Audience reviews
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SgtSalamander
Senyuu, like many short anime, is a frantic gag comedy that moves at a blazing pace, even if nothing much happens at all. It's a parody of adventure fantasy stories as a whole, and succeeds in this aspect with impressive regularity. However, for how funny it is, it must be noted that not every joke sticks the landing, and when there's already not a lot of this anime to begin with, the mistakes are a little more noticeable. Beginning with the story, we are presented with a bare-bones plot which serves as a vehicle for further self-aware adventure comedy. I find the truncated format works rather well in this context, as in too large a dose that concept risks becoming a little tired due to its lack of depth. Regardless, it went in directions I fully expected, but executed those storylines in…
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THIS IS THE BEST ANIME EVER MADE IN THE WORLD.
Never skip opening or recapping. You will regret it.
Maybe this is the shortest and funniest and coolest piece you'll ever have the opportunity to see in your life. Watch!
The note that is here should be 100 minimum. But the best are always left behind.
Watch! The story and the hero's journey is sensational, with several beautiful plots. A story that is really worth it. The best thing is that it's short, so you'll invest little time seeing the best work of your life.
Thank me after having your life changed and a smile on your face.
Watch!
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This is one of my favorite anime of all time. It's super short, and I recommend watching it. The characters are great, the voice acting is entertaining.
Alba and Ross are an amazing duo. They work so well off each other. Ruki adds to it, too. I adore this anime.
The sense of humor in this show is peak. Having it be an anime adds to the original. Please read the original. My crops are dying. I miss my babies. Please, I am begging you.
I love the art in the anime too. Honestly, the only disappointing thing is how short it is. I'm sad that they never continued into season three -- if you don't know, there are four volumes of the original Senyuu., and some of my favorite characters don't appear until after the point in which the anime stops.
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I haven't enjoyed a short anime this much in a long time.
I don't consider myself a short anime expert (I've only seen Hetalia, Teekyuu, Danchigai, and Pupa in the genre) but I have been binging some lately and this is a rare find. There's something charming about it that other shows seem to lack.
The story is good, to begin with. Each episode is not it's own crack episode: there is a storyline (however vague and loosely connected) and there is a large cast of characters with different relationships to the plot. I found that interesting. On top of that, it honestly has a better plot than a lot of serious anime that I've seen.
The art is pretty good, especially considering the (probably) low budget and the terrible animation and art that most short animes tend to have. It's by no means…
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A Hero, A soldier and a few others set out on an adventure. Senyuu is a short anime with about 5 minutes run-time ( 1 min being the ending theme ) and comes under the general genre of fantasy. It has a great plot, the setting is amazing and it's execution is extraordinary. It reminds of Nanbaka. It is a gag anime but has its action times. The artwork and the sound are also amazing considering it was aired in 2013 but the best thing about it is its characters, i doubt you'll find better characters like this in anime anymore.
This was a very entertaining anime with a great plot, artwork and characters. It's quite funny and is a MUST watch. I really love this anime because of how it cheered me up when i was going through one of those sad periods. The first episode is only like 3 minutes lon…
Read at the sourceRyntaia
Hoo boy. How does one review Senyuu?
Well, I suppose its best to start with its origins. You see, Senyuu has some rather unusual origins. Most of the anime you see will fall into one of three categories: based on a light novel, based on a manga, or (usually the most rare) original properties from the studio in question. Senyuu is none of these--its based on a webcomic, though its likely not what you think when you see the word 'webcomic'. I guess the best way to define it would be to call it the Japanese Homestuck. This may be a strike for or against it depending on your outlook, but keep in mind that this comparison is 100% only to the sequential format of the original comic and not to the storytelling or comedic style.
So yeah. Not something you'd expect to have an anime adaptation. Bu…
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Hey folks, this review will be for Senyuu and Senyuu 2. Senyuu is a fantasy/comedy/spoof anime that runs for about 3 minutes a piece. Its enjoyable and fun and really and even if you disagree the time investment is minimal. I'm not a fan of short anime, mostly because they tend to be well done and I hate not having more content. This remains the case with this one, it was funny and I enjoyed it but alas I'll never see any more episodes.
