Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
hexashadow13
tl;dr: A pretty generic battle academy harem anime that shows some light hints of potential but is largely a miss in terms of execution.
Juuou Mujin no Fafnir is a pretty typical harem battle academy. The type where some mysterious threat suddenly attacks the world and the only thing that can stop them are a group of high school students with special powers gathered at a special boarding school who are all girls except for the protagonist who somehow also has powers despite being male. I’m perfectly fine with the archetype and trope set used and in general don’t mind generic anime, though in such cases it come down entirely to execution which I don’t think this particularly excelled at.
As is often the case with the anime adaptations for such light novel series, the first season is prima…
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Imagine being stuffed into a crate and sent to an island of cute anime girls. Alright the cute girls part doesn't sound so bad but that's really the only likeable quality of Juuou Mujin no Fafnir. I tried grasping at straws but this anime for is something I cant really recommend for fans of any genre... Do you like action? Well they do have cool lasers and explosions but the thing is everyone almost the same move over and over again and it gets stale fast, spear shoots yellow beam, bow shoots blue beam, etc. They can call it different moves (which in of itself is rare) but the way its executed is exactly the same. The exception is the MC which hard carries the ladies, the only way they were able to take down a leviathan was with his direct intervention of either his pistol or the dobonhonk…
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Okay this anime was Decent..
From watching this anime 12 episodes i don't seems to enjoy it and not just that it made me want to sleep cause the story is not that interested.
So here is the thing, Mononobe Yuu has the power of the Leviathan but in exchange of strength is his Memories, from that point "oh this might be interesting" crossed my find... And not what i though, using his strength does not affect his current state of mind ( I would like the anime if his sanity/humanity or forget who he was or who the girls are ) but no, he just forgets something not interested in..
He uses the Power 2-3 times i think ( i don't remember since it's sleepy ) but hardly flinch or just you know.. put into a coma
And what hurts the most is the animated style or CG of the Red Basilisk is just too pl…
Read at the sourceNega_Skoll
Whilst I do agree with the other reviews stating it's general un-originality in terms of plot (both kinds), character design and development as well as overall art style there was at least one area in which I found some intrigue. This is because in most anime of this type the protagonist already has amnesia or just a particularly unremarkable background filled with plot holes and hastily hidden with distraction and plot armour. However, in this anime the main protagonist actually had a decent backstory, we found out when the creature affected him, when it affected his friend, when he decided to fight the dragons and further details about his past such as his previous affiliations with various countries and companies, furthermore they didn't make the overwhelming power he got seem as cheap…
Read at the sourceTheoneandonlyson
Huh... do I really need to go into detail for this?
Quick review, here we go.
Story: 2
Nothing going for it. Stupidly unoriginal and needlessly slow at times.
Art: 4
Nothing special here. It's decent, but nothing is beyond the realm of mediocre. Animation was... not too smooth. It wasn't smooth thorought the whole series even.
Sound: 3 OP and ED were equally dull. Very generic themes, if you ask me. Voices were fine. Sound effects are... okay at best. Nothing to see there.
Character: 1
No. This anime didn't even try.
Enjoyment: 2
For more info, see above.
Overall: 2
This anime was dull, unoriginal, uninspired, and stupid. Watch this if the only thing you are searching for in an anime is Ecchiness. Otherwise, it's best to skip this one.
P.S.: The only reason I watched this is becaus…
Read at the sourceYuu_Masuhara
I wish the show was getting better along the time went since my first review after two eps. Well, for me it went better precisely but still not so special as Winter 2015 series. The story sets after incident, 25 years ago. The world was facing the fear out of the Dragons unexpectedly. When the world was in chaos, the chosen children emerged after the first occurrence of Dragons, they hold supernatural powers as Dragons, well-known as "D". The unforeseen male—the hero--suddenly transferred into a school which purposes to train D to be able using their powers as resistance of Dragons. Yuu Mononobe is transferred into a school where her little sister is studying by the somewhat military forces. And his everyday life begins to filled with bishoujo on that school.
