Audience reviews
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CataOrShane
No spoilers!!! :)
Animation: sometimes pretty, sometimes fluid but always inconsistent and sloppy. I've seen other shows pull off the style they aimed for (like Kill La Kill for example) but they don't even get close to that
Sound:
1) not a fan of the soundtrack
2) often the songs playing don't match the scenes
3) very good casting and performances from the seiyuus Story and characters:
1) the first two episodes got me super intrigued and I can't exactly explain why. However, then the plot totally shifts from what I thought was a pretty cool character (Macha Green) to these 4 "randoms" with very little depth to their personalities. Nothing about any of them captivated me.
2) the real plot of the series, which kicks off by the 3rd episode, is not properly introduced to the viewer…
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Personally, I'm really into animation and art, and the style of this show is what got me from the start. If there was one thing that stood out to me for the whole show, it's the musical number in Episode 8. I, personally, enjoy dubbed anime and the song 'Stones' has me utterly hooked. Otherwise, the story was lackluster with no real world-building. It's a great show to watch if you enjoy a fast-paced adventure with a general overarching storyline!
Another note is that the four main characters aren't that well developed. We get a character who idolizes a hero that she can never live up to, a character who has no clear backstory, an alien, and a character who wants to become a hero at any cost. With that setup, it could've hit greatness but instead, they ended up with little to no character…
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I think the problem with most reviews is in that they are all subjective. While in general, shows that primarily have one main genre, it doesn't help shows trying out different mixtures of genres. And this is what Rolling☆Girls tries to do. While it claims to be action and adventure, it is also a slice of life. This is where the problems start.
Slice of life is not for everyone, and usually works better with drama/non-action genres. But for those that love slice of life, this is an anime that is able to do combine action and adventure with slice of life. And what is key about this slice of life is that in being both action and adventure, they can have both flashy scenes and many diverse characters along with the different and interesting stories the "normal" girls get to see as they trav…
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This is the sort of show that will make the optimists out there think something like "I have no idea what's going on, but I'll suspend my disbelief for a bit and see what happens." What happens is that you wind up with your disbelief suspended so high it's somewhere in the stratosphere and yet your patience goes unrewarded.
I'm being harsh. Let's talk about what drew me to this anime. The art is hands down fantastic, with beautiful sprawling surreal settings and pleasing character designs to boot. The first two episodes promise a hilarious and stylized spoof on superheros driven at its heart by the relationship between two sisters. But then the show takes a completely different tack and ultimately tries to stuff way too many plots into twelve episodes, purportedly held together by a road…
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The Rolling Girls, first off, caugh me off guard. I had read the negative reviews, the feedback on different forums, and how more or less a majority hated it. I was hesitant when I picked it up, though I don't regret my decision; what I found instead was a true diamond in the rough with a lot of heart: an awkward, crazy, pretty fast paced narrative that rewards your focus, oddball characters that all have relevance, and a climax that's quite rewarding and fitting for what the series was going for. Yes, it's about squid aliens and superhero fights; of four seemingly useless and incredibly lucky girls to oversee the events throughout the series, and grow themselves. It's quite the childlike tale. But that's exactly what was so charming about it.
I, too, understood the critics. It's not a se…
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Second review - Rolling Girls, where to even begin, when i started watching this anime I was more like 'what even am I watching?' however as i carried on watching the anime I started to really enjoy it.
It's about a load of girls going on a trip and yada yada, read the disc. but you get the general idea. It was crazy and weird, but the more you watched it the more enjoy I got out of it. They put in jokes and funny scenes, an anime can't be all serious or you'll get bored.
Even the characters themselves were made funny, they had their own traits and their own styles. Personally I loved this about the show, it gave it character and allowed you to enjoy watching the individual personalities evolving throughout.
Honestly, if you want an anime that's serious and is all about the plot line…
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Rolling Girls came into the scene with plenty of promise. Following in the path of the widely known Kill la Kill, Rolling Girls, with a variety of vivid and artistic colors had a fair amount of potential to become the next big thing. But does it live to the expectations? Not quite.
