Audience reviews
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RESOLVING_POWER
I watched Ballroom e Youkoso, also known as Welcome to the Ballroom. Here are my thoughts:
First of all, let's get one thing out of the way: SENGOKU IS INSANELY WILDLY SMOKING HOT.
...*ahem*
Okay so yeah by the way in other news this anime is an absolute masterpiece.
And uummm
*checks notes*
HYOUDOU IS FINE AS HELL.
I mean, uuhhmmm, actually this is one of the finest works of art ever made. Seriously though, Ballroom e Youkoso is spectacularly mindblowingly terrific.
This anime is about a teenage boy's journey into the world of competitive formal dance. In some ways it feels like a sports shounen, but also has far vaster appeal than the typical audience for that. The dance scenes are phenomenally captivating. They are so dynamic and well choreographed, with excellent cinematography and s…
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Story: 7 - Good
Welcome To The Ballroom portayed the cut-throat nature of competitive dance accurately, while also making something I never cared about, actually interesting to watch. This anime also was surprisingly written like a battle shounen. Main character starts off really bad at something. Main character has a special ability no one else has (For Tatara, he was a natural at dancing, and was a very, very fast learner). The main character has training arcs, battle arcs, and tournament arcs, with character development mixed in between it all. Battle shounen writing is actually unexpectedly fitting for competitive ballroom dancing. The ending was very predictable, even since episode 1. But it was still an enjoyable ending, mostly due to the great writing of the main character and his…
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The anime had the potential to get under your skin. The mixture of comedy, drama, school and ballroom dancing tournaments could be an exciting sports show. In fact, I had hoped for the same spirit as in "Chihayafuru". Unfortunately the show could not meet my expectations. Let me explain why, maybe you have a different opinion and be able to enjoy Ballroom e Yōkoso.
Story: Good storytelling, dynamic & realistic. Second half, unfortunately unsuitable shift (05/10)
The first episodes have excellent and realistic dynamics. The narrative style, the simple comedy and the portrayal of the characters go well together and create a coherent overall picture. We get to know Tatara, a middle school student who has no goal in life so far, but accidentally comes across ballroom dancing. The first half…
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So, personally, I was quite excited to start on this show and it really comprehended my excitement in the first two episodes. After this though, I became a little disappointed in the executing of the show and found myself missing some elements, which I think of as necessary in a show about ballroom dancing. Of course, some of these elements are clearly my personal taste and they do not make the show less entertaining. I will praise that the studio did an amazing job nonetheless, but maybe my expectations were just too high.
The second half of the show was way better than the first, introducing some new characters, which helped the main character along with his development.
The characters themselves are decent enough to be enjoyable. The main character can come across as whiny and a cowar…
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Welcome to the Ballroom got a good deal of fanfare a couple years earlier where I did have interest in wanting to check it out thanks to its rather unique focus on ballroom dancing, until I heard reception eventually got mixed and underwhelming to what it offered up. That still had me interested in seeing what made it a mixed bag among fans considering the ballroom dancing premise had storytelling potential on paper. However as I watched the anime's 24-episode TV run, I started to see the rather glaring flaws that made the hype for it quickly fizzle out.
Welcome to the Ballroom is in essence a shounen sports anime that features its male lead taking up a sport to find meaning for himself and develop greater self-confidence in his capabilities. In spite of this rather cliched element, the p…
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(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
For as long as I have known my older sister, she has been a dancer through and through.
Everywhere has counted: at the school talent show, at her local studio, at numerous recitals, at different states. Everything has counted as well: tap, ballet, hip-hop, Latin. Across her entire leg-driven journey, she has claimed enough awards and cheers and experience to last a lifetime.
Basically, she has seen and partaken in nearly all that dance has to offer. Despite her dancing expertise, though, I have yet to hear any mention of ballrooms. And after watching the entirety of Ballroom e Youkoso, I can confidently say, as someone with zero dance moves whatsoever, she is seriously missing out.
STORY
The world of competitiv…
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Hajime Shokugeki no Kuroko's Ballroom e Ippo no Haikyuu could've been a much more enjoyable anime if not for two major character mistakes:
1. They all but removed Sengoku from the series in the second season.
2. They introduced Chinatsu who I did not like at all.
Sengoku was by far the best character in the entire anime, yet, without spoiling things, they completely removed his character for half of the anime. He was the source of the humor and energy for the entire anime, and they cut him out. Big mistake.
