Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
AnotherStatsGuy
Unbreakable Machine Doll-- I first caught wind of this series via a promo that was uploaded to Youtube advertising the DVD Sales. I immediately was hooked. I watched all 12 Episodes, and then I turned around and bought all the English Dub of all 12 Episodes of iTunes.
My biggest problem is the story, and that's mostly because they structured it in such a way that they're hoping to get more seasons. Apparently, they've adapted the first three novels, setting four episodes per novel. While each 4 Episode arc works alone, it's the awkward transitioning between the arcs where the story falls flat. For instance, Loki and Frey, the characters who are the main focus for Episodes 5 through 8 show up exactly 0 times in the 1st 4 episodes, when even a cameo would have worked.
It was very pleasing…
Read at the sourceThisvthattv
How people view ecchi anime, in the anime community, are vastly different. Some people can’t stand it, some people love it, and aren’t afraid to show it, others are fans but aren’t too proud of it, and there are some people who are somewhere in between. With all of these differing opinions on ecchi anime, it’s hard to determine whether an ecchi series is any good or not. How much you like a series riddled with fanservice and that, usually, doesn’t have a very compelling plot is, naturally, entirely dependent on your opinion of fanservice and how much the plot of a series contributes to your personal enjoyment of it. Now, occasionally, like in any other genre you will have shows that will try to break the mold that has been established by so many shows that have been released before it. In…
Read at the sourceSilverquick
I didn't think the actual story of this was anything special. But honestly the characters in it are excellent. Raishen and Yaya's interactions are priceless. I'm not sure I liked Char that much, but the rest of the characters were excellent.
I think I liked the ending song much better than the opener though and wish they were reversed.
Raishen generally is a very sharp guy, well except for one episode where he turns into a complete idiot briefly, but soon he's right back to his calm calculating self.
Yaya is just awesome. I seriously want to know the backstory on this one. While the Shoko flashbacks are great, in the Ovas that come with the Limited Edition hint that Yaya hated him when they first met, but now she's obsessed with him, and thinks they're married and on their honeymoon.…
Read at the sourceKateraz
First of all, let me warn you that this is my first review, so I am not very adept at it. I'll do my best to give an accurate review of this show, though! I will also try not to give any spoilers.
Story: 7
Assuming that you have not read the light novel or the manga (in which case, you would have watched this show a long time ago), the story if fantastic but slightly confusing. The plot revolves around a futuristic world that has created magic through science. However, humans cannot utilize this magic themselves--rather, they use dolls/machines, or automatons, that can use magic from humans to perform tasks and battles.
The entirety of these 12 episodes is focused on Raishin, a boy of a highly prestigious martial arts clan. His clan is wiped out by someone, but as Raishin is on the verg…
Read at the sourcepluslethatminun
First and foremost, I will make my review spoiler free as I can. It’s safe to read even if you haven’t watched the show.
Let’s start me review, shall we?
Story: 7
During early 20th century, by discovering “Magic circuits”, scientists found a way to give life to countless things. These magic circuits are made from complex magic and highly developed technology. Magic circuits were put into different objects to bring them to life and even give them human-like traits. An object that has magic circuits installed in it is called an “Automaton”, with humans called “Puppeteers” controlling them and providing them the “Mana “ they need to do certain actions .
Akabane Raishin is a puppeteer attending Royal Academy. Together with a beautiful teenage girl Yaya, who’s actually Raishin’s puppet. Royal…
Read at the sourcedrlupin3
To get a good idea of what this show is like, just imagine what a 6 year-old boy would write if he was trying to make a story with "badass" protagonists and "evil" villains.
- It has your generic harem MC (Main Character) who thinks girls have cooties.
- It has the dark&edgy side-characters repeating the same cringe-worthy intro lines every few minutes.
- It has the laughably poorly-written bad guy who is so poorly written that he literally says "My greatest pleasure in life is making people sad". Yes, he actually says that.
As with most harems, the redeeming quality is that the girls are mostly all great, but the MC is so shitty that the show was still quite bad.
Story 3/10
The universe that the story takes place in is well written. It is a world where magicians control puppets and h…
Read at the sourceyqdapro
Finished this a while ago and came upon the comments session today. There seem to be a reviews that slam this anime pretty badly.
Story 7/10
Not very original, typical harem-ish plot. Not much to elaborate on.
Art 8/10
The art is pretty well done. Nothing to criticise here. Really like the steampunk/Victorian idea here which is a pretty good reference material for a character design course work I am doing. Raishin was more handsome in the light novel, but its fine.
