Audience reviews
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Gandeloft
To me, this anime is beautiful in the simple meaning of that word. After all the stories that I've gone through, this is what's turned out to be my breath of fresh air. A story in which exclusively everything is good and nothing is bad.
Happy.. Not just happy, but wonderfully happy developments happening all over the place. In a lot of stories there are characters that are the enemies in their given circumstances, but if those circumstances were to be different they'd be friends, or even lovers. To realize our dreams of those characters, at least I turn to fan artworks in which those characters are drawn together. There isn't even many artworks of this story to find and I assume that it's because this story is a whole cake, not just a piece of it, if you understand my analogy. :)
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Read at the sourceSgtSalamander
This was a nice watch. The story proved itself to be interesting, taking inspiration from the escaped research facility girl with special powers trope, while putting a unique and original spin on it by utilizing Alice in Wonderland imagery. The idea of "Mirror Gates", each with their own unique set of powers and whatnot, provides wonderful grounds for narrative growth, limited only by how many powers one can come up with. The story changed about a third of the way through, from more of a sci-fi escape quasi-action featuring a magical girl and nefarious government agency, to an almost slice-of-life style story with magical mishaps and how a young girl comes to exist as a normal person in a world that is utterly alien to her resulting in a mixture of funny and touching moments. That switch w…
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I don't know why the other reviews are so low. This is a simple show about Sana Kashimura and her experiences with other people and the world around her. Yes, there is some of the story dedicated to other characters and the powers they have, but it all revolves around Sana. It's cute, it's beautiful, it's entertaining, and I find it highly enjoyable. JC Staff tried making a good anime this time and you can tell from the animation and beautiful detailed artwork. It's much better than their previous works such as Little Busters!
Just watch the show if you want to get a feel for it. I love it, others hate it. It's a nice show and it's easy to follow. Zouroko is funny and Sana is extremely adorable--their relationship is funny and interesting, if a bit predictable.
Read at the sourceInspector-Spinda
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To be honestly, I enjoyed this a lot more than it is objectively good. I have a soft spot for gruff males in anime and Zouroku was by far the best part. Unfortunately, he didn't appear nearly frequently enough and his development ended in the first third of the series. Most of the show is about Sana and her cuteness which admitted gets less annoying as the show progresses.
The main problem I have with his anime is that it's a potentially great slice of life that tries to have a plot and spends a lot of time on plot without having a plot that's actually good. Ideas are introduced without much payoff and just die out. The powers the characters have also aren't explained very well and there were several moments when the characters didn't have powers or didn't use them that wer…
Read at the sourceTyrannicswine117
Warning possible Spoilers
Alice in Wonderland is definitely what inspired this to be created because when you have a young blonde girl experiencing some weird stuff you know there's a connection somewhere.
The story begins with Sana a girl who has a power called Alice's dream which is an ability to create anything she imagines, but she is a test subject and after escaping the lab she encounters and old man called Zouroku the question is will he help her?
Now the story wasn't particularly strong, but it was definitely interesting and kept me interested to the end as the show does start off in a thriller like way then during the halfway point it becomes more of a slice of life anime then it finishes off with some really weird and deep stuff that did sort of lose me for a second though I en…
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When I watch an Anime, the most important thing I think of is, "Am I going to enjoy watching it." I watched this Anime and thought, "Why did they cut out the most interesting part of the whole series?"
Alice & Zourku isn't a masterpiece, it isn't horrible, it's just a bland anime that you watch if your waiting for your pizza to come, then you eat the pizza while watching this show, and you finish the pizza so you can argue to your dad about not seeing The Emoji Movie. This review is going to describe the Plot, Characters, and the Animation (with a touch of art style).
---This Review will contain SPOILERS, it's not that I want to spoil it because it is required to be described what happens.---
Plot: Wow! This anime gotten little interesting! You got this girl named Sana, ok? And she es…
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(No spoilers! I wrote this review for my blog and thought I'd post it here on MAL too.)
“This is the story of a girl who continues to search for ‘herself’ so that she can become a ‘me.’”
