Audience reviews
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JuanCrusader
It's an anime with a good premise, but the development of the routes is too fast.
The protagonist, who resembles Shinji from Evangelion to some extent, has an interesting personality, and his passion for photography is noteworthy - capturing not just beauty but also expressing the true feelings of a person.
The anime initially focuses on introducing the protagonist, showcasing scenes, the girls, secondary characters, etc. However, it gives the impression that the anime devoted too much time to the introduction and forgot to focus on the girls. Three episodes are concentrated on the introduction, and the events to introduce the girls could have been spread across their respective episodes.
The most developed route in this anime is Niimi's. Despite the cliché of the childhood friend, ther…
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What can I say, in the beginning I was enjoying this show, a lot.
It had some interesting romance going on. Up to the breaking point I would give this anime an 8.
What breaking point? After the episode 6 ends, we get some of the other finals that you could have chosen in the game.
Sincerly, if you are going to adapt a visual novel, just stick to one time line, adapting all cliché time lines does not bring any satisfaction, at least it didn't do it for me.
I felt so let down, when I was watching, first I got really confused because things started to make no sense but finally understood that from the episode 6 forward it's only the other ends.
I think this strat of doing "the best final choices" to please everyone ended up being the reason this anime got this score. Could have been an 8…
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Well, it's been a while since I wrote a review on MAL, but since I've got nothing to do now, I thought I'd do one.
Now, this is gonna be a fun one to write. Photokano has been on my radar for quite some time now for several reasons: 1) It's by Madhouse, 2) but it's got a pretty mediocre score, and of course 3) just because it's got Ecchi as a genre. Well, what can I say? I am a guy after all and I ain't gonna miss out on some 'nice' shots that I may come across. And speaking of nice shots, it really fits the topic of this review because Photokano actually is about a guy who got a camera passed down from his father.
First, let's get it out there regarding the best thing about this anime. Being a product of Madhouse, I am happy to say that this anime has got some fantastic shots. The anima…
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I called luck.... and it's a win...
Cause it all make sense...
He end up with all of them.. in every route.. (especially his sister???? better not involve her with this)
Best to update the route (Ep. 8 i wish it's much longer than the rest)
A kind of photograph which could tell that your youth had just about to start..
a kind of shot... which hold a secrets that hold us together... Well i'd say the anime is a very simple romcom, where a boy encounters a girl... In other words even we don't need a better strong story or any kind of gestures that attains much more mutual.. There are few details which missed from the game (Even i didn't know all of it)... Especially guy like him.. who's known to be dream as a photographer... To be honest... the last episode isn't really the ending... most…
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Its a great anime after you watch one that is either way to serious or feelsy.
It isn't that great in terms of a sophiscated story but is is kinda heartwarming and happy sort of anime.
watched it after Your lie in April so it definitely cheered me up.
art is pretty good but i have a bias towards clean/smoother animations
characters are underdeveloped but its all happy endings so all good after you finished a trip on the feels train. reminds me of a dating sim now that i think about it...
also there's a bit of fanservice but nothing a 'mature' person can't handle
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this Anime is pretty fucking underrated than I expected, I will make a comparison here so deal with it, for instance, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun as we all know is about a pair of couple named Shizuku and Haru, Shizuku in general is pretty fucking weird who only focused on studying, but I can deal with that, while on the other hand, Haru is completely fucked up who only do what he wants and not giving a shit about what others think, if he wants to punch a guy with his friends, he will do it despite the fact that he might get beaten afterwards, that's just how fucked he is, you can say that I just fucking hate his guts, their story in general is a rom-com that most of who watched it liked, I get it, it's pretty fucking funny and interesting, but it gets old when it happens every fucking time, th…
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Have you ever had that situation where you love the beginning of an anime but the rest of the series doesn’t turn out too well. You get disappointed and just want to forget all the things that were bad. That is how it was with Photokano for me.
This series is about Maeda Kazuya, a normal high school boy that receives a digital camera from his father. He starts to get interested in photographing which opens a lot of doors for him. During the series he comes across people he would never had talked to if it wasn’t for his newfound hobby.
The structure of this series is pretty simple. It starts off with four episodes of introduction where you get to meet all the characters. Then the series becomes arc based. This is when it becomes problematic. Every arc is focused on one of the girls that…
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Photokano provides us with with a unique storytelling style that is very hard to find in anime. I'm talking about the omnibus format. For those unfamiliar with the term, it's a unique format in which we are able to see each heroine end up with the main character, in a sort of "alternate reality". It's just like beating every route in a VN, only animated. This alone makes this anime a must see, but that isn't all. Despite the short length of only 13 episodes, this anime does a great deal at telling a wonderful, touching story that we don't see as often as we should.
Story: 9/10
The story of Photokano revolves around our main character, Kazuya Maeda, as he introduced into the world of photography when his father gives him his old camera as a gift. But what is a camera without something to t…
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Harem anime offer a multitude of aspects for a viewer to enjoy when watching one. Viewers are offered what`s essentially a line-up of different female characters (or males for the reverse genre) who tend to all follow a certain archetype that`s become fairly common in most genres of moe-blob, and slice of life shows, and almost staple to visual novel adaptations. Given that the characters are interesting enough, with a sensible plot behind them, anyone can find at least one character who found themselves enjoying the time of day given to that one specific character, even though that, canonically, the main girl will be chosen in the end. But the overall experience can be enhanced when the show offers a good sense of humor, nice presentation, and interesting character designs. What happens w…
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I thought it was decent, the first four episodes set it up pretty well, because it had also served as the common "Arc" for the rest, however because it was based off of a dating game, the rest of the episodes didn't have very much depth to them.