The story revolves around a fantasy setting. Holes opened up around the world and demons came out of them, causing mayhem and panic. The king sends out an ancient heroes descendants to reign in this threat and to kill the demon lord. However as I mentioned before this is a comedy and spoof anime so even this plot line gets spiced up with minor gags.
Art…
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Shorts are something I never even knew that it existed. A less than 25 minute of anime is such an absurd thing to do and I would never in the right mind, to even think of watching this.
But I was proven wrong with Senyuu, that shorts might not be such a bad thing after all.
Story: (8/10)
A simple, but really imaginative one in my opinion. One day, a huge hole appeared in the world and at the same time, many monster started appearing. The reason though behind this, is that the demon king Rchimedes that was sealed by the legendary hero Creasion, was revived and so the king sent forth the hero's descendant to defeat the demon king. All 75 of them.
Seeing that there's around 1000 years between the sealing and current time, it is hard to know who's the real descendant, so being the righteou…
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This series is the one thing that can always put a smile on my face because of its perfect quirkiness and amazing references to RPG games and the fact that it does it in a parody like fashion! Senyuu is amazing and if you are questioning whether you should check it out or not, one quick thing. Each episode is roughly 3.5 mins long with minute and a half long credits. The best haha XD So, definitely worth a try!
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Shorts are quite rare in Anime, and as like majority of the shorts Senyuu is a gag or comedy short in its core. But what is unique about this show is that it is based on a fantasy settings which is even more rare in shorts. Unlike many other shorts Senyuu has one other criteria that is although it tries to parody the fantasy world setting in overall it also tries to have a continuity (rather then being self contained episodes) and tries to tell a short yet somewhat coherent (somewhat comes to mind mostly due to ridiculously comic sequences) story. And that is what I find enjoyable and also an appreciable effort for this series.
Story
The story is in a setting like old school rpgs but with a few funny twists. It goes something like long time ago the demon king Rchimedes was defeated and se…
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Short but long with Laughter,
Senyuu is a short series of an anime, consisting of five minutes per episode, overall it's only about three minutes, when you take into account the opening introduction and the music ending of the anime.
I waited over sie months for this anime, presuming it may be long and entertaining. randomly sitting around on crunchyroll... which I pay for but rarely use... start watching it, finished it in less than one hour... so most people want to know the basics?
Well, the Demon Kina millennium ago brought havoc to the world, then he was sealed by a Legendary Hero... current time a new Demon Lord appears which summons monsters and brigade of strong demons.
King of the anime gets the descendants of the legendary hero to go kill the Demon King... so the story is pla…
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How could something so epicly funny be so epicly short? Senyuu answers that question, after the first episode it's hard to resist it's satirical slapstick comedy that is incredibly short and sweet. It takes the classic hero knight story and turns it on it's ear. The only problem I have with this series is the length of each episode. 5 minutes becomes 2.5 of actual episode once the credits have been accounted for, but that's part of the humorous appeal. This is one of those special series, and I look forward to watching season 2.
If you like knights, demonlords, old perverts and constant slapstick satirical comedy then this is for you. Don't miss this wonderful series. It's not like you don't have time for it!
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Disclaimer: The following review is based on my personal opinions, and does not feature many objective analyses. As such, this may not coincide with yours, or the general publics opinions.
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"I'm like a cinderella of love, I can only love girls younger than 12"
I’m usually pretty reluctant to watch shows with episodes shorter than the normal ~20 minutes, because I feel like they won’t be able to fulfill what I actually want to see in an anime. However, today I was pretty bored, and I thought to myself that I might as well try watching this...
