Audience reviews
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sakurascorner
I cannot stress enough how much of a masterpiece this anime is. I've immediately watched it after learning the manga was written by the author of Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi and Junjou Romantica. After watching the first episode, I fell in love with the art and music. Every aspect of anime is gorgeous and touches your heart. However, I did not cry until I got to the last episode. I had prepared myself not to cry, but yet here I am bawling my eyes out. (my god. who and what hurt this woman so bad that made her write such a sad manga??) This anime is definitely worth watching; don't let the boring, bland synopsis discourage you from watching. I can assure you that this 4 episode ova is better than most of the overrated anime crap.
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Okay. I have never written any reviews but let me try this out with this BL anime.
I've seen plenty of BL animes so far, and this one honestly did have quite a different storyline than most of the ones I've seen. The plot was actually quite interesting. I am giving this anime a 5 only because the plot jumped around a lot and it was pretty difficult to understand. I thought the deep and emotional nature of some of the relationships was cute and quite the tear-jerker, but again, I could barely understand what was happening.
Not to mention the graphics were a bit awkward, and there wasn't really enough "boys love" in the anime, for my liking anyway. I've seen a lot better BLs. But, if you're running out of BLs to watch (like me), I wouldn't say it's the worst option, especially if you enjoy…
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Heart-crunching. Exquisitely told. Indeed, underrated.
I do not, somehow, understand why the BL fans do not talk about this summit of all the creation of BL animes that I have watched. Yes, Given is equally heart-tormenting as this, but Hybrid Child beautifully captured a historical era of time, an idealistic approach of romance that transcends reality, yet remained compelling. Sure, the OVAs are episodical, but each stories, encapsulated within 4 episodes, it smoothly injected the emotional gravity that scars the watchers from each narratives.
It gets heavier. That is how the episodes progressed. It is threaded with, of course, the dolls where the story revolves, and significantly, structured upon how heavy the story is. I also applaud the constitution of the story for making it a full-…
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Most know Shungiku Nakamura as the mangaka of Junjou Romantica, which in my opinion is her weakest work. Her Sekaiichi Hatsukoi was head and shoulders above JR, and one of my favorites. I’m quite fond of lost lovers finding themselves again. But the one story that grabbed me by the throat and made me cry rivers, was Hybrid Child.
I first read this manga back when it came out fan-subbed, and it hurt a lot. I was expecting another rape/coercion story like her JR, but it was not. It was magical, fantastic and depressive. It made me putty and made me cry. I was devastated. So being the emotional masochist I am, when I discovered it got adapted? I was on it like bees to flowers!
First is that this story gained a lot by being animated. The colors, the camera pans, the OST, really enhanced thes…
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Hybrid Child was a one-shot romance manga from 2005. It was written by Nakamura Shungiku. That's right, the same writer as Junjou Romantica, the worst shounen ai romance I've ever reviewed. About five years ago, Studio Deen released an OVA based off of it. You might wonder why I'm even giving it a chance, given Nakamura's other work but let me remind you that even Ikuhara Kunihiko has written bad stories before. And it is Valentine's week, so let's keep an open mind and check out some romance. Maybe this one is not rubbish.
Story:
The basic premise behind Hybrid Child is that the world has sapient android/ human hybrids that grow based on receiving love from their owners. There are three different stories about it within the four episodes of the OVA. The first deal with a young aristocr…
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I really wanted to give this a nine. I think the only reason I didn't is because the first two episodes, while related to the last two, weren't quite as cohesive as they could've been. That, and this art style is somewhere between art that I love and art that I think is okay.
That's the last bad thing you'll hear about this anime. Oh my goodness, was it beautiful. A Hybrid Child is a doll that grows up as human when people love it. It's a very simple concept, but it really paved the way for some tremendous heartbreak and storytelling.
The first and second episodes, as I said were sort of disjunct with the (I think) main storyline of the anime. That being said, as individual stories, they were lovely. Each one had a very powerful message in it of unconditional love and forgiveness, resp…
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Hybrid Child is probably a masterpiece from DEEN.
This, THIS is what I've always wanted from an anime. Something that can make me laugh one second, then like the drop of the ball I'll be weeping like a baby. I don't know how they did it, as it's only 4 episodes and 3 separate storylines.
