Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
torrapamii
First of all, I've never seen Elfen Lied so I will not mention that in the review at all. I will review based on just Gokukoku no Brynhildr.
Story: 8/10
To me, the story was very unique. I haven't seen something this new in ages, because most of the anime I've been watching (or re-watching) have been really repetitive. The story wasn't dragging out that much, though there would be happy scenes, then sad/serious scenes repeating in that order (mostly). The anime was very mysterious. I wanted to find out why that happened, or this happened. There is also harem and romance in this anime and that made the anime a bit better. The comedy (which wasn't tagged in the genres) was mostly about sex and virginity. If you're not into mild gore + romance and harem and you're more into the light-heart…
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Oh well Gokukoku no Brinhyldr, what can I say? Well like most viewers what drew me at first to this anime was it was spawned from the creators of Elfen Lied, therefore one usually infers it'll be on par with an anime as great as Elfen Lied. The truth however is that despite some similarities between the two these anime should not be used at all when assessing its rating, for the most part.
Story
The overall story as a series of events, is in fact quite mediocre. Sure the plot was presented in a not so flawed way and had considerably less plot holes than many more anime out there. However, the plot development is very bland and its action points become extremely anticlimactic as the story progresses. Whenever a problem is introduced the overall sequence will be the same. Problem, no solut…
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God, this anime, THIS ANIME.
To put it bluntly, it doesn't know what it wants to be.
It tries to deliver a serious and interesting story while, and I have yet to understand why the people behind this did this, having your occassional fan service/sexual inuendo thrown in between scenes that are supposed to tell you that shit's serious and lives are on the line.
That's just unappropriate, it just doesn't fit, I can't get emotional attached to girls telling the main character that they're gonna die when they're all wearing bikinis and one's even constantly brabbling about how she wants to fuck the mc, just like... what....
I mean yeah, thanks for the boners and all that but, did you really have to do this?
I expected a mature, dark themed story...
What I got was, magic, tits, literally m…
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From the writers of the famous anime, Elfen Lied, they present you "Gokukoku no Brynhildr", in my opinion, a failure of an anime for the ages. Have you ever seen an anime that tries to encompass romance, ecchi, psychological, horror, magic action, schi-fi, drama, mystery, and fantasy all in one and fails miserably? Well, look no further, Gokukoku no Brynhildr is certainly one of those anime. One of Gokukoku's many problems was that it couldn't decide which direction they wanted to go with the anime: was it going to be a mystery with love? Or an anime filled with psychological traumas/problems? Or an anime filled with magic action? Or just a pure ecchi series?
The plot revolves around a simple boy named Ryouta Murakami, who has a photographic memory. As a child, he was in love with his fri…
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Overview:
Gokukoku was written by Lynn Okamoto, the same mangaka that wrote Elfen Lied and was animated by Studio Arms, which also produced Elfen Lied. Is Gokukoku no Brynhildr The second coming of Elfen Lied? In a word...no. If you loved Elfen Lied, you will hate Gokukoku. If you thought Elfen Lied was terrible, you will think this is worse. If you were impartial towards Elfen Lied, you will hate Gokukoku. This series fucking sucks!
Story: 3/10
The story begins with our young protagonist Murakami and his childhood friend Neko out watching the stars. Neko is an unusual little girl that believes in aliens and wishes to prove their existence to the skeptical and logical Murakami. While playing on the face of an old dam, Murakami falls and accidentally pulls down Neko with him. He wakes up…
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Brynhildr of THE DARKNESSS Review:
SYNOPSIS:
A top secret military base who are super evil, experiments on females to make Super Aliens to do a bunch of random errands. One of the girls trying to escape some how ends up in our generic protagonists astronomy club, then he hunts more of them. Soon enough, poof! Harem happens- obvious fact. Now whose ready for SHOCK FACTOR!
REVIEW:
Lets start of with what most people flip there Kenichi's about... the gore factor... AKA- SHOCK FACTOR:
At least in Elfen Lied they show fully uncensored gore and nudity, it was special back then because the gore mixed with the portrayal of nudity and emotions of the characters with there harsh situations allowed us to at least sympathize with what there forced to do. Violence in present, have become mainstream…
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"Elfen Lied comparison complaint, grumble grumble, fanservice, grumble grumble, I'd pardon this if it was cool like Shingeki no Kyojin but it's not, grumble, I'm so much smarter than the Sci-Fi genre."
