Audience reviews
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yumekix
I really liked this anime, I question why so many people have negative reviews over this show. Personally, as someone who has yet to play the Shin Megami Tensei games on DS, I cannot say whether it stays true to the game or not but personally, I found this game enjoyable. Perhaps some others felt that the game was much better, but for me I loved this anime nonetheless.
At first, I was contemplating to drop this anime because the beginning seemed quite boring and plotless. The real hype was when they began to summon the demons and fight against the Septentriones in their endless and overwhelming battle for 7 days as well as find the truth as to what should be done when the apocalypse has ended. There is strife between the protagonist and Yamato Hotsuin regarding what steps should be taken…
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The Shin Megami Tensei franchise is probably my favorite franchise of all time, and I honestly can't recommend it highly enough. There's something in the franchise for everyone, whether it's the post-apocalyptic setting of the main SMT games, the technological themes present in all of the games, the mythological aspects/themes, the contrast between order and chaos, the alternate history of the Devil Summoner games, the psychology of the Persona games, incredibly complex storyline of Digital Devil Saga or the subject of the review in question, fascinating perspectives on disaster striking in the Devil Survivor games.
The franchise, with the potential exception of the main SMT games, excel in making their characters feel and act extremely human and realistically. The games avert many common…
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Note: Spoilers are in this review. I tried my best, but I can't really give a good critique without implementing them.
Furthermore, I could not avoid comparing this to the game. Still, I reviewed this on its own merits. I have played Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker for the 3DS for 100+ hours, so I have a good grasp on the game’s strengths and weaknesses.
I’ve sometimes wondered why Shin Megami Tensei games don’t get adaptations, but then a bit of thinking always leads me to the answer: many of them would be the same. See, since the core SMT series typically boasts multiple endings, the studio would have to adapt one, and the one it chooses to adapt would be the Neutral route, as that would probably have the most story. This is why we see more linear games (plotwise) like Persona 4 get…
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I started this anime without really high expectaitions, so I was positively surprised when I watched it.
First, the story:
I really liked the setting, though I expected something diefferent. I thought it would be more game-like, because that's what I read in an recommendation before. But it isn't really a game in wich they have to survive and there wasn't really the goal to win against the other "players", they fought more or less together against some god-like things. But I think it was better like this. The story was well-paced and though it were only 13 episodes, it didn't proceed to fast. It was exciting when they fought and you couldn't tell already 5 minutes earlier if someone was about to die or not. Also, I liked the development it took towards the end. Only the end as such was…
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Going into this series I had absolutely no expectations, I went into it blind and I think that helped my enjoyment of the series.
Story: The story's pretty simple in the beginning. Similar to Gantz, the main characters die in the first episode and get the chance to live again. However they have to defend themselves against the demons that now plague the land, known as Septemptrians. The story really gets rolling about halfway through, the ending is especially awesome. It reminds me of Wolf's Rain in a lot of ways.
Art: The animation was good, I really have no complaints. I love the designs of all the demons and creatures. They all looked badass and awesome. Especially Cerberus and Byakko.
Sound: This is a sentai dub, so naturally I enjoyed it for the most part. I'm pretty much a sentai…
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Oh man, going into this anime I honesty had high hopes. I really should have known better.
Story
The start of the anime was pretty good. It starts with two normal high school living their normal lives, while going to someplace somewhere to do something they see a beautiful girl by herself. While talking about her, they get a video showing their own deaths and the show begins. It starts somewhat strong and interesting but as the story continues it starts making less sense and becomes extremely boring to watch.
Characters
All the characters are bland and weak except for Hibiki (he's boring, just not weak) the protagonist. All other characters play unimportant roles (except for the guys with white hair), HECK the other two that were with Hibiki were only there to try and be characters who…
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Seriously, what is the meaning of life?
Honestly, when it comes to game adaptation, I always have the lowest expectations because I know most game adaptations might not fulfill the requirements the game had to offer which results in poor ratings. I have completely forgot about 4/5 of this anime. But as I think about this anime, I am leading into a more "I don't like this anime". I will explain them as I move along.
STORY (2):
The 3 protagonists Hibiki, Daichi & Nitta were thrown into a virtual world whereby in order to protect Japan, they have to defeat the Septentrions. Yamato Hosuin, the leader of JP, recruited 3 of them to join their force in destroying the Septentrions and many things start to happen.
