Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Resting_Bonfire
The cliffhanger from the first season is picked up again here.
Compared to the first season, it mainly only had story-relevant episodes. The problem here was clearly that the sequence of this season was almost transparent from front to back. There were some individual detail and some unexpected occurrences that at least embellished it.
The biggest problem this season is she didn't seem to know where she was going.
Everything went in circles and developed into nothing until the last 2 episodes, where you got a half-hearted finale. The result of all things was neither emotional, epic, nor actually interesting.
A typical scenario of "Yes, the main thing is that we have an end, so the anime is over" and that's exactly how it felt, the whole season was empty and had practically nothing, excep…
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Honestly, season one was pretty decent ngl, could have lived without this trashcan of a season two all it did was make me confused and hurt me and everyone else around me. Before this anime I was living a normal life with my wife and 3 children, after this anime, my wife shot me and everyone in the family and she said "I am restoring the minimum abilities" then I came back to life because I had my dead son's brother's heart smile.
If you do want to watch this anime on a serious note, I recommend getting drunk as fuck and making sure you are so high that you already know you are about to go for a trip so the animation and transitions won't bother you as much as they did me.
Half the time whenever they decided to go into a flashback I thought i was having a flashback of the war, Vietnam…
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Story: Average
Honestly, I was kind of disappointed about the plot armor's strength. AKA I didn't enjoy the fact that Art had survived. Twice. By some sort of miracle (especially the ending).
Though the story uses plot armor, it's not as predictable as you would think neither is it too simple. What I think is a good characteristic of the Hamatora seasons are that they go at a pace which doesn't make much sense due to lack of information and explanation. Though it does sound bad, it pulls you in as you want answers to your questions like why Art wanted Nice dead (seen in ep.12 of first season)
Art: Good
Maybe it's due to budget or just lazy animators, I personally think that the still animations are derpy to the point that you would laugh at.
Character designs are unique in a sense that i…
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How do I talk about Re:_Hamatora with out talking about the first Hamatora....
I actually enjoyed the original Hamatora enough that I wanted to watch this follow up. That said all the second season accomplishes is ruining everything set up by the first season and creating a confusing mess of a hot garbage story.
In order for my review to make any sense you need to at least watch the first season, so everything I talk about could technically be considered spoilers.
Remember the first season where people Minimum users are getting literally MURDERED so that their brains can be stolen in order to steal and extract their special abilities to give to NON-Minimum Holders? Remember how the villain of the first season literally DIES cause his body can't handle having the extra implanted Minim…
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This sequel saved the show!
In this 2nd season not really much different from the previous season but more good.
Supporting characters gets much screentime in this sequel.
Characters development also got improvement.
There is 1 epidode full of comedy and running gags gave us relaxation after many fights and complicating cases.
Art and music as usual, cool.
Complication, one by one solved by the characters.
I probably miss this show and wonder watch another sequel (if any). For those who like or love shonen anime and or supernatural genre and lots of suspense, I suggest you to watch this show
Really satisfied about this show after watch the sequel
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I'm super happy that the second season was successful instead of it being a total dud compared to other second seasons I've watched. Right away I can say the animation definitely matured since the first season. The colors are a little more dull, giving the show a more ominous atmosphere, which played perfectly with the plot.
The plot was amazing. I loved how we got some more of Art, Nice, and Hajime's backstory. Even though I hated it, Art was a great villain. His motives were legit and understandable, unlike villains I have watched in the past. I really don't want to spoil the ending, so I'm just going to say that it was FAR better than the first season's ending. THIS was the ending I was waiting for and I am so happy that the show ended the way that it did.
As for the music, I specif…
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This being the second season for Hamatora I was hoping it would be tied up nicely, you know all those niggling little questions you have and hatred you feel for characters you just know would be rectified if only you knew WHY!? why did they do that? As well as the all ungodly cliffhanger they left us with in the last season, thank goodness this was around to clear things up.
Well, this season did not disappoint with answers, of course, you wish they'd all happen faster than they did but hey I suppose they had to make the season a decent length.