But the biggest mistake was the introduction of Chinatsu, who, for me, was a supremely unlikeable character, on the order of Sakura from Naruto. Needlessly moody, obstinate and not at all charming as a Tsundere. (SLIGHT SPOILER) And it was doubly irritating considering that the cl…
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Ballroom e Youkoso is what I would call a hidden gem, the genre itself is both intriguing and at the same time not interesting for many. One of the reason why people started watching in the first place was they bump into it expecting it to be similar to current Sports Anime or because Production I.G. is the one producing the anime and Haikyuu! is definitely a hit. But I can definitely say this is far different from Haikyuu! and wont satisfy everyone.
Lets start with a quick introduction, I also joined competitive ballroom dancing before and Ballroom e Youkoso portrays a good amount of what you would expect in Competitive ballroom dancing. I can say for a certain that what the anime and the manga tackles is the environment of competitive ballroom dancing itself and not only our main charac…
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I remember after my complete re-watch of Haikyuu in the summer of 2017 I really was in the mood for something current that was either an Action or Sport genre type. After browsing the Summer 2017 lineup I decided to go with Ballroom e Yokoso.
It had already been six or eight episodes in and to be honest I didn't really have high hopes for it because of the "Sport" of choice. Glad to say, it turned out more than just decent.
It did start off kind of slow for me and the accent on characters eyelashes was a little awkward for me. It was the first time I saw something like it in Anime. It didn't take very long for me to look past the accented eyelashes though and shortly after that around episode 10 I think I noticed myself really wanting to see more and being annoyed that I had to wait the…
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Till Episode 10 - Very good. Good character development and overall enjoyment is excellent. All the ladies and men are respected and given equal importance. Story line keeps you engaged and total satisfaction is provided.
From Episode 11 - New girl enters the anime with good prospects. It turns out our guy is a wimpy useless liberal left feminist douche! And the new girl is more manly with good bully future. I don't know if the director changed or the writer but the anime goes from good entertaining watchable to stinky irritating feminist propaganda.
I would suggest everyone to see till epi. 10 then create your own imaginations for the rest.
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I couldn't wait to start watching Ballroom e Youkoso, but it really missed the mark. While it has a lot of problem, I'll focus on two big ones: failure as a sports anime and a boring lead.
I love sports anime. The drama. The tears. The tension. I love Ping Pong the Animation, Haikyuu!!, and the Yuri on ICE!!!. But Ballroom fails at a fundamental level when it comes to being a "sports anime".
First, almost none of dancing is actually animated, which is pretty surprising considering Production I.G. also brought us Haikyuu!!. Sure it's difficult to animate characters in motion, but YOI dedicated a lot of screen-time to skating routines (maybe even too much). When I started a ballroom dancing anime, I expected more than a few seconds of footwork every episode. Instead I got a bunch of stil…
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Ballroom e Youkoso’s hype sank faster than 2-ton anchor. And it’s easy to see why. The show is plagued by lackluster animation and unlikeable characters.
Ballroom’s biggest disappointment is the extreme lack of any actual dancing (or ballroom-styled music). Shows can survive dull characters and repetitive melodrama if they deliver something else worth sticking around for, but Ballroom failed on its biggest promise - to see some dancing.
Instead of dancing, we get drawn stills and repetitive commentary from the audience about how great someone is or how much they improved or the differences between one dancing style and another, but never see any of it. And any dancing we do see looks more like chickens flapping around than anything graceful.
The lack of any actual dancing also remove…
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May contain slight spoilers...
For an anime that’s entire focus is dancing, I’m a little disappointed in some of the dance scenes I found in Welcome to the Ballroom. Why, you may ask? Well, if I had to sum up my issues with the show, I’d probably blame them on the show’s budget. Of course, it wasn’t all bad as I thoroughly enjoyed the characters that I met in this 2 cour anime, and the drama and comedy kept me watching for more, but I just couldn’t shake the problems I kept picking up on.
First of all, let’s start with the good points. The characters are all lovely and most of them get their own special moment in the spotlight. We either watch them dance their hearts out or peer into their backstories that are filled with all the hardships that they endured to become the athletes they ar…
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Meh what more to say about the animu, prolly the best sports anime so far i've watched.
