Audience reviews
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Caeruleus_CCXVI
7.0/10 ~ Fun ride.
For starters this really felt like a spiritual successor to Black Lagoon, which is certainly a guilty pleasure of mine, and Koko Hekmatyar is probably now one of my top favorite charecters of all time and that... that just feels weird considering this show isnt all that amazing.
I randomly picked this up for no particular reason, and before I knew it I finished both seasons in about 2 days after not expecting to finish season 1. This is the rare show that I think I enjoyed it more then the actual quality of the show, the actual quality sitting at probably a 5.0 to maybe a 6.0/10. Most of the charecters are bland, motivations are almost stereotypical, and the Jonna the technical main character is such a bad character, but the only reason I kept watching was for Koko th…
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Although the show was already on my plan-to-watch, my brother recommended Jormungand as a "must watch", rating it 9/10 and insisting it was better than Black Lagoon. While the overall journey was great, I found the show to have many flaws, leaving me unsatisfied with its many mini-arcs that should have been expanded on, especially with its ending.
With a bigger budget and a stronger plot, Jormungand could have been truly remarkable. However, as with any anime, its appeal is subjective, and I give it a rating of 7.5/10.
Overall, it was a nice watch, but I can't say I'm as devoted to guns as Jonah, unless they're Koko's guns :P
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You see that note above? That's a spoiler warning.
For over a year I've been mulling about Jormungand, and whenever it came up in discussions with my friends, we all had one agreement:
Holy shit, the ending was atrocious.
Don't worry, we'll get to this part. But first, I need to build up to the point I'm trying to get across here.
Jormungand is not a thinking man's anime. While the attention to detail for the guns is spectacular, their usage is ... not so much. In season 1 there's a shoot out with hundreds of rounds exchanged near point blank - and nobody gets hit. Valmet, who primarily wields a KNIFE in an anime where about everyone is armed with GUNS is able to cut down foes left and right. "Alright, we get it," you say, "just don't think about it." You're right…
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I don't really think much of it overall, the dumb action scenes are roughly enough to keep my attention for 12 episodes. I'm just here to vent about some factors of my frustrations.
I don't care much about the unrealistic aspect, you never really know what's possible out there. I really liked Jonah's character because of his present mindset and instincts. With that said those and many more of his traits become useless because of the shift in focus. I also don't like that it basically became Koko's development when there are frustrating plotholes in her plans.
The shift removed much of the stakes since by now they're basically unstoppable. Jonah's last decision just proves that narratively. I didn't like that Jonah just came back to where he started, what was the point of his last decisio…
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I loved the first season and most of the second season, but towards the end of this season, there was a huge turn in character. The relationship between Koko and Jonah was gross, and was oddly pedophilic. Koko is canonically in her 20s and Jonah is a child, the way they portrayed their relationship was bad. It was very nasty (:
The ending was also dumb because Jonah never got any character development other than being groomed basically, so yeah. I won't spoil it, but there is really no change in Jonah and he does not learn anything new. I also feel as Koko became naïve in this season, her actions and plans being very idealistic and hard to get behind. I do not think her plan will work and it costs way too much for that. She seems to lose that charm she had earlier in the series, of being…
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After watching Jormungand, I proceeded to immediately see if second season would improve. Here's what I found.
Story: 5/10
A slight improvement compared to the first season. This whole season is now shifted to the plan of Jormungand, a special item that will be talked a lot about but never used in the anime. This time around, again, the season is broken up into like an arc every 2-3 episodes consisting of more background info on the forgotten cast of season 1 and showing how the other extras interact and tie up loose ends. KoKo had an interesting plan but it just seemed to go way too smoothly. Additionally, they wait till the last episode to try to show the gruesome change of the world. It seemed to be an interesting idea but the issue with the show still has the pacing problems where thin…
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Note : This review consists of S1 & S2 of Jormungand.
Jormungand is the literal definition of "genius". It makes you contemplate about things in order to understand the show, and without the profound thoughts, you'd eventually realize that you're in the middle of a desert. No supplies, no transportation. All you can do is struggle to get out of the desert with your remaining strength and willpower. You might escape the desert at the end. But Jormungand won't hesitate to put you back to where you began. That's how frightening this show is. But that's exactly the reason why Jormungand is such a work of art created by the gods themselves.