I didn't mind the idea, in fact I liked how they made the series treat the other girls as canon as he "did their route" but they condensed each story into one episode with the exception of one character in which they gave her two episodes and of course she felt more round than the others because of that.
They could've made multiple episodes for how he eventually gets to date each character however they had not, so the episodes felt very rushed for them instead and thus the relationship that grew between the protagonist and each of the girls didn't…
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*If you're not into reading too many sentences, just read the conclusion parts*
**There is some comparison and minor spoilers in this review**
"I dont like take a people photo, their smile doesnt matching with what in their mind" - Hikari Sanehara (Episode 7)
PhotoKano is an anime that you wouldnt find in anywhere. Using same method as Amagami SS and Yosuga no Sora called Omnibus format*. Photokano is said to be the successor of those both anime. Many people like me (who loves Amagami SS) have a high expectation about this anime, since like i said before not many anime using this format. So is this anime success as Amagami SS? I must said not.
* Omnibus format is story that usually "reset" after they completed some arc. If you still have no idea about omnibus format, please google it…
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Well, what do we have here. It's PhotoKano, a series based off the dating game of the same name. The series focuses on this young boy named Kazuya Maeda who happens to be a high school student enjoying the youth of his life. Perhaps he is enjoying it too much though with that little toy of his. It's a camera and used to capture memories through its lenses. With imagination, you can discover magic through a camera. But that's just all an imagination because in PhotoKano, magic doesn't exist. Rather, there exists many girls who wants to pose for you in lascivious positions just wanting to capture those 'memories'. Honestly, this series is definitely something that I don't want to be part of my memories.
Now for starters, the anime series is adapted from a dating sim developed by Dingo and E…
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Photokano
Story (6)
Follows Maeda Kazuya, After a boring Summer he receives a gift of a Camera from his father, From there he gets addicted to it due to him seeing the ability it has to expand and enhance his social life.
Using Photography to enhance a social life or improve an non-existing one is rather unique, But that is pretty much the only positive about the story. The early episodes pans out in a way that everyone who takes pictures is perverts, It has this darker side i just didn't expect from Photokano, For example blackmailing a girl for her to take pictures of her in provocative poses. The Photography club is the prime example of wasted potential, They rarely have any purpose in the series and more of something Maeda stumbles into, rather than anything core to the plot.
The…
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Before watching this anime, you should know the definition of "omnibus format". The omnibus format main purpose is to dismantle harem genre anime such that the protagonist is able to have romantic developments with the multiple different chosen candidate without having a dispute between each other. One famous example would be the Amagami SS.
Amagami SS was the first anime that adopted the style "Omnibus Format". Each heroine had 4 episodes arc in which their romantic confrontation was completed. By each confront's conclusion, the universe would reset to the initial world for the next heroine's romantic confrontation to begin. All memories of moments that happened during the 4-episode arc are also wiped. Photokano was successful in doing the same style.
However, Photokano which was aired…
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Photokano was described as the spiritual successor to Amagami SS prior to it's airing. This fact alone made wanting to watch Photokano appealing. However, in the end, this particular anime did not satisfy the romantic in me and likely not in you.
Story:
The story is an omnibus format which simply means the show is split into stand alone arcs. This is arguable the biggest flaw. There are simply not enough episodes to flesh out any meaning in the relationships given the number of heroines. Being a romance at it's core, Photokano does a very average job in capturing the emotions of the audience in any meaningful way. The relationships are bland and the transition from bonding to falling in love happens in a matter of transitions throughout a 20 minutes episode. It takes the fun and joy out…
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Where should I start?
For one thing, Its more than one storyline, so its hard to follow if you don't pay attention. It has an ending for each of the Main Girl Characters, and the dude essentially gets with all of them(not at the same time). It wasn't that great of an enjoyable show in terms of Story, but I will say, it had a TON of Fan Service. If your looking for something thats just great to watch that have good pictures of girls, then go ahead and watch this.
Each Story arc was interesting in its own, yet felt very rushed and way too fast. I mean the dude gets with these women after having met them like 2-3 weeks prior to them getting together. The Only real great story arc that I felt content about was the last one, with Kanon. The First girl was an okay scenario what with them being…
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Photokano is about a boy Maeda Kazuya whose father passes his old camera to him. "Through the viewfinder" (he says it that way), he meets girls, and told in separate episodes, develops romances with each of them.
Story: 5/10
The initial premise frankly doesn't sound too bad. You are given introductory episodes where Maeda meets the heroines. After that, each of the heroines' romance stories with Maeda is told in one episode. Each route follows the same format: an encounter that puts Maeda on the girl's route, problem, resolution, confession, then ending. Because each route is crammed into one episode, everything is rushed, and abrupt development occurs. It's hard to take it seriously. Especially where at the end of each episode you get the "I like you", "I'm okay with you?", *hug*, proce…
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I've made another review. The original one (the one I wrote at six episodes out of ten) is below.
~ Completed Review ~
Photo Kano was definitely a disappointment. The first few episodes led me on, it suggested potential that was definitely never realized. And that, makes me sad. It makes me sad because Photo Kano was something that I had actually looked forward to watching - that implementation of photography, actually really interested me. The art and character design, were actually appealing. The opening, wasn’t amazing, but it was better than average. It was potential. From the very first episode, I felt some, if any potential. Aand, it’s gone.
Originally, I was going to blame the series’ lost potential on what I thought was a stupid idea. Doing one character arc per episode, omnibus…
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