The story has somewhat of a slower if not slightly pace than the first stopping for the comedic episode, which doesn't fail to make me laugh. There's more backstory to be added and you finally get why the bad guy is bad! Isn't that what you stuck…
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Re:_ Hamatora is a sequel to Hamatora, and it's even better than the first season. I have to be honest that the first season left such a huge cliffhanger, and Season 2 will answer all those questions you have in mind. This anime deserves more love, it's underrated. This definitely goes to one of my top 5 animes. Why?
Story: [9]
The creators know how to connect to you and your emotions. This is one of Hamatora's greatest points. It isn't rushed, nor is it too slow.
Although, during the last three episodes, things felt a little bit rushed. They could've slowed things down a bit. The last few episodes felt like they were trying to fit in all the events. They could've done better.
On the other hand, this anime is a rollercoaster ride. As I've said earlier, the creators know how to hit you w…
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Well, let's start w/ the story first, so I can give my opinion clearer after explain the situation of the series. It's quite different yet still related w/ Hamatora The Animation Series. Re:_Hamatora focuses on different problems and main characters. Let's say it's about Hajime-chan background, also the 1st time she met Nice-kun. This background connects w/ Art and his goal to maintain what's left back there. Along the story progresses, there is Saikyou involved for more, and Freemum.
The story itself sounds a bit more complicated, nevertheless that's what makes the series intriguing. This concept is so solid, and way better the graphics here. The viewers will not just feel the up and down from battle scenes of Minimum Holders superiority. Also, the feelings wrapped within story. What ann…
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Review for both Hamatora and Re:Hamatora.
Note that I'll use [] to put something that could be an spoiler, though I won't reveal major plot parts.
This was, actually, my favourite show from its year... for the wrong reasons.
I'm not even kidding.
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To make it short, the story is full of good ideas, but the execution is awful. Everytime Hamatora manages to do something right, making you hope that the show will become good, it screw up EVERYTHING the next episode. An example of this are those episodes where a character dies. Is pretty obvious that the director has no idea about how to handle drama, because:
1-His drama is stupid.
2-Does a good drama and then fills the screen with jokes, so the sadness that you're supposed to feel disappears.
I swear I was really mad after that…
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I dont normally write reviews but I thought it'd be good to review this since i saw many people rating it less than 8 which is quite surprising for me since i enjoyed this very much.
Story - 8
The story was outstanding but the idea of people having powers and so is used quite a lot. however the use of this idea was amazing. It keeps you always at the edge of your seat and i haven't been into an anime for a long time. normally when a sad scene happens i wouldnt react as much as this anime made me. This might be not only because of the story but also because of the characters.
Character - 9
I got pretty attached to the characters really fast and they were all quite lovable. however it didnt explain why some characters were there until the end of the anime which made me always ask questions…
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What do you get when you have good characters, a basic but interesting concept, pretty good art style, yet poor and cruddy writing? You have Re: Hamatora.
Re: Hamatora is best compared to drinking a lukewarm cup of tea. It's not very pleasant, yet you still drink it. Though, with every few sips, you’ll find yourself pulling out a long grey hair from between your teeth, you look up to see the old sweaty man who made your tea, only to realise that this is, in fact, his hair. Yet you carry on drinking... and god knows why!
That is Re: Hamatora in a nutshell!!
Art 5/10:
The art style and direction in Re: hamatora, well the whole franchise isn't anything too special. It's nice, bright and colourful but when it needed to it would dim down the mood and do a good job at laying out a nice and d…
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It is like someone mixed Charlotte, Shinrei Tantei Yakumo and Angel Beats!
Most important point is we understand that Seiji Kishi indicates himself with success in his animes. Strong characters, strong story. A couple episodes were boring but at last you take a deep breathe and say "well that went well... no, more then well, that was perfect ending." I stopped and think some of episodes about dropping but when even though some of them are boring if you continue and finish the anime you meet with a masterpiece.
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The sequel of Hamatora The Animation completely exceed my expectation, the series is truly different from its prequel and different in terms of good.
One of the massive different that created in Re:␣Hamatora is the story orientation, Re:␣Hamatora have clearer story orientation than its prequel. The main plot of the story is visible, the story evolves nicely and keeps focusing to the main plot itself. It maybe not the best that exist, but the plot manage to balance the story. One more thing that we should notice that the sequel appeals more to the mystery instead the comedy. So the main attraction has changed to the mystery. While the positive is lying in the ground, the negative is playing in the back scenes. Re:_Hamatora have some plot holes here and there which are too bad.
