Audience reviews
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MichaelBellonis
“I was given the gift of being born a girl - so I’m going to give it everything I’ve got.”
Kageki Shojo!! is a 13 episode anime series that adapts the manga of the same name, written by Kumiko Saiki. The adaption was animated by Pine Jam, and directed by Kazuhiro Yoneda, who has also directed works like Gleipnir and Do It Yourself!!.
This anime has phenomenal direction across the board, from the sound design and score, background art, character expression and animation, to the script itself where every ounce of dialogue and character interaction is integral to the overall theme, as well as each character’s unique arc.
Kageki Shojo!!’s focus is on the all girl musical theater school that’s based on Japan’s actual musical theater school, Takarazuka. The real-life school was founded in 1…
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This anime had a strong start. From the beginning it gripped me with it's story and characters acting in realistic ways, and dealing with understandable and deep issues. Seeing as this anime was under an 8 on MAL, I figured there must be some drop in quality, or a bad ending toward the end. That never came though, and It was good the whole way through.
The show focuses on a bunch of girls working hard at a prestigious academy. At the beginning it focusses mainly on one girl, but moves the focus around later to give them all some valuable screen time and character building. There isn't really much of a miss with any characters either. There are some I don't like as much as others, but I can at least understand their views, and they feel realistic.
I don't want to spoil any of the plot, so…
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One of the best animes I've ever watched! ^^ It shows it is a history written by a woman for women. It's difficult to find an anime that treats pedophilia as what it is: something nasty and a problem, specially in Japan. They talk about sexual harassment as well and depict how it feels very accurately. Also the characters are well developed and all their stories came very naturally. I really enjoyed this anime and I hope we get a second season, it's beautiful. I also found out about Takarazuka Revue thanks to this and I loved it. It's delightful to find animes that treat well their woman characters.
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This is one of those shows that is SO incredibly brilliant and powerful, but it's almost to the point where I don't know if or when I'll be able to watch this again due to just how uncomfortable it made me. While I've never pursued this specific genre of acting, so many of the characters and their storylines hit so disturbingly close to home. I felt like I was watching my own life on display multiple times throughout this series. It's a painfully blunt look at the entertainment industry that doesn't shy away from just how physically and emotionally damaging it can be to the people who try to "make it" in this field. I'm relieved it got a bit lighter as time went on, because my heart felt like it was in my throat during those first few episodes. Every character gets time to shine and has a…
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Kageki Shoujo is the kind of series that you really dont know if you wanna continue watching after the first episode but after watching a little more, you cant stop!
This anime really focuses on the acting world, the ups and downs the performers go through, their dreams as well as their fears and for some, how hard it is to keep going and not give up. Acting is harder then you might think but what you really see in this anime is how anyone from anywhere can become a star if they truly work for it and put all their time in effort into their play. If you cant offer any of that, then too bad so sad, you have no chance to become one of the big ones.
The characters are well thought of, each have a special personnality and arent the same just copied and paste. In my opinion, in this series, th…
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It's rare that the character design for anime teaser art catches my attention while browsing. Only four other anime series in the past 10 years have caught attention the way Kageki Shojo!! did from the getgo. And today Kageki Shojo!! adds to my perfect track record of being attracted to the best of the best.
The animation took absolutely no shortcuts. Like none. Every scene, even the silly scenes, is perfectly thought out. I can't even think of another anime that stays this constant with their animation and design. Which fits the entire theme of the show and the actual Takarazuka culture. Perfection.
Every character is good. Even the antagonist.
Everything from the character to the music had so much love put into it that it was almost overwhelming - but in the best way possible.
Alt…
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Essa resenha será escrita em inglês e em português [PTBR]
This review will be written in English and Portuguese PTBR
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Kageki Shoujo é o Shoujo como deve ser.
Eu vejo Kageki Shoujo como uma das mais relevantes representações do Shoujo moderno, isso devido à como ele consegue abordar temáticas relevantes e muito atuais, trazendo discussões importantes, que não só conversam com esse universo feminino, mas trazem a discussão para qualquer público que queira refletir sobre a obra.
