Audience reviews
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bob-weebington
Weird but good is how I'd summarize Kaiba. First off, the intro is very nice, watch that right away if you haven't already.
This is a weird sci-fi with an overarching plot but mostly consisting of isolated episodes. It's very... different than the mainstream stuff. Has a very cartoony look to the art too, which makes it even more unique.
Because of the uniqueness of the show it's easy to watch through the 12 episodes and will probably leave you wanting more.
The main downfall of the show is that it all doesn't make much sense. You have to accept the sci-fi mechanisms as they come because trying to explain them would cause too much dissonance.
In the end, most of it is forgettable, but what I remember is unique enough to recommend watching at least part of this. And the intro, of course…
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A Body Jumping Odyssey
Kaiba Is a anime about separating body and mind, and what horrible dystopian world that would create.
Masaaki Yuasa is the master of weird almost LSD looking shows, but have that awesome unique story and themes, that are hard to find anywhere else.
Can love overcome false memories, and can happiness be built on false memories? It's one of the themes that appear throughout the shows, many times and it's handled very well.
it feels The Little Prince inspired, In how the main characters keeps jumping to different planet, and seeing amazing but dystopic sites. the characters are interesting and tragic, in specific i think about the policeman and his perverted but sad story.
In the first half, It uses the episodic formula very well to tell interesting, self containe…
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"A masterpiece based on melancholy and philosphical aspects "
The more anime i watch day by day , I come to a realization that i still have a long way to go . There is no doubt or conspiracy about the path that leads to pinnacle of true anime watching is eternal .
Kaiba is provocative, intelligent science fiction that questions the relationships between mind, bodies, and memories. Along the way it touches on love, family, the state and rebellion, providing nuanced portrayals of each. And it has a mythic arc that actually holds up to greater scrutiny.
Happy to see almost all positive reviews . This show also define the true art of anime making and efforts put behind it . You don't need a large amount of budget or flashy animation and soundtracks to make a eye captivating anime . The only…
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For many viewers, Kaiba hits a very obvious peak early on with Chroniko’s story. It’s a rather simple sub-story, using only a single episode to spin its tale. There isn’t the time to construct deep and complex characters, yet watching it can feel like experiencing a full feature. The weight of the dramatic tragedy isn’t held up by the writing, but by the raw and powerful depiction of its emotions. It has no tightly woven plot, strongly developed characters, or deeply explored themes. In this case, we don’t particularly need any of that to understand the tragedy of family bonds being stretched by financial hardship, the aunt’s depressing guilt, and Chroniko’s ultimate fate. It’s a simple opportunity for the show to flex its artistic muscle, and the show wastes no time dunking the ball and t…
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This is one of the most underrated Anime Series EVER. Coming from the great Masaaki YUASA, the animation style never ceases to amaze me. It's a mix of very unique eery sci-fi, dystopian and psychological genre. I literally couldn't stop thinking about this anime, the story and the dreamy feeling the music gives off. The opening is obviously a 10. The series may seem very cute and chill (wich it is) but as you go further into the story it becomes more dramatic and you realise it deals with serious now a days topics.
What would happen in a world where capitalism has reached its peak by now selling our bodies and minds (literally) ? This anime kept me glued to the screen. It left me heartbroken and with an odd feeling of nostalgia. If you enjoy an anime and on top of that leaves you thinking…
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*A one-of-a-kind stylistic powerhouse, visionary yet sometimes (personally) counterproductively labyrinthine*
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Some creative works lead as the definition themselves, incomparable in numerous respects and the basis for its class. At the hands of the oft-praised unorthodox mind of Yuasa, overflowing with his distinctive direction has a brimful anime called Kaiba spawned that challenges the limits of the medium. One can say it is a significant hallmark for animation simply for its visionary maneuver of movement, the heart of the storytelling vehicle, and its partnership with volatile plot progressions both in the episodic portions and the primary tale for how the narrative is unfolded by its world and its characters. Complete the puzzle pieces together, and it simply is "one-of-a-kind".…
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Kaiba is a unique and thought-provoking anime that delves into the depths of identity, memories, and the essence of what makes us human. With its distinct art style and philosophical narrative, Kaiba offers a mesmerizing and emotionally impactful viewing experience.
