Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Hayashi_chan
Exploring the chuunibyou aspect of this story did open my eyes to the topic, but I just came to the conclusion that it's a serious mental illness. This movie would definitely be more impactful to me if I were in highschool. But watching this as an adult, I think the girl could have used some therapy instead of a classmate only.
The story follows a guy who is tasked to take care of a girl who acts as a chuunibyou. It becomes clear that she isn't the only one to be this demented. Bullying ensues as she appears more in the school. The storytelling frames it well at putting to terms the illness. Although, I think there is some hints of absurdity added to the story. The latter blurs elements between what is real and imagination as the plot thickens.
Honestly, I would have liked more depth w…
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As a fan of shows like Chunibyo, I was excited to dive into this movie, and while it didn't blow me away, it was a delightful, feel-good experience.
The story follows Ichirou, a guy who tries to help Ryouko, a girl obsessed with the "Eighth Grade Syndrome", return to normal. I loved how Ichirou gradually befriended her, gaining her trust and helping her overcome her obsession.
The animation is vibrant, the characters are lovable, and the voice acting is top-notch. I especially liked how Ichirou remained patient and kind to Ryouko, even when she was distant or strange.
What kept me from giving it a higher score was the pacing. Some scenes felt a bit rushed, and I wished they'd delved deeper into the supporting characters. Still, Aura: Maryuuin Kouga Saigo no Tatakai is a sweet, entertain…
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Overall good, but the movie was confusing several times, had some inconsistencies. By the end of the movie it becomes much more clear what the movie is about and these flaws can just be the result of the artistic freedom the writer/director took, but it's hard to tell on the first watch, not everyone picks up on the deeper message/fantasy plot that fast, it's really not that straight forward except for the ending, so many parts of the movie comes off confusing and weird.
I'm not familiar with the source material but 1h 20m feels short, it makes the pacing, characters and story feel unpolished and rushed. There's close to no depth to the side characters, everyone has their bit and that's about it. Even the MCs are not as detailed as they should be. Art and sound are okay, it's not noticabl…
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"Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War" is an anime that attempts to tackle the complexities of 'chuunibyou' with a serious twist. While it delves into the emotional aspects of adolescent escapism, the generic and cutesy art designs detract from its intended depth. The story touches on important themes but falls short in execution, leaving some scenes feeling forced and lacking impact. The characters' journeys are relatable, but the overall presentation may come across as pandering to a specific audience seeking waifu tropes.
The climax of Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War is unfortunately marred by unrealistic, corny, and cringeworthy moments. As the narrative reaches its peak, the execution falls flat, relying on over-the-top melodrama that feels forced and out of place. The attempts at emotional i…
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Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War is a coming-of-age anime that attempts to navigate the treacherous depths of 'chuunibyou' with a serious and introspective twist. Unlike its comedic counterparts, Aura delves into the darker, more emotional aspects of this phenomenon, leaving you pondering the complexities of adolescent escapism.
This exploration of chuunibyou as an anti-escapist theme adds depth and meaning to the narrative, injecting a sense of realism that hits close to home. Aura succeeds in presenting the characters as flawed and vulnerable beings, making their emotional journeys all the more relatable and poignant.
While the story tackles weighty topics such as school bullying, angst, and blackmail, the art designs themselves lean towards the generic and slightly cutesy moe side. This…
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It is a very interesting film at the beginning as you say I am watching, but as the film passes you see how the plot progresses. The protagonists are sweet together. I think it is very good how he portrays what happens at school with the other classmates, how there is that division between popular people and normal people. How the most popular are idealized. The animation is very cute, the main characters are very endearing. I liked the ending but it could have had a better ending in my opinion but the ending is not bad. I recommend it is a good movie.
En español:
Es un película muy interesante al comienzo medio como decís que estoy viendo pero a medida que pasa la película ves como avanza la trama. Los protagonista son re tiernos juntos me parece muy bueno como retrata lo que pasa en el…
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Aura is a film that tries to give a good message, being an attempt to make "Don Quixote" modern. With the difference that instead of a crazy man now it is a cute waifu.
Story (5/10):
It's funny how this movie puts more emphasis on its characters than on its message and yet this is the only aspect that do not completely fail.
Even with that, we must also highlight the incompetence of the writer, the film begins by talking about bulling and ends with a message of accepting oneself at the same time that out of nowhere everyone wants to be like the lunatics of the protagonists.