Gokukoku no Brynhildr is exactly what you expected it was; An action-based thriller prematurely adapted from a manga by the same person who wrote Elfen Lied. So why are you so upset? The characters are static and flat, plot threads that should have been wrapped up quickly continue onto the last few episodes, and the art seems almost barbaric when comparing it to more visually stunning shows that aired simultaneously. It has the trope of harem where it doesn't necessarily need one, there's a significant amount of ecchi scenes that seem awkwardly jumbled into the rest of the series, and all t…
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I thought overall this was a pretty good series and deserves a decent rating. Not a perfect one but a decent one. I think it suffers most from failing to meet peoples expectations than it does from the product itself. Yes it was rushed but that doesn't make it terrible.
First off this isn't Elfen Lied. Yes it's by the same author and has various similarities but it's not meant to be a duplicate and doesn't necessarily appeal to the same crowd. This isn't even really a horror/gore series, Inuyasha had more gore and it isn't considered a gore series. Brynhildr is primarily a dark drama with light comedy(despite not being tagged comedy).
Second this series was admittedly rushed and if you read the manga you would have been disappointed that they skipped a significant amount of storyline and…
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Ah, the age old question: do aliens exist?
It’s a topic that has been debated for centuries. But for Ryouta Murakami, he’s not looking for aliens to be famous or for science. Rather, he’s looking for aliens because of a childhood past, one that changed his life forever. Gokukoku No Brynhildr (Brynhildr in the Darkness) tells the story of a world involving witches, beings with supernatural abilities that could change everything forever.
From the author of the notorious Elfen Lied, Lynn Okamoto puts his ideas to the test once again in this sci-fi and experimental series. The general premise involves the young boy Ryouta who meets Kuroneko, his childhood friend many years ago. For what’s worth, the mystery accelerator kicks in with an event that assumingly killed Kuroneko. In the present,…
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Gokukoku no Brynhildr is a very cleverly disguised harem in the skin of a bleeding magician.
The show is a clear example of a unique set of characters with great potential placed at the mercy of a poorly written plot and forced to move with it. This is evident in multiple parts of the anime whenever a plot point is introduced only to be glossed over. While this isn’t entirely noticeable at first glance, it becomes a reoccurring phenomenon that leaves the audience wondering “why?”
One of the weakest points of the show is the lack of impact the supporting cast (Kogorou, Chisato, Nanami, etc) has on the state of mind and motivational force of the main character. Almost every time they are introduced the main characters neither learn nor gain anything other than restating their raison d’etr…
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Before I continue this review, I'd like to point out the fact that I have, indeed, read the manga up to the point at which the story in the anime ended, and I will try my best not to compare the two, though it is near impossible, considering how much better it could have been with a true-to-the-manga following, instead of the anime original ending we have at hand.
First, let me go into some brief background. Gokukoku no Brynhildr, better known as Kiwaguro no Brynhildr, which is the name of the manga series that served as the source material the anime was based on, was written by the same author who wrote Elfen Lied. As a result, many people can see how similar the concepts that are used, as well as the character archetypes that are expressed in the two series's. Elfen Lied suffered from a…
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Duh.........Ok another 2014 spring anime has ended, and I guessing another anime with the same harem plot is in the works for the upcoming summer season, so, here are my ratings for each of this anime's category:
Mediocre 5:
Story- Pretty much a typical sci-fi anime where it involves the usual science project who is trying to escape, and the usual harem type where it involves guy getting involve with the harem's predicament. Also, there is that misused terminology where I would never understood as to why the original creator used it, let's not for get that this anime's title is "Gokukoku no Brynhildr" where the pronoun "Brynhildr" means shield-maiden or Valkyrie in German, if one is observant enough, one will notice that the anime's title doesn't correspond to the anime's story plot, i…
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Ok so this is my first ever review. I felt after reading so many reviews slating this anime i had to put my 2 cents worth in. I have read up to the latest chapter in the manga but i will try not let that effect my review on the anime.
If you are looking for an anime that will make you laugh uncontrollably 1 second, and then be almost in tears the next, then this anime is for you.
Story - 8/10
Many people going into this anime thought that this show was going to be purely just a SciFi mystery anime, and i dont blame them. I think this is why so many people were shocked when it turned very haremy. The story itself is very good and doesn't have many plotholes, although the pacing is a bit off at some places due to the anime being 13 eps long when it really should of been 26. The anime also…
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Second chances are not to be wasted, and this is no exception to the anime industry. VAP, Inc. and Arms Corporation took another shot at bringing one of Lynn Okamoto’s works to the big screen and blew its potential once again. Gokukoku no Brynhildr introduces an intriguing mystery and new concept of witches that have a promising start but resulted in something unforgivable with ridiculous plot devices. Because of the eerie OP and attractive plot, it is easy to expect a well-done mystery with proper supernatural aspects. Instead, there are incompetent characters, sorry excuses for villains, and poor pacing that leads to plotholes and a lack of character development.