What the animu lacks? idk
All i know it it's a mix of feelings, hardship, the undying never give up spirit, bit of romantic dev , amazing animation and s.tracks along with the slow paced but steady CHARACTER DEVELOPEMENT :D (unlike other sports animu's where mc's were either dope/prodigy or they develop by the time we reach half of the series. 10/10 YO!
It's a mix of all stuff you need- how the mc gets inspiration for doing something he never imagined, how he goes down after a failure, backs up and shuts everyone else making em stand open mouthed. The part i most loved is prolly the slow paced ch. development: weather it is tad of romance, skills,ability, trusting each other,believing,recovery and the…
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"Now that's what I call Sports Anime!"
I cannot emphasize enough how wonderful this show was for me to watch. Until this past year I had not managed to enter the world of sports anime, and after devoting an entire season to exploring the genre in its various forms and series, I can definitively say that Ballroom e Youkoso (Welcome to the Ballroom) is one of my favorites and one of the most enjoyable by far. From basketball to rugby, ping pong to bicycle races, the realm of sports has all different kinds of appeal, however; Ballroom has something that is entirely unique to it: aesthetic.
When I say this, I don't mean the art or animation--though I shall talk about that shortly. What I mean when I say aesthetic, is that the look of the competitors and exhibition of the dancing itself is…
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I admit I haven’t actually sat down and read the manga, but I’ve seen more than enough to undoubtedly know the original creator put clear passion and effort into her manga. While you could perhaps say the same about the work ethic of the anime’s adaptation team, I’m afraid you could not similarly stand up for the anime’s painfully transparent budgeting and scheduling. Yes, that’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Production IG—the titans of Japanese animation—those who have, over recent years, released many of the highest quality sports anime ever made, finally made what I think we can all agree is a bad adaptation.
Welcome to the Ballroom has the sleek character designs, the clean art style, and the sharp drawings of Production IG’s previous standard-setting sports anime, Haikyuu, but it has…
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Anime Has often surprised me with the fact that how unpredictable it can really get. We often think to ourselves, that having watched so many shows, nothing can really surprise us anymore, But yet again, we are proved wrong with every new season. Take Fune wo amu for example, I never thought i will watch an anime about dictionaries, And yet I found myself loving it more and more. And now we have Ballroom, An anime which explores the world of ballroom dancing, A sport which is perhaps is one of the most peculiar one out there , and perhaps the most elegant one too, And surprisingly makes it more interesting than you might really expect it to be.
Sports anime have existed pretty much since the beginning of the medium itself. From football to basketball, and even Shogi, We have seen almost a…
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"This adaptation is like a painting, it has a beautiful frame that could be the story itself presented and maintained throughout the show, and the remarkable artistic quality of the main characters enclosed in this frame that is compared to the hypnotic and vivid sunset that fascinates our eyes and earns our total attention."
At first, you may be a bit skeptical after reading the summaries of this anime, the central theme is a bit unusual, a ballroom anime. Also, you can consider, a dance competition, another anime about some championships or tournaments that could be similar to any other sports anime, but you could be wrong. Ballroom e Youkoso is a fantastic adaptation that combines excellent storytelling with fabulous art design and captivates viewers by making them want more. Sadly, no…
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Beautiful , Emotional ,Enjoyable and Brilliant ! From an anime that focuses on dancing i got more than i was expecting! A masterpiece!
Welcome to the Ballroom is one of the candidates for anime of the year. At first i was wondering what an anime about social dancing could offer to me as a viewer who has no particular interest in these stuff. I got myself into a fantastic show who knows how to built up the tension in each episode and release it on the dance floor, in a beautiful display of the characters thoughts and feelings during their dance and finally i got some knowledge about the dancing world. Let's not forget the enjoyment after finishing each episode that leaft a great taste in my mouth. If you are hesistant to watch it because of that trust me it's worth your time and it will ex…
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Competition is a beautiful thing. It makes us strive to accomplish, to win, and hope that we can simply be good at something in our lives. When it comes to expressing talent, we try to be the show-off and express it like a form of art. For a guy named Tatara Fujita, he just wants to prove to the world that he can be good at something. That is, one day…he discovers the world of ballroom dancing.
Watching Ballroom e Youkoso (Welcome to the Ballroom) feels like taking a journey down memory lane. I’m talking about the type of memory lane where you were once a kid and wanted to prove everyone you had talent in something. Academics, sports, art, acting, singing. Just anything in general that make your friend go “wow, I didn’t know you could do that!” As such, this anime is one that I found rema…
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