Audience reviews
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TheBiggestAnime
Honestly surprised me very nicely with the overall product. I thought this would be a temu Made in Abyss but it actually delivered on numerous of occasions without getting stale.
When I first saw the synopsis I envisioned the anime - Cute slice of life made in abyss-like anime where a group of kid friends venture into the unknown to get to the endgoal and meet with their friend while going through the most bizarre and unique enviourments and creatures along the way. Sounds like made in abyss yet?
I really mostly went in because the pure synopsis in a vacuum is an invitation to let imagination run free as the logic really only exists in the first minute where they pull a Lain and go ''we will connect all human subconsciousnesses and never ever again need to use an electric device to commu…
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"Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?" (Train to the End of the World) is overall a very fun original anime that I actually watched back when it was releasing, but every now and then, I go back to watch a clip or something. On the surface, the show has a very simple premise that could result in a average seasonal anime, but what makes Shuumatsu Train special is the amount of creativity that is used to create its world and how little afraid it is to try weird ideas.
Starting with the plot, it is about 4 girls trying to find their friend who went missing in a somewhat post-apocalyptic world that got the way it is because of the 5G (or 7G in this case) radiation meme. They do so by traveling through Japan in a train that can get where their friend is, but, of course, there are station in the way they…
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"Every little action have consequences, you reap what you sow."
"Train to The End of The World", an anime with unique premise. The anime sets itself apart by blending a post-incident and apocalyptic setting with an unexpectedly cheerful CGDCT vibe. The result is a journey that's both bizarre and surprisingly lighthearted. While the world building is deeply strange, it’s also what makes the show so compelling. The underlying story is quite dark, but the anime's tone keeps it from feeling heavy, making for an interesting contrast that keeps you engaged.
One of the show's biggest strengths is its music. The opening theme, "GA-TAN GO-TON" by Rei Nakashima, is incredibly catchy and perfectly sets the mysterious tone of the anime. It's a fantastic hook that pulls you right into the strange wor…
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All Aboard the Unknown: A Review of Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?
There’s something inherently compelling about a journey into the unknown — especially when it’s done on rails. *Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku?* (Where Does the Doomsday Train Go?) doesn’t just ride that mystery, it builds a whole surreal world around it, delivering a strange but strangely comforting post-apocalyptic adventure that feels like a cross between *Girls’ Last Tour* and *Wonder Egg Priority* — only this time, the setting moves with every passing station.
A Journey Unlike Any Other
At its core, the anime is a road-trip — or rather, rail-trip — story, but what sets *Shuumatsu Train* apart is how it blends slice-of-life camaraderie with eerie dystopian imagery. The cast of high-school girls onboard a mysterious train se…
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This anime surprised me. I thought it was pretty fun. It had good visuals. It was pretty funny. I liked the main characters. The opening was cute. No episode felt wasted, because everything came together in the end. The premise is that after an accident the world is no longer recognizable. Each town has been transformed into something new with a surreal twist. My favorite episodes were the ones where they fought the zombies and when they got to the town where everything shrank. The only thing that was pretty bad about the show was that the girl that they were trying to save has no real motivation for much of anything that she did.
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From the first episode, an analogy with "Kino's Journey" arises. Each station somehow reveals different, often not entirely pleasant aspects of the world, which is reflected in Yoko's eyes. The main characters directly state — we never got to know her, and the journey serves as a method of revealing her worldview.
The density of ideas here was multiplied by the brevity and simplicity of presentation. Because of the speed of the narrative and the absurdity of the form, it can be difficult to grasp the meaning of a particular scene. References to different anime, sometimes comical narration, familiar images that appear and collapse in an unusual setting and combinations.
Ikibukuro for the newly arrived Yoko, which looked unfamiliar and frightening as a hodgepodge of products and furnishin…
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Train to the End of the World is a wacky anime with fast-paced dialogue. The anime starts with the idea that "7G" distorted the world and only keeps going crazier from there. Just like the beginning, most of this anime doesn't make much sense and is best enjoyed as a 'turn off your brain' kind of anime. Most of the events that happen have no effect on the overall plot and are forgotten by the next episode. This also works in its favour as you have something unique to look forward to every episode. There's only one goal from the beginning of the anime and by the last episode that goal is achieved which gives this season a sense of completeness that is missing in most other anime. There are still a lot of loose ends which can be used to make a second season.
