese history or can't understand a character contemplating why they are still alive when all their friends are dead.
It's also worth mentionin…
Read at the sourceHachiko75
Ten ten all around! I was so eager to write this review because I loved this season so much!
-May contain spoilers-
Well I finally got what I wanted! Romance! And bonding and development within the characters! I didn't see it the first season but this second season was the best and even though it only has ten episodes, I don't think it was rushed at all.
Aside from the romance, what I liked best was how the era and age was moving. You see the characters fighting with swords even in the age of guns and machine weaponry. I think their actual personalities were best whenever they were up against someone whose weapon was a gun because they were so hesitant and old fashion about the new era and the changes in weapons.
The only thing about the new era and the passing of time that I did not l…
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Hakuouki is probably one of the top anime dramas around and Hekketsuroku, not counting the latest - currently airing - prequel, is by far the better one.
Hakuouki is tagged as "shoujo" because it is based on an otome game (a game designed for girls) but I can tell you for sure that the anime and it's plot are not really centered around the needy, rather colorless main female lead, but on emphasizing some historical facts about the military force of the time known as the Shinsengumi.
As many people are put out by the female character, who, during the first season, looks really out of place among the Shinsengumi, I would like to state this firmly: Chizuru is not the main focus of this show. The way I see it, CHizuru and her lacking personality is just a reminiscence of the original otome g…
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Personally, I really really like this anime. (In fact, it's my favorite one as of now). But looking at the other reviews, I can tell that not everyone agrees... Well, I guess we all have our own opinions. :-/ Anyways, this review will also refer back to the first season, and may contain spoilers.
Story: 10
I found the story very interesting; and never once thought the anime was boring while watching it. I like the way that they make the anime last over a couple of years, rather than in a short amount of time like some other animes. But part of the reason why I rather enjoyed the story plot is because of the fact that I enjoy things that are more serious and realistic; so if you're someone that likes something silly and fun, this anime definitely isn't for you. I think that that is another…
Read at the sourceLunaWingz
There was only one thing I can say after finishing this anime.
"What a waste of my time."
Recommended for people who want historical facts about Shinsengumi.
If you came looking to watch an anime about monsters, damsels in distress and valiant warriors. You've found the right anime. If you came looking for a anime documentary on Shinsengumi and Hijikata (pretty close to it), this is almost the right anime for you.
But you'll not get anything beyond that. It tried to hard to be too many things and in the end failed to accomplish much. It had monsters with little focus on them, it had damsels in distress that was damsels in distress with a very weak character development (actually I can barely tell if there was any) and couldn't do anything but get into trouble and be a burden to everyon…
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This being a continuation of "Hakuouki", no review is needed. If you didn't like the first season (if that''s possible), you won't like this one either and you shouldn't watch it. If you liked the first season, you can't not watch or not like this one.
It's as simple as that.
Read at the sourceBeautifulDeath
Alot of people i have talked to, dislike this anime. Some of the reviews i have read, on here and on other sites, are poor.
In my opinion however this was a great anime. I may not be very experienced in anime watching, but i thought that this show had a great story line and great characters. I do wish this show had a bit of a happier way about it, but based on what it did have i think it was a very sad, yet amazing anime.
I would surely watch this again, and reccomend it to people. It may not be the best anime out there, I have seen beter ones, but in my opinion it is no where near the worst and is great!
I gave this anime a 9/10 overal I think i need to see more anime to decide weather or not this is truely a great anime, but so far in my book it is excellent.
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