Audience reviews
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LegionIscariot
The anime doesnt know how to pick a tone and stick to it. Its all over the place.
One point its serious and brutal. And then the next its ecchi cartoony comedy. The tones are constantly clashing.
The anime also tries to play mind games as to who is really supposed to be the bad guys. But its just not that interesting.
The main villainess is always monologuing some eye-rolling pretentious philosophical BS. And is easily the worst character in the show. (+1 point to her for providing the ecchi stuff i suppose).
The other characters are actually not bad. They are good characters in a bad story.
The story is about a boy named Justice who has a strong sense of justice. Who gets a special tattoo after saving a supposedly homeless man.
But he's not the only one with a tattoo. Others also have…
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Summary: Taboo Tattoo is a superhero action series that is so ostentatiously stupid and bad that it loops back around into being kind of fun. It isn't a show that I could possibly recommend, but I didn't exactly have a bad time watching it either. It's the type of show that would be great to watch with a group of friends and laugh at. If you turn your brain off and don't even attempt to seriously engage with the content, there's a decent amount of fun to be had here.
Positives:
+ The action scenes are usually cool and it's got an interesting sense of style. There's a little too much CGI but the drawn stuff all looks very good.
+ Kind of funny when it tries to be funny, and really funny when it tries to be serious. The show is clearly at least somewhat aware of how bad it is and leans in…
Read at the sourceChibiOnion
Overall, I thought it was a great anime, I especially liked the main premise of the show, with the tattoos and special abilities.
What I didn't like was the ending, which I'm not gonna spoil here, but I think they should have done it differently. What I mean by this is especially the final fight. You'll get what I mean when you watch it...
I would have given an 8 or even a 9 if they would have changed the ending, but ending the show like this, doesn't feel very satisfying and now I wish for a different ending!
But to end on a few good notes, I'd say that the visuals were very pleasing (except for the last episode) and that I never had the problem that I didn't want to continue watching the show, so I have to say that I enjoyed it.
Read at the sourceReyUchiha32
I have no idea what's wrong with some people. cliche? spare me with this. there were other worst cliche animes out there and somehow you pick on this one. It was good, an original story,good art,decent sound and had most of what people search for. a lot of hate but the anime was very good.
Overall i gave it a 10 because it was very good. I started it on 19:00 telling myself i'll watch 1/2 episodes and then go to bed as i had school next day morning yet the anime was so good that i stayed till 4 am just to finish it.
Season 2 was announced in the last episode.still waiting for it
Read at the sourcePatrick_Anime
I really love Taboo Tattoo. The way the characters powers work was very interesting. Getting powers through a tattoo. The powers themselves was also very interesting and cool. I really liked the fight scenes, filled with plenty of satisfying action and outcomes. In my opinion the battles was balanced with the whole "good guys win, good guys lose" thing. The characters are pretty good as well. I think they have good development. The story was very interesting although I think they could've gone into more detail about the Tattoos and the characters backstories. Overall I think this anime is very interesting and awesome
Read at the sourceNorayuki
Gosh, where do I start...
Right. Taboo Tattoo is like finding a good book with a good summary printed on it, only when you flip it and start to read it, you realize it's horrible. I imagined the creation of this anime started out with a guy who had some sort of checklist.
"How to make a good shounen anime. You need:
- Child protagonist ( )
- The Chosen One ( )
- School setting ( )
- Comedy ( )
- Female fanservice ( ) - Romance ( )
- Token Loli ( )
- Good backstory for side characters ( )
- Big boobs ( )
- Badass characters ( )
- OP antagonists ( )
- "Nakama" power ( )
- Gore/Death ( )
- Swear words ( )
- Yuri ( )
- Torture, for MC's growth ( )"
And the guy makes sure it's all there. Sure, they are all there, but the pacing of the story is awful. Some episodes aren't entirely linked to t…
Read at the sourceIngigo
Basically
The starting episodes from 1 to 5 was really good. But then the ending episodes just sucked pure and utter ass. The opening and ending songs are really awesome, since I discovered this anime through osu.
The anime started off with a strong beginning, strong buildup in episode 1, so it got you into the anime.