The anime is set in a futuristic world where memories can be digitized and transferred between bodies. The story follows the enigmatic protagonist, Kaiba, who wakes up with no recollection of his past. As he embarks on a journey to uncover the truth, he encounters a diverse cast of characters and becomes entangled in a web of mysteries and conflicts.
One of the standout aspects of Kaiba is its visually stunning and unconventional art style. The animation appears hand-drawn with a minimalist aesthetic, reminiscent of retro sci…
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Kaiba is a wierd anime. It's an experimental cyberpunk adventure and romance story. Kaiba is an original anime written and directed by one of anime's greatest directors-Masaki Yuaasa. Yuaasa's anime Kemonozume proved that, although an excellent director, he is not a very skilled writer, thus you would expect form Kaiba not to have a compelling storyline. However, that's not the case. Kaiba, although boring at times, is a compelling, but not great. Kaiba is the definition of GOOD. Why is that so, let's find out!
The plot of Kaiba has two main parts, the episodic first half and the second half which focuses on the protagonist and romance. Even though I enjoyed the second part better, I'm going to have to say that the first part of Kaiba's plot is the better one because it shows us just how…
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One of the most unique and touching anime made during the late 2000's!
Kaiba is a very adult series, despite it's childish look. It talks about the importance of Memories in a very thoughtful way. It explores it's themes very well and leaves a lot to think about after most of it's chapters.
The unique art style and setting is very interesting to watch. Every episode shows something different, both in world and theme exploration. It is a very powerful and emotional series, but it's never too over dramatic, since it talks about Life, death, memories and more, presented in a world very dystopian.
The way this show talks about all of those themes is outstanding and very touching.
It has amazing animation and it's super distinguishable from anything else. The contrast between the cute looki…
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Memory rendered meaningless. Physical existence diluted to the point of absurdity. Fragmented individual identity beyond recognition due to socioeconomic oppression that fuels exploitation. The advancement of what the system claims as a practicality actually distances us further from what really sets us apart from any other living being in the world. Seeking for the skill of what we shouldn't have access to for our own sake, We've reached a point of collective suicide, a point where we are merchandise of ourselves, a point where the value of life is completely lost. We don't want this, I don't want this, but it's not up to me or us, rather it's up to the supremacist leadership that has no aptitude for its people nor for dialogue, the fact that decisions like this are made without individua…
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Kaiba expresses childhood loneliness, the guilt we feel towards our parents when we feel like we don't deserve their care, and has an amazing story attached to it. I feel like people only think it's overrated because they're not dissecting the psychology behind some of the events that take place, and I really wish they would overthink about this show just as much as I did. The style of the anime is also amazing, I really love artistic styles. I sobbed so hard after I finished it that I think i popped a blood vessel in my face.
Why do you want a longer review, myanimelist? I'm not trying to sell this anime, it's an experience like no other, you should not have to read someone elses' opinion on it to watch it.
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Plot: A young man wakes up in a destroyed room and an attempt is promptly made on his life. he goes on an adventure.
What really makes Kaiba stand out is the mechanics of the universe it takes place in. the conscious mind can be placed into a chip and modified through various means and even transferred to other bodies. With the proper device, memories can be viewed externally and the mind can even be entered. It's never used as something for laughs, is cemented within the world as something everyone knows.
Animation: I love the animation style in Kaiba and Masaaki Yuasa's other anime. It's so...unrigid and not uniform. Everything feels liquid and soft and round. I love how unique it is
Characters: You really have to talk about characters in terms of their personalities, since of the m…
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You know what - the art style isn't for me, the story is kind of complicated and confusing to follow, some of the characters make you go o.O but goddamn... still can't deny this was a good show. It kind of gives off Giving Tree vibes, with a heartbreakingly tragic adult story cleverly clothed in child-like media. It's strange but even the most graphic scenes like the sex and violence still look colorful and funky and fun. It gives off kind of early 2000s Cartoon Network vibes with a really adult story-line. Really recommend, it's only 12 episodes so it's quick but really deep.
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What happens when you fuse the zany visuals of Dr. Seuss with the oppressive tone of Orwell’s 1984? You get Kaiba; a beautiful dystopia on the verge of nihilism.
Sound - Good stuff. Lots of retro noises which compliments the art style. Background music is a good blend of wonder and haunting. Especially Chroniko’s theme / the Tree Song.