As stated above, it's about…
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This is going to be a very long review I'm just going to get down to the basics. I am a VERY generous person when it comes to giving out ratings. I mean... I gave familiar of zero a near perfect rating back in the day before I realized how much I hated the "Always beating on the mc while him being too much of a chicken to do anything" trope. Let just get this over worth. Animation is sub-par, sound doesn't have any interesting, voice acting is alright at best and the story is so damned predictable I had more fun playing a game with myself to see how much I could guess would happen, spoiler, I'm pretty good at the game. I am so tired of seeing anime just throw in unneeded drama and try to act like it's something amazing. Oh boo-flippin-hoo. I read the previous reviews and decided to give it…
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Come Lion Tamers, we'll try again to examine another in a long line of anime, trying to earn the viewers' hard earned dollars.
I speak of "Unlimited Fafnir"-2015
Firstly I want to speak a little about certain trends in anime, that all of us recognize when we have the notion forced upon us.
1). Most start in a high-school environment.
2). Most struggles are becoming increasingly supernatural
3). A inordinate number of these things involve a huge number of pretty little girls, with great big childlike eyes, and short skirts, that appear in their early teens, but have the buxom figure of a girl in their late teens, if at all.
5). And all the girls tend to have cute little Japanese voices that just make you want to collect the whole set, especially if they get together and hug each other li…
Read at the sourceZaknod
I had the feeling that this was just another Wash/Rinse/Dry(REPEAT) of Infinite Stratos. I couldn't connect to the characters since their backgrounds are vague at best. The semi-cg monsters are rather....poor, like a 10 year old made them up and said to their parent "Look, its a dragon". The story line could have used a little more work. They overused Norse Mythology AGAIN, when they could have gone with something else, like oh say.....NOT Norse? The harem aspect is pretty much a given if the main char gets a full nude visual in the first episode, and that makes one think 'oh hey, this guy is SO gonna see them all naked.'.....not. The overall overuse of the "Only man in the world can do this" got tiring, since there around......lots of animes like that. Calling the dragon power users D's l…
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The best thing to do at night is to write a review on your phone, right before going to sleep, at 12 am and having to wake up at 6:30 am for school. Stay in school kids.
The story was quite confusing to me. It went around the place without staying on a main theme. A new girl comes up? Sure, let's add a fucking dragon that wants her. It wasn't very original either. The only male to have an ability most females have and be placed in a school where everyone is a female. Sound familiar enough? (Hint: INFINITE STRATOS)
I was expecting an original, not over-the-top fan-service and some decent action. Loli fan-service is a no no. To add to that, there was only one kissing scene in the anime, considering it's a harem AND romance. I swear every male protagonist in a harem is gay. Action wasn't tha…
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One of stories' greatest strengths is their ability to evoke emotions and reactions by the persons who are experiencing it. Stories can make people weep, can make people laugh and can even make people piss their pants. Stories that fail at provoking anything to the reader other than apathy are intrinsically flawed, and such is the case of Unlimited Fafnir.
Unlimited Fafnir (Juuou Mujin no Fafnir) is the adaptation of the action harem light novel by the same name. It was produced by the studio Diomedea, who also produced Akuma no Riddle and Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?, and directed by Keizo Kusakawa, who also directed the two anime previously mentioned.
Twenty-five years ago, Dragons first appeared in the world. After a while, girls with supernatural powers similar to…
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Very weak plot, uninteresting characters in a dull plot where the action scenes are a total failure and unemotional, and not to mention the awful combination of bad 3D for the traditional animation that left a disastrous mix. Few things really worth it, I think the only one to mention is the super bazooka that the protagonist materializes, the scenes he does it more worth than the entire anime ...
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Like most fantasy/harem anime this anime plot is easy to read through , you can clearly see what's coming next but it have really good points in his plot.
Passing directly to the anime :
Story :
The start of this anime don't have a true meaning, its like being pushed right in . We start without information about the MC ,his circumstance at start ,his personality ; Some might say plot like this are overused but in this anime , the monster ( called dragon ) have a certain "mission" a true goal before destruction unlike others anime where they just come to destroy the world.
The true minus is about the mob girl ( "same" being as MC in term of plot ) being "incoherent" with the plot ( Some monster , each monster try to find a precise girl , mob character might be one of those the monster chas…
Read at the sourceBanjoTheBear
(This has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
Juuou Mujin no Fafnir is an anime that places some emphasis on the ethereal entity known as memories. Memories aren’t facts learned or knowledge acquired; they’re events, precious happenings that we remember and look back on with glee. At least, the good ones. Because everyone has a couple of memories that really aren’t worth bringing back up. Imagine, then, if you had the capability to trade your memories for more power than you could ever dream of. Would you knowingly lose random memories to gain newfound strength? Or are they an invaluable part of your life that made you into the kind of person you are today? Fafnir doesn’t ask itself these questions. In fact, it should be forgotten as quickly as is humanly possible.…
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I have video review for this, but here is the written the review.