So here we are and instead of joining the hype for titles like Attack on Titan Season 2 and Boku no Hero Academia Season 2, I decided I would try out something a little more my speed. Alice & Zoroku was something that looked cute and wholesome with a touch of action to keep the story from feeling too stagnant. In other words, just the sort of anime I was looking for to keep me entertained during hot summer days when I would rather stay cooped up in the A/C then brave the UV rays outside. Although now that I’m at the end I’m finding that it may have been a better idea to join in on some of the more antici…
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Story: I for one enjoyed the kind of story that Alice to Zouroku told during its 12 episode life. Initially the show comes off as perhaps a more action-oriented mystery, with the first arc of the show having a more serious atmosphere to it. But after the first arc, the show then does a 90 degree turn with the next arc being more down to earth compared to the first one. This was a bit jarring, as I had expected the first arc to be more fleshed out then just "...and it's over" The last few minutes of the arc felt rushed as most of the "antagonists" are never mentioned again in the show, and only assumptions can be made about their fate. Despite the jarring transition, the rest of the show onward is more slice of life, with Sana experiencing more of the world around her under the care of good…
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Story
The synopsis alone gave me an idea that made me think about Elfen Lied. You know the Government hiding and making experiences in humans with special abilities. However, I knew this one would be much lighter than Elfen Lied was.
The story is not overly simpleminded but I didn’t enjoy the slow pacing of some episodes who were in my opinion, boring or annoying because of Sana’s childish behaviour.
Also, I am not happy with how it ended because I think there were plenty of unresolved questions.
Art
The visuals were quite cute and good. Not something too memorable but still helped to keep my interested in watching this series. The characters design were also good, not perfect because I think they were in some cases just too similar to each other.
Sound
I am not going to look for the OS…
Read at the sourceCanaan
Starting up Reviews again: my 15th - Alice to Zouroku
When I started watching this series I didn't really know what to expect however the more episodes that came out the more I started to enjoy this series. I loved the powers and the whole story of what happens to the people with powers however it lacked a lot of detail.
The plot of this show...there wasn't really a solid plot, was more of a semi-slice of life anime of a girls everyday life with a new family...with the exception that she just has powers! I couldn't really find a solid plot at all however it still was a good anime at the end and I still had a lot of enjoyment watching this series. I suppose you could say that there was two plots to this anime: the first focusing on Sana and what she has to do in order to get away from he…
Read at the sourceRageGoria
"This review might contain light spoilers"
Alice to Zouroku is a heartwarming anime, starting with the premise of a little girl(Sana) with a special power meeting a strict and grumpy old man(Zouroku). this anime is truly a breath of fresh air with a lot of author deciding to ride the fantasy/isekai/harem bandwagon.
Story
Alice to Zouroku tells the story of how a little girl ended up living with the said old man after escaping from a research facility and getting to learn more about the society, which she is clueless to begin with. The old man, Zouroku is just an ordinary old man who could somehow, adapt to situations very quickly. As the story goes, Sana would of course get her pursuers from the place where she escaped from. Sana is just a kid, the pursuers are also just a kid, so Zourok…
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The "Pantheon of opportunities ignored" has another addition to it with this anime. Coupled with shit 3-d animation as well, this anime deserves a skip. But why?
Honestly, I was betrayed by the first 4 episodes of what was going to happen and how the story was going to progress. I'm not gonna discuss this openly for fear of spoilers, you'll just have to watch them yourself. But I swear they flipped the anime around like a pancake and reveal a very charred side of the story that I would rather wait for, it felt rushed, to put it mildly.
The rest of the anime is primarily about how children interact with new things in life and the struggles they might face coupled with the strange powers that exist in this world, wich sounds good granted, but it was not what I wanted.
What I wanted, was t…
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Alice and Zorouku is an anime that I truly like. It's one of the rare animes that fill your heart with warmth , comedy and magic . When you've watched many animes, your longing for something special.Something that has a new vibe. It reminds me of Jinrui wa suita Shimashita X Usagi Drop X Gakuen Alice but a good original anime on its own. Just watch it. Damn, seeing this anime wrongly valued(with its reviews) as its really is make me sad.
(may contain spoilers)
The Story:
The story was great though it had more potential. They could have executed it better. Showing Sana's every day life. It could have been more gratifying. The flow was disoriented and it felt like it was rushing its end. It lacked of familial , friendship and school scenes. It's inclinement after inclinement.
How I wish it…
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I enjoyed this one, a facinating series about people with powers, it has some great action moments, followed by some wonderful just family moments. I liked it.
Story: It's cute, it comes off as more action packed at the start, but as it progresses it becomes more about just family and these kids with powers.