Character 7/10
Typical harem shows characters with male lead and his girls. YaYa is cute as hell though. Sound 11/10
One of the best soundtracks I've heard from 100+ animes I ve watched. The music really captured the mood and bring out the tension and enhanced by fight scenes. Espicially bravery steps, really got me hooked on…
Read at the sourcethesuperneet
At first I was like this, "This show might be good.", but I was horribly wrong. Not only did it make my hate for harems more vehement, but it downgraded what possible could have been a better story.
The story could have held up. Not really, it still would have been a piece of shit. The machine doll premise piqued my interest, but it could've been replaced with a thousand other plot devices and still would've been terrible. I understood the vengeance thing, but that main character fucker should've died. It was like, exactly like what happened to the Uchiha Clan from Naruto. His whole family got murdered by his asshole brother. I'm guessing his brother was to be misunderstood in the end. The female characters were just there for the main character, and every other male character was an assh…
Read at the sourceIkuaya
So I just finished this show today, and I am going to give you guys (and girls) a rating for each aspect of the show, and then I will give an overall review at the bottom.
Story: 8
The story was quite enticing, and it always left me wondering what would happen next, and it always stayed true to the main character's goal, Raishin, fighting along side his partner, Yaya. There were really no filler episodes, as each episode had some sort of meaning or foreshadowing that led into future episodes. There was also a lot of action, and the fighting scenes were very well done and portrayed Raishin's abilities very well.
Art: 9
Not much to say here, I just loved the art in the show. It looked very new and refined, the colors were very good, but the only issue I would have is that the "3D" look of…
Read at the sourceRealityEater
Story 6/10
The story is about a teenager called Akabane Raishin who wants to avenge his family.He enters a school and has his adventures helping his classmates out.
The plot has many holes and we dont really know why is he helping some girl and the political situations are really poorly explained.They started with the explanation and then stoped it moving on to the next thing . Also the whole revenge thing was kinda forgoteen.
Art 7/10
The character desing looked great,but the fights didnt meet my expecations.Sometimes it looked like robots were fighting like the scene Sigmund flies up or in some parts of the battle.
Sound 8/10 Well nothing much to say here.I liked both the opening and the ending.The background music was OK too!
Character 9/10
This anime really shows itself in the cha…
Read at the sourceRApollos
I can probably sum this review up in 3 words: Needs another season.
Story 7.5
The story is probably not the strongest part of this show, but that's not a problem as the reason for that pertains to plot holes that could be filled with another season. The revenge aspect of the plot is a generic plot element that wasn't really brought up to an obsessive degree which is good becaUse I would've gotten annoyed by hearing about it in virtually every scene.
Art 8.5
The art and design really stands out to me, as I like how they used a steampunk style setting and used that in the majority of the series. The one gripe I do have about it was the jarring transition to CG animation during certain scenes, namely the action scenes, but the CG animation itself was utilized very well, it was just the tr…
Read at the sourceShadonmiki
Well, Machine-Doll wa kizutsukanai is definitely a well rounded anime.
Its got bits and pieces of action, romance, ecchi, mystery, fantasy and so on. A great wide range anime with wonderful graphics that involves some 3D models during action scenes.
The downside is that it's not focused enough. If one were to watch this for purely action content then they would be disappointed. It doesn't have a specific genre to lean on.
Putting that aside, the anime starts off in the early 20th century, where the main character Raishin sets off to a new academy in order to revenge his clan's death. He aims to be " Wiseman" (winner of a major tournament) by defeating his enemy. Interesting plot because it's not repetitive as the protagonist slowly reveals his strength.
Read at the sourcecharlytanne
There's not a lot I can say about this anime, so I'll make it short and to the point. Very uninteresting story about vengeance with a typical school setting, but intriguing world and concept. The episodes don't really develop plot and are their for lore, character introductions, and back story. The art is pretty good for action scenes are actually somewhat exciting but there isn't really anything too eye captivating, so don't expect stuff to wow you. The sound is good, and fits the anime well. With characters, there's a lot of typical archetypal characteristics, such as how the main character wants to help everyone and is constantly accused of being a perv. There's also the moe and tsundere characters, as well as the timid girl with big breasts that says rarely anything. There are some sub…
Read at the sourceZelot
I'm a benevolent and tolerant guy, but there are three things I simply can't stand...
People who order me around
People who oppose me, and...
A complicated plot that is in need of more explanation!
Story: 5
The main character, Raishin, is on a quest to revenge his family and kill the person who wiped out his clan. We join him as he enters a school of some sort and his adventures as he helps out fellow students in trouble.