Story - 6/10
Unlimited Fafnir is sort of a harem, it does involve the main one male protagonist around a group of girls, but it doesn’t technically mean all the girls want in on him. The story is based in world where dragons, gigantic beings terrorize the human race, but there a bunch of individuals who fight against dragons with powers of their own, known as Ds. Ds are people who gain the power to create Dark Matter, and using that they can create substances and create magic to fight dragons. A D can become a dragon, if their designated dragon draws closer to them. However the only people who have Ds powers are all girls, except our main protagonist Yuu Mononobe.
The series is broken into mini story arcs, usually focusing…
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Harem anime is always a tough genre to judge because it all seems to follow the same formula with slight variations to separate one from another. However, the anime adaptation of Unlimited Fafnir does not present itself in the way a typical harem anime does. This show had a different feeling; one that if I had to describe it, would be that it feels emptier. That does not mean the show doesn’t have it strong suits, because it excels in other areas.
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STORY - From a story standpoint, the premise of the show outlines what appears to be a classic harem foundation: a boy with "dragonic" powers specifically reserved for females enrolls in a school full of girls with similar powers. This group of people are known as “D.” The purpose of this school is to train the students to combat dragons…
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Fantasy is a genre that is notorious for being one that is very touchy. Because every fantasy world has its own set of rules and laws, every fantasy story has to explain the world in order for the audience to properly understand. It is because of this requirement that when a series doesn't manage to do this, any given anime can fall flat on its face. It is here where we have Juuou Mujin no Fafnir, a show that falls quite flat on many accounts.
Story (3.00/10): The story of Fafnir is based in an alternate fantasy world. Within this fantasy world, there are creatures known as Dragons, creatures from an alternate plane of existence that for some reason, come to earth and cause terror in the world. In addition to terrorizing the world, dragons infect one person, (a girl, to be more precise),…
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Basically, in my opinion, if you like the harem genre then this anime is for you.
Story: 8
The story is the better thing about the anime. It is basically a dude who has amazing powers that he can use at the expense of his memories, which ends up causing some plot here and there, but the other main thing is that he is the only male person in the world who has the powers that are usually only found inside of women (go figure), and starts fighting dragons (not really dragons, just monsters) who originally gave the women powers. I won't spoil anymore.
Art: 4
This is probably the one thing that the anime did poorly in, as the animation is just...outdated, compared to some of the other anime that were airing at the same time. The 3d animated monsters didn't really help the score either as there…
Read at the sourceBaptizED
The harem genre became a popular demand these days, which we can say they are the most "overused" genre every season, and every season we get 2 to 4 harem anime, and in most cases, are shit and trash that must be avoided. Juuou Mujin no Fafnir is NOT one of that. But why do I give such a high rating for a harem? Because Fafnir(that's will I call it from now on) is a pretty good one, yes, maybe its elements are generic and overused but some of its aspects are done right and pleasing to me.
The story is somewhat similar to other harem animes out there with magic school setting and a main guy surrounded by many girls, guy MC gets stronger with his "exceptional" powers and BOOM! Lots of cliche events like pantyshots, peeping and changing clothes, and hotsprings. What makes this good is the c…
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This anime is pretty cliche, as a Harem/Romance/Action/Supernatural anime this is very typical its really lacks pop and most scenes are pretty predictable that you'll know what will happen next. So dont go expecting a whole lot out of it mostly a standard Harem/Romance its similar to Infinite Stratos if you have seen that before, but less ecchi.
Plot: 6/10
A fair plot, similar to Infinite Stratos, but Magic > Mecha. You have supernatural abilities only commonly available to girls. In Juuou Mujin no Fafnir the ability is known as Dragons "D" who attend a school far off on a distant island, but with our male protagonist Mononobe, Yuu is an acception together his classmates fight against dragons that come around periodically to rampage around the world. Humans and dragons are connected by ma…
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