Audience reviews
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Mahtari
For the longest time I wasn't even convinced that this anime actually existed and that the entirety of the show was just some fever dream I had due to lack of sleep but, lo and behold, here we are.
All these years later and I can tell you absolutely nothing about the plot or any of the characters—all I know is that I watched the entire show and refused to drop it and it still haunts me to this day.
The pacing was dreadful, the story-telling was either convoluted or mind-numbingly boring, none of the characters developed in any meaningful way other than MC taking off her glasses, and—arguably the worst part—I lost six hours of my life because I clicked on braids and red glasses and expected something decent.
Save yourselves the trouble—read the source material if you want an actual sto…
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Red Data Girl is a series that will not be to everyone's liking, but for those that can appreciate a quiet, contemplative coming of age story with a heavy focus on Shinto spirituality and storytelling through metaphor, this will be one of the best animes you will ever see.
First, a bit of advice for watching. Don't try to follow the plot literally. Some happenings in this story are meant as metaphor and don't hold up to close scrutiny when interpreted literally. However, everything that happens makes perfect sense when viewed as a metaphor for the characters, their relationships, and their growth as people. Watch those scenes with that interpretation in mind, rather than trying to make literal sense of what is happening. In the end, this is a series primarily about Izumiko and Miyuki, the…
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This wasn’t necessarily a bad anime, it was okay....
It had really good animation. Not gonna lie, the characters look awesome in this anime.
The beginning of the story was interesting, and it was looking like the story had a lot of potential to be awesome...but then it started to feel slow and not as interesting towards the end, focusing too much attention on the side characters (which got annoying).
Not a lot of action in this anime at all, and only a few intense scenes but nothing overly awesome.
Overall, I’m probably not planning to watch this again. If you’re looking for some intense, action-packed anime that consistently keeps its focus on the main character, I don’t recommend this for you.
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this anime was pretty easy to get through, like enough happened each episode to keep me entertained but I also felt like nothing that made any sense happened.
characters would appear as if out of the blue and no one would make mention of how random it was that they were there.
there was a lot of lore but I don't think the anime really did a good job of like explaining it, I mean I understood the lore I just didn't see the point.
and some of the character choices just seemed seriously bizarre, like they would just say or do things that would have no consequence on the overall plot and I would just be left wondering why that scene or that line of dialogue was added at all.
overall I can't say I didn't enjoy it, I mean as innocuous as it was I was still pretty entertained I just don't s…
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It's a 6.5 for me. It's a fine anime but it doesn't particularly excites me. Truthfully it's like if I really have nothing else to watch this would be a nice to watch I guess. That being said I'm sure there's a lot of hidden reference both to Japanese culture and tradition and history and what not both elements of Shintoism and Buddhism is there but too bad that I don't know mych about it to fully appreciate it. Overall I would prefer for it to be a little bit longer my dynamic and probably explanation. In terms of art it was quite beautiful with all the elements of Japan and I'm a sucker for it so I guess its on the quite good. The sound and or music is just meh, just like a background music It's just in the background. For the character I feel like they could've done more but it was okay…
Read at the sourceMeganeBoya
so let's get right in to it!
the first few episodes left me every time with questions
at the end of every episode I was like 'he...what... did I miss something?' it was so unclear
the male protagonist is quite handsome but in the first episode he is only screaming at others so that wasn't much fun
I was actually hoping for some juicy romance where I could talk about all the time like the crazy fangirl that I'm but I was quite disappointed why? because there was nothing! in the end there was no kiss there was no awesome fight where in someone was rescued there was literally nothing! I'm writing this after finishing the serie and I'm so disappointed and dissatisfied with the ending
okay lats be honest the idea is great, I love it! it's cute, romantic and you can totally fall in love w…
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I went into this show pretty new to anime, so I had my expectations low, this show couldn't meet one of them. The show started off slow paced, it focused more on character development between Izumiko and Miyuki, which really helped develop their relationship, but after that there really wasn't much time for the plot.