But then, from each episode to the next, you're absolutely lost, you have no idea what happened because they don't start from the scene from the previous episode but from a scene which is 3 days after that scene. The timeskip from episode 10 to episode 11 of 1 year was stupid.
The anime was rushed, the story wasn't allowed to develop since it didn't have the episodes needed to develop, it was too rushed. If developed properly, this anime would have been a great enjoyment to w…
Read at the sourceKichen
This is a perfect example of how trying to fit a 25+ chapter story into 12 episodes can lead to catastrophic results.
The premise behind this series is quite good, but it never reaches its potential due to wanting to do too much in too little time. I'll illustrate with some examples:
- Fight scenes: these have the potential to be amazing, that is, if fights had enough time to flesh out. Four fights happening simultaneously in the same location? Too bad, we have to close this shiz in one episode, so let's just show two blows, loser gets dismembered, winner says some snarky remark about their clear superiority, and quickly transition to the next fight happening, we have 20 minutes ffs.
- Character development: you'll have no clue of what some characters are talking about half the time, du…
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Overall this show wasn't bad. The characters were unique and fun to follow. That was what I thought until the last few episodes. The pacing became horrible and the time skip ruined a lot of character development. The pacing felt really rushed, like they only planned half of the show all the way through. The show was trying to be too many things at once. There was romance, humor, action, revenge, and all this other stuff. But none of it was really fleshed out throughout the story. The characters had a lot of potential (Izzy), but was ruined by bad writing. I was hoping for more when I started this series. When I finished was was left in a pool of disappointment.
Read at the sourceTokumia
Taboo tattoo is a kind of show that I have high expectation once,it went well in the beginning.However,things started to go in a wrong direction and finally become a train wreck.
Story(3/10)(35%)
The beginning of Taboo Tattoo is very easy to follow,it started with a rich introduction about the story and also the characters,which is a solid start.
The actions are also impressive too,characters using different skills to fight against enemies.I have no complaint about the actions.Its exciting and fun to watch.
However,things started to turn worse in the later episode.The pace of the story is kinda fast and rough.It feels like the story is rich and full of elements but at the same time,there's too much to talk about.Therefore,the anime decide to use fast pace and weird transitions in order…
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This anime had so much potential but fell very fall from my liking after the first 5 episodes. It's just so confusing to watch, they don't explain jack in taboo taboo. on almost every episode i had to go back to the previous episode bc i was confused on what was going on , but even after going back i couldn't figure what was going on. It moves to fast, and doesn't elaborate very well. If they went back and re did it like full-metal alchemist i would be happier with the result. I still don't know what is going on
Read at the sourceEstelarVitalize
Pretty average anime to be honest. It started of interesting, with main character being just a normal guy who is minding his own business until he gets a tattoo which gives him a unique ability called void maker.
Near the end of the anime it is kinda boring, what makes it worse is when you reach the final episode you see the main villain is defeated then on last few minutes she is shown as alive... It brings the thought into your mind, "what the fuck was all that for then?"
Overall just "meh" type of anime, not bad but not good either.
Read at the sourceBebop
I'm not an in-depth reviewer but I felt the need to tell you not to watch this.
Someone told me that a big reason the show can be a bit jarring is because it's influenced by something called "wuxia" (google it). However, the main issue is with the plot. I can overlook the bad comedic timing, bad CG, bad explosions, but someone did not storyboard this show. The plot jumps around so much and is incredibly inconsistent I'm usually left just as confused as I was after the previous episode. Yet I came back every week to see if, just maybe, I'd finally understand something. I'm still waiting.
Another big issue is the plot armor. I don't think I've ever seen plot armor this thick before and it really shines in the final episode.
