Introduction
Loki, the Norse god of mischief, has been exiled to the human world for what was apparently a bad joke. Along with being exiled, he's forced to take the form of a child. He's told the only way he can get back to the world of the gods is if he can collect auras of evil that take over human hearts, and so to do this he runs a detective agency. Loki is soon joined by a human girl named Mayura who is a maniac for mysteries, and she soon helps out in her own way. However, soon other Norse gods begin to appear, and most have the intent to assassinate Loki for reasons unclear.
(Source: ANN)
Audience reviews
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kawaii123456
Nicest thing I can say about Loki and most important thing to know about any anime, is that it's self contained has an ending and doesn't leave you hanging for more that will never come.
The audio is the other high point here. The music is usually better than the scenes that it accompanies and the voice actors in the dub really do an incredible job of trying to breathe some life into this mess. I do recommend the dub, I watched the dub with subs running simultaneously and the English voice dialog is a cut above the English subs.
And it's downhill from there.
The concept certainly had the potential to be great. The Norse gods trying to live amongst humans, covertly fighting amongst themselves and taking on mortal jobs. Unfortunately what you get is a Norse themed not very mysterious, m…
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I came upon Loki Ragnarock on amazon prime a little while ago. I think the main reason I watched it was because,I'm a really big marvel fan and the name "loki" was in the title,at first,I did'nt expect this to actually be about the norse gods witch was kinda stupid.
I do like this anime,I found it really intriguing at times.There was always this sense of mystery to the episodes,while still being funny and charming in in it's own unique way.It's definatly not for everyone, it does lose a bit of that mystery element as it goes on and drags itself out for 26 episodes,but dont take it from me.It's certanly a good series to watch just for a laugh and for quirky characters and story lines (as cheesy as they can get)
Read at the sourceStardust_Hime
This show had a manga that was never fully released here in the USA but from what I have been able to read I am thoroughly shocked that they did not use the manga's brilliant writing to it's advantage. Instead we get a slapping together of mediocrity with little to no relation to the original material. Everything is mediocre at best, laughable and pathetic at worse.
That being said I love this anime, as it is one of my firsts. It does have a certain charm to it if you can look past how lazy it is. It takes so many shortcuts and just does not seem to care, and that makes it enjoyable in an ironic sort of way.
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Life is but a mystery itself and mystery shows merely cover a portion of it. MLR (Matantei Loki Ragnarok) is a example of such a work. Using Norse Mythology as it's background, it tries to mix supernatural events with mystery. The story isn't the most amazing thing you'll come across, but it's still good. Characters aren't the most amazing, the female MC is very generic, often found in many other mystery works, such as Spiral (Which i think is a little better than this). I like this a little more than most people, most likely anyways, because i love the whole premise of mythology itself, whether it be Greek or Norse. The idea of an entire world of gods existing is very fresh and interesting to me. If you are interested in Norse mythology, watch this. You most likely won't learn too many ne…
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For me Matantei Loki Ragnarok was very entertaining. Sometimes I can be very picky with anime. In the beginning Mayura was part of the story,but as the story continued Mayura's time on screen was starting decrease. Later on Mayura started showing up on screen more which made it more interesting. This series was very cute but got on my nerves sometimes. Mayura would not stop saying "Mystery!" As the story was progressing you could see Mayura and Loki's relationship growing even if there was no blushing.
Story-It was pretty good,but sometimes it got some what annoying.Almost every character is a god and every person was trying to kill Loki at some point. Now you all should know how the fights ended.This wasn't something I have not seen one-million times before.
Art-The art was good for…
Read at the sourceMegan140
The overall story is definitely good and to a point original. The idea of a god stuck on Earth forced to collect evil souls is a good one and the anime even gives you a small amount of information on Norse Mythology (the manga tells you more but what it doesn't tell you, you can look up).
I was mostly pleased with the fact that the anime didn't have the standard characters that comedy animes usually have; the lecherous pervert who somehow gets away with only a hit on the head, the klutzy girl/guy who trips over her/his own feet all the time, or the immature adult who can't act his own age. The fact that these three highly annoying character types are NOT present in this anime is a definite bonus.
The anime does follows the manga to a point but as per usual, changes the story a little bit…
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I decided to write a review to warn people about this dreadful anime it starts off with a decent enough concept but it quickly loses interest with pointless episodes that try to be humorous but just end up getting on my nerves now there are some epic scenes that were 10 star moments but 60% of this anime is the pink haired girl saying "mystery" and doing something stupid or running into obvious danger she also has to be one of the most dense characters i have ever encountered and 30% of this anime is pointless comedic humor... now the other 10% is the ACTUAL STORY and no it isnt half bad i might've not liked how it turned out but really it isnt that horrible its the only reason i continued watching...
now to be completely honest if i was 8 years younger and still have the maturity and atte…
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Well, I was only expecting to watch Special A at the time, but found this instead. Since it was the weekend then, I was able to watch 4..or 5 episodes of this, from around episode 4 I believe. Initially, I expected something like Detective Conan, but of course that was wrong. MaLoki is a show that focuses on Norse mythos, the main character obviously being one of the deities.
The show is good for laughs, I'll admit, but if you're looking for detective work here, the manga does a better job, though of course the manga's focus isn't on that so it's still a far cry from any mystery novels and such.
It's surprising for me to find out that the mangaka who made the series which this anime is based on is also the co-creator of another anime/manga I watched and somewhat liked, Tactics.
Hones…
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