Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Mr_Ubaldo2
At first I was confused, from its description to art it displays a bunch of kids hanging out in a school. I thought one of the kids was potentially insane like Sugar Life or their was a monster hiding in the school like Dusk Maiden Amnesia. Without getting into the major spoiler its kind of a little of both. At the end of episode 1, its shown the main girl is actually insane making a whimsical world where everyone is still alive. They arent in the school for a school club, but they live there for safety. It is an amazing and suspenseful anime that is only good if you don't know what to expect, the mystery. As the anime goes one the happy go lucky attitude slowly crumbles as the reality of what truly happened becomes more and more apparent. The anime goes into details of trama, loss, and me…
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If no one has spoiled you yet, PLEASE go into this anime BLIND! Just finish EP1 and you'll be completely surprised. It's just not what it seems to be.
The character development and plotline are pretty interesting, especially towards the end. The way the anime handles the perspectives of the different characters is very well done and makes it clear what they experience compared to the others.
It's really hard to properly reccommend this without spoiling it.. The only way to know if you like it is just to try EP1 and go from there.
This anime is SO worth the watch, especially going in blind! Just go watch it!
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With a very strong start, gakkougurashi turns more and more dissapointing at every episode that passes.
!!!!!SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!
The characters really are not much more than moe cute girls, and when the show has any opportunity to explore them more, just wastes it. For example, the decision to make Miki confront zombie Megumi not only is the less interesting option to make; but also goes against the supposed message of "moving on" from the show. has none of the girls have or even seem to acknowledge the need to kill Megumi zombie.
Actually, the show contradicting its own message also happens when Yuuri refuses to kill Kurumi and that's completely okay having no consequences at all. This could be an option to be made and even be interpreted as the "right choice", but brushing it off wit…
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WHYYYYYY? why did you recommand this awful anime to me? i asked for an anime similar to madoka magica but i also wanted it to be good!
this anime is an insult, there are zombies outside of the school and our "heros" are playing in a pool on the roof of the school for 12 episode!!!!! WHAT?
anime like this are the reason people hate anime, this is everything wrong with anime type of an anime!!
no character is develop or is interesting, 12 episodes of fan service isn't called plot!
full of flashbacks of their teachers that now are dead.
characters hugging each other every time they meet isn't called development
the most stupidest thing i've ever seen, it turned out there is some sort of an anti-Virus inside the school (ass pull of the century) out of the fucking blue!
characters are delu…
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Gakkougurashi! (School-Live!) is not your average Slice of Life style anime. Following the life of Yuki Takeya, it seems that this would appear to be your average anime of a cheerful girl who enjoys school. However, this is but an illusion. In reality, society and humanity has fallen due to a zombie apocalypse. Four girls have banded together in their school to survive this ongoing nightmare, while trying to maintain their daily lives of being students. As the story progresses, each episode will mess with your thoughts and emotions gradually until the very end where it destroys you. The art is graphic in some scenes, but overall very well made, as is the soundtrack. Each character is given their own ideals and ambitions, while at the same time keeping the similar to one another. Yuki is th…
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*THIS REVIEW DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS!*
Video Review Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBsGvIUuBW8
Quick Synopsis:
To give you a brief overview of this Anime’s dimension, the story starts off with a calm, and peaceful setting, as most programs do. The main characters given to us are as flat as Paper Mario, and show no sign of difference to them, while being compared to the MOE narrative form of “cute girls, doing cute things” for some explicit reason. These characters are also a part of School Club called “the School Living Club.” (Let that sink in for a minute or so.) However, as you continue watching, small hints of oddity can be gathered by the chilling sound effects and the dark iconography hidden in the show, which in turn, becomes the show’s staple force. To top it off, at the en…
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*THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE FIRST EPISODE*. So watch it if you haven't. It might seem boring and stupid at the start, but trust me, it's worth.
Gakkougurashi was an anime that I had to finish. It was underlyingly twisted, which made this anime quite enjoyable, for the most part.
Story: 7.5-ish
Well the concept of the anime was pretty basic, however, it sure as hell did not start off that way. I was trolled really bad. But breaking it down, when you do get past episode 1, it's pretty much a zombie apocalypse and a bunch of girls trying to survive. What makes this anime really interesting though, is the individual stories following the characters. It messed with you a bit, with all the plot twists. This was all really well done. They showed us how each character…
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First things first. If you haven't watched this, Don't read any reviews, don't read the synopsis, don't read the genre tags. Don't read any more of this review. Just watch it! At least the first episode. Twice. Now! BEGONE! No questions, go just watch it!