I don't like the changes in tone either, I feel like they want to manipulate your feelings, when the plot needs it the movie becomes very depressing or very optimistic.
On top of that, I didn't manage to take almost a…
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I knew going into this that the movie was primarily about bullying, but it ended up being even more depressing than I expected. A Silent Voice did a great job of building that theme into a rich and well-developed story. Aura, unfortunately, just spends most of its short run-time beating us over the head with one miserable act of bullying after another. Every time I thought the story had hit its low point and was about to move forward, it just kept coming in with one low blow after another. When it did eventually move on to the climax, the resolution wasn't as cathartic as it could have been, and left some conflicts unresolved by the time the credits rolled. This was amended somewhat by mid-credits and post-credits epilogue scenes, but these flip-flop the ending back and forth to the point…
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Once again HanaKana beautiful sounds stunned me. No wonder i am so in love with this movie, not only cause her sound, her personality through Ryouko really get me into this show. The story premises keep simple until the end. No complex plot appear, just another bullying problem attach as a classical building. Then, what is the best, is the MC really gotten his self onto the knight. This is rather different by such a typical romance story appear with no good performance. Yet, this show proves how incredible its school was. Another perfect plan to show how good the story is.
With that all, no matter what people thought, no matter how people underestimate this, but my mind still clear. This is the best movie with simple premises, and such a nice ending i ever seen. The balance between real w…
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Review of Aura: Maryuuin Kouga Saigo no Tatakai
Run time 90 Minutes
Aura is the story of a young man named Ichiro Satou. While in middle school he suffered from a case of youthful delusions of fantasy and grandeur, which caused him to be bullied throughout middle school. Now in high school, he strives to be a normal student. His teacher is aware of his past and uses him to help with another student a girl named Ryouko who has a similar case of delusions.
This plot gives us a lot to work with. Having observed how students are cruel and bully each other all the time I have empathy with the main character and the young lady he is tasked with helping. The colors of this story are in a muted tone and trend to the darker colors. While the music is a counterpoint to the story providing a push fo…
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Let me start by saying this anime NEEDS to be seen by more people.
A good way to enjoy this anime to the fullest is to NOT read the synopsis. I watched the anime like a week after I added it to my "Plan to watch" list, so I had completely forgotten what it's about, and that helped to greatly enhance my experience. I was hooked ever since the first minute. Afterwards I was a bit lost in the story, mainly because I kept wondering what is real and what is not. Not to mention my utter confusion as to how the beginning of the anime connects to the rest of the story. At the end, when all the puzzle pieces were finally put together, the message of the anime hit me so hard that I cried A LOT. I can honestly say I relate to this anime on a personal level. The bullying was shown in such a raw and…
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Before you read this:
1)Excuse my English.
When I was going to watch it I thought this would be an Accion with fantasy characters in our modern world and the intro help to solidify that idea. I've never been so wrong, it had nothing to do with the premice I builded up myself. This is a great drama that shows us some amazeing character developments, well scripted interaccions, well made animations and heartbreaking dilemas our leads go through. The thing I enjoyed the most were the characters, I would cheer for them to overcome the situation.
Story: Not a new theme, but a rather relistic aproach to the 8 grade syndrome and a great script that kept me at the edge of my nerves wondering what would happen next. Loved it
Characters: Ryouko and Ichiro were very different and similiar at the…
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Warning: spoilers ahead
It was about a month ago I watched this movie. I saw people comparing it to Chuunibyou, which I love, so I thought “oh this is going to be great”. Well, I was right, though not in the way I thought. See, Aura takes the idea of chuunibyou, but instead of making it lighthearted and comedic, it puts a darker spin on it. It’s much more dramatic than Chuunibyou was, which was refreshing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an anime that actually took the 8th grade syndrome elements with any amount of sincerity. Off the top of my head, the anime I’ve seen chuunibyou in is OreImo, Haganai, Sabagebu, and, of course, Chuunibyou. There’s probably more I’m forgetting. However, not a single one of them took it seriously. And that’s what sets this apart from the others.
Story: 9.5/1…
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Not once has i ever felt an anime or movie deserves a full 10 out of 10 movie until i saw this one. I had originally chose to watch it for i saw it was a comedy that was all. All i can say without ruining it for new people is it is a more drama than a comedy.
