Audience reviews
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koji_K
So, having stumbled across this one, I was quite surprised to read the plot premise as I felt I had exhausted what few adults-only, non-mecha, non-isekai, non-high school based, etc etc anime was out there, and frankly this sounded exactly like the sort of show I'd be interested in. First contact based sci-fi dealing with aliens/other-dimensional beings, and some of the reviews even went as far as to note the DMT/psychedelic motifs that accompany the best of this genre (after all, if you're going to see a tesseract, your brain is gonna bend.)
So far, so good. But, so many of the reviews seemed to contain the same critique: "This show started excellent but somewhere around episode 7 (sometimes 6, sometimes 8) it took a nosedive." So, I began the show. I waited with bated breath until episo…
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Technology advancement concept on this story is a bit mysterious and vast. They presented new terms, being and materials that (on their end) makes sense when mixed up altogether. For me, it's between a good and fine anime. I like the animation but I guess the downside is the terms used and how fast the story was going until the last episode. Introduicng a new character at the end to solve a problem is a surprise for me and I don't know if it's necessary or they just need a good escape to end the story because the new character have no follow up whatsoever until the last second.
Read at the sourceidonthavealife69
Id like to start out with saying the anime starts of realy good, the animation is realy good and the characters seem intresting, but then around ep 6/7 it starts to go down to shit, the story changes drasticly and its just rushed, the characters didnt realy devolep, and they barely had any backstory so you wouldnt get atached to the characters, it reminds me (spoiler) of darling in the franxx it started out pretty good and then middway they had this weird plot twist that wasnt nececery at all and rushed it to the end to ultamatly become a trainwreck known for its bad ending, overal id like to say the story started good but was rushed leaving litle room for explanations and such i give it a 4 out of 10
Read at the sourceAnshulGoyal
Really amazing to see how to ruin something to shambles.
No spoilers, just one or at most two : this show is a spectacularly horrible.
I really like good science fiction, but this show begins extremely well but manages to destroy everything it built up and ran wild over my expectations in every way imaginable in its final episodes.
After reading that this anime deals with god like entities arrival, and watching the first five episodes, I was astounded. The sci-fi buff in me was ecstatic. It was a mature, well-written and absolutely gorgeous looking and sounding sci-fi anime that was headed in a direction that didn't seem uncanny. It was thought-provoking and sparked a lot of discussion and made me question various things. It was a potential masterpiece, so I thought.
But as the series p…
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This review isn't going to be as long as other reviews. I'm just here to say my opinion. Minor spoilers ahead.
I see many people say that at some point the story just dies out and they don't enjoy it anymore, and I'll just say this, don't tell others not to watch it just because you didn't like it. For example I really liked it, and I gave it an 8/10, which I rarely give. The story is consistent, it doesn't leave a lot of holes in the plot, unlike other anime, the idea behind the anime is pretty original, I haven't seen anything like that before, the art seemed bad at first, since i have had very bad experiences with CGI, but the way they used it was AMAZING!
If you see this, please don't listen to the other reviews that tell you to drop it. Many people said the same thing about anime th…
Read at the sourceDr_Kon
This series has a very orignal and interesting premise. The concept of rapid technological and societal advancement is always intriguing and the show manages to keep your utmost attention for the first 8 episodes. It introduces certain philosophical concepts and paradoxes that make you deeply contemplate about them and consider your stance.
However, from episode 9 and onwards, it feels as if the writer and director got a reality check that there are not many episodes left, and the show degraded to a moronic battle shounen showdown (Kirito style) that completely renders everything before that point null and pointless. It is an extremely infuriating show in the sense that it has such an interesting premise that builds so much anticipation and then it goes flat so rapidly and suddenly towar…
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This show was going to be a 10/10 overall for me and then.....the last arc came. No spoilers, but I finished the show utterly depressed at the complete ruin of the potential of the show. I love scifi, I love first encounter stories, but I hate when they end up exactly how this did. Art, sound, animation, everything else is amazing though! At first I was nervous about the style/CG, but by the end, I was in love with it. I watched the OP and ED every single time because the music was so beautiful. But, in the end, if you want a show about real negotiation, check out Yugo.