With the help of my 2 years of knowledge regarding cartels, gangs and militia. I was able to comprehend the show relatively easy. Jormungand in summary…
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God damn I am stuffed with this decently tasty cake.
Thats what jormungand was a decent cake, which well not bad, after eating a large piece of it, you are stuffed and eating more would make you sick.
While bit different from S1 it largely is same thing, to say that S2 was down grade from S1 would be a lie, however just because it is same doesn't mean it is as good.
jormugand uses trope of over power protagonists. Trope is self is not an issue, nor does it make show bad by default , where are several great shows who feature over powered protagonists are very good , shows like "Sakamoto Desu ga?" and "One Punch Man" come to mind, but those shows do few specific things which make sure OP protagonists don't hider the show.
Problem with OP protagonist is that they don't experince growth, t…
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First off I want to point out that this is not a story for everyone, honestly, the morality of the choices that the individuals in this series demonstrate are ambiguous, at best.
The show really delves into the protagonist group of arms dealers under one Koko Hekmatyar, and their dealings all around the world from militaries, to militias to the mafias. Each encounter gives more insight into the character of Koko while keeping a mysterious mask over her true goals and intentions.
When looking at the characters in her group, which is a key aspect of the series, it's important to understand that each one was somehow affected by war and have first-hand experiences that are written in a believable manner. Throughout the series, the individual stories and histories of each person in the group…
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Along with the ridiculous master plan of the main charater to crash every plane with no survivors, the gunfights, and the combat in general feels childish, it's like the creators never even saw a gun shot. The show goes from spraying someone from 5 meters and not hitting them to accurately sniping from distance with the same gun. It's like they threw any hint of realism out in favour of "coolnes" but kinda backfired because in an "adult" anime it makes it look idiotic. The show is stuck between trying to be serious with "heavy" plot and realistic combat then it turns around and have main characters walk into machinegun fire and come out unscathed while also killing the enemy like a cheap hollywood action movie. Also we don't actually see the outcome of the masterplan.
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The first series was fun. Not much of an overall plot or anything, but the characters were likable and their interactions with each other were the main highlight of the show for me. Then you factor in great action, and you have yourself a great show.
Then, the second season rolls around. Is the action still there? Check. Does it still have the same quality animation and sound? Check. Does it retain the fun interactions between the characters you like? Ummm... Well, actually...
This season spends its time giving every member in Koko's crew a backstory. You learn where each of them comes from and why they are now so loyal to Koko. All of their backstories are interesting and engaging, and are the reason why I like this season even more than the first.
The only downfall of The Perfect Orde…
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Worst ending I've ever seen in a show. Right before this I finished Beyond the Boundary and that had a crap ending, but it was just saccharine sweet bullshit that ruined the last minute or so of the show, but this goes above and beyond that.
Jormungand is a show about an arms dealer planning and maneuvering to execute her master plan to save the world from war. The problem? Her plan is fucking assinine. The entire show hints at this super complex incredibly important end game that's the reason we've been sneaking around and orchestrating all these different conflicts, and then the plan makes no fucking sense whatsoever.
I don't know what to say other than that. The entire story leads up to the reveal, but even the slightest amount of critical thinking will tell you that the plan will nev…
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*THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS AS NECESSARY TO EXPLAIN MY RATING* (first season inclusive). The spoilers will not be very specific and will be speaking in broad terms.
