Audience reviews
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Fear_the_Reefer
Harumi Kazuhito isn’t your ordinary bookworm. His entire life revolves around books. I know that may sound like hyperbole, but oh no, I mean that with complete sincerity. I also mean it literally, but we’ll get to that. For now, Harumi is a high school boy who has dedicated his life to the pastime of reading. He basically chain-reads, buying up books by the handfuls, burning through them at supernatural speeds, and hoarding every volume he finishes. He even refused to live with his family, opting instead to live in an apartment by himself so he could go to school in an area where the books he wants are able to come out slightly quicker. One day, while he’s reading in a cafe, a crazed robber bursts in and begins to wave a shotgun around. He threatens a young woman who’s distractedly writing…
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Dog and Scissors is an anime as the title states, it is anime about a dog living with a woman with penchant for scissors. It is anime that I believe the creators were interested in simply trolling the audience more than anything. It wasn’t a marketing push, it wasn’t fan service, it was simply unabated trolling.
Story
Your initial impressions of this anime would be, so this is going to be a serious anime but then you quickly see how it becomes weird, pointless, stupid and ridiculous. Honestly, besides the first episode the rest become nonsensical and ridiculous, there is no story, it is nothing more than a bunch of plot holes grouped together to make each episode.
Art
You really think that the creators who created an anime to simply troll the audience would bother with art? Think again,…
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This anime is so bad that i decided to make a review out of it. If you are a fanboy of this anime then i suggest that you don't read further.
A warning, I may explain how bad this anime is with a few warnings nothing big.
This anime starts of when the main character dies and turns into a dog. From the beginning that already sounds bad. This anime just has no story. The only resign why I watched it all the way was because I hoped that the story would at least get better, but it didn't. This dog man then lives with a girl because she could read his mind. That just doesn't make sense.
The story gets a 1/10 because it has no story.
Art and music is the only good point of the anime. The dog is so cute and there is very colorful characters. This is the only high point of the anime
The charact…
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Dog and Scissors has to be one of the more bizarre anime that I have watched, on the surface appears like it is going to be a whole lot of trash, and believe me I gave my fiancee hell for buying it! But also believe me when I say that this anime is really good, and in a completely non-conventional way!
The premise of the story is that Kazuhito, a HUGE bookwork, protects a young lady in a cafe from a hold-up by jumping in front of a crazy man with a shotgun, to have his head blown off! All the while lady is completely oblivious to what has happened as she is crazily scribbling away!
Kazuhito enters purgatory because he has something he has to complete in life, read the 7th book of the 7 Deadly Sins series by his favourite author, Shinobu Akiyama, and his desire to read this book is so str…
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Snips, snails, and puppy dog tails
There are many anime shows out there. Some are serious, some are goofy, and some are both. Other shows enjoy dishing out ecchi, and then taking it away because it was all a trap to begin with (God, there's a lot of those). However eventually there is a show that is just really different. Bizarre. Plain weird. And just absurd. That show is Dog & Scissors.
It starts off simple enough as any other anime. It has a plot, and a reason. However those two get resolved pretty quickly, and then the show goes into Simpson-esc sitcom mode. Mostly because this show creates a mini universe type of feel. From a scarf wearing steroid user who loves to talk about muscles while jogging, all the way to an OCD pop model who loves to say "SHINNY!" every 2 seconds. There are…
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Dog and Scissors had the opportunity to make something fairly interesting.... It had quite the unique plot, imagine if the dog could have occasionally turned human? see what I mean? Potential. Sadly he couldn't turn into a human and the anime exploded into a mass of small boob jokes and borderline bestiality/incest. The characters were actually DISGUSTING, they had overwhelming flaws which heavily outweighed the good making them static and truly just disturbing. Now not only does this anime have flaws with the characters but its plot? Just as bad. It starts off looking fairly promising, something fairly new to the harem industry but it quickly become repetitive and extremely boring. (no joke I would have rather watched Haruhi Suzumiya's endless eight twice in one day) So real quick back to…
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A dog as a protagonist?! Is what my reaction was when I first saw Inu to Hasami. And it made me think of how would the story revolve around that dog. So I tried watching it.
I've never watched a series where an animal gets the main stage, so this will be the first one.
