Audience reviews
18 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
SleepingAsteria
I started watching with no expectactions, good or bad, at all and I ended up loving it.
Characters
This anime has a very small cast, just the bare maho shojo essentials: the magical girl team, the talking creature companion and the antagonist. We see small glimpses of their families and classmates, but they aren't even named.
Subaru is our main girl, we see the story throught her eyes for the most part since she's the latest member of the group. She's your classical clumsy but full of hope protagonist. She loves astronomy and is the sole member of the club at her school. Subaru used to be Aoi childhood best friend, but as the show starts, they're longing for eachother friendship in the distance. Aoi is a sweet girl who is always ready to help a friend, but she questions if her motivatio…
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Houkago no Pleiades is a great show if you're looking for a mahou shoujo with a slow start to a heart-clenching ending. It has some twists in character relevance that I didn't expect. It also has some interesting ties with modern physics, astronomy, and aerospace engineering that populate a large majority of the show. Think Interstellar but magical girls.
Coming from a collaboration with the car company Subaru, it really shocked me how good it was. I went in not expecting much and came out loving it.
There's not too much fanservice (barely any), the art pieces mid-episode are BEAUTIFUL, every character is lovable in their own way, the story is surprisingly deep, and also, its FUN. It is awesome seeing the gang level up in power every episode and see where they will go next. I haven't ma…
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very different from others magical girl anime, this one had so much meaning behind it, it's not that kind magical girl where they have to save the world, it's a magical girl where the girls actually just a normal person who's trying to find her true self.
what i don't like about this show is that they put a little romance in it on second half, i thought they're just going to focus on magic, astronomy & how the girls try to save the alien build her ship back.
slow pace but worth to watch, if there's no 'romance' in it i will give this show 9/10, i wish the show keep focusing on magic & astronomy.
sorry for my bad english
Read at the sourceYukiAyase
I for one have watched really questionable anime (specially the first ever one I've reviewed on this site)
I wanna point this out first that I have zero clue what the hell happened with the story since it has been confusing since the start up to the end
All I know is that this was a collaboration anime with [insert brand here] and I just said "I don't have anything to watch and I'm bored so I'll just finish this" and yes I did finish it, confused, really confused
Story | 5/10
Only thing I have to say here is its just confusing
Art | 10/10
The art was just the style I really like and it looks amazing
Sound | 10/10
Don't have any preferences really, as long as you can hear audible audio its perfect
Character | 8/10
It was confusing since [spoiler warning] they were making Minato and th…
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Houkago No Pleiades is a magical girl anime that involves the girls gathering fragments to help an alien fix his spaceship. When I take a look at the synopsis of the show, I was interested. I mean seriously, I was like "I should watch this anime!". Well, it turned out not what I've expected for a magical girl anime.
The story was a little slow but I'm glad that they gave each of the characters their own episodes. I got to know the characters because of this. The art was good and the first time I saw CG outside an idol anime. The opening and ending songs were the only masterpieces in the series xDDD. Each of the characters personalities were different but they needed more development. I find the series' enjoyment a little off. I mean, I already enjoyed the series as it is when I entered th…
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When I first watched Houkago no Pleiades, i expected to give it the same score of 7 that i saw the other reviews give it, but instead i found it to be far greater than that, and I think you should give this unconventional magical girl show a chance!
Story- 8/10 : This reason that the story is as low as it is and not any higher, is that, at the beginning, the story goes a little fast , and the episode is over before you know it! But, after that, the story slows down a bit and makes way for the more complicated and/or space themed aspects of the story , which are no doubt my favorite.
Art- 9/10 : This score is mainly because of the space sections of the show, which are absolutely gorgeous , but as much as I'd like to explain them I won't because it would just spoil the moment. The Characte…
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When the four episode ONA of this came out in 2010, I thought it was cute and had potential to be a great TV series. The ONA itself wasn't bad, but it could have been better. My wish for a TV series was granted. Unfortunately...my expectations were too high, and the show is a mess, not just in its storytelling, but in the execution as well. Which is a darn shame, because there is potential for a genuinely good show in there. In a way, the show IS good. But there's just so many problems it has that hold it back from being truly great. I don't want to hate this, and I still don't. As much as there are things that I liked, I can't deny that it has major problems that seriously need to be addressed.
Four girls are recruited by a mysterious, jelly shaped alien to become magical girls and retri…
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(This has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
As a kid in elementary school, I remember a special event that only happened about once a year. Our class would line up, head down the halls, and into the gymnasium where the “star globe” would be set up in all its glory. The star globe was a big, inflatable, silver dome that, once filled with air, could be crawled into (it was rather big). My fellow classmates and I, upon going inside, could see only darkness. That is, until the rotating fixture in the middle was turned on. Then, we were able to see, much to our wonderment, lights and constellations filling the ceiling, rotating slowly about us. At the time, I took for granted the knowledge and beauty that such a contraption provided – I saw this merely as an opportunity…
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I really do not know what to speak of this anime when I watch he did not expect anything because I do not usually assitir anime with cute girls who use magic, but he impressed me.
The story has nothing too are the girls helping the captain and an alien to repair his ship even the most surprising was the final stretch when he tells the story of Minato and the last episode that happened a lot that even I did not understand some parts.
Overall I liked him and not anything groundbreaking but it was good while it lasted.
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This anime is the epitome of kawaii!
The Story(8):it is very unique and original and I haven't seen it in any other anime!It is also very interesting with all the flights and action although its pace is kind of slow(which isn't a bad thing)!
The Art(10):if you like colours, precision without getting to realistic though, and animation like the one in Toradora or Hataraku maou-sama or Sword art online then you are going to love it.