O “gênero” Shoujo, e digo “gênero” por ser algo “senso comum” dentro dessa galera que curte mangá e anime, mas que eu particularmente acho meio idiota classificar Shoujo como gênero, mas enfim, esse “gênero” no meu entender, a algum tempo atrás mei…
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I read the manga for as many chapters as were available after searching for Shoujo Kageki (Revue Starlight) manga, and I loved it. However, I would recommend that you not go into it expecting something like RevStar. It is much more subdued and goes into topics imbued with realism, like weight gain, harassment, and role successions. Each character gets a satisfying amount of time put in to examine their characters, which some might say RevStar didn't quite meet.
Despite both being based on Takarazuka school, I appreciated the stark difference in the two shows' tones. What appealed to me most in Kageki Shoujo was the relationship between the two starring characters as well as their backstories.
In my opinion, any lackluster moments are worth moving through for the absolutely shining mono…
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Okay... wow. This has to be one of the best anime I've ever watched. I already knew going in that this wasn't going to be the typical idol anime due to glowing recommendations, but this completely blew my already high expectations out of the water.
Every single character arc was written with such care and delicacy, and every single member of the cast was shown so much love by the writers - at the end of the show, you really want to cheer these girls on with all your heart. Ai's story is not one that is easy to handle as a writer, but you can tell the writer approached her arc with deep empathy and really put in the effort to understand how an event like this permeates every aspect of your life for years and years. They really handled the characterization of Ai being in "survival mode" unt…
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"The illustrious Kouka school is now accepting applications. Come join us, on the stage of your dreams."
Story & Characters: The Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts is an extremely prestigious academy for females, seeking a career in acting on the big stage. However, the path to get there is anything but simple. Opera Girl! shows us the school that is currently in its 100th year, putting the spotlight on the 20 applicants that got in, when roughly 400 did not. The focus isn’t always on school, but on how our characters get through every day lives in which they are challenged as a person. What must this new pack of students learn before getting their career goal on track and what must they do in order to make that a reality?
We focus this series on a plethora of characters, all wi…
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I’d like to start out by clarifying I’m a guy whose not very familiar with musicals, ballets, etc. The most exotic prestigious outing I’ve had was for the Russian Nutcracker, and a few other classics at my local live theatre. I’m not really a big fan of live dramas nor do I watch them from home. Kageki Shoujo seemed to be a behind the scenes for these exact live shows that I’m so unfamiliar, thus I’m not even sure why I even decided to watch it; I can’t stress enough just how opposite of a show this is from what I normally would watch. All of this is to give a little perspective, because I ended up loving this series and honestly believe if given the chance others will as well!
Initially, I believed this to be an in depth look at live shows such as Hamlet or Romeo and Juliet. That’s part…
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Kageki Shoujo is a show that just gives me so much happiness and satisfaction. This show is really great, I can't really say more than that, so this review is going to be as brief as I can. And this is mostly going to be me gushing about it as much as I can.
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The pacing felt very satisfying and its tone was very soothing mostly. Also, I can’t act for shit, but the way the show explains stageplays and the audience that watches it was interesting for sure. The show gave me an interesting teaching lesson about “otokoyaku”.I think my one and only flaw was getting a little lost with Sarasa’s family affairs but it did teach me about “kabuki” and such. And it was very interesting.
What also surprised me was the absolutely devastating yet realistic depiction of its more serious themes.The sh…
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10/10 My new favourite anime and manga.
I didn't know about the Takarazuka Revue until now, but this show has made me a fan of it.
It told a great story for each of the main characters of the 100th class.
They all got their moment to shine and showed great personality's and storytelling.
It made you want to cheer for many of them after seeing their past, hardships and how much they are trying to become better. I really hope it gets a 2nd season.
I have all the manga so far and where they are currently up to is really exciting.
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Kageki Shoujo's story wasn't as gripping as I hoped it to be, however it was enough to carry on and watch until the very end. Honestly, I didn't really hear much sound for the series. It mainly focused on character relationships and developments. It didn't really make me feel as if it was a drama academy. If all else, Ouran High School's Lobelia Girls' Academy was more expressive than the series.