Based on the MAL rating system,
Story: 6
Art: 6
Sound: 8
Character: 8
Enjoyment: 8
Overall: 7 Based on my personal rating system, my overall rating is: 7.43
If I could use one word to describe this series as a whole, it would be: paradox. Jörmungand--the midgard serpent of the world--is an anime packed with fun action sequences, awesome theme songs and music, some great characters, and a story with massive potential. Additionally, the name of the series is part of a grand scheme of Koko's that is not revealed until nearly the end of the series. It is at this point where the writing comes into question, as a poor endi…
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In my other review, I talked about how much I loved the first season of Jormungand. Here is the second season, which I obviously was not a fan of. The story was alright, and it transitioned smoothly, until near the end,--which I won't spoil--where it kind of just became really jagged and rough, like an unfinished product. The art is great as usual, just like the first season, with that semi-realistic anime style mixed in with the realistic surroundings. The sound was okay, but not as good as the first season. The opening wasn't one I personally enjoyed, but I normally don't like the second opening of any anime, due to changes and the like. The characters were great as usual, but they seemed to change somewhat between the first and second seasons--maybe because they were wrapping up the sto…
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season 1 was awesome but season 2 it wasn't as good as season 1 because of the ending the ending was a total piece of crap if there was an extra episode or something like that it would make up for that ending but overall it was great the animation / art was great the sound was also really great the plot was amazing and I really enjoyed it but if I had to remake the ending I'd do all that what happened but with an extra episode where they tell you about what happened after the jormugand was activated and I'd als like koko and Jonah to get married 💕💕💕 and that koko stops working as a arms dealer and and someone x velvet and the rest of the crew living a quit and fun live That would be my ending my jormugand end.
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Seriously a love/hate relationship with this anime...
Not sure if I'm feeling frustrated or upset but I guess to sum it up... This anime does if not a GREAT but OUTSTANDING job with creating extremely fascinating characters even with whatever little backstory they have
Chiquita, Karen, Sofia, The Witch, Orchestra, just to name a mere few favorites every character was so unique and a blast every time they were on screen!
My only gripe is ::may or not be a spoiler:: that either characters die TOO FAST or some don't even get into many fights at all... or just a lot of characters DON'T DIE so unfortunately you never really feel any danger or game of thrones/attack on titan type of "oh my gosh!" mouth opening moments...
Long story short... Really more of a story type drama/morals/thought pr…
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Unlike the first season of Jormungand, Perfect Order simply does not deliver. At first, it seems to touch upon something exciting, world peace delivered by a catalyst of war. But in the end, the anime leaves you hanging. It devolves into ino a shitstorm of ecchi from honestly unattractive characters.
Jonah's horror at Koko's Jormungand plan could have been more fully developed. However, all that happens is Jonah running away from Koko and running back to figuratively adopted mommy in two years.
And I feel that there are less good action scenes in Perfect Order when compared to the first season.
I know this review is rather disjointed so I'll make one last concise summary.
This anime's ending left the taste of slightly spoiled milk in my mouth.
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If you don't like to feel CONFLICTED, not because of the issues the anime raises, but of the anime itself, DON'T WATCH THIS ONE!
I watched both seasons in like, 3 days! It's pretty engrossing with all the gun fights and the cool background setting. It seems realistic, but don't get too into it, because in the end, it's all fiction.
I was having a hard time understanding why I didn't like it as much as when I first started watching it. The ending, for me, wasn't satisfying at all. It really was underwhelming with all the hype it had built up (especially towards the end of season two).
No real character development except for Koko, who isn't even the main character! Wait, it's not even character development, she just simply reveals herself. Jonah, the protagonist went nowhere in the ser…
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“Fun, funny and packed with well-achieved action scenes. An enjoyable show with a great premise that lacked the backbone to end with a bang. ”
REVIEW FREE OF SPOILERS!
Let me begin this show with two statements I said on the review of the first season.
1) A plot built around arms dealing isn’t one of the most original things ever, we have seen it in movies such as “Lord of War” (Nicolas Cage) or “The International” (Clive Owen), nevertheless the use of this plot isn’t overused as many others subjects related to war, which makes this show sort of “unique”.
2) The first season was more of a planning for the second season, by this I mean that the “pieces” –characters and situations- where being placed just like chessboard. In order to achieve –probably- a more detailed story with a backgrou…
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to sum it up in one word it be "perfect" ,it have everything i was looking for :
-blood
-gun fight
-knife fights
-strong beautiful main character
- a dark theme with light comedy
but that not made this anime for me , it was the characters , the development between character made this special
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