Gokukoku’s initial mystery escalates into the supernatural, appearing as something to look forward to. The plot seems suspens…
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“Just shut up and show me your armpits”
Having that as an important and plot relevant quote during the first episode of a show should be more than enough to tell you what you're going to be dealing with for the next 13 episodes. Gokukoku no Brynhildr does not disappoint in that regard. You are treated to a full season worth of ridiculous shenanigans, colorful characters, and downright nonsensical plot devices. Watching this show with your brain turned off is highly suggested since trying to comprehend everything in a logical fashion may turn you into a pile of goo. People who come into this show expecting well thought out characters and a coherent plot are quite naive in my opinion. One just has to look at the original creator's previous works to understand where it all comes from.
Flas…
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One of the less appealing animes which was adapted poorly from a manga. This is from the point of view of a person who was previously reading the manga before the anime was announced.
THIS REVIEW WILL BE STRICTLY BASED OFF OF THE ANIME!
Story: The plot is not very well defined and is easily misinterpreted, I was lost multiple times watching this anime and it constantly felt like there were missing gaps as I watched the anime. The plot is an static plot of basically 1 antagonist who have many underlings who will do their bidding pressuring the existence of the main protagonist. Don't get me wrong this main sound very boring and done multiple times but the character development happening during roughly the first 7 episodes are pure gold. After the beginning where every thing was nice, then…
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Gokukoku no Brynhildr or Brynhildr in the darkness is the anime adaptation of a manga created by the same mangaka who did the famous Elfen Lied. The show talks about an "ordinary boy" who comes in contact with girls called witches. Witches have some kind of power, every witch has it's own. So basically this guy meets a witch that looks like his lost childhood friend tries to help her and gets a harem.
Storry: The story is basically just like elfen lied only the girls have different powers, there is not much originality and much things are not clearly explained. The guy who first looks like an ordinary boy turns out to have photographic memory and stuff. The pacing is off and the switches between "tragic" moments and harem/comedy moments were too random and ruined the mood (that was not g…
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When I started watching this show I couldn´t help noticing how much similarities between this series and, the hugely popular, Elfen Lied existed. Both were a story about girls that were trapped in an investigation facility, that ended up escaping and then they find a really nice guy who ended up helping them, because, you know, he is THAT nice.
I really wasn´t much of a fan of Elfen Lied but I gave this show an opportunity anyway, and for the first couple of episodes it wasn´t that much of a disappointment. Of course, while I was watching the first episodes, which I thought were pretty decent, I forgot that both Elfen Lied and this series are by the same author, Lynn Okamoto, and it seems that he doesn´t have the ability to learn from her mistakes.
The show began pretty well in my opinion…
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**UPDATE** Damn this anime is getting bad reviews xD I get that it's similar to Elfen Lied (that's one of my favs) But you should never heavily compare the two even if it is by the same person who wrote it.
This isn't Elfen Lied. This is a completely different anime. Jeezz people.
Harem & Sci-fi; weird combination, right? But this anime makes it work. I'm usually not a huge harem fan, but this one is a win in my book. Probably because it's not heavily focused on it. I didn't actually expect to like this anime so much. Whether it was the summary or just a feeling; I was wrong. This just blew my expectations!
Story: 8/10- This anime. Wow. Brynhildr has a way of making you think a little. You don't know what's coming next, and when you do, it's twisted into something completely different.…
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**SPOILER FREE REVEIW**
Gokukoku no Brynhildr, or "Bryhildr in the Darkness", is a Spring 2014 anime brought to us by Lynn Okamoto, the writer of Elfen Lied (which I'll be making a lot of comparisons to), but anyone who has seen Elfen Lied probably would have been able to guess that pretty easily. Why? Because while both of these shows have some great ideas, they are both equally inept when it comes to the concept of tone. They both think that they can show an upbeat fanservice scene centered around jiggling boobs and a brutal/disturbing bloodbath within 2 minutes of each other and act as if the transition was seemless. GnB has an interesting story concept and looked to be on the right track at first, but its complete lack of direction prevents it from becoming a good anime; it doesn't kn…
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