Audience reviews
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felixlovesanime
Bakumatsu Rock was a shot in the dark. A leap of faith. A risk-taker. Too bad they were all just, ultimately, a well-thought intention.
Bakumatsu Rock differs a bit from its peers within Bishounen realm, in the way that this particular anime series tries to blend historical element, action, music, fantasy, and fan service for females and cook it as one cohesive hotpot for the audience to enjoy. I personally had a good feeling that the scientists at Studio Deen had understood exactly the risk and the ridiculousness the story they tried to bring: re-telling the legends of real-life rebels and Shinsengumi as idols as they wage war between one another to decide, once and for all, whether (gasp!) rock 'n' roll genre could fit in alongside procedural J-pop landscape. However, with the right exe…
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Story: 3
Art: 7
Sound: 3
Character: 4
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 5
With the whole MALpocalypse going on, I went on my profile to find out what was on there in the first place. Apparently, about 4 years ago, I wrote a review on this anime but it got deleted somewhere along the way. At first, I couldn't for the life of me remember what this anime was about, but when I watched the trailer I remembered IMMEDIATELY.
This anime was pure trash, but there's a twist so hear me out. The story makes no sense whatsoever. The man who wrote this show and got a producer to actually make it is a literal genius. Thinking about how in the world he convinced anyone to put money into this blows my mind. Why nobody stopped this show from being green-lit is beyond me. It kind of tries to tell the story of overthr…
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This anime in three words: stripping, guitar playing samurais. This pretty much sums up the whole series. But let me go into detail before you go hate on this series.
First, the plot. Basically, it's set in the late Tokugawa period, where Shinsengumi was still a thing and rebels were everywhere. And what do you know? A hot guy takes a stand and fights against the current rule by... Rock? Seriously, it's like they played madlibs when they wrote the plot. They literally just swapped the current facts and placed crazy themes. I wasn't even sure if there was a plot. Everyone was just singing, like in a friggin' musical! Also, I don't think there was a need for them to strip every time they played a song. And I don't care if it's fanservice because it ruins the atmosphere.
The characters were…
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If you feel like watching something short with lots of handsome guys playing music and losing their tops, this is your anime. Fairly enjoyable overall though I wished they added more songs and character movements during their performances, it tends to get extremely boring when each episode shows them moving and singing to the same thing over and over.
Characters are hands down original and amazing. Ryoma is just.. so lovable and silly. Each character had their styles which made this series worth watching.
The ending however got me a little confused, the American dude appearing? Was there going to be a Season 2? Or was it a hint for the OVA? (which I haven't watched yet)
I would've love to see some fan server with Ultra Soul and Dark Cherries but oh well.
Enjoy your bishie guys in this…
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There are only very few Animes that I will write a review for so I hope you enjoy this one!
The story of Bakumatsu Rock had an overall good story with some plot twists added inside. The story transitions well and became a well written story where everyone is in suspense and then finishes with a dramatic heart-racing story.
The art was good and I think it could have been a little better, but I think that the art was very well expressed throughout all of the duration of the anime. The art really sticks with you and stays with you throughout the anime, so it's really something to enjoy.
The sound overall was amazing. The music that plays, the type of songs that changes with the character, and they all fit that character perfectly!!! It's amazing on how the music flows right along with the…
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Well, this anime was certainly amusing to say the least. Bakumatsu Rock takes place during the Edo period where apparently electric guitars, spotlights, smoke screens, and rock existed. Let me say first, this is a completely illogical anime full of bishounens. But I am going to forgive all of the illogical-ness in the anime because it was funny in a ridiculous way. However be warned that you definitely won't like it if: one, you can't stand illogical animes, and two, if you don't like bishounens.
The story is simply about Ryōma Sakamoto who has a passion for rock and tries to perform in front of people, but get rejected constantly. He meets these other two passionate rockers, and together the three rockers overthrow this craze called Heaven's Song. Thats it. That's all there is to the st…
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Bakumatsu Rock had an interesting concept. From the first time I read anything about the show, I was convinced I was going to like it. Rock n' Roll versus J-Pop? What could be better? A story about musical ronin combating a controlling government that uses pop-idol groups to make people submissive sounded like a really cool idea. Once I actually started watching the show my hopes were disappointed to a degree, as what I had idealized for the show certainly wasn't going to match up with reality.
Regardless, it was a pretty fun watch.
It made a good effort at being dramatic while never quite taking itself seriously, ready to throw in a dumb joke or two to remind you what anime you're watching.
Its art was acceptable. It didn't do anything very memorable, but its sometimes bizarre charac…
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Short/fast review
Do you like your logic in your anime? Well there are none in this one. Till about episode 8 with out picking small logic problems, you can still watch this anime using your brain. But wait till you reach point when everything starts happening at random. Then you need to turn of your brain and don't even try to understand what is going on, why and how. Even ignoring all music/magic rules (if there was any), everything else made no sense. Its like 10 people came in one room and tried to put everything they could think about plot and put it in on place. And i mean everything: friendship, hatred,courage, fear, trust,betray, you name it. And in one episode? Why not!
Main character reminded son goku from DBZ (not smart and strait forward) Kinda rare pick for main character,…
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Bueno let's ROCK! Btw, this is a repost, co'z the mods said so.
Ok, so the 12 episode of this musical anime has ended, so without further adieu, I hereby present my ratings for each of this anime's category:
Poor 3.
Story- Basically, it has a very shallow plot, now , I don't know if the plot can be compare to a video game since according to Wikipedia the series was originally a video game that was adapted into a manga and then anime, well either way the historical aspect of the anime was a complete desecration of Japanese history. Clearly, this anime's plot was more on the musical aspect than anything else, so it really does deserve a "Poor" score because of its desecration of Japanese history
Pathetic 1.
Art- Ok, though this series'' creator does have a lot of PASSION in making th…
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Ah, "Bakumatsu Rock". At the start of the season, I was really excited to watch this lovely piece of work -- mainly for the music since I am a big fan of animes in that genre. However, what I got wasn't quite what I expected.
Ryoma is voiced by Taniyama, Kishou (known for many characters including Jean Kirstein [SnK] and Shinomiya, Natsuki [Utapri]). I was surprised by his take on Ryoma, I'd never really heard Taniyama's voice like that. Not only was he a believable rocker, but his voice can seriously knock out the heavens (heh. Get my joke?). Boy can that man sing! I'm not going to talk about the other character cause I don't know them as well, but all the main characters' voice actors did a wonderful job!
Now. The thing I hate most about Bakumatsu is the historical inaccuracy. This is…
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"10/10 it's ok" - IGN
Seriously though ... eh it's good.
Overall it's pretty generic show, but the few things that make it different really make it fun.
Story: 7
It's a pretty generic story, boy makes friends, boy makes enemies, boy fights enemies, enemies are too stronk, boy wins with some bullshit like the power of love (or in this case music).
What makes it stand out is the message: You do you. It's about liking what you like and not shitting on other people for liking something else. As long as they enjoy what they're doing and are passionate about it, let 'em do it, unless they're hurting other people.
Art: 6
Again, it's pretty generic. There's not much to make it really stand out. There's some pretty interesting character designs, but the bad CGI scenes really bring it down.
Soun…
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