Story: (7 / 10)
When watching a series built on 5-minute episodes, you can’t possibly go in expecting an awesome, or heartbreaking story, b…
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Senyuu is an all out comedy, based in an rpg/adventure world. The story (although progressing steadily) is always on the back burner here, as the jokes take precedence, and unlike other animes, Senyuu has the ability to cause a serious amount of rib-tickling. The one downside is the length of each episode being only five minutes, that being said, five minutes of quality outweigh thirty minutes of....not.
The strength of the series lies in the random happenings, in a style similar to family guy, these random comic acts always flow quickly and easily, and rarely were too random. Due to this, the show does tend to bounce around quite regularly, however, this compliments the randomness of the comedy.
I would highly recommend this anime, if you're on the fence, it's only five minutes an ep…
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Hello, minna-san!
Here i am with my review on Senyuu.
When i first read the synopsis i wasn't really sure if i wanted to watch it. My expectations were somewhat low, but that was only before i turned on the first episode.
If there is love from the first sight, than Senyuu is the case. I never imagined that action about heroes and saving the world could be THAT funny. You would usually expect some drama, some pathos, lots of fighting and pinches, really strong good and bad guys.. With Senyuu it was quite different.
Actually the first thing you should know about this anime is that you are gonna laugh a lot. Each episode is aproximately 5 min long, and during this time you are really unlikely to stop laughing or, at least, smiling.
THE CHARACTERS
What i really love about this anime, apar…
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Senyuu literally translates into short story, and that is what you are getting out of 'Senyuu'.
Each epsiode is 5 minutes long, with enough chuckles to fill a chucklebox. Everything about the anime(art, sounds, characters) are all at good at best, but where this anime stands out is through its quick and witty humor.
'Senyuu' follows the story of a king sending soldiers to fight demons, but is focused on bits of interactions between characters, which is brilliant because they are able to divulge on the fast-paced funny and interesting jokes and parodies while also having something to tie it to.
If you get tired of the shouting matches of the Big 3 Animoos, or the twists and turns of the more complicated animes (which is saying pretty much everything else because a blank canvas can be at…
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One day, without warning, a huge hole appeared in the world. And from it emerge many demons. The King decided that the Demon King, Rchimedes, who was sealed by the hero, Creasion, 1000 years ago, must have been revived and sent the hero's 75 "descendants" to defeat the Demon King - The narrator tells us the introduction of Senyuu in a serious tone however how it's pictured is different and hilarious.
Senyuu also have several references to popular videos and games such as the man who "reacted" to the Scary Maze game. Though, it's not the best laughs you can get out of an anime, but it's still very solid; Senyuu was entertaining from the very first episode till the last and you may even wished that the series was longer. Character development is lacking - from a 5 minute, comedy series, tha…
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Story-6
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So a young demon lord was trying to make popcorn and accidentally released demons onto the world. Not so bad, for a crazy off the wall anime, and that's exactly what this is.
Art-6
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Not too much detail is put into this show, but what can you expect from a show that's only a few minutes long an episode. I think it serves it's purpose but takes a backseat to the comedy.
Sound-7
----------- Great opening and good ending songs. Voice acting is actually well done.
Character-7
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While they're there just to make the jokes I can't deny enjoying the characters themselves. Almost all of them in fact.
Enjoyment-8
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Really funny and really short. The show makes me honestly laugh out loud almost every episode.
Overall-7
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Senyuu. An Hilarious Comedical Anime. The Episodes are about 3min30sec, So it is a rather short anime, Yet i really enjoyed it, It was really funny. Quick to watch, funny, enjoyable.
Story, So the story isn't really developed since it's only 3'30min Per episode. There reallly isn't alot of key moments in the anime. If you want to watch something for its story, I'm telling you don't watch Senyuu. But if you rather want to watch a funny, Quick and fun anime, then Senyuu is more of your choice.
Story got a 5.
Art, Not very detailed, yet still Fair. Great for this kind of Anime. Fun, Colorful. And Joyful arts. It is still not the best, But it fits really well. I give this a 6.
Sound, Was good. Pretty basic sounds, The OST I personnally didn't really Like. But yeah, Pretty Basic Sounds. Som…
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