The characters consist of 4 girls…
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“Driving that train, high on cocaine, Casey Jones you better watch your speed”
- Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead)
Shuumatsu Train is a surreal trip which provides excellent character interactions and you will never have a dull moment. This is a fast paced anime that was clearly rushed through production yet it offers enough variety and has a good balance between absurdity and the familiar. While not much time is spent developing each location and side character, the main cast has a surprisingly dense amount of dialogue that highlights their interpersonal relationship with one another. I feel like people who didn’t watch this series weekly are missing out, because the series is so fast paced that I believe it would be simply too much too fast to binge all at once, however watching it in pi…
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What happens when an anime studio is supplied with unlimited DMT? This! This is about the trippiest train trip you'll ever take. And while this could have easily jumped the track, you make your station safe and sound, if somewhat amazed. This series definitely deserves more consideration than it's gotten.
The artwork is well above average. Colorful and bright and a touch surrealistic. Some of the background work is masterful. The animation takes some minor shortcuts, especially in the middle episodes, although it doesn't detract from the narrative at all. Some of the animation, especially as the story progresses, gets pretty trippy. Just about sent me into flashbacks.
They did such a great job with the characters, They start out cookie cutter: You got your driven MC, her trusty sidekic…
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It's a very varied show, trying it's best to show something new, bizzare or interesting each time the plot progresses to the next point.
It's on a weird moral spectrum where no blood is spilt, but random people WILL die to drive home the point about how the reality is in a given location.
Each and every sub-plot is interesting to watch.
The overarching plot is sloppy like a deep-fried meme, and the villains in the show could easily be scrapped with no detriment to the storytelling.
That's what I'd like isekai shows to be like. Breathtaking landscapes, shocking ways of life locals lead, mind-boggling phenomena protagonists can only obey and not harness, with interesting interpersonal relations and engaging plot as a cherry on top.
Honestly the only reason it's not a 10 for me is because I…
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Train to the End of the World is a surreal/ sci-fi adventure-comedy where new technology called the 7G Network accidentally warps reality throughout Japan. High school student Shizuru Chikura and several of her classmates decide to take an abandoned train to Ikebukuro to find their missing friend, Youka Nakatomi, who had activated the network. During their journey, Shizuru and her companions visit different locales that are affected by the 7G Network in various bizarre ways.
A major area that I praise this series for and found the most entertainment out of is the creativity put into the various locales and characters affected by the 7G Network. Train to the End of the World relishes in its absurdity with many of the bizarre ways the Japanese populace and locales are affected by the 7G Net…
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The first 6 minutes of ep 1 made me question " What the hell is this ". The whole anime starts out really confusing and u wont get where it is even going , of course the whole thing is made clear as the anime progresses.
THE PLOT OF " SHUUTMATSU TRAIN DOKO E IKU " WAS WHAT MADE THIS STAND OUT FROM ALL THE OTHER ANIMES IN THIS SEASON.
The plot was a Unique one. You would find yourself immersed the 7G world with all the messed up things and even though it sounds stupid, believe me, this made the anime most enjoyable to watch. The animation was crisp and it was really good. The love the Voice of Akira ( my favorite one among the other characters aside pochi ).
Each and every episode was hilarious .
The Main Factor which made to like this Anime even more was the Opening and Ending.
"Eurek…
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When you give this work a chance, you have to understand that it's an anime that blends fantasy, comedy, action, and surrealism all at once. The post-apocalyptic world is great, and the references to pop culture are spot on.
The premise of the show is great and it starts off in a very good and captivating way. But before I talk about what I thought, I have to say that I loved the animation, the character design, the setting, the soundtrack is excellent, the jokes are good, and the voice actors' work is very good. That said, the anime kind of stagnates in its middle, but that's more the fault of the script than the direction (which is very good for what it sets out to do).