The story was full of plot holes and cliches and the battles were not epic at al…
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Devil Survivor 2 The Animation is an adaptation of a well received game from Atlus's famous franchise Shin Megami Tensei. The game is one of my favourites and I enjoyed it thoroughly. But this anime adapatation is a downer, to say the least.
The story is quite simple, the world will end in seven days, demons have appeared in Tokyo, there is a website that tells you when your friends will die, each day there is a boss. Now, that premise works well on a videogame, since everyday there are lots of optional events you can do, like a free battle, talking to a party member, training, etc.
The one thing that they handled horribly was the pacing. The game isn't long, but not short either, but there was no possible way 7 days of gameplay could fit into 13 chapters. As a result, the pacing was to…
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Devil Survivor 2: the animation.
What if you do the exact opposite thing from what Odert(Black rock shooter)? Instead of creating a anime that completely depends on the fans from a franchise, you create a anime that is practically only watchable if you do not know the history of the franchise but imply to it in the title in the first place? An anime that's quite good to follow and okay to watch, as long as you won't hold any grudges because of the comparation with the manga or initial game. I'd like to explain some more further going subjects about the anime in this review; therefore, you are encouraged to skip the parts which do not imply on you as reader or gamer.
For the ones that followed the franchise;
I understand your ''i don't even--'' feeling. It's a dissapointment. Instead of ac…
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Devil Survivor 2 is an adaptation of the game developed by Atlus. Opinions about this anime will be different from person to person
This review shall be made taking into account the game, I played it long before seeing this adaptation.
The anime had potential to become one of the best of this year 2013 if the creators had taken more seriously the game, in my opinion i believe that neither they played it and only guided themselves by summaries of the game (who knows? Seems like it to me).
I'll start by comparing the anime and the game in several areas:
Story: The story in this anime goes way too fast.
The game had many missions that didn't belong to the main story but that affected the course of history and all of them were not shown in this animation.
The anime is just 13 episodes and…
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Devil Survivor 2 The Animation
Anime Adaptation of the Atlus game Devil Survivor 2
Let's start with the story. Personally, I love apocalypse-themed stories. Devil Survivor 2 gives you that feeling. Who will survive, will you be dead or alive. Though not much thrill as expected, it's still good enough. The plot twists are awesome! Rating: 7
Art. The art is SMT-styled. The characters don't look like each other - unlike some animes with characters that resemble someone else. I love how they animated the demon summoning and things. Gotta love the flying ice-cream. Rating: 8
Sound. Oh my Gosh. The OP and ED themes are awesome! Them right it is! And when a character dies, they're stripped off the ED. And the soundtrack just fits the anime well. Rating: 9
Character. Hibiki is the typical Ash-…
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It should be noted that this is my first review on this site, and I never played any of the Devil Survivor games.
Devil Survivor 2 The Animation: A perfect example of an anime that'll draw you in with a great sounding synopsis and fantastic looking art. But looks can be deceiving, and that's certainly the case with this anime in particular. It's a show that bubbles with potential but only ends up fizzling out in the end.
Story: 5/10
Believe me, the plot of this anime is in no way original or ground breaking. It's pretty predicable if you ask me. But I found that even with it's flaws, it was just good enough to make me want to complete the series. It starts out slow, but eventually begins to pick up about halfway through.
Art: 8/10
The art is probably the strongest aspect of this anime.…
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I had my share of problems with Persona 4's anime adaptation. Actually, I had a truckload of problems with it. Scratch that, I was finding stuff to complain about every single episode. And yet, I look back on it and think "oh wow they actually didn't do that badly, considering they condensed a 70-hour RPG into 25 episodes". Indeed, Devil Survivor 2: The Animation served to put Persona 4 into perspective for me. In spite of all its issues, it really didn't do that much wrong. The story was well developed, the characters all got their moments to shine, and there was still time left over for fluffy social linkage.
Yeah, uh, DeSu 2 doesn't do any of that. What we have here is the boring parts of Mirai Nikki with the basic premise of Neon Genesis Evangelion tacked on, infused with Megami Tense…
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While the concept in this anime is pretty cool, the characters and story line fall short. It's kind of mix of digimon mixed with yuigoh except people summon with their phone instead of cards, etc. Seems less childish and corny that way I guess. While the summoned demons are pretty cool, the characters are ehh.