Art: The art is nice, especially later on, I can't say much without spoiling, but I liked how creative it got in the last few episodes.
Characters: I think this is where it shines, it has a nice cast, each with their own personalities, a bit of drama that worked, and some hard moments dealing with things that just worked for me.
Enjoyment and overall: I liked it, I would recommend it, I say if you want, give it a shot.
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Would you like to become God, or at least, gain the powers of God? The power to create something from nothing. The possibilities are endless when you think about the capabilities this ability has. Anything you ever need to survive is there for the taking, you just need to summon it. Think of all the world problems that could be solved with our very own friendly neighbourhood God. However, with power comes responsibility, as there would be many people that would to try and take advantage of this omnipotence.
Alice & Zouroku is the story of Sana, a lab rat who can use the "Dreams of Alice," the ability to create matter. She escapes from the research facility to escape the scientist that want to experiment on her and runs into Zouroku Ka…
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Composed with precision, molded in the fashion of its peers, enhanced by the benefits of modern technology, and engineered for mass production, Alice and Zouroku is a meticulously manufactured project at its core. Among the multitude of shows this season that garnered attention early on before dissipating or self-combusting, like flashy fireworks on the 4th of July, Alice and Zouroku possesses the framework to achieve longevity (Don’t be surprised if news of a sequel arrives). With an astonishing 44 minute intro episode, a strangely mystifying opening scene, and an engaging premise (characters known as “Dreams of Alice” can conjure up anything they desire with the “Mirror Gate”), Alice and Zouroku was virtually guaranteed to attract viewers. Any anime can display sparks of potential, as Re…
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‘Alice and Zouroku’ is the latest of a flurry of recent Seinen series about cute children and adoptive parent figures bonding, in the vein of ‘Usagi Drop’, ‘Barakamon’, and ‘Puco’s Udon World’. Except for the fact that it takes more of a Fantasy route.
The story involves our main character, Sana, a girl with an ability known as Alice’s Dream; which allows her to materialize anything that she imagines. This ability has kept her and other children with the ability locked inside a government facility until the day that she escapes. From there, she meets an old florist named Zouroku, who agrees to take her in and keep her safe from the government trying to find her.
The reason the series is called ‘Alice and Zouroku’ despite the main character’s name being Sana is because the story makes use o…
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Dark road, dimly lit up by the street lights. Rain falling down heavily. A small girl in a hospital gown suddenly appears on a camera, just to disappear in a matter of milliseconds after a mysterious object pops up above her head. A group of people desperately try to spot the escapee on one of the monitors. Finally, she stops, feeling tired and almost defeated she continues to move.
She has been found.
A woman catches up to her, riding on a giant hand coming from the sky. The little girl falls over. She is approached by the woman.
Sudden slice from the right. A new user has appeared. Fight occurs. The little girl escapes into an unknown world, or at least unknown to her.
Enter Zouroku: an old, experiences yet grumpy owner of a flower shop. As he walks into a shop, like every other day, and…
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Most of us have at one point questioned our own existence. After all, knowing our reason for being can be among our most valuable assets. We desire meaning from our lives, so pondering questions like “who am I, really?” and “what is my purpose?” is only natural.
I bring this up not to go into some deep, pretentious analysis of this topic within the show, though there is some material there. Rather, I bring this up because Alice to Zouroku could have really benefited from taking a good, long look at itself in the mirror and seriously asking these questions.
Hereafter referred to as “AtoZ”, Alice to Zouroku seems to face a bit of an existential crisis. The issue here is twofold: one pertaining to its focus as a whole - in other words, what it is - and the other to its appeal or value to vi…
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In today’s world, we don’t have supernatural abilities. Imagine if we did though…the things we can make history from, the tasks we can accomplish, or change the world altogether. Sure, we have technology but that’s nothing compared to powers that can make anything out of nothing. In the world of Alice to Zouroku, that’s another story. It’s a story where supernatural abilities exist and it all begins one day when we meet the girl named Sana Kashimura.
Based on the manga of the same name, Alice to Zouroku takes an interesting approach at modern fantasy. The first episode shows Sana escaping from a facility and eventually, she encounters Zouroku, a florist with a seemingly mysterious past. We quickly learn that Sana is far from ordinary as she is able to materialize objects out of thin air a…
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