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WARNING: This anime is not for those who don't like to think.
This anime includes politics and philosophy.
So this anime explores philosophical questions like, how would humanity react to a visit from a being from another dimension and how would they react to the rapid advancement of knowledge and technology.
This anime presents a sort of a thought experiment: would you agree for humanity to be able to rapidly advance it's knowledge or technology to satisfy all of it's needs?
If all needs are met for humanity, what is left for humanity to live for? how would it affect humanity? what would be the reason for people to live for? would it change? If we all are satisfied, are we just beings that crave for more information or experiences? What in essence are we if we all could live forever and…
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Saikasuru Kado. What can I say? This is easily the most disappointing show of the year. The ending of the show really messes so much up it isn’t fun. It has been a while that I have seen a show or read a book that started out this good and then crashed and burned like Kado. It is even worse than “Langoliers” by Stephen King which created an amazing atmosphere a great mystery and had a laughable ending. Why is it worse? Because in the case of Kado, it was not just that the ending was weak. This was Donna of “Doctor Who”.
Animation – 7
I wasn’t very fond of the CGI-only animation but it actually sort of worked here because of the otherworldliness of Yaha and Kado and the CGI emphasised their alien qualities nicely. In the case of the human characters, it would have been great if they had b…
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Have you ever thought about the great mysteries of our universe? About what possibly lies just beyond humanities reach? If you've answered yes to either of these questions, than Kado might be an interesting and thought provoking series to watch.
Unfortunately the important word in the previous sentence is "might". Generally I try to describe the good in an anime, in the hopes of getting people to watch and form their own opinions. However in this case I think I should take the time to warn you in the hopes of saving you from disappointment.
Kado is a mostly good series. It has a strong cast of unique adult characters, splendid art and sound design, coupled with a fascinating "first contact" style sci-fi story. Most of this goes to shit by the end though. This show is an excellent exampl…
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!First Things First There Will Be Spoilers, You Have Been Warned!
I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed. This anime had so much potential and I stand by my belief that things could've been improved even a little by allowing it a 24 episode run time rather than 12, but should nothing of the story and development change that'd all be for naught in the end.
For me this anime wasn't a complete waste of time, I seriously enjoyed it up to episode 8 and actually wouldn't have minded if they ended it there, went on a month long hiatus then came back with a fully fleshed out and well thought through ending instead of the crap shack we got instead. The visuals, the music and the characters for the most part were fantastic, even the story started out well being sort of like the CG anime equivalent o…
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This story is 100% either love or hate it, there is no in between really. The following review may contain spoilers but the series is very difficult to review without such so I will try not to spoil too much but you have been warned.
The story starts out very solid but I wouldn't really give it a high score for its beginning, very fun and interesting to watch at the start but largely you feel it beginning to drag along as if feeling it becomes somewhat repetitive. Of course this changes drastically in the last part of the anime which is hands down a fantastic switch up to make the anime not a standard 6/10 anime.
The story itself is an incredible way to explain first contact, a lot of the science is obviously bogus as we can't expect authors to all be PhD's in physics. But it perfectly m…
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Despite a lackluster and borderline insulting ending, this show was good. Yaha-kui zaShunina and Shindou had some nice chemistry and if the show focus solely on them negotiating, I wouldn't have complained. But the other characters were poorly developed, especially like Agate who for some reason the show keeps cutting to but never did anything that develop the plot. Other characters are there for no reason (Ritsu) or just tropes for trope sake (Kanata). But I gave it a 7 because the art was good and music was nice plus the concept was thought out even if the execution left something to be desired.
Read at the sourceLeibowitzKyouma
As stated in the other reviews, KADO has a top-notch beginning that really gave me a lot of faith in the series. "Finally," I thought, "a mature sci-fi series dealing with the politics of first contact!"
Unfortunately, the show begins to veer off (for me) at the festival episode, and goes downhill from there. The ending in particular was very disappointing to me due to the abundance of tired anime tropes the series had done well to avoid or keep understated so far.
There is also no room left to explore the wider implications of anisotropic tech that earlier episodes seemed to promise.