OK!
...Are they gone? Ok.
Story:
I was hooked after episode one. Weren't we all? It's not my typical anime, at. all! But I couldn't not watch it. Even when I got a bit freaked out by the library scene in episode 2. Usually I can guess the twists and turns but maybe since I was so scared out of my wits, I couldn't. Cleverly written. Top notch. It's given me a new appreciation for more darker animes.
(Even in spite of the one thing that happens later which makes me hate any film, book or series.)
Art:
Really cute and simplistic, thoug…
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(FIRST REVIEW)
(ALSO SPOILERS)
Gakkou Gurashi (School-Live!) is an interesting anime that blew up in the Summer 2015 season. Many people praised it for being unique, dark, and a fresh new take on the zombie genre. It has moe girls and zombies. 2 things to bait the anime community in. So how does this "masterpiece" hold up?
Story: 4/10
The story in this is so average. The story changes in tone shift from being a cute, moeshit, slice of life show from a dark and depressing Madoka Magica take. However, it does it horribly. There's no weight to either of these sides to the anime and it just makes the anime seem lazy and lacking. Also how some episodes would just focus on moeshit rather than the actual story we all came it to see. It acts like it doesn't care at all. However, something I ca…
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Gakkougurashi is an anime that takes two aspects from opposite spectra and juxtaposes them side-by-side, hoping to blend them together well. The two aspects being zombies and moe.
However, in just the first episode, it shows how hard it is to coalesce moe and zombies together. Heavy symbolism and foreshadowing come into play to show just that. The star character, Takeya Yuki, cracks jokes and makes a fool. The other characters laugh at her as if they aren't in their current condition. In fact, the entirety of the cast doesn't show realistic reactions to their situations until late into the series. This is not a plus because for a show that has characters facing psychological situations, what the viewer wants is to watch the characters in their realistic state of mind. Either that, or some…
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After Watching School Live, I noticed that in terms of story and characters, it's just like watching a cute, less violent & graphic, less erotic, but most importantly, more annoying version of High school of the dead. In addition to that with the story, it's sort of like School Live borrowed lots of the shock and suspense elements from High School of the Dead and dulled it down a few levels to make it easier to watch. I think it was done that way so everything is not all in your face at once. School live takes things one step at a time and that's what helps build up suspense. Moving on to arts and Characters, nothing too unique stands out about the characters, they are sort of like your generic anime girls. The typical stupid hyper girl and with pink hair purposely made to be cute and "a h…
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Everyone has different coping mechanisms.
At the same time, putting others at risk for your selfishness is beyond me. It's stupid. You're hurting them.
I understand what the story is trying to do. I know the point they're trying to make but I can't agree with what this is trying to force. It's cliche but bad. Yes the animation and songs are catchy but to me, no. It's not a "definite" watch of this season. It's overhyped only because of the moe characters.
Found myself just skipping through parts (Yuki's annoyingness) and yup, sure enough, it just became ok.
And for everyone else saying this is a classic perfect example of PTSD. No. Go watch some Psychopass or God Eater. That is PTSD. Way better than this failed unrealistic depiction.
*spoiler*
I found myself cheering at the zombies…
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To the reader:
-~- I feel it's absolutely best to go into this show with no prior knowledge. The synopsis here is vague for a reason. Go in with an open mind and no expectations, and I think the viewer will have a much better experience. -~-
I first encountered Gakkou Gurashi about 6 months ago- when it was announced as a Summer series anime. Reading the description, I got absolutely nothing from it- but a little more digging led to the discovery that it was a cross between moe and post apocalytpic with some emphasis on psychological narrative. I was immediately interested- as I'd never seen such a combination before, and it sounded like it might be cool.
Cue the first episode- They say you can't have plot twists in the first episode... they were wrong.
The setup and lead on with how…
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Note: Light spoilers but spoilers are written vaguely as to not fully spoil the reader.
