Audience reviews
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meikomeichi
Pros:
- Enjoyable theme song
- Decent pacing
- Weird in a good way
Cons:
- ( Collab with AKB48 )
honestly seems like they threw something random together to see if it would stick... it did not. The amateur voice acting provided by the members is very noticeable
- Animation is not terrible but just kind of .. there / not really worth mentioning as anything special in either direction
- Weird story, slightly avant garde in a way it's reminiscent of Evangelion. If it wasn't a 3 episode OVA it could have more of a chance to shine but the time limit holds it back a lot.
- Doesn't want to explain and will not explain what is happening
Despite everything it could be an enjoyable watch, it's short and easily digestible. Bizarre and has unintentionally good comedic timing.
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Must be watched dubbed. The most manic, tonally-confused show I've ever seen. Perfect pacing, not a moment of wasted time, simultaneously hits every conventional anime narrative beat and yet manages to feel wholly unique. Proceeds less like a plot than a series of thematically-linked ideas, every scene and character that might have occurred to writers is worked in. I spent most of the show in disbelief that the main couple was, in fact, the main couple: they're such an intense aesthetic mismatch and no clear motivation for their feelings beyond Yuki Ice-T's offer of gratitude-sex. Oh, to have been the fly on the wall when they told the AKB48 idol that she'd play a character throwing herself at a reticent butch supersoldier who wields both a gunblade and a six-foot railgun, to the annoyance…
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this shit is awesome and beautiful. are you kidding me?? I found it inventive and I liked the intensity between the main slew of characters, I loved the art, I loved the mystery of the world and of these opposing groups... loved the eyeball lick... love the manipulation... so much jam packed into such a short little thing and doesnt overload you by trying to spell out every detail or confine itself to sense. hot. loved it.
i dont have much more to say but MAL is asking me to. dont really underdtand why characters responding to thing realistically is a metric because IDK how many boogers on here know how they would react in these situations i glossed over some of the negative reciews and they all seem to say the samesort of thing... bad voice acting (i watched the dub and found the voice a…
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Writing comes in various levels of quality. Of course, excellent writing is nice, but that's not always what you get. As writing gets worse, the quality of a work decreases quickly- but right in the middle, when the writing is so nonsensical but still takes itself entirely seriously, there is a massive spike in quality that cannot be topped. Like a reverse uncanny valley, the work is elevated to great heights by it's sheer insanity and dedication to itself.
If you are reading this, you have stumbled upon one such work. ICE: The Last Generation is very bad, but it is not *bad*. In fact, it is perfect.
Is this anime for everyone? No. Not at all. Most people will see the insane premise and over the top execution and come to the conclusion that this is some cringe anime from the early 00's…
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This Anime was directed by Makoto Kobayashi of Dragons Haven Fame. I was interested in watching 3 episode OVA series the Story is set in Tokyo, Japan like some Japanese Anime where a virus caused the extinction of the male population. Now, women take the reins to create factions and must survive in a world where monsters exist created by a Biological weapon called I.C.E. Which focuses on two characters Hitomi Landsknecht and Yuki Kusaragi by fate and uncover a conspiracy surrounding I.C.E.
The Animation
It felt like watching anime from the 90s yet released in 2007 which tries its hardest to blend CGI and 2d animation.
Sound
The background and sounds but the music didn't have any Bangers what so ever that it felt boring.The creator Yasushi Akimoto is also the producer of idol group AKB…
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Ice is a huge mess, but far from the trash that most reviews make it out to be. The cast is strong all around, but its main character is a perfect mix of kick*ss and caring. The art can be distractingly cheap at times, but the action never disappoints.
However, Ice is a huge mess. There's several attempts at these high art metaphors or allegories or cinematic somethings. I have no clue what it was trying to say. It doesn't help that there's several shots of untranslated text vital to the story. There's some Ghost in the Shell levels of pretentiousness here without the directing chops of GitS.
At 3 episodes, Ice is an enjoyable, easy watch, despite its glaring flaws.
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When I watched this back in 2007 I didn't like it. But somehow it has always stuck in the back of my mind. Now 12 years later I've watched for a third time. For me this is one of those experiences with self-contained OVA productions. Stuff like Armitage III, Gunbuster, Orgus 02, Yukikaze, Blue Submarine No. 6, Project A-ko, Gunnm. These utterly unique productions that I randomly come across that, for some reason, stick with me. They'll have really out-there premises and the production quality can be a mixed bag, but they are so different from everything else I feel they are worth watching.
I'm really into the visual and character design in ICE. Even if the animation is stiff in some parts, visually it is fascinating. The sound is pretty average. I quite like the theme song, incidentally b…
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Reviews claiming this is the worst anime ever created are unwarranted; ICE has serious flaws, but it also has a ton of atmosphere, cool art, and exciting action. Its key issue is having far more worldbuilding and plot ideas than can comfortably fit into 100 minutes, making the story a rushed, nonsensical mess. With more time and editing, it could have been a genuinely good show. As it is, it's just metaphorical pornography for those who are fond of beautiful women, sci-fi weapons, a dark atmosphere, old-school artwork, and worldbuilding ideas.