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A literal psychedelic drug trip with friendship at it's core. While Train to Busan made my cry tears of sadness, Shuumatsu Train made my cry tears of reconciliation. While it looks like a turn your brain off show when you begin watching, the purpose of the mission is much deeper than that. Great job Shuumatsu Train for keeping me guessing all the time what will happen next.
Every train station (civilisation is probably the best word) the girls come across is a roller coaster of emotions. One of the best things about this show is how unpredictable anything can be, yet still worthy to watch. From a city where mushrooms give the girls personality disorders rather than magic to a zombie kingdom and "no words to describe the chaos" manga land, worldbuilding gets a solid 8/10. Trust me, stuff…
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Shummatsu Train is a trippy fun show with jokes, life lessons and all sorts of things sprinkled in there. It is not a masterpiece so expectations should be tempered but it its overall execution was good.
Characterwise, the four heroines are all likable and unique in their own way. There is the smart Akira, outgoing Reimi, caring but stern Nadeshiko and conflicted but well meaning Shizuru. Surprisingly despite the fact that opening focuses a lot on Shizuru and Yoka, the rest of the 3 main cast members are very relevant to being able to make the trip to Ikebukuro. If I had to pick a favorite, Nadeshiko is easily the most likable but I've warmed considerably to Shizuru and enjoy that she is quite a flawed person that gets better from that. The other major characters are cool and likable as w…
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I really wanted to like this show as the opening premise and some of the ideas were interesting and fun, but overall the story fell flat in the end.
Each of the main characters are enjoyable, but they hardly grow over the course of their journey. Shizuru arguably is the only one that changes, but just barely.
The beginning of the story was interesting, the first few episodes seemed like it might go dark places with how the world changes and how society was adapting, but it never really explored that. Mostly just each town has a wacky gimmick and through some comedy of errors they succeed through. Other aspects of the story just don't make sense, mainly in the behavior of the regular people.
The premise and the world they built up was interesting and had potential for a unique story, but…
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Train to the end of the world is another in a long line of great off the wall anime. It's a wild ride that firmly sticks the landing with it's ending. Visuals are above average to good, limited CGI is used but it's well integrated and personally I found no issue with it. I generally find an episodic style to be slightly annoying but the really good quality of these episodes pushed it over the line for me. I'd highly recommend this show especially if you liked sonny boy (more serious and contemplative) the night is short walk on girl or Id invaded (more of a mystery style).
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Train to the End of the World was a slog to get through because it never really feels like it's inching towards it's ultimate goal, outside of x-point is getting closer to y-point, physically. This lack of real progression can make audiences feel like they're taking more of a passive watch than anything.
Story: Train to the End of the World is a strange, strange tale with, possibly, a stranger basis. Pontarou considers himself a genius and believes he has figured out a way for humans to telepathically communicate with each other with, literally, the push of a button. Middle-schooler Youka Nakatomi is randomly selected to push this button to activate this new invention, which is labeled as "7G". She pushes it, and the entire world turns into, what I can only describe as wacky and weird ove…
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I really wanted to like it, but it was too boring and uncreative. Really expect a lot more, although I am glad to have met the group in charge of the ending, it is a masterpiece (the ending)
The first 3 chapters, which are important, left me with mixed feelings, and I tried to continue, but after chapter 6, I watched it out of commitment to not abandon it and because I felt bad for the people involved in it. I don't think I would recommend it to pass the time, but I'll probably miss the characters a little now that there is no more of the series.
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At its best, this series has been eclectic, and I do mean that in a positive sense. The setup for this world is crazy, and so building it out needed to be crazy as well. Very little about it makes logical sense, and the series doesn’t try to explain itself or generate any kind of understanding for the viewer. As someone who loves some solid worldbuilding a la Delicious in Dungeon and Frieren, I also found plenty to appreciate here. There’s a sort of irreverence to how this series approaches its world and setup that I can really get behind. I mean, come on, the girls rely on communication with a man who can normally only say “choo choo” over and over via everything from Morse Code countless miles away by rapping on train tracks to speaking through an overgrown melon vine. Why do they do thi…
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