Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
zombie_pegasus
The actual plot of the anime is quite unrealistic since it involves loli fighting evil aliens trying to destroy futuristic technology that the world runs on. Although the technologies aren't too impossible, most of them would be impractical in the real world. This anime is much more well-know for the fanservice than it is for its story.
The art and animation is the main attraction here. Everything from the character designs to the world layout are done quite well. Some of the villains look a bit generic, but they at least die in interesting ways. The school uniforms ditch the traditional skirt and instead go with boy shorts in order to display the characters' beautiful asses. The lolis are all very adorable even when they're intended to be antagonists.
The voices all fit the characters wit…
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Cute girls with cute bums wearing cute clothes saving the world through the power of friendship!
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Story is the usual Team Magical Girl fair, but fresh-feeling
Art is pretty and the animation is fluid. Special attention is dedicated to making sure their skin-tight shorts are reproduced to an exceptional degree...
Sound is very good, and the OP tune much too catchy! The characters are pretty slot-in - one is gung-ho, the next is tsundere, the next is shy and deliciate... You catch my drift. But they each bring something to the party and don't feel overused.
Enjoyment. Well. If you like 'cute girls doing cute things' you're set. If you like 60% of screen-time to be animated from low-behind camera angles, download right now ;)
Overall - not gonna set the wo…
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An enjoyable girl adventure series that mixes four cute protagonists and girlfriend relationship problems in with science fiction and military battle action. Don't expect any deep sci-fi plot material here, but the underlying story is mildly interesting in that it follows the well-worn theme of battling invaders from parallel universes, with some general storyline similarities to the Mai-Hime, Yumeria or Noein series. The story was somewhat remarkable for what it didn't have: no boys or male love interests, almost no comedy or humor. All in all, Vividred was a pretty light feel-good series with more than a few fan service moments.
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Sometimes i am very happy that i rarely drop an anime, i mean i want to believe that this could become something greater than expected and many time i was dissapointed, but not this time, not Vividred Operation.
This anime is produced by A-1 Picture, famous for SAO, Ano Hana, etc... so i had high hope while marathon through this show. Well and i was very sad that's it was nothing good, everything was just very typical, so it's very boring. Although it's label sci-fi but it is actually a mahou-shoujo-look-like anime, well this is the end of the world anyway.
But i never expected it turned out to be very much better at the end, maybe that's A-1''s habit? Well that's how i feel, you should check it for yourself.
Well one more thing that's good about this show is its animation, very colorfu…
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(This is a spoiler-free review adapted for this site)
[Synopsis]: In the future 95% of the world’s energy is supplied by the Manifestation Engine – a massive machine that purportedly harnesses the power of the sky. One day giant, mysterious entities known as ‘Alone’ appear and attempt to destroy the engine however it’s inventor, Kenjirou Isshiki (Terasoma, Masaki), creates the Vivid System in order to combat them. His granddaughter, Isshiki Akane (Sakura, Ayane) and her friends utilize the Vivid System to transform into mech-like warriors in order to fight back against the Alone and save both the Manifestation Engine and Earth.
[Characters]:
The main characters in the show are Isshiki Akane and her three friends who she gathers over the first few episodes in quick succession.
Because…
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The tagline of this show should be, "Just like Strike Witches, but even more so!"
The plot is basically the same, some of the characters look alike, and just to make sure you don't miss the similarity, they hit you over the head with it in the first episode by throwing in a gratuitous scene where the heroine climbs a tree to save a cute little animal. You know, just like that identical scene in the first episode of Strike Witches. Maybe they were worried someone might accuse them of being original.
If the similarity bothers you, don't watch this. As for me, originality is way down on my list of important qualities I look for in anime, so I'm fine with it.
Story: 5
Giant robotic aliens are attacking the earth. A group of teenage girls has the power to defeat them, aided by technology cr…
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It was.. eh. It's alright by all means, but it just seemed to lack and kind of depth. It's completely obvious that it draws inspiration from other mahou shojo, and while it's able to pull off what its trying to be like, it does so in a very... lack luster way. I found myself completely confused at the antagonists motivations and modus operandi. Try to really think about why the antagonists does what it does and why it does it and you'll figure out what I mean. I feel like this tries too hard. It tries too hard to be deep. Perhaps it's just me over thinking it, and perhaps this is something that isn't supposed to require much thought, but I couldn't help but judge it against others that had much deeper stories. The lewdness, while kinda cute overall kinda made no difference. It was just...…
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Watching this anime was painful in so many different ways, it's not all bad though so I'll try my best not to bash it too much...
