Introduction
A great war occurred in the 20th century between humans and monsters. Since that time, the monsters rule the world in fear but keep relatively hidden from public view. A boy named Bokka ponders the past and wonders what became of the Meros Warriors who defended the world so bravely against the demons. He soon meets Kurofune and learns of the power of the Meros and the I-bar machines they ride in battle. Warriors are the only ones who can see and hear the Melody of Oblivion, a phantom girl hidden away waiting to be rescued and be the savior of mankind. During a battle between Kurofune and a demon, Bokka discovers something only his wildest dreams could possibly imagine...he too can hear that melody. Throughout his journeys, Bokka meets many monsters and their agents, friends, and companions as he discovers the true extent of his new powers. He must continue to battle evil in the hope of releasing Boukyaku no Senritsu and free a world that has forgotten its once beautiful melody.
(Source: ANN)
Audience reviews
9 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
ParaSwordFish
Melody of Oblivion is relatively unimpressive anime that seems to struggle with what it wants to do with its self.
For everything good, there is something bad. For everything interesting, there is something boring.
While I can see this being something some people may love I can see the opposite with some people who may hate it.
In order to give some balance I will say what I liked, the start. The start of this anime is very good to me, we are informed about the world, shown the powers of the invaders and we leave with our MC on the run with a girl trying to find someone. However from this point onwards with some very few and brief exceptions it turns into a slow, confusing story where it is very easy to become bored of our MC.
All I can say is, if you want to watch it go ahead but…
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Poor production ... probably due to funding. Many of the scenes are deliberately slow or repeated to use up time. Done in FS instead of widescreen.
Slow paced. Thin characters. Dreary overall mood. Another show where you never get to know what's happening, but have to tolerate a dozen episodes just to get the gist of how this world works and why.
Feels more like an early 90's series than 2004. I expected much better for a post 2000 era anime.
*** UPDATE *** (some insights, but I don't think any are spoilers)
Okay, so I finished this. It's one of those series that for a brief moment at about half way, got interesting and then around the 20th and final episodes completely fizzled out. The 23rd episode was so pathetic and bad that you should just skip watching it altogether if you decid…
Read at the sourceSmigsby
I've never really been compelled to write a review about a show before, but Melody of Oblivion is truly one that deserves some sort of warning before going into it. I naively thought that a show made by J.C. Staff (with some help from Gainax) would be something thought provoking, or at least, entertaining. However, incompetent storytelling, bad characterization, terrible dialogue, and extremely poor use of allegory and symbolism torpedo any potential this show could have had.
STORY: The premise of the story was what compelled me to at least try Melody of Oblivion. I thought that a storyline about a warrior fighting a war that has long been decided and against the wishes of the people of the world would be interesting, and maybe with better writing it would have!
What I got was a story t…
Read at the sourceSakura-Hinamori
I wouldn't recommend you to watch this series. This story is very disturbing. The beginning was alright but as it goes on, it start to get more and more undecent and the storyboard isn't good.
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...In a world where monsters have taken control, and human sacrifices are made to please them...
That basically sums up the story here. Smaller story lines tend to form while watching, but end very quickly, often in the same episode. If you enjoy subtle horror, and action as the hero tries to save the day, then you have a good anime here.
But wait! What is this? The last four episodes involve crude humor that is not pleasing in any way... some could call it... freakishly startling? It does have a point in the story line, these weird images they show before and after breaks in the last four episodes, but the story that they are part of is a thought, merely a cell of importance, it would seem that the guy who wrote it thought it would add to the romance which was... there... at parts. It…
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Gainax has been known for making quite a few anime of a decent standard; however there is also a decent amount that fall quite a bit short of any form of standard. Melody Of Oblivion is one of those, this anime is the embodiment of the word mediocrity. It’s mediocre in every way.
What follows now is a breakdown of the scores that I attribute to this anime.
Story: 5
The story is nothing special, it’s not an unoriginal, generic piece of randomness, it does have quite a few original things in it, however those remain either unexplored or disappear in the huge amount of uninteresting other stuff that the makers felt were better to focus on.
The entire story is original in a sense, it explores a couple of things that haven’t been seen (much) in other anime, however the story is executed in su…
Read at the sourceAzzBaker
Where to start, hmm... Well over all Melody of Oblivion is good; well for me anyways. The beginning is slow I admit, but then near the middle of the series things start to get better and then we have the end where it's alright, not the best but I have seen worst.
I found while watching it it does get quite confusing and a rewatch is highly recommended if you want to understand all of the story. There are part's what do not make sense (like cows... you'll understand) but yet you shouldn't question it. It has your basic lead characters not getting on at first but then like one another and it does it really well, though a lot is left to your imagination.
Time to finish up on this review (yes it's short, but I'm lazy). I recommend watching this series. It may not be the best but it still is go…
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The first time I saw this series I spent the next day frantically attempting to relay what I had witnessed to some of my friends, however, I was at a loss:
MONSTERS. SACRIFICIAL OFFERINGS. FLYING MOTORCYCLES. COW-BUS. MAGIC ARROWS. INVISIBLE GIRL.
And that was just the FIRST TWO EPISODES.
Melody of Oblivion (or MOO, as I've taken to calling it) is a series i'd recommend to everyone. Why? Because it is a spectacular failure. Wonderfully awful. The series tries very hard to take itself seriously but that's a lot more than i'd expect out of anyone viewing it. I've come to refer to this show occasionally as 'the little train that couldn't.'
I can't help but laugh at the overly-dramatic dialogue and rampant pseudo-symbolism that is used throughout the series. It is the kind of show I watch and…
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In all honesty, Melody of Oblivion could have had potential to go in many good directions. However, due to poor character development, confusion with plot linearity, and a set of 4 ridiculous ending episodes to any series I have witnessed, that potential was unfortunately wasted.
In our story, we find Bokka, a teenage boy living in a new century following a bloody, violent war between humanity and their enemies, the monsters. Warriors fighting for humanity, the Melos Warriors ultimately lost and became nothing but a legend. After the first episode, our protagonist finds out that he holds the same power as the legendary Melos Warrior and embarks on a journey along with a busty sidekick and trusty motorbike vehicle, the Ibar machine. During his journey he contends with the Monster Union, a…
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