Imagine with that being the key word a world that gets you believing but wait that is not the case. For the actual set up is far more believable, but at the same time magical in a different sense. Having gone in the main characters shoes countless times the movie hit home for me in a sad way. However, i am glad it did and the director conveyed a beautiful ending message. I am sorry to those who are looking for a more detailed intro but doing that for this present(movie) would be a waste. You have to rip the wrapping paper off this p…
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I suppose the closest title you could compare Aura to would be Love, Chuunibyo and Other Delusions in that both explore a male lead trying to move on from his middle school days as a chuunibyo and encountering a girl his age undergoing the same delusions of grandeur that he went through in middle school. Unlike the mentioned TV anime that is more light-hearted and comical in its focus on Yuuta and Rikka, Aura explores the chuunibyo issue in a more realistic bent as Ryoko and other chuunibyo like her in their school are social outcasts who face frequent bouts of bullying. Ichiro's past as a chuunibyo in middle school is a dramatic one full of similar issues as Ryoko's as he tries fitting in with others while getting dumped with the task of looking after Ryoko as she goes through her delusio…
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It was fine.
Characters were taking stuff so seriously that I figured it would lead to a bigger conclusion then, "Life kinda sucks some times, AmIRite."
There were subtle hints that there might actually be a conspiracy here. The teacher was kind of an ass, the girl can copy voices too well, the family acts kinda suspiciously when Ichirou comes home, and Ryouko built a palace out of school desks in an afternoon.
For a while I was thinking maybe the main character actually seriously hurt someone with his chunni tenancies, or maybe attempted suicide. That could explain some stuff more clearly. Instead he got beaten by his parents for having an imaginary girl friend. Don't get me wrong, I can see how that would be traumatic, but for me that comes off as a massive over reaction. Cultural st…
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My first review, sorry if there are lot mistakes but it really deserve some review so let's just get into it.
Story : 8(Very Good)
I can't call it's masterpiece because there are still lacking of information and depth but it's really expose how society judge people who different and it portrait them really well, this type of story already used by some anime out there like chuunibyou but this one portrait it better than I think it would be..
Art : 7(Good)
Art quality for movie is not something stand out or I should say it's just mediocre since it's created by A.I.C but some moment of movie really stand out so I will let out for art quality
Sound : 6(Fair)
There aren't any of sound really stand out during the movies except for the ending which bring me goose bump.
Character : 8(Very Good…
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As MAL includes a synopsis and you're here reading this, I start my review deducting you are somewhat interested in this film and you already have a basic notion of its plot.
Despite what the cover might imply, this is not really a magical girl film. The superpower idea is there, but it won't bother those who don't like the genre, and those who do will have it just with a bit of imagination. I don’t think this should be catalogued as comedy like MAL put it, that I noticed very few moments were intended to make you laugh and it is mostly drama, dissembled or clear.
In cases of bullying there are mainly two types of people in relation to the ones that are harassed: people who don't care or don't involve in fear of becoming bullied themselves, and people who help those in need in compliance…
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There comes a time when most of us tend to dislike reality. Boring people, normal unending days, and nothing much to do. Then we turn to fiction. We visualize ourselves as someone we're not and, in extreme cases, live up to our fantasies.
That's what Aura's story is mainly about. Aura is about a story of former chuunibyou (8th grader syndrome) case who's now trying to become a normal person, that is until a faithful encounter with a girl who calls herself as a "researcher" searching for dragon terminals. At first, he hesitates on helping her as he doesn't want to have a relapse again but soon finds out that she needs his help.
Aura: Maryuuinkouga Saigo no Tatakai is a slice of life story that has a subliminal message. We all know the pain of bullying either as the recipient of it or as a…
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Seiji Kishi is an interesting director. But rather than go into a couple paragraphs about him, all you need to know is that he’s a great director when it comes to comedy and a pretty poor director when it comes to everything else. However, as of late, Kishi’s really hit a new low by taking a really interesting story and slaughtering it with his poor directing. With his half-assed video game adaptations being his biggest felon, it’s no surprise that people have been panning him.
Aura’s a different story though. This time, Kishi takes a not-so interesting story and actually brings it to life with pretty great direction... and it's not a comedy either... it's a drama... (Say whaaaat?)
Being a film with only 80 minutes, I believed this shaped Kishi up just a little. There’s no random sidetra…
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