STORY: The story....this anime is one drawn out lesson of friendship conquers all, so basically expect the basic magical girl formula but with technology and aliens thrown in. The story is so irrelevant that if you watch the episodes where the girls join you could skip to the end and still be able to follow the story. Basically it's power rangers meets the powerpuff girls except less awesome than that sounds and more likely to make you hate your computer/ TV screen.
ART: The art is pretty good, the designs for the alone particularly the speaker's final form and the girls' docking transformations were awesome; it has that bright slice of life kind of feel the CG…
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L-lewd!
Vividred Operation has become the butt of a lot of jokes since it aired. In a manner not dissimilar to its spiritual predecessor, Strike Witches, this anime has been dismissed as bottom-of-the-barrel pandering trash, an asinine attempt to cash in on the sexual obsessions of those gross otaku. This seems terribly unfair to me. What ought to be taken into account is how well Vividred Operation succeeds on its own terms when you more closely examine the contours of its plot and characters. It's unreasonable to hold Vividred responsible for not following conventions that it had no intent to follow in the first place.
Vividred Operation is well produced. The visuals are soft, round and pleasing to the eye, and the animation has the glutes to pull off well-choreographed fight scenes. F…
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Vividred is a bootylicious party with a mix of action porn and, well, softcore porn.
SPOILER-FREE
A-1 brings us the touching anime-original story of four shapely butts as they fight off aliens, or monsters, or something. Oh yeah, there are girls attached to these butts and they have characterization and stuff. And there’s a beach episode with boobs, but they give way back to butts. And then there’s a fifth butt, this one gets a close up within twenty seconds of the show starting, really setting the tone for the rest of the show.
Now seriously let’s have a review.
STORY 6/10
It isn’t entirely obvious, but you will notice pretty quickly that this is a mahou shoujo. Even though the characters get their powers from technology and friendship rather than magic, it is pretty clearly mahou sh…
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Vividred Operation is a show that has been on my list of shows to watch for a while now. Action anime with female casts are something I tend to usually enjoy and the director, writer and studio have all done work I've liked previously. The show was also being compared to Strike Witches, an anime which I've always thought did so much right and didn't get credit for it because of the girls flying around in their underwear. I wanted Vividred to be a repeat of that experience and shine as something undeniably great. In that respect, I was disappointed.
Vividred Operation is not a bad anime. I gave it an 8 because I can't deny that I enjoyed it and I also can't deny that so much is technically great. Nevertheless, the show is kinda flat and often does come up short. It could be said that Vivid…
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I'll just copy-and-paste (with slight clean-up) from my comments section out of my anime list:
Before watching: So I heard this was a spiritual successor to Strike Witches. When it's done airing I'm going to see if this is true.
After watching: That's a whole lotta action, fanservice, and cute-girls-doing-cute-things interactions with each other! Can definitely see how they can call it that, with much the same kind of plot, battles (though this time with a straight-up magical girls feel, despite being pure sci-fi), and ambiance 'n' aesthetics.
This is certainly one of the best-looking animes I've ever seen, though probably because I've never watched one so new before.
The whole "power of friendship" thing is lame and simplistic, but it works well here. The final battle and big bad wer…
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If I should describe this anime in a few words, I would say colourful and predictable fanservice. It’s not that there’s nothing else to it, it’s just the strongest and arguably the best or worst points of the whole anime. Really, enjoyment in this anime is as subjective as it gets. Do you like cliché and predictability? Do you like fanservice of underaged girls? Colourful cast with only as much depth as their fanservice scenes? Or simply want something simple with a hint of characters and story to watch? If so, this show is for you and you’d most likely enjoy it.