Regarding the Art, I will say that the anisotropic structures were rendered very well and were unmistakably alien. The music was also very good (especially that opening) and gave an inspiring vibe.
It's…
Read at the sourcewolf_robot
No spoiler.
I guess people were disappointed by the story progression and the end after having being hooked by the four amazing first episodes.
I quite liked the ending choice (no spoiler) even if it goes a bit too fast. That was a choice that nobody saw coming. The middle part is weak tho.
Animation, character design, soundtrack are on point. The opening credit is really cool, musically and visually, and I never skipped it. The 3D is a bit hard to forget, but it’s done in a nice way.
Main characters are cool and some of their dialogues are pretty neat. You can’t avoid some cliché, and maybe you’ll roll your eyes from time to time. Still, the scenario is pretty strong in my opinion.
You should give it a try. I really don’t think you’ll waste your time.
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A confused plotline that does its best to struggle through a metaphor for Imperialism with its alien arrival main thrust. The last four or so episodes completely buckle, wrecking established themes (negotiation), characterization (a...number of characters), stakes (human's evolution), and even tone (political drama vs...battle shounen?)
That's not to say that the objective facts of the conclusion were bad - I can easily see the appeal of every choice, even the circumstances around the god-awful battle-shounen scenes - simply that the delivery was atrocious, robbing the viewer of the satisfaction of a cohesive story.
Absolutely every single factor of Saraka was a mistake, though. Nothing about her role in the plot was good. The more Saraka is featured the worse the story got, and she pois…
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First, I tend to go into shows without really high expectations, and I dont feel I am that hard to please. That being said this is probably one of the first shows I finished and felt completely upset and unsatisfied with.
The concept is great, the first half of the season introduced it well. Sadly it just went down hill, by the end everything about the last episode upset me.
The relationship between the love interest and the main character seemed forced and really unneeded. I felt there was more chemistry between Shindo and zaShunina.
The fact Shindo is the worlds best negotiator but .. never really does that?
all of the big empty mumbo jumbo to explain away things.
I could just go on and on.
Personally I was totally on zaShunina's side the whole time. sign me up for that ending.
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1 word, disappointment.(reason why will be in spoilers) Good plot build up, characters, music, art (despite it being CG it wasn't bad at all). Then they just screw it up.
Spoilers ahead...
Episode 9 is the last episode I enjoyed along with the first parts of episode 10, then it just went straight downhill and made me want to tear the hairs out of my head for wasting over 3hours straight binging it since it was so good. All the amazing plot, the potential, the description of how their world was, how it was introduced/told to the viewers was good. But then they decide to throw all of those in the freaking trash bin and make it a classic drama/romance/fantasy what ever the hell it is cliche. Suddenly we get the MC hook up with some girl we barely got any information on(gave her a backstory…
Read at the sourceTheLewdOtaku
This anime started off with a lot of promise in the first episode and it seemed like it was gonna be a mature (Or at least not childish) anime involving a lot of politics and tense diplomatic negotiations. It was far from it, I was really disappointed that it turned out so terrible but I wasn't really surprised considering a huge chunk of anime suffer from the things I found bad about this anime.
Let's start off with the story.
The story had so much promise but it fell short in almost every aspect. The story itself could have been bearable if they fixed one or two things. Those things being Character and not having so much tropes ruining the atmosphere and "tension" of the anime.
Art
Personally disliked it but for 3DCG they did good.
Sound
Not much to say really, had some alright sou…
Read at the sourceShiroMiro
Spoiler Warning!
So overall it was a pretty good anime, except for some things that really destroyed the anime for me.
For example at the end Shindo is dead and then out of nowhere comes his daughter that he made with Saraka to kill zaShunina, it was just really confusing and after that it gets fully revealed that Saraka has a relationship with Shindos assistant.
To sum it up i would wish me more romantic episodes and not just a short part with Saraka and Shindo `cause everytime it was just arguementing and that every episode.
Also i would love if Shindo would be alive, because i just hate the relationship between Saraka and Shindos Assistant.
Sry for that bad review, it´s my first one xd
~bye bye
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