A big part of ICE is fanservice stemming from the fact that with no more men, lesbianism is the only option for sexual relations. I appreciated how tasteful it is all things considered; it's not moe, childish, or unintentionally creepy. Part of the…
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A young woman by the name of Hitomi Aida wakes up after her night of hanging out. She leaves the house and finds herself in a terrible accident. Later on, possibly in some post apocalyptic future in Tokyo, all of the men and some of the women have been wiped out leaving nothing but women behind. Now two factions: The Kisaragi Family and The Guardians are dealing with the after effects which soon lands both of them at odds. -summary
I'm going to come right out and say that I have not been the least bit impressed with Sentai Filmworks run of anime titles, which is mainly known for High School of the Dead. I normally find their titles either to be pretentious when they're shooting for the thought provoking, or ungodly juvenile when shooting for that young male demograph (Cripes! I just desc…
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Ice is a yuri OVA from 2007. It was brought to us by the studio, PPM. There was also a fairly short novel that was published shortly before the anime was released. I don't know much about the OVA or the studio behind it. All I can tell you is that the creator, Akimoto Yasushi, is also the producer of the idol group AKB48 and some members of that group do act in this. This OVA also has a bit of a negative reputation. So let's take a look and see if that's well-deserved.
Story:
In the not too distant future, probably next Sunday AD, all men have been wiped out. Some of the women who remain, the Kisaragis have taken up a hedonistic lifestyle, while waiting for humanity's extinction. Meanwhile, another group called the Guardians seeks a piece of technology called “Ice” to try to save humanit…
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From watching this OVA, one would probably think that this is what SJWs would make if they were to make an anime. With a post apocalyptic theme where men (all since having died off) are to blame for the situation the women find themselves in, it's not hard to make such a connection. Surprisingly, this is all essentially an AKB48 work, with the producer being the creator of this along with the voice actors being members of the group. I am not sure what led to the decision of its creation but like Frankenstein, this "thing" is the result and it really is something else.
With a plot that makes no sense regardless of how many times you watch it, animation quality where people I watched it with were honestly questioning whether or not it was made in the late 90s rather than in 2007(!), very od…
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The anime known as "ICE" is pretty much what would happen if some high school dropout otaku won $5,000 dollars off of a scratcher ticket, and decided to use that money as his funds to accomplish his life-long dream of making an anime. This otaku spends all $5,000 to hire a group of animators. That particular group of animators is composed of five of our otaku pal's high school friends who all learned to draw from this book.
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So after using all of his funds to hire animators, our hero realizes that he has no money left over to hire voice actors or writers. He relegates these jobs as well to his group of animators. Unfortunately, none of these people actually know the first thing about writing a story, so they decide to al…
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serously I'm going to waste my time writing a review of this? lol... after seeing all the other reviews with scores of 2 and 3 this show deserves a little more justice...
the first time i saw this was a dvd i happen to see at the store at first glance my thought was hey that looks pretty cool a quick read of the synopsis won the series a "what the frick?" and it was returned to the shelf, about a year later Hulu added it, I figured I had some time before work why not? the art style looks nice enough anyway...
so lets see the show opens up with some chick sleeping in her underwear... not a great start to say the least... but hey they move on and SPOILERS AHOY MATEY she gets hit by a car, and we jump ahead to the end of the world :/
while the synopsis's for this show arent wrong, i feel t…
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Pretentious and extremely confusing.
PLOT: Oh were to start! I have absolutely no idea what this mess was about – something about a future world where all the men have died out for some unexplained reason (although they do go on at length about how it was all their own fault!), and were the surviving women have split into two factions – those who have turned to science to find a way to repopulate the earth, and those who have given up and just want to live the rest of their lives in peace and happiness. For some reason there is a fully functioning military, even though the women keep waxing lyrical about how killing and violence is wrong and male! So anyway that’s the setting, but then you have the random yuri star-crossed lovers thing (that gets next to no development), the whole ICE thi…
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ice
excuse my language but, you want to talk about bullshit anime?
okay now i dont know about you guys but this show was horrible and stupid i could never understand what they are doing in the show. the fact that they are just... uhh this show is just scattered and dumb i dont know what to write in this review.... but here it goes...
the show is about some girl who got ran over and die and then she pops up in the leaders mind bothering her. the leader meets a girl who likes her and the scenes were sick and irritating to watch. but...uh i can't type anymore the show is just a waste of time. sorry for the people who had their hopes high, but im just saying this so you wont get your spirit crushed like I....
but hey, people are diverse....
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I'd love nothing more than to sit here and give a long-winded, informative, and detailed review of this anime, but sadly I can't. It's not that I can't it's that there's just so little to go off of to really say anything of value. The best that I can tell you is that is the worst thing I have ever viewed in my entire life...Even more heartbreakingly terrible than The Last Air Bender(Movie) by M. Night Shamalamadingdong( I honestly cant spell his name but he makes terrible movies).
I guess I can give a brief breakdown.
Art:
Was horrid. It was like watching something from 1995 or watching Dragon Ball Z before they hired more artists. So at the time of release it was already dated.
Music:
Music did a horrible job of moving the story in any direction; as if the story was going anywhere(?)…
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Ice, sounds like a dumb name right? Well it perfectly suits this show as it`s a big steaming pile of garbage.
Ice is the first and only anime the obscure animation studio PPM ever made. Guess this made them go bankrupt after putting the OVA and summary movie out.
This show had the shocking art style. For a show from 2007, you wouldn`t expect it to have the 90`s artstyle, and look like shows such as The Slayers, Trigun, Outlaw Star, Pokemon, Gundam Wing, etc. without attempting to look modern at the same time. However this show doesn`t have all that much ground to stand on when it comes to the artwork. It doesn`t nearly look as good as what it`s trying to copy (It even doesn`t attempt to look modern and retro at the same time), and isn`t very pleasing to look at, aside from the background…
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