In the end Miyuki is the only character to get true character development, going from a jerk to a decent guy, if RDG did anything right it's Miyuki, but that's where the good part ends.
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As I said the plot progresses slow, leaving the ending incomplete with a scene in the theme song the never happened(Miyuki and Izumiko's kiss) and a plot line left unsolved(Mayura and Miyuki's "marriage arrangement").
When I saw the first episode, even when I read…
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i just completed watching the show but i am still not clear about what happened. i read all the reviews which said that the anime wasn't good but i still thought to give it a try.they tried to put too many elements into the plot without bothering to explain it. the main characters had a lot of potential but in vain. the plot sounded promising but wasn't clear at all. the only episode which i liked and enjoyed was the first one.after watching the first episode i thought that the anime had something really good in store.i was totally disappointed in the series. i think this is the first anime which left me so confused after completion. overall one of the most confusing anime i have ever watched.
Read at the sourceJinKun
Red Data Girl? More like Red Filler Girl, because that's what the entire anime is about -- fillers, and tons of them, that has nothing to do with the main core of the anime.
Izumuki Suzahara is a foruteen years-old teenager who, ever since she could remember, has been living in a rather secluded woods area, away from most people's sight. She is called the Red Data Girl, or like the opening explains it, "A girl in danger of going inextinct." She is apparently carrying some sort of goddess with her, whom appears at random times when she wishes to say or do something important. Otherwise, Izumuki is a girl secluded from the world in order to keep herself safe from people that would want to hurt her and use her powers for the bad. Along her joins Miyuki, a teenager of the same age that was ch…
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Story:
Heavily influenced by Japanese culture, and in some cases newcomers might not understand, but it does not affect the plot too much. Otherwise, I'd say the plot is something new, and very intriguing.
The symbolism is nice, but I don't want to spoil so that's all I'll say.
Art: The animation is truly great and not very choppy at all.
I very much like how they mostly stuck to natural hair colors in here. The characters were attractive, I don't know how you could think Izumiko looks bland, it's quite obvious this anime is heavily influenced by modern day Japan, where at school you cannot dye your hair *cough, cough*
Sound:
The voice actors have nice voices... The songs are great as well..
I don't really have a problem with, except for the scene where the father is talking in…
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I watched RDG with no prior knowledge of the show other than the single sentence description it has on Netflix. I needed something new to watch, and it looked interesting, so I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I went on MAL and read all of the reviews complaining about it and decided to write down my opinion.
Subtlety is an underrated thing in anime (actually, in storytelling generally, but I'm going to focus on anime). There are too many shows that explain everything that appears on screen, bashing people over the head with long monologues explaining exactly what just happened, or barely disguised exposition to catch you up to the situation. And it's not just the bad shows that do this; even something as great as Madoka Magica can get bogged down by explanations.
However, I pe…
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Story - 4/10
In a word: rushed. What is happening in this story? Well, who can really say, out of your typical audience? In the end, I was still just barely able to follow what was happening, but that doesn't mean I was without any sort of confusion. Even if the plot WAS followable (barely), that does not excuse how poorly put together it seemed. Watching this series from beginning to end, it's hard to even accept this as a comprehensive narrative. It does not flow as it should and left me often feeling the pacing was completely off. It wasn't absolutely terrible, and the concepts themselves could have made for a good story - but the execution was poor. Perhaps with a longer series, this could have been avoided, but as it was it felt very disjointed and rushed.
Art/Animation - 9/10
The ar…
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While the animation style was pretty good, I can't say that I liked much more than that. The anime wasn't that interesting overall, and it felt more like a chore to watch it then to actually enjoy the show.
A lot of the character and plot development was either sloppy and cliche or really hard to follow. I did enjoy the sound track, and it did match the backgrounds and moods of the anime pretty well.
Overall it wasn't a horrible anime, but it was boring enough to the point where I didn't want to watch it. While I personally didn't completely love the anime I think that it contains genres that others may be able to follow better than I did and many people do like this anime.