One of the few good things I can say about this show is that it…
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Taboo Tattoo
Art/Characters: The art style is really solid. There is a little bit of similarity between some of the characters, but they were so minute and so easily distinguishable that if I had just seen the previous character, I would be able to distinguish between the two of them. However I felt that if I had fallen behind that I would struggle to figure out the placement of some characters. The light and the colors that are a theme throughout the show are really nice to look at and even though things get crazy and the lines get blurred. The characters themselves are really interesting when it comes to their backstories. The main, Seigi, is your average student and has a lot of the same stereotypes that come along with that. However, the inclusion of his martial art training gives him…
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Genericism is a very interesting thing. Shows we label “generic” are almost always inferior, so it is only natural to wonder why every season, without fail, there is an overabundance of them. One of the most common symptoms of genericism is that you can easily predict more things than should be predicted simply by taking a glance at the synopsis or poster. You might take one look at Taboo Tattoo’s poster and promptly dismiss it as generic, but I’m here to tell you that it is not. It may seem like it, it may start of like it, but no, I assure you, it isn’t; nay, it is much, much worse than anything you’ve ever dismissed before as “generic”. If you would be oh so kind to indulge me, let me explain to you to the glorious calamity that is Taboo Tattoo.
Taboo Tattoo is the asinine abomination…
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Want an anime about 'Murica? You got it! This show is all about americans going to Japan to gather tattoos. As dumb as that sounds, it's actually the whole idea of the series.
Now, you might think this series is an action-packed series with spectacular graphics and compelling story line. Yes, it has spectacular graphics. Yes, it's action-packed. But if there's one thing this series doesn't have, it's a good story. The series focused so much on action that plot-building hardly occur in the show. And when they do, they shorten the fighting scenes and add fillers. In terms of plot sequences, this anime didn't do a good job.
To make up for that, however, it had characters that stood out more than it should. The side characters in the series were quirky and strong despite not having much to d…
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Lelouch's dad once said, "Notto disu shitto agen." Well, that's exactly what i was thinking while watching Taboo Tattoo.
Justice! Heroism! Friendship! And middle schoolers!? In a battle to save the world, our middle school justice-loving protagonist conveniently receives the most powerful tattoo. This Tattoo has the power to create black holes and, of course, Seigi uses it for justice and protecting his loved ones... But what actually happens in this story when you put a naive middle schooler and his powerless childhood friend in the middle of a war to save the world...? Well, my friend, people die.
Ah yes, Taboo Tatoo: an anime where the main protagonists are cliché, enemies are crazy in addition to being cliché, and cliché female characters bombard you with a huge amount of fanservice.…
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Let's start with: This is the kind of series that will tempt you with a good concept and then will disappoint you with a lame development. And if you manage to watch it to the end, you will keep thinking: "Why didn't I throw it after the third episode?"
Now, as I say the concept is good. A story based in these mysterious tattoos that give super powers to the ones that get them is quite attractive and the battle scene are good enough to get you curious.
However, with the introduction of "the villians", the main characters began to seem extremely weak. Since that moment, you will keep watching them being defeat by so overwhelming antagonist, that it's hard not to pity them, while you also hate them by how they keep their childish stubbornness till the very end.
The incapability of maturin…
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TL;DR at the end
~Contains Spoilers~
The reviews for this show are far to generous. Even this one, is far to generous, and I haven't even wrote it yet. If you enjoy cliche shows, then that's fine. But it doesn't change the FACT that this anime takes itself way to seriously and becomes one of the hardest things to watch in anime history.
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STORY: 1/10
Though I will admit the timeskip episode stirred a slight bit of emotion inside me, a fraction of my fiber that harbors a forbidden love for this type of anime.... the rest of it had me throwing up inside my mouth. There is a lot of character death in the series, which I can't understand why was a remotely good idea, seeing as I cared about two or so of the characters anyway. To make matters worse, fo…
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Have you ever seen an anime where you saw such great things coming from it's premise but left coming out of the anime like it nearly utterly betrayed you by the end of it?...well LA just didn't say that statement for no reason -sigh-, let's get this over with.
On the outset Taboo Tattoo reminded LA of the To aru Majustu no Index premise, with humans with superpowers (Espers and Tattoo users) of some kind and are at war with each other (Indexes multiple faction battles etc. and Aryabhata Region vs. USA) and LA really liked it because of it and really wanting to know more about the Tattoo's and how they function really intrigued LA.
The last bastion of good Taboo Tattoo had was it's animation done by JC Staff and really from the good looking character designs to the awesome battles were do…
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