The plot isn’t really a rocket science (even though it has hints of it, no, really). So, a genius that invented an infinite source of energy gets turned into a stuffed animal for mascot purposes just when weird creatures begun a…
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After watching the preview and first episode, the first thought in my mind was, "Huh, so is this Strike Witches plus Nanoha?" Visually, there's a lot of similarity with these 2 shows. A detailed and very fan-service-y transformation sequence is quintessential (well, more like cliche at this point) Nanoha. While the concept originated with Sailor Moon, the "high-tech" styling of the sequences clearly play to otakus rather than young girls, and the "key in the ignition" shot is a possible throwback to the tagline of Nanoha A's. The way Rei was portrayed also reminded me very strongly of Fate Testarossa. As for parallels with Strike Witches (SW) other than the production staff, the tried-and-true formula of defending mankind from a powerful and mysterious threat with pubescent girls wielding…
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Vividred Operation : Fan Service Mecha Mahou Shoujo. Thats all, no others.
Okay, I had seen Madoka Magica and Nanoha, but not with Strike Witches or another mecha mahou shoujo show. So, I will just write my review based on that.
ALERT : There will be spoiler.
It takes place in a futuristic world with advanced technology. That world suddenly attacked by monsters and only a few girls capable to fight it. Using an advanced technology, they transform into a Mecha Mahou Shoujo (with fan service). The transformation result is a girl wearing a suit of armor that really fancy and shining. These girls fight and become stronger by strengthen their friendship. They fight and keep fighting. The final battle, they fight a giant monster that can destroy their world. They fight it with the sole purpos…
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Vividred Operation is an action/sci-fi anime brought to you by studio A-1 pictures and the creator of Strike Witches. Vividred Operation is an action anime that is very pleasing to the eyes. A-1 pictures went all out in the animation department, especially when it comes to the fight and transformation scenes. Unfortunately, its art and animation are the best part of the anime. The plot, themes, and characters are all very formulaic, containing nothing we haven’t already seen before in countless other anime.
The main character, Akane Isshiki lives with her sister and grandfather in a peaceful and lush world. Always cheerful and bursting with limitless energy, she takes on every day with a smile, exuding positive vibes. But her peaceful world is soon threatened by a menacing alien threat k…
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The animation in this show is really nice, but there are some parts that are just really awkward to someone who has no interest in pre-pubescent butts. The in-between-the-legs cam is really weird for me, especially since unlike many fanservice anime I’ve seen, the girls in this one seem much younger than usual… but the fact that this show actually has a somewhat interesting plot and seems to mix both the magical girls and mecha genres kept me watching. There’s one episode left for the season, I’m not sure if this is a one-season run or if there will be more after this, but it’s not that bad.
I do like the combination characters, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green and Vivid Yellow (incidentally, they have the appearance of adult women rather than young girls) the best.
The Opening theme, “ENERGY” by…
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I was going to write an introduction to slowly draw the reader in, and compel them to read my review. It was going to be full of evocative language and rhetorical flourishes. But you know what? This is going to be crazy long as it is. Let's just get started.
STORY:
Awful plotting, awful continuity, and awful character motivations. Yeah. That about sums it up.
Vividred Operation is a decent series. It's about a young girl who, one day through strange happenstance, stumbles upon a threat that could wreak chaos upon the Earth, and takes up arms against a threat from another world.
Oh, sorry. That's Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. Let me try again.
Vividred Operation isn't a bad show. It's about a few young girls who team up to become magical girls. However, the show is less about the plot…
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What makes a good show good, is the storyline. However the story itself isn't strong enough to determine how a show is considered as well done. Instead 'character' is the main core in driving a story forward. And this shines in Vividred Operation. The friendship between the girls displays a heartwarming bond that slowly develops throughout the series. You may think a well-defined original plot is essential in deciding the final outcome of what is considered to be an excellent show, yet in Vividred I find it not completely necessary.
Instead the storyline in Vividred serves to help in developing this bond further. With each fight against the Alones, we see Akane and her friends developed a stronger relation with one another. Personally I feel a warm sensation when watching this relationsh…
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I've been a fan of Strike Witches so when Vividred Operation was announced, I was pretty excited. After all, this series is about saving the world without pants once again. In fact, the world that this series takes place in doesn't seem so ominous. As a matter of fact, Vividred Operation looks like one of those paradise worlds from the future and one that I would definitely want to live in. It looks like a paradise, it has some features of a paradise, and maybe it is a paradise. Rather though, I gave this series a shot and what I discovered it was from far it.
Vividred Operation is original anime series produced by A-1 pictures and handled by Kazuhiro Takamura, the same director involved with Strike Witches. Thus, expect some of the similar character designs and themes presented here. Amo…
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