The Sound(7): athmospheric and calm like what it should be for the anime!
The Characters(8): all the girls have their own stories, their own secretes, and their own fears which are gradually presented as episodes evolve!Friendship and teamwork are beautifully presented.
Enjoyment(8): Apart from being extremely cute, this anime is funny, and makes you feel war…
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Well..... I got lost in the plot of this series.
I'm actually speechless and have no clue on what to write about this anime...
The series lost me at the end when it was explaining what was exactly happening...
Although it was interesting to watch it took me a few re-watches to figure out exactly what was happening in the series (Don't judge people who got it on their first watch. The amount of information that is explained in this series is a lot in one episode :/ )
I would recommend for people who are interested in sci-fiction genre anime
Or people who are huge fans of this series (As there's been a movie and an alternate version of this series; which I saw watch!)
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Important: If you are going to watch this anime I would advise not watching the 4 episode ONA before as it contains spoilers. It's not exactly the same, but it's similar.
Now I am a fan of magical girl animes, so when I heard a new one that wasn't going to be dark, but more 'traditional', and being done by Gainax was coming out, I was looking forward to it. The more recent magical girl animes (aside from Precure and Jewel Pet, but who watches Jewel Pet!?) are taking on dark twists which I enjoy but it's nice to still see more newer 'classic' magical girl takes.
I will keep this review mainly spoiler free, minor spoilers will be mentioned that happen in the first couple of episodes.
The Story(4): The story is original for a magical girl anime as far as I'm aware, but it's not original oth…
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Fuji Heavy Industries is a well known Japanese conglomerate company in which they produce everything from planes down to their most notable product, automobiles. Their Subaru brand has created quirky vehicles for more than 60 years and has seen record breaking success in the last decade. Thanks to catchy advertising that caters to former yuppies with growing families and a portfolio of safe and reliable vehicles such as the Forester, Outback, and Impreza they have broken internal sales records for more than half a decade. With such success, experiments are soon to follow. Houkago no Pleiades is the perfect example of this. It was a magical girl show funded by Subaru and produced by the animation studio Gainax during the Spring 2015 anime season. There was a previous set of ONAs which aired…
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"Physics don't apply to us when we're transformed!" -Hikaru
Preface:
Deep in the multiverse, a giant spaceship with stars flashes by, absorbing a black hole and growing to an unfathomably large size, larger than ten thousand galaxies are wide. Five figures shine brightly- as though they were a small constellation of pink, green, blue, purple, and yellow stars converging into a single point of light, and suddenly disappear. Beyond infinity, these five are searching for the last piece of potential- an abstract form of energy that allows for interworld, extragalactic, and interdimensional travel. A million, million worlds.
Nah, Gainax isn't making a sequel to Gurren Lagann, but there are definitely some moments you can tell they borrowed from it in this new show, Hokago no Pleiades. In a…
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This is another original anime that aired in this season (Spring 2015) along with punch line.
Also welcome to the anime which uses ford engines. So if you watch the anime be sure you know which ford is being used when and where and why. Anyway back to reviewing this anime
Story: 5/10 The story was pretty good and interesting until Episode 9/10. After that everything went downhill. I expected the last episode to be atleast good but the last episode didn't make sense. This was supposed to have a nice story. Why Gainax? Why did you do this? All I can say is that don't expect much from this anime as the ending sucked.
Sound: 8/10 Oh those ford engine sounds is so good *Insert Oh Yes Meme Here" the OP music was catchy to me. Let's discuss ford engine sounds this review as I love those engine…
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All my reviews are spoiler free aimed towards people who haven't seen the show.
Wish Upon the Pleiades, A collaboration between Gainax and the car maker Subaru.
Some info on the staff:
Director/Script :Shouji Saeki (FLCL, parts of Gurren Lagann)
Chief Animation Director: Mai Otsuka (Unlimited Bladeworks, Shakugan no Shana, Gundam 00 Movie)
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato ( Neaon Genesis Evangelion, Ghost in a Shell SAC)
Music: Shiro Hamaguchi (Hanasaku Iroha, One Piece, Tari Tari)
I went into this on a whim with no knowledge of the staff involved and very little expectations from the bland synopsis. Upon watching the first episode I was immediately compelled with the opening monologue from our heroine Subaru. What I experienced throughout the show was some laughs, excitement, sorrow, inspir…
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*Some spoilers may follow*
I went into this show with unrealistically high expectations, since I based them completely off of the mysterious key visual and the fact that I have yet to watch another magical girl anime that is true to its genre. (Kill La Kill doesn't count.)
It was only natural that I was disappointed by the first episode... and the next one... and the one after that. From a mostly flat protagonist whose dialogue mostly consists of "Huh?" and repeating things that other characters have just said to characters who get a single episode of development which is subsequently ignored, the show was almost a chore to watch and I was ready to give up on it and dismiss it as a disappointment.
That is, for the first eight episodes. That's when I was forcefully reminded that this sho…
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My native language is not English,
so probably I have a lot of mistakes....
This is my third review
This anime is as kawai as entertaining, and beautiful
Story 6/10
Subaru and her friends need to find parts of an alien spacecraft for help a little alien to come to help her friends. That includes Travel to the end of the universe. Perhaps story is focused on Subaru and the mysterious guy who is behind the door, neglecting her friends Basically, it's an anime of mahou shoujo girls without fight for the peace and stuff but Also It is based on the strength of friendship. A bit predictable
Art 8/10
the entire MC are beautiful and original. All MC have some unique features, full of details and very colorful. The scenery is beautiful and detailed, but towards the end of the anime it can be…
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