Art - Kaiba’s strong point. The art style is unique and nice to look at. Resembles something like the Cat in the Hat or classic animation from the 1960’s. This makes it all the more jarring when a plant sucks out an old lady’s brain or a person literally explodes from too much pleasure. The simple lines and relative lack of detailing allow for fluid animations and funky shifts in perspective.
Characters - For a 12 episode series Kaiba does an impressiv…
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Spoiler-free.
I’m going to discuss Kaiba in terms of the three modes of persuasion: ethos (persuasion through presentation), logos (logical persuasion), and pathos (emotional persuasion). I do this, because the fact that Kaiba is very uninteresting to me is ironically very interesting to me.
Regarding ethos:
I felt secondhand embarrassment watching Kaiba, because I’ve made art like Kaiba before: Art that is so serious and earnest yet so unimportant. Kaiba is an entirely serious show, but I could not take it seriously. The biggest problem, in my opinion, drives the anime so much further down than any of its “minor” shortcomings and cliches (information being withheld, inexhaustible flashbacks, spoon-feeding the plot to the audience, guns that fail to work only against important characters…
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Let me start off this review by stating I love Kabia. It is fantastic anime that everyone who loves Masaaki's works should give a chance.
I'll start off by stating what really drew me to this show. I love the animation, art style, and soundtrack. I think the art style is really unique and really the selling point of this show. Episodes 1-7 are perfect and one of the best experiences I have had watching anime. Masaaki uses these episodes to flesh out the world and concept of Kaiba to a great extent. He takes advantage of Kaiba's 'gimmick' of memory transfer to tell great short stories that really build up to a great climax at ep. 7.
However, episodes 8-12 really bring out Kaiba's shortcomings as a story. Characters are not strong enough to carry the show and the plot is weak and convolu…
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Kaiba is by far one of the most unusual yet incredible anime series that I've ever seen and I'd truly consider it to be one of my top recommendations to anyone who wants to watch something truly unusual and incredible. It's by far one of the most fascinating dystopian/science fiction stories I've ever seen.
The story has you constantly wondering what will happen next as it constantly surprises you with what comes along the way. It paves way to show an incredible journey of which all the characters take on as each episode continues.
It has a very unique and unusual art style that proceeds to continue to make itself stand out as the series continues from beginning to conclusion. The soundtrack is excellent and always fits the scenes in which the music plays. I'd give it a 9/10
The chara…
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Kaiba starts at the end.
Let me explain myself.
The story is a basic plot: the protagonist, Kaiba, awakes with no memories of his own past; only a necklace with the blurred photograph of a mysterious girl. Accompanied by a funny pet called Hyo-Hyo, he will start a journey in order to discover his true self and who he was.
But what makes it stand out?
This anime is the union of all its details because every character, every storyline, even the opening shots have a meaning within the plot (no spoilers). The intent of the story is to be rewatchable in order to be able to get the full plot of it. Also, it is short, only 12 episodes, so it is an easy watch.
The art reminds me of 60's anime and manga like Astroboy, and the visuals are beautifully done; with every place having its own aes…
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It's absolutely gorgeous. The animation is as fluid and sexy as the common octopus. It's imaginative, although its core sci-fi conceit is something any sci-fi fan has seen many times before.
The music is so good that I still listen to it five years after having watched it.
I cried. I hadn't cried in ten years when I saw it. I didn't know I was capable of such empathy until Yuasa-sensei gently led me to feeling in concert with the rest of man.
Chroniko...
I still remember this rolling, psychedelic, leisurely romp through a dystopian world filled with beauty and color and emotion. Conceptual spaces filled with pain and memory. This shining cacophony is something I always recommend when people want to see anime.
9/10, it's going to stay with me for the rest of my life.
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The low value at which human life is held is absolutely haunting. Despite not being a horror, I haven't seen anything ever that terrifies me as deeply as Kaiba does. It captures loneliness as if it were tangible. Every frame I see creates a new and unique fabrication of dread and I continue to feel as if I've been lost within a world where we have progressed so far we've reached the beginning of something new. A new yet uniquely primal state of being. Rich settings that truly capture a false sense of security. Even down to the rounded view of everything. Everything is this world is made of circles, however, somehow, I still feel like I've been closed in. Everything is so profoundly artificial, and the line between good and bad is as blurred as the line between natural and manmade. This fea…
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