As part of the SIHJR fanbase (Hybrid Child is from the same author,) I heard about this anime before watching it. I heard it was sad, that I was going to cry, so on, which I didn't necessarily believe. Last time I cried was watching Fullmetal Alchemist, and that took 60+ episodes of build up! How would I cry over a course of 4 episodes?
After watching the first episode, I'll admit I was pretty emotional. Not sobbing, but really emotional. The ending was pretty rushed, but I loved how Kotarou, the Hybrid…
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~For the one who dies, everything ends once he's dead. He returns to the earth and it's over. That's all. The ones who get troubled are the obes who are left behind. We have to do the cleaning up after you leave, and settle other matters...Even after the physical things are settled, there are still terrible things like memories which remain. To be frank, that is extremely troubling!~
Hybrid child is a perfect shounen ai. Since the series has only 4 episodes I tend to not write down my thoughts of the story. I can only say that it was the best 4 episodes I can imagine for a SA.
Outside of the incredible last story, DEEN did a fantastic job on the animation. It was lovely to look at and it was so fluid! Something you wouldn’t really expect from DEEN, really. I loved watching the series. I…
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I'm only writing this review because
a) this anime doesn't have too many reviews
b) everybody's gushing way too much over it.
As a casual yaoi fan, I can see why this anime would excite fujoshis - it's everything they would want, without the smut and cheap tactics animators often stoop to using to please their fan base. I went in completely blind, not knowing what the anime was and it pleasantly surprised me. I would suggest you to go in blind as well; that's the best way to enjoy it.
But if you're still interested in knowing what it's about, here it is (without spoilers):
Set in late 19th C Japan, the stories revolve around Hybrid Children (neither human nor machine) who look, walk, talk, grow and feel exactly like humans, except for the fact that they aren't really human. They're owne…
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This show had me sobbing in 4 episodes. I have no words for how beautifully the art and music combined. I literally created an account on here just to be able to review it because that's how good it was ;_;
Much more heavy-hearted than other BL animes. The non-linear storytelling, set in old Japan with excellent details in backdrops. Sometimes the dialogue is so good and well thought out it seems to belong more in a critics' choice kind of film rather than an anime.
Characters are not over the top and highly believable - that's why i immersed into the story so much. Just the right amount of balance between the gripping plots and the interspersed lmao moments.
tldr; fucking amazing, please watch.
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Very very good story. despite its "shounen-ai" genre, the story delivered was beautiful and great. It gaves us the meaning about friendship, sacrifice and love in a whole new level imo.
the first time I watch this anime maybe one year ago. I didn't expect it to be turn that way. At first I watch ova 1 and didn't get interested to continue on that day, bcs I think the story is so cliche, i mean the happy ending part. Then the next day I watch ova 2, and it decrease my excitement, I mean Ova 1 is more interesting than Ova 2 imo. The next day when I have spare time I continued watching ova 3...and I have feeling like it has different "aura" (lol idk how am i supposed to say)..it is like it's different from ova 1 and 2..then I continue at the last ova which is ova 4.
Then..... S***!! I'm no…
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As someone that has never watched a yaoi before, this took me by storm. In fact, I never originally planned on watching this - nonetheless actually liking it. I was pleasantly proven wrong. Since this was only four episodes, my friend who had previously seen the series recommended it. We ended up binge watching the four episodes together. To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. What I got though, was something better than I expected. The story comes to life with an interesting plot. We’re introduced to the idea of a personified doll that withholds the ability to grow if love is received from their masters. It’s referred to as a, “Hybrid Child” (hence the name of the anime). However, in this short lapse of time we’re also soon brought into the backstory of the creator of these doll-like…
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Hybid child... it is always difficult to start, so I will make my best to be concise.