The main character is such a goody too shoes I just can't ever relate to him. He's just TOO good to be true in my honest opinion that it makes him seem unrealistic, childish and foolish. They did show us a bit of his past as it being a rough childhood, but it just wasn't enough to really give us any relation. The rest of the characters are just your typical run of the muck characters you find in a ton of anime. I really didn't get the relationship with the main character and the ma…
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Overall the anime was good I enjoyed it, I watched it in one day which may skew my perception of it. Probably if I had to wait week by week for this anime I would have dropped it at episode 3. I do not know anything about the game, nor did I read the synopsis of the anime beforehand, so I had no expectations.
Story (7/10) The story was very shounen like, if I could compare it, the 13 episodes seemed fairly similar to a first arc in a shounen manga. The characters are introduced, the main character is more awesome that the others, and has to rise to the occasion to battle it out against the "evil".
Art (7/10) The characters were pleasing to the eye. There were alot of scenes in which spoke volumes in terms of the story. While Alcor and Hibiki are talking on the bridge the scene of the vo…
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Neon Genesis Evangeli- I mean, Devil Survivor 2 the Animation, is a great example of an adaptation from a video game to television gone wrong. Having beaten the video game myself, this anime adaptation was a severe disappointment from start to finish in many off-putting ways. The writing in this anime is childish as it constantly uses well-known clichés, character archetypes who never develop past their cardboard cut-out selves, spills melodrama all over the floor, and everything feels rushed and unconvincing. It is rather, to put it simply, a monstrosity. Now, the story of the video game wasn’t exactly original nor was it interesting, so I wasn’t expecting the anime to have a storyline to be on a whole different tier. However the anime definitely could had improved on the overarching stor…
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You know you're in for a ride when you read that first line of the synopsis and realize that the world is about to end thanks to some mysterious invaders. These invaders are called Septentriones want one thing: your life. It all takes place on the holy day of Sunday where the lives of the main characters are in danger. Why? Because the world is about to end and their only chance now is to survive. That's right....
Welcome to the world of Devil Survivor 2, where survival is a word that you'll be hearing more than meets the eye.
The series is based off the video game, Devil Survivor 2 of the same name. It is based off of the Megami Tensei so expect some similar themes to its other products such as Persona 4. Otherwise, this series is not a sequel despite being labeled seemingly as such. Ra…
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Devil Survivor 2: Dubious Massacre Too
After Seiji Kishi's wildly successful anime adaptation of Persona 4, it was only natural we would see him tackle another popular Atlus video game franchise, right? That's what we got with Devil Survivor 2, a 13 episode series produced by a relative unknown in the anime industry, Studio Bridge. Considering the success Kishi had with Persona 4, we could expect the same great things with Devil Survivor 2...ah expectations...how you never cease to fail me.
This series is the very definition of the phrase "all style and no substance." Devil Survivor 2 is a GORGEOUSLY animated series with production values through the roof. However, Kishi faces the same problem he had with Angel Beats...he tried to cram way too much into too little of space. Devil Survivo…
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I picked up Devil Survivor 2 because the summary sounded interesting and not because I've played the game it is supposed to be adapted off of. The series is similar to Mirai Nikki and the two Persona adaptations. Unlike said series the plot of DS2 doesn't flow well at all, so I know the problem doesn't lie with it being an adaption off a game, particularly since both Persona adaptations turned out well despite being a game. I've also seen a few other series with a similar plot line and I was quite fond of said series. This though I was not, and that is not a reflection on the game at all.
Going into the series I didn't realize that the series' plot line involved tricking fate, but after the first episode I knew that it shared a similar plot line as quite a few other series I had seen invo…
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Devil Survivor 2 aired from April to June of 2013. What starts off seeming to be similar to Mirai Nikki as the characters’ cell phones are given a “future sight” ability quickly turns into a “save the world from demons” kind of show. Unfortunately, DS2 has many problems with pacing, characters, and just an overall confusing plot. It is based off of a game by the same name, which I have heard is much better.
First I want to mention one thing. Whenever I say anything is bad in this show, it excludes Jungo and Airi who are two supporting characters and who are gems that really stand out in this mess of a show.
Story – 4/10
The story begins with Kuze Hibiki and Shijima Daichi, two best friends in high school who are preparing for college. One day as they are about to board the subway, a str…
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