Audience reviews
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literaturenerd
Now that helpful votes don't exist anymore, I'm completely untethered and can review the most obscure anime possible without feeling any pressure to review seasonal stuff. What better way to kick off the new MAL than with Oh Edo Rocket, an anime that you've never heard of, and nobody cares about.
Oh Edo Rocket was based on a stage play that heavily relies on political satire. It apparently used the Edo period as a metaphor for the Japanese politics of the 1990s and the reactionary policies that accompanied the lost decade. Basically, if you don't know who Yoshiro Mori is, just assume everything is going to fly over your head. Funimation figured this out quickly after agreeing to adapt this one, so by the 3rd episode the dub stops making any attempt to follow what the characters are actua…
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Own, Online Viewing, or Evade
This show is a pretty solid worth Owning.
Overall Rating 8/10
The show is about Tamaya Seikichi, a famous fireworks maker from Japanese history. A rather fictitious account with aliens, ninjas, and a plan to reach the moon with fireworks.
If I remember right, that was the plan… The animation style is a bit odd but don’t let that hold you back. The show has some solid comedy and quite the cast of unusual characters. The old guy in the wheelchair really has a funny surprise. This show seems to have always been available very cheap. Do yourself a favor and pick it up.
Theme Songs 8/10
This series has some catchy uniquely odd and good music. I never skipped the opening or ending
Ending 8/10
NO spoilers, the end was well done. When you saw where it was headed,…
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***This is a spoiler free review***
Over the past few months, I have had my free time occupied by things other than anime such as school, music, and The Old Republic. I at first thought that there just wasn’t any interesting anime left out there to be found. This opinion finally changed when two weeks ago my Netflix decided to recommend Oh! Edo Rocket for me to watch instantly. At first I was very nervous due to the fact that I tend to stay away from English dubbed anime (the exception being Dragon Ball Z and Ouran Host Club) but I was whiling to give the show a chance. Once I finished both seasons, I was very, very happy that I gave myself the initial push to watch the show.
Story: 6.5/10
Initially, the show took its time to reveal the entire cast and what the whole plot was going to b…
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sometimes an anime is all about three things and that is-1-entertaintment
2-entertaintment 3-entertaintment and oh my god.... this is one of those few animes that entertained me to the core.this was so great.it is trilling and had mystery,drama,love,action and huge pack of sarcastic dirty comedy that makes me laugh even now after one week of finishing it also this is not stupid comedy its smart comedy so it has more impact on you.normally only the best of the best comedy anime characters will be always in our memory including the sub characters no matter what we do we just cant forget them and you'll remember the plot to the word but this happens only once in while thats why i gave the test to myself "if i remember these characters names for a one week ill write a review for it"i did each…
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It's really hard to pull out a fun comedy series since nowadays, shows and sitcoms are full of boring and overuse joke material that were used over the years (shows and sitcoms like Suite Life Of Zack and Cody, Anger Management and The Looney Tunes Show.....*shivers*). So when I bought the 2007 series Oh!-Edo Rocket on Specs, I wasn't expecting much from it, so why even see it? Because of 3 things:
1. It was made by Madhouse and it's their first comedy anime series that they made.
2. It's directed by the guy who worked on Fullmetal Alchemist
3. It's based on a play for the Gekidan Shinkansen theater troupe by Kazuki Nakashima, who's the creator of Gurren Lagann.
After finishing the series. I was fairly entertained with series with top notch fourth wall jokes and wacky humor, fun characte…
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One of the best Anime I've seen in a while.
I watched this show with the English Dub. If you watch it in English you will find it generally stays true to the story however, some Japanese references will be lost and put into a reference people in North America can understand. One example is in one episode you will hear them talk about Shows from North America like Dexter and the mentioning of HBO.
The Show takes place in the Edo Period of Japan, it's a time when many forms of entertainment have been outlawed, One of the people affected by this Sekichi Tamaya, a fireworks manufacturer tries to put on shows for the entertainment of the people of Edo but he quickly finds himself dodging the authorities who try to arrest him for breaking the law, he comes upon a mysterious girl named Sora wh…
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During festivals in Japan it is customary to shout "Tamaya!" or "Kagiya!" when the fireworks are lighting up the sky. I knew about this, but I had always wondered why they would shout something like that. Now I know.
Oh! Edo Rocket is about a firework maker named Tamaya Seikichi and his friends in Edo during the mid-1800's. A time that was hard on anyone with a profession that leaned more towards entertainment and suchlike, well to be quite fair it was probably hard on most common people living in Japan during this age.
I normally don't write reviews about animes I have given a high rating, I'm not good at praising things, but I felt I need to hype this anime up a bit since it's clear that it's not a very popular anime, atleast not here on MAL.
I'm going to start out by saying that this…
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Oh! Edo Rocket is a mix of crazy comedy and serious drama, and like the fireworks that feature so prevelently, it explodes wonderfully.
*Insert synopsis here*
The show doesn't take itself very seriously at all. The show is heavy with humour, and is quite fond of self-reference, as well as some pop culture (Such as the very apt 'Men in Black'). It also has no problems breaking the fourth wall (ie. admitting it's fictional), and you'll regularly see modern conveniences, such as the TVs used to show some flashbacks.
The humour is well executed, and despite the numerous comedy series I've seen, I never really felt this series' humour to be rehashed/stale.
When the show isn't being funny, it's likely going through a fight scene. Yes, I said fight scene, and there are a fair few of them, I wo…
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I have to come out and say this anime IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. But if you are into this type of genre it is one THE best shows. It is based of an amazing and popular play in Tokyo so the funding seems to be top dollar considering universal japan was involved. I really enjoy the bits of random humor and of topic and out of place lines or object thrown in to get a laugh. Even though humor is prevalent the plot is amazing and the music is just plain awesome. The characters actually have levels unlike so many anime out there where everyone is typecast. There is some filler and the plot is dragged at some points but not enough to anger anyone it usually lasts maybe a tenth of an episode.
I highly recommend it. I can't shower enough praise on this work.
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