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This anime was interesting to me when it seemed like there was this one special girl who had a mysterious power over technology. But it ended up being nothing like it seemed at first. It turned out that almost everyone in her school had special powers, and the powers had more to do with spirits than technology. A better name for the show would've been "Red Glasses Girl" or "Red Spirit Girl" rather than "Red Data Girl," since the show had almost nothing to do with data. The ending was also unsatisfactory. We never learn the reason why Izumiko's past self did what she did in the past, or why she wants to do it again. (I'd be more specific, but I don't want to give away spoilers.) The best thing about the show was probably the pretty art, but one thing about the art I didn't like was how it l…
Read at the sourceRice_Bowl
I thought that Red Data Girl was very cute. I would suggest this anime to someone who is looking for a short satisfying anime to watch while in between other anime or is just looking for something to do for a short while. I liked this anime because the art was fantastic it reminded me of a watercolor painting (Especially when the characters are in the mountains!) The music that went along with Red Data Girl fit very well. They were very calming and traditional sounds. The characters were fair. When I mean by that is that they weren't very iconic or such but they were not bad, at all means, they still had some diverse personality characteristics and some very enjoyable moments and as you continue to watch the anime you eventually connect more with the characters and begin to like them. The…
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Red Data Girl is fairly decent to watch if you don't think about it too hard. There are numerous aspects of it seem as if it tried to create a world much bigger than its run time actually allowed for. Notably, the story constantly feels lost in trying to explain the complex nuances of the universe constructed. This exposition for the viewer is necessary; I won't pretend that whatever rules and customs associated with this ethereal culture is common knowledge to everyone, least of all me. It is disappointing then, that the short run of the series effectively limits the intricately developed world to show a satisfying and coherent story. If there's anything to say about it, the overarching story is weakly connected by several subplots and vice versa resulting in a vicious cycle of unsatisfyi…
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So, it seems most people seem to have a problem comprehending this anime... admittedly this may be due to there being a discrepancy between the novels/manga and the anime (manga ended in 2014, anime in 2013, although the novel came out in 2012)... and, I suspect, it contains more than the anime reveals. Still, every individual episode on its own seemed to make sense, especially if one makes sense of the abstruse language characters often use.
It is a Shinto tale, so some researching could be useful at times (there are quite a lot of references, although not knowing the legends behind them doesn't necessarily preclude enjoyment of the anime) - it's really multi-faceted, though... even if it mythologically makes little sense, one can simply view it as a coming-of-age tale, as ultimately tha…
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As soon as I saw this anime on Netflix, the one thing that grabbed my attention was the background art and pleasant scenery. The plot summary seemed interesting enough: a girl serving as the vessel for the "Hime-gami" reluctantly. A bit cliche, but you don't know until you try.
I wish I didn't try though.
Story: 3/10
I finished the anime more confused than when I started. Nothing in the series was every fully explained and/or rushed. There was an unparalleled feeling of dissatisfaction from something with so much potential.
Art: 7/10
As I mentioned before, the art was what hooked me in the beginning. Being a relatively new anime, RDG had great perspectives and angles with plenty of detail in the backgrounds. The character design was very standard, however, and did not stand out.
Sound:…
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I didn't think that I would like this anime that much - I was wrong. The art is lovely and I loved the way that the characters were slowly brought to each other - it made it feel a little bit more realistic. The story was interesting and I - hopefully - plan on reading more into it in the future.
Read at the sourceWildNeptune
RGD: Red Data Girl is an anime about a young girl, Suzuhara, who has had a mysterious ability since birth and why she has it and how she copes with it. It's also about a lot of other things, but the whole show is just so confusing that I can barely comprehend any more than that.
The anime is based on Shinto legends, but I admittedly do not know any of these legends myself. It takes place during the modern era, but has a great deal of magical and supernatural elements to it. In fact, due to the main characters "condition" there is not a lot of technology present in the show at all. I want to say there was a plot and plot twists, but I really don't understand what happened enough to really say anything about that.
Suzuhara is the Red Data Girl, and the story is basically how she balances b…
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