Gakkou Gurashi started out with potential. The manga it was adapted from juggled harrowing tension along with moe slice of life moments pretty well and the anime started out quite strongly. However, as the series dragged on it also began to fall apart, both as an adaptation of the manga and in terms of plot structure.
I will first highlight how the anime compares with the manga as an adaptation before moving onto reviewing it as its own entity.
The series had a very strong bait-and-switch episode 1, it lures you into a sense of security before pulling back and revealing its dark nature all too well and I highly recommend watching the first episode- and maybe episode 3- if you have even the slightest…
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I am extremely disappointed with the way this show ended. Seeing as that is the case, this review will basically be all spoilers, so read at your own risk.
I'm gonna admit, this was one of the more enjoyable shows for me this season. I rate heavily on personal enjoyment, so for the most part, this series was high up on my seasonal watch queue. No, I did not like the characters although I do understand that they were meant as a contrast of the world they were living in. No, I didn't like the sudden, out of the blue tone shifts that the show presented. No, I didn't think that this show was tapping into the full potential of what it could have done, but hey, it was enjoyable, so I kept coming back.
Now let's go to episode 11, shall we? This was, by far, the best episode School-Live! had put…
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i stumble upon this anime because of the hype. i must say this type anime is not what i usually watch, and i cringe for 90% of the first episode, until BAM it hits me in the end.. such plot twist, much wow.. and the curiosity just wont stop.. it's like watching the kawaii version of the walking dead to be simplified.. i havent read the manga but from the 12 eps, the story can be finished like this and i can be satisfied enough.
some eps can stir up your emotions; it has many moments of thrill, sad, funny, and relieve..
the opening and ending intro clip changes according to the development of the story..
i really enjoy watching this anime and i think it has unique take on the theme that has been told several times..
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The idea of having cute girls in dark settings is nothing new to the world of anime, but especially after the record-breaking commercial success of Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica way back in 2011, there has been a particularly big outbreak of new anime trying to ride the same wave and get a good bang for their buck. But the problem with that is that it generally only results in the final product feeling similar yet inferior in comparison to earlier works following the same idea, as was made evident in shows like Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru and Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou for example.
Gakkou Gurashi is to me the first anime which actually succeeds in doing this in the last few years. It manages to provide the exact same kind of contrast between moe and despair that tugs on your heartstrings and ke…
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I am not english, so i apologize if i make mistakes.
Gakkou Gurashi is surely not your typical Slice of Life anime. The first thing that you can think after seeing its genres will be: "Slice of Life + Horror? What's that troll?", and it's here that you are wrong, my friend; Gurashi Gakkou is probably the second anime (Puella Magi Madoka Magica the first one) that manages to use 2 genres completely different so well. It could be called Slice of Horror. The new generation of anime has begun! ╰༼=ಠਊಠ=༽╯
That is why i like this anime so much, unique genres and characters. Don't get fooled by the first 20 minutes of the anime, You will see only a group of girls who live at school and look for a dog dispersed in the school with moe moments/reactions, In any case i definitely do not recommend dr…
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If you have no idea what this show is about, you’re one of the lucky few that can still dive into this quirky ‘slice of life at school’ show blind. It’s mostly centred on antics and club events thought up by Yuki, guided by the athletic Kurumi and motherly Yuuri. You’ll either love Yuki, (she’s so crazy~) or empathise with Miki’s level-headed reactions to her; Miki acts as a foil to Yuki, providing some gravitas to the show. After one episode you will likely either want to drop it or watch the rest. If you don’t know anything about it, watch an episode before you read the rest of the review.
If you’re reading on past this paragraph I’m assuming that you’ve either finished the first episode or at least know what happens in it. It’s pretty much impossible to describe the show without giving…
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Some people like school. Some people dreads it. Then, there are some others that just goes there to get an education and nothing more. What about Takeya Yuki, a petite girl who just happens to be in love with school? If you think about it, there’s nothing really wrong with liking school. What’s wrong about this show is that the school Yuki is attending isn’t exactly what it seems. Welcome to Gakkou Gurashi (School-Live!), a show that comes with a bizarre twist. And by all means, it’s not exactly what it looks like…
Or maybe it does at first. The animated series adapted by Lerche comes from the manga of the same name. The series takes place in a school life setting where everything seems really normal at first. Or perhaps too normal. The first 20 or so minutes of the pilot episode establis…
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