Like modern…
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After watching the second season of Hamatora (or Re:_Hamatora), I would say it made some steps to improve from it's predecessor, but it also made some steps back.
Now, TL;DR for those who are too lazy to read:
Pros:
+ Story is more tighter than the first season
+ Character backstories are revealed in this season
+ Good OP,ED
+ Funny characters and situations
Cons:
- Still horribly cliché (predictable) - Less colorful animation than the first season
- Most of the casts are uninteresting characters
In-depth review (*MINOR SPOILERS*):
Story: 7
The story is about the detective agency Hamatora, which consists of people with Minimums, a kind of power that activates when a certain condition is achieved . Like the last season, the theme of this anime is still equality, which deals with problems…
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Well, now that we are at the end, I have to say that I loved the previous season of this franchise, but I hate this season of it.
This season was a lot more flash than substance, and had really odd pacing. Even after they explained some things at the end, I still do not accept it. My disbelief was not suspended, it was, rather, enhanced, with each segment of the story.
On the other hand, perhaps it sort of reflects the times. Perhaps attention is drained by flashy graphics and incoherent garbage is dumped into our psyche, where it coheres into a wellspring of instability, contributing to the widespread nature of depression and poor choices.
That sort of "well, sure, a lot of people were harmed because of me but it is okay once I have a few friends, life goes on (for me) and who cares…
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This is the only anime that disturbs me everytime on while showering until season II came out. Well, seeing that the season I leaves us in a cliffhanger where Nice was shot by Art for unknown reason, who was supposed to be dead.
Okay, first of all, I love Art. No, more than that, on the whole fiction world, he has the biggest respect I could ever give to a character. Even though knowing that he never utilized his minimum before, he still graduated at Facultas academy, which is really amazing considering the pressure put by his environment.
Enough of that.
This anime, as a whole, always got my feeling dynamically. They always got me. Specially when someone's supposed to be dead but turns out that he's still alive. Sometimes it's hard to believe that it's still logical, but because of the at…
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As a continuation to the Hamatora, this has turned out to be a very good anime!
I shall make a short Review summarizing the key/main parts of this Anime.
Story [ 9 ]
Though the anime is pretty short, 12 episodes to say the least. . .It has had it's ups and downs when it comes to the Story. Throughout this anime the characters have been more developed in a way of such that you can pretty much distinguish the characteristics between all of them. The Story has continued from 'Hamatora', and starts off right after Morale dies. Goes on from there with Art becoming the new Antagonist and making such efforts to try and Kill Nice. However! - It goes from there with Art's new intentions to try obtain an even bigger goal. . .
Art [ 10 ]
I loved all of this anime, especially when it comes to the…
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The first season ended with a huge cliff hanger, now this seasons completes the previous story. And it was a good, unlike the previous season where the main characters are just doing random job requests, in this season you can relate more to the characters themselves as we get to see their backgrounds and know more about their past and who they really are, also you can finally notice a little bit of a romantic feeling between Nice and Hajime which I am eternally grateful!
Now for the story, the great thing is the events became more polished and the story began to sidestep randomness and converge into one main goal. However the thing lacking here is a bit of spice and uniqueness in the villain's characters, I found most of them rather dull and clichéd, but they still delivered the whole j…
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[EDIT AS OF 9/23/14: So it finished. I liked the last episode. The final 3 episodes that aired after I reviewed were pretty decent compared to the rest of the show. That being said, they don't make up for a lot of what happened before them. The score is now 4/10.
[EDIT AS OF 9/15/14: So episode 11 just happened. Episode 11 (and 9) are great examples of how good the series COULD be. Why all episodes aren't the qualities of these two, I couldn't tell you. But if Re:_ Hamatora concludes with the same strength as episode 11, and maybe intelligently, I may review my review-- I have to say, Re:_ Hamatora surprised me with that episode. Does it make up for everything else I pointed out up until now? Absolutely not.]
I didn't see any reviews of Re:_ Hamatora that best fit how I take the series,…
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