Set in a period where all the territories and districts inside Tokyo are divided and ruled by various people, the first glance you'd get from Rolling Girls is a positive one. If you just started this anime you're in for a good ride for the first couple of episodes as Maccha Green, the "Best" for the Tokorozawa district is up against Kuniko Shigyo who's the "Best" for Higashi Murayama. The fight scenes at the start is extremely cool and stylish with great aesthetics and a wonderful art style. However, it only l…
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(This has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
Growing up, kids always have dreams of what they want to become. A fire fighter, a police man, an astronaut; we all aspire to be something more. For me, it was a professional hockey goalie. In my mind, they’re the last line of defense who get all of the flak when a goal is let in but also all of the glory when that huge save is made. And while that dream of mine never came true, even as an adult, I still maintain that underlying principle: to be someone greater than who I am right now. For while you or I may be content with our current selves, as they say, “there is always room for improvement.” Rolling☆Girls uses this idea as its base, but the pretty visuals and varying soundtrack cannot make up for the plentiful errors…
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When I first read the synopsis for Rolling Girls, all I said to myself was "..... What the heck is this?" Not in a "This looks so stupid" kind of way, though. More like "What on earth is the plot supposed to be??" After twelve episodes of adorable mob girls and flowery explosions of wonder I can proudly report... that I still have no idea what I just watched. So ladies and gentlemen, here is my opinion of the anime Rolling Girls.
Story: 6
The story of this show is, well... not good. The writer seemed to have a bad habit of having some wonderful idea and throwing it into the story without ever telling us what exactly that wonderful idea was supposed to be. For example, imagine sitting in some class where the teacher keeps using this seemingly important term "parydot." You have no idea what…
Read at the sourceGiancarloLS
Rolling girls is a disappointment.
Yes, I know, I couldn’t believe myself either. I mean, how did this happen? Rolling Girls was one of my anticipated anime this 2015. But do read where I will be getting through with this scrutiny because I haven’t scrutinized an anime so bad as this.
So let's begin. Over the years, there is a ‘gap’ in the car industry about slotting a kind of vehicle between a proper off-roader and a proper road car. It’s a mystery why people can’t figure out that pickup trucks are the vehicles that had always been filling that gap, but car manufacturers were able to sort out a solution called the ‘urban-SUV’, which soon morphed as ‘compact-SUVs’—and got commonly referred as ‘soft-roaders’ because they can’t go off-roading. Ford has them with some, so is Toyota with its…
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Rolling Girls was an anime that I was looking forward to, but utterly flopped in my eyes. It was filled with such potential to do something great, but in the end it was squandered with a lack of substance.
Story: 2
The first two episode of Rolling Girls put down a foundation for the series that was absolutely amazing. These episodes put up a colorful backdrop to an interesting world. It was a story about what it means to be Best, and what it means to be Rest. Even after the Comima Arc, I was loving the series. But as time went on, it was clear that there was no real plot to what was happening. Each arc followed the same predictable format, right up until the very end.
And the end was still not very good. When the show begins to wrap up, it starts to oversaturate itself with all of the t…
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SPOILER-FREE (I try :p)
Just a disclaimer, I can see what the other reviews refer to, lack of story and sucky plot, etc. However I feel like the most important part of Rolling Girls was the character development, which I have not seen covered in the reviews I have read. This series might not be for everyone; those who like a plot intensive series will not find it here (there is a plot but each episode more or less has episodic plots (a plot may extend to 2-3 episodes along with the main plot that is barely there except for the last 3 ep.). Many may compare it to Kill-la-Kill (i did until i got 3 ep. into the series) however those who like klk may not even like Rolling Girls (but i digress)
Back to the main point, I feel like this series should be judged mostly on what it claims to be.
AC…
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As what the title stated, the 'rolling girls'... we have four girls who are air-headed, an enthusiastic girl on becoming the 'best', a girl who can draw but with funny eye designs and a alien octopus girl. What they do, they're the subs for Macca green and go explore around Japan. Make my review short.
Story 6/10 - Story is on flow, just that it's too random.
Art 8/10 - So vivid and colorful artwork designs, but some areas are a bit cartoonish, and some animations are a little off but still ill give an 8 for its vivid designs.
Sound 7/10 - Just listen
Character 7/10 - You watch and you will know.
Enjoyment 8/10 - Though random, still manages to make comedic scenes at least, far better than making it boring.
Overall: 7/10
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My first thought of Rolling Girls was an all out action anime, but I guess I was wrong about that, it certainly did contain actually with like street races, concerts and stuff which includes the best fighting each other. But it wasn't those really exciting action that you would actually want more of those stuff.