The problem with the story is that they left out small details that either would have helped explained certain plot holes (Such as why Yaya had to turn off her invisibility) or complicated arcs such as the Loki and Frey arc. Both Cher's arc and the Loki and Frey arc both involved types of politics and relationships that weren't fully explained and left me clueless on…
Read at the sourcePman1994
This is what the average viewer should expect when coming into this anime. the setting takes place in the early 1900's in the U.K, with most of the events taking place at the Walpurgis Academy, a School designed to teach children the art of Machinart, a fusion hybrid of technology and magic that lets a mage control a magical robot by using their own mana in a manner similar to how masters in "Fate/Stay Night" control their servants. the students at the school then compete in a spectated combat competition to prove who has what it takes to become the "Wiseman" a position of power in the military which gives the person who holds the title of Wiseman to be able to ignore the taboos of magic set by the world. the Main Character, Raishin , goes to this prestigious academy with a Magical robot i…
Read at the sourceTMtrue
Well, Unbreakable Machine-Doll finished airing in japan last week and I feel I should post my thoughts on it. Unbreakable Machine-Doll takes place during the early 20th century where magic and technology are used as one. This is called Machinart. The ones who practice this art are called Puppeteers. Puppeteers use this art to develop animated machines or “Dolls”. These dolls while controlled by the puppeteer, are free thinking. The dolls are powered by these circuits which were originally used for military purposes, however, over time they have spread worldwide.
The series focuses on Puppeteer Raishin Akabane and his Doll Yaya. Raishin has made it his goal to enter a sort of tournament and become the Wiseman. The wiseman is considered the best puppeteer and is a sort of king. Placement in…
Read at the sourceLord_Odous
STORY: 5/10 Mediocre
In truth, I was heavily intrigued by the introduction presented by the first episode. Set in a fantasy world where magic and technology are fused together to form "Machinart" - Machine Magic. The core of Machinart is the development of Automatons, dolls made for battle, and our protagonist, Raishin Akabane is one of the many puppeteers out there: the ones who control the dolls, and fight alongside them.
At first, the plot focuses on Raishin trying to be the "Wise Man" by winning the "Night of Walpurgis" festival, held by the puppeteer academy he was enrolled into. Originally our hero was driven to be Wise Man by the need of vengeance where he vows to kill his brother, instead as the series progresses, Raishin was thrown around into the family feuds, interfering with…
Read at the sourceR3353
Oh boy... Where to start? Unbreakable Machine Doll is quite the mixed bag. On one hand it seems to have enough ecchi to appeal to ecchi fans. On the other hand it seems to handle it's fighting scenes quite well albeit with the use of a little CGI here and there. Action fans may enjoy it as well.
Story: 7
Our story takes place in the early 20th century (1900's). Where science co-existing with magic has come together to develop living objects that have their own personalities. Fast forward a few years and the story follows a young puppeteer by the name of Raishin Akabane and his machine doll, Yaya. The two must work together to achieve the title of "Wiseman" at their academy. A sort of king capable of almost anything. The only problem is that due to Raishin's poor grades he ends up in seco…
Read at the sourceStark700
You know what makes someone the best? Wearing a crown and calling themselves a ‘king’ doesn’t make someone the best. No. What makes someone the best is to prove themselves in front of the whole world through hard work, determination, skill, intellect, guts, and earn the respect from their peers. At rank #1235, Rashin Akabane is far from the best. In fact, he’s close to the bottom pit of the fall outs. But for him, there’s nothing more he’d like than obtain the title “Wiseman”. Such a pretentious title is equivalent to those of a king and is the ultimate goal of a puppeteer.
Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai (aka Unbreakable Machine Dolls) is an animated series based on the light novel of the same name written by Reiji Kaito. The series takes place in the early 20th century in an industrial-lik…
Read at the sourcemercury1980
I am a humble and tolerant man. But there are 3 things that I simply can't forgive. People who give me orders, people who stand against me, and people who tell me that my opinions are invalid. - Loki
All right, so I have decided to review the anime "Unbreakable Machine Doll" which is basically a light novel adaptation by company Lerche, who directed one of my favorite anime, Danganronpa & Carnival Phantasm
STORY (8):
The story covers 3 chapters of the light novel. The first chapter involves Yaya & Raishin gets to know Charolette & Sigmund at Walpurgis Machineart Academy. The 2nd chapter involves the introduction of new characters like Loki and Frey. The 3rd chapter focuses on Charolette's sister, Henriette, and how their relationship as sisters develop.
Walpurgis Machineart Academy is a…
Read at the source