I'd say it was still a pleasant and fair series to boot. At the moment, I'm checking out the manga to see if there's any glaring revisions or how much detail was stripped off to create the anime for this series.
Interestingly, the character design did faintly remind me of Honey and Clover's art style.
overall. I've rated it as a 6/10. Not bad. Not Greet. But good. :)
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I pretty much knew nothing about this series until someone posted a review of the first part of the manga on Anime News Network, and that review pretty much made me want to buy it. I mean, hello? In this recent sea of bland isekai, bad ecchi, or generic media, when was the last time we had a genuine shoujo manga that actually had an intriguing story that harkened back to a lot of classics like Rose of Versailles and Glass Mask? Yeah, the whole idea of girls going to a specialized performing arts school has been done to death in other places, but my philosophy is that if you actually put effort into what you create and manage to make something compelling, complete with good execution and characters we can care about, then there's nothing wrong with reusing a well-worn premise. I actually bo…
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Looking forward for a possible 2nd season of Kageki Shoujo!! The world of Kouka was completely new for me, so it was refreshing to see a school where things are a little bit different than the usual schools in anime. I had my doubts at first, but, after the story developed, I truly became interested in knowing more about the characters (even Hijiri, who's purposefully a hateful character). I've watched a lot of animes, but can't really remember on the spot of ones that dealt with sensible topics in the way Kageki Shoujo!! did... it felt like a punch on the stomach sometimes.
And, of course, so many boyish, handsome girls, both with long and short hair. A big treat indeed!
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Did you love 'Rose of Versailles' and 'Glass Mask'? If you don't know any of them I'd recommend watching those (Glass Mask has a remake, by the way) and if you love the classics as much as I did, you'll totally love this series. This has been one of my favorite anime of the year.
It's difficult to tag what genre is this but something is certain: it's a mixture of shoujo and josei (some students are from high school and others are already 19-year-olds) and a mixture of shoujo ai and sorority. Everyone is complex and has their own situation and trauma. It has that old vibe about 80s and 90s but drawn with a modern animation and with values from XXI century so there's nothing cringy about it. They focus a lot on psychologic situations that are later on expressed through musical theatre, alth…
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Wow, what a surprise this was! Kageki Shoujo is probably my dark horse of the year. Even though this isn’t a perfect anime for me, it drew me in and I couldn’t look away. It did exactly what musical theatre is supposed to do - grab your attention, keep it, and then dazzle you with shimmering lights and emotions. This is an anime full of heart and love for acting, and it is delivered through some of the best character writing of the year.
Kageki Shoujo is more of a school slice-of-life than anything else, but it’s one of the most realistic slice-of-lifes I’ve seen. All the characters share the goal to be top actors in the Kouka Troupe, but they each struggle with trying to reach it. As they struggle, we learn about their motivations and witness the traumas that haunt them, leading to revel…
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This is one of those shows where the overall satisfaction somewhat depends on the future. There's clearly a lot more manga than has been adapted here, so what we have definitely isn't a full story, and nor does it feel like one. It's definitely going to need further seasons to really spread itself out, and the uncertainty of whether or not that will happen makes it a little difficult to judge this show on its own merits. Of course, I'm going to try anyway.
The good thing is, there are a lot of those merits. "Kageki Shojo" is a really fun show, with a big cast of nice and distinctive characters, that largely manage to get a surprising amount of development despite the cast's size and the show's 13 episode run. The focus is, of course, protagnoists Ai and Sarasa, and they're both perfect fo…
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Kageki Shoujo, the anime that most surprised and won me over this season.
This show is not just the everyday life of girls craving stardom at a theater arts school. It's about dreams, overcomings, disappointments, traumas, and hopes.
The anime shows a very realistic vision, with several foundations, and cruel life, and often brutal, that a young woman can have when searching for fame and success.
Yes, brutal. Kageki addresses topics such as sexual abuse and persecutors, eating disorders, resentments left by hurt and hatred, problems in a destabilized family nucleus, family abandonment, ideals imposed on him by others...
They are girls fighting for a desire. Not an idealistic dream, or a desire for megalomaniac greatness, but a passion. They are girls who, when going through all kin…
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