The story was half confusing, it required me to watch the previous episode before watching the released one to make sure I didn't miss anything important. It felt like as if I missed something since the episodes don't even relate somehow. It was confusing but the overall concept of trying to make peace and encourage friendship was successful, you will still get some feels of the characters.
The art was pretty nice in the first thought, it was drawn like a cartoon style to make it…
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STORY [6] --- ART [7] --- SOUND [6] --- CHARACTER [6] --- ENJOYMENT [8]
Seeing the varied review scores on this site is unsurprising to me. Rolling☆Girls takes inspiration from everything, doesn't excel at anything, and at the end of the day resolves nothing. So why did I find it so enjoyable and relaxing?
Right from the get-go it's easy to see what influenced Rolling☆Girls. FLCL, KLK, Samurai Flamenco, and Kyousougiga are the ones that jump to my mind.
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The story of Rolling☆Girls doesn't stay on the forefront at all times, and is primarily a premise to get the show rolling. Our main girl, Nozomi, is filling in as a substitute "peace mediator" for her injured friend, and travels across post-fictional war Japan. Each arc just focuses on the group of girls tackling a n…
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**SPOILER FREE REVIEW**
Rolling Girls is what happens when you sell out. It’s the embodiment of relinquishing your own vision and creativity to ensure that your product sells rather than ensuring its actual quality. This anime is a great exemplification of the profit-over-quality mindset that has plagued the anime industry with its indistinguishable moe garbage for nearly a decade. Now, I’m not being so hard on this show because it’s the worst offender of lazy moe-blob entertainment, but because it has the structure and budget to be something that’s actually good, yet consciously chooses to be something stupid and generic instead. That, to me, is the ultimate offense. You Rolling Girls fans probably want me to elaborate after that seething intro, so let’s jump into this:
Synopsis: In an…
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My abridged review of *The Rolling Girls*, a visually stunning anime that makes absolutely no coherent sense!
From the studio that brought us Attack on Titan comes The Rolling Girls, the winter season's Kill la Kill, well, at least until episode three...
The Rolling Girls' first two episodes feature over-the-top colorful battles that introduce the viewer to the world's concepts, and the series arguably peaks in these episodes. The rest of the series follows the other girls, and the plot becomes more and more convoluted and confusing as it progresses. As much as I wanted to enjoy The Rolling Girls, the usually two part adventures are, more often than not, incomprehensible. At times you can make sense of what is going on with some stories working better than others, but many times I found…
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The first two episodes of Rolling Girls are an explosion of light and colour, leaving the viewer wondering what sort of show this wacky, crazy and interesting thing is going to be.
The answer is: not a whole lot.
Rolling Girls never lives up to that original promise. The story decides to focus on entirely different characters than the premier, introduced in about the third episode. It jumps from city to city, introducing characters but never spending enough time with them for the viewer to actually care about them. The Rolling Girls themselves, Nozomi, Yukina, Ai and Chiaya spend most of their time failing to achieve, well, anything.
Now to explain the art rating. Man, this show is pretty, and the duel animation is a thing of beauty. Every background is a watercolour-style painting that…
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Watching Rolling☆Girls is like watching a newb play a video game. You helplessly look on as they mash buttons and hope something substantial will come from it. You grit your teeth as they ignore all the opportunity to advance or even score a few points. But as much as you'd like to take the controls and show them how it's done, you're simply delegated to being an onlooker, as you watch them run around aimlessly with no sense of thought or direction.
With the chance to truly make something worth watching squandered, the show seems to lack any proper direction or purpose. Instead what we get is another moe-blob adventure with cute girls going around engaging in silly shenanigans. They hint at some kind of "bigger than life" plot involving magical stones, which when ascertained gives the hol…
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TL:DR; An at times visually stunning & entertaining road trip through a bombastic future Japan, The Rolling Girls should be everything fans of Fooly Cooly, Michiko & Hatchin, Little Witch Acadamia & other such shows would want from a series. Sadly, despite all its promise, Rolling Girls ultimately is a show that I spent too much time wanting to enjoy rather than actually enjoying, let down by unfocused storytelling, sloppy character development, occasionally poor art direction & a general sense that this is an experimental 60-120 minute OVA that for some reason got made into a 12 episode series instead.
Wit Studio have garnered quite the reputation for an animation studio that has been active for only three years (not withstanding that it is a subsidiary of animation powerhouse Production…
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