I should start saying that this is one of the best animes that I have seen. It is one of the fews that have left a deep melancholy and impression, without mentioning that it is one of the few ones that made me really cry. The story focuses on the Hybrid Childs. They are androids (or humanoids) that react and develop to the love they are given from their owners. At a first instance, the topic of Artificial Intelligence and the esence of what makes or builds up human beings rises into question, as these prototipes, who are neither machines nor humans, are able to interact and deal perfectly with human emotions. They also maintain a very strong bound with their "owners", who at the end they end up not perfo…
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So yes I might be kind've biased giving it a complete 10/10 because it really got to me but it was very very good. I loved how it wasn't gross, had a touch of humor, and it had overall very cute but sad relationships. I wish they made the series longer (that's always my complaint with every series haha) because I would love to see more sides of the characters, but it was great and touching. If you love a warm-hearted light romance story, I highly recommend this one. I even cried from the last episode but I really don't know why i cried over it. I personally think I was over emotional haha but yah, good series! :)
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Story 10/10
Art 9/10
Sound 10/10
Character 10/10
Enjoyment 10/10
Overall 10/10
I won't lie, I was full-on bawling every episode. You don't need to like shounen-ai, since the main theme of the anime is about being human. How love, pain, sadness and memories make us, us. In each episode, the Hybrid Child will lead the main character to realise this importance through the heart wrenching stories.
The Story, Plot, and Character were really well done. You could feel yourself as the characters, understand their reasoning, their pain and happiness. even though the first two stories were only ~20minutes each, the story was not cut short and the characters were not under-developed. Each story was wonderfully portrayed and beautiful. Though quite loosely so, each of the stories are linked together…
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This is one of my more serious and critical reviews, not because I dislike yaoi or didn't like this OVA, but because I honestly REALLY did like it. Hybrid Child captivated me backwards, which honestly was a lot better than the other way around, like most anime does. (I'm not the type of person to sit through a show once I start it just because I feel like I need to...if something really bores me, I drop it.) The first part was interesting, no doubt...it set the story up and introduced the main concept that would be fleshed out during the subsequent parts. However, it wasn't what drew me in the continue watching. JUST the fact that there was plot was enough. I mean, that's literally the opposite of what the term "yaoi" stands for. The second part interested me twice as much as the first, de…
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This anime is a masterpiece. It's original, beautiful, honest, and gut-wrenching. Please watch it. If you're into yaoi, if you're not, it doesn't matter, it deals with love in its purest form and it's wroth watching.
Anime don't usually make me emotional, and I certainly didn't expect this one to. But from the beautiful music to the moving dialogue, the story moves fluidly through the episodes, separate but they all come together in the end. You won't regret watching it, so just do it.
Warning: Feels, feels everywhere.
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Could you love a doll long enough to watch it grow up like a normal human?
The hybrid child is a doll that grows older when their owner shows him (because the dolls we are shown in the anime are, of course, male due to the yaoi aspect) love. In this anime, we are given three stories of their owners loving their Hybrid Child.
The three stories effectively show the bonds between humans and their hybrid child. In the final story, it becomes more of the bond between two human men, one of whom is the creator of the hybrid child. We get a sense of how his project really grew to be his life, and how it changed the lives of the two men in the previous episodes.
The characters are all different from each other, as is the relationships between human and hybrid child.
Kotarou and Hazuki in the…
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What can I say? Recommended? Absolutely yes!
In my opinion it is considered a masterpiece, I could not even wait for sub that I already have finished seeing in raw version. I read the manga in the past, but then upon hearing the news that it would become an anime I immediately had doubts, which instead have turned into satisfaction. It has really exceeded my expectations, despite already the manga was wonderful.
Start by saying that I absolutely prefer it to the other of Shungiku Nakamura ("Junjou Romantica" and "Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi"), perhaps because it is presented in a different tone. While the first two are romantic-comedy, Hybrid Child is dramatic themes and gloomy.
Essentially, it speaks of these dolls that with love and affection (but also negative feelings) grow to physical and m…
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It really hasn't been long since I've been into the whole "Yaoi/shounen ai" fandom, but so far I've became a dedicated fan, having gone as far as reading/watching almost every manga/anime/ova the fandom has to offer, and among them, "Hybrid Child" holds a special place in my heart.
Story: (9)
The story is somehow different, I'm used to yaoi being placed in a much lighter atmosphere so hybrid child presented a pleasantly different feel than the other shows.
The show focuses on three different stories that are not connected to each other, each one of them tell us more about the relationships between men and their hybrid childs. The first one was a good start to the show, I found it very sweet and it brought tears to my eyes. the second story wasn't as good, but as it progressed a bit I sy…
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