So the story revolves around Harumi Kazuhito, a bookworm. He's a die hard fan of Akiyama Shinobu's books. One day he got into a cafe which was about to be robbed by a guy who didn't make any sense later in the story. The robber took out his gun and pointed it at the bartender. After seeing Kazuhito and another customer across Kazuhito's table, he told them to stand up. Kazuhito willingly follows what the robber said. While the girl across him didn't even flinch. The robber points his gun at the girl, ready to shoot. Kazu…
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this is my first review :)
with its serious storyline still made it funny.....
when i started watching this i was first pulled in by a severe comical moment to be then sucked in by the protagonists main story suddenly things got extremely serious.... i was really suprised to say the least....
story: the story line was pretty good although i must say some parts completely confused me and i thought were a little unnecessary (for example the weapon the protagonists sister uses....) However i loved how the were able to blend a serious and comical storyline together so well and so abruptly. i do believe they couldve stretched out the protagonists background story and how he died a little more....
art: they could have been a little more original i think that some of the extra characters hav…
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“Japan never fails to surprise me with their anime”
Anime, without we realize has turned us into some people who likes weird things or even taboo in some society. We are getting used and even being desensitisized with japanese weird taste, Like ecchi that basically soft porn, incest that mostly all people in the world against it, and even turn us into a lolicon. Now, they even will make us turn into more weirder with the love between an animal and a human. Prepare for this?
STORY (4/10) - Inu to Hasami is basically your generic of romance comedy anime with some harem in it. The premise of the story can be seen in MAL page. But its like what its said, its about a highschool boy who is being killed when he tried to save a girl and he’s being resurrected as a dog. Now, he’s turned into a pe…
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To put it straight, I really enjoyed watching this anime.
I love the characters and the art.
The main character Harumi Kazuhito is a strange guy who is absolutely obsessed with books. It's all he thinks about!
Then there's Kirihime Natsuno, the second main character who takes care of Harumi as a dog. At first she's the only person who can hear him. She's a super petanko S who loves punishing Harumi, and falls in love with him, although he obviously doesn't notice.
Hiiragi Suzuna is Kirihime's editor and is a super M who absolutely loves getting punished by Kirihime unlike Harumi.
Those 3 are my favourite characters in this anime.
Scores:
Story - 8
It was a good anime but is one of those that are really random and doesn't really have a solid plot. For example it's kind of like Sket Dance.…
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Do you understand what is comedy? Do you really value it? I am very sure you don't, not until you watch Dogs and Scissors. It is a series that will make you appreciate jokes, more than ever, because its pathetic, dreadful, and fan-service accompanied "comedic" plot will make you appreciate the math joke that you thought was stupid.
The plot is simple..you can read the summary anywhere, so I am not going to detail that. But yes, this is an extreme story of books..where you either write or die..you read or die. That was the opening sentence of the anime. Quite interesting right? Yeah, I wish it was like that. Not until you pass episode 2, when you will suddenly realize the deep, thoughtful ways of this anime, thoughtful ways of putting fan-service. This anime is a collection of "weird" ota…
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Story: story events only last about an episode with at multiple times conclusion of episode doesn't give a since of closure for what happens.Also any attempt at dramatic storytelling is counteracted by the silly things characters do or jokes they tell.
Art: Dog x Scissor animation seems to have low production value with nothing in particular that looks detailed or pleasing to the eyes. even with the low production value it's still watchable with only a few redeeming factors .
Sound:Most music is generic or not very memorable. The only thing that stood out was the opening which had somewhat catchy music. But the next time I watched it. It angered me as What I once throughout it was funny but now I think its to stupid.
Characters: The characters are over the top with most having some typ…
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Wan, wan, wan, Shinning!!!!!Ok, so...review time, time to give my ratings for each of this anime's category, Shinning!!!!!
Story- fair 6, wan, wan, wan, wan.
Ok, so the plot is very basic is like a beauty and the beast kind of thing except the beauty here, Kirihime- in terms of her attitude, is the beast and the Baxter, (I'm referring to the breed of Dachshund whom the male character is) Kazuhito is more like the beauty who is the damsel in distress where everyday living with her is like playing Russian roulette. Though the plot is always focus on them the comedy genre did function well with the two, however it becomes more of drag when the anime always focuses on their misadventures especially when Baxter (Kazuhito) is constantly struggling to not get into Kirihime's bad side, there are…
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Dear Japan:
It seems almost every season, there’s one of those shows from your country that plays on fetishes or a rather bizarre sequence in the anime world. This time, it involves a girl and its….dog. Then, it decides for some odd reason to add the concept of scissors to the mix because we know it’s one of the dangerous gadgets suitable for “punishment”. As for the punishment itself, the receiving end is none other than our dog of the series, Kazuhito Harumi.
Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyo (also known as Dogs & Scissors) is an animated series based off the light novel of the same name written by Shunsuke Sarai. For a series about books though, this show sure likes to play around its other angles. So now begins the story of a dog and its master. (one sadistic if I might even add)
The show’…
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I only started watching this on the first day it aired because it made me curious on it's title Dog and Scissors, and made me interested in it as soon as kazuhito turned into a dachshund dog. At first, the story revolves around finding who the killer was then after that I thought they would go investigate how to turn him back to a normal boy, but the story changed it's path. Their next goal was to make the last sequel of her book named "LUST". And so it made me disappointed to see in the end that it looks like it's still not finished, it's like it lacks something, making it open for a season 2.
The style of it's art was good, just like the other animes, the sounds too. The characters, I can't say anything special about them. Enjoyment? A little bit, you won't enjoy so much with this. So o…
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This is a story about books.
Dog & Scissors starts somewhat promising on its own terms. Nowadays you don't happen to see a story like this unfold and there might be a good reason for this, because it's condemned to be an unsuccessful attempt at creating something unique.
There's acutally a story given to this series. The writer Akiyama Shinobu's trying to finish the last book of the collection of The Seven Deadly Sins. On the other hand the bookworm Kazuhito has a passion for every book and writer in the world, especially for Shinobu and he wants to read this last book badly. So badly, that the day he dies in a robbery where he protects a woman, he doesn't accept death and is resurrected as a dachshund dog. After coincidences occur he happens to live together with his favourite writer. T…
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Seriously, I just don't even know what to say about this anime.
STORY (3):
So the story follows Harumi who protects Natsuno from the killer but in return he was killed and turned into a dog. So basically, this anime has a plethora of misunderstandings and wacky situations. I really thought that this anime is all about reading books but sadly this wasn't the case at all. This anime is all about random comedy. The comedy was not even funny. The story had potential to be awesome but on the 5th episode it starts to get repetitive and lost the essence of the entertainment.
ART & ANIMATION (4):
The art was nothing special because a lot of anime companies now have improved their art and animation style.
SOUND (4):
There is nothing memorable about the opening and ending song.
CHARACTER (1…
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An anime on Cruchyroll that looked to be interesting.
*Story* - First 2 Episodes got me kinda interested, and it fades away more and more... Randomness
*Art/Sound* - Art is ok. Meh on the ED. OP is decent. Although don't expect me to go out of my way to get the songs on my iPhone/iPod Music anytime soon.
*Characters* - Ugh... If it weren't for some of the character designs, I highly doubt these bland characters would have a chance in hell to stand out at all.
99% of they do gets repetitive BEYOND BELIEF!
And even the majority side characters have no importance or any level of , which even questions why they even deserve to be in the Opening Sequence of the show.
TBH, the ONLY character I was interested in was Sachi Moribe - The maid that was singing and is very loyal to her mistress…
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Story - 3
The introduction and the given premise was fairly interesting, showing potential as it seemed to deviate from the norm. The first 2 episodes show promise but beyond this point nothing particularly new is introduced into the story (other than new characters) and the plot becomes highly repetitive. After about 1/4 of the way in, you can generally derive a pattern in the the sequence of events.
I understand that this anime is a comedy but the lack of variety results in the humour going stale very quickly. Though it is generally lighthearted, the transitions into serious scenes are poorly done (or just pop up out of the blue) that you can't help but feel awkward watching things unfold.
Characters - 3
Nothing special or unique about the characters within this series.…
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Well an type of Anime which i haven't seen in a while.
Story 8: There is not much story behind it but what they got here is quite enough to make you laugh , say wtf and just enjoy the crazy ride.
I mean come on how many animes do you find that involve girls and dogs and their relationship? Plus overall craziness with a depressing girl , masochistic manager and an over the top blonde girl showing up here and there not to talk about some samurai maid running wild making the dogs life even more crazy...
And to top it up many random encounters , challenges , embarrassing moments and everything that romance comedy needs.
Art 8: I am quite adaptive when it comes to art in animes and this one got that fantasy touch with lights here and there , magic circles here or there , at some point ninja…
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