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dampensan
This is the second season of this series. This series basically give us a basic introduction to Hell Mythology in japan, with lots of old folktales from japan combined. However, sometimes it's not only limited to japan folklore. It also introduce other mythologies, such as chinese folklore, hell according to bible, egypt, etc. The story relies on basis daily work in hell, with its various characters and level of hell. The funny thing is that they have better work policy than modern japan itself. Some people might not be comfortable with some depiction of hell's torture despite its comedic intent. i might be the only one who think that this show also have some moral values, because they also depict the kind of sin that's needed to be sent to hell.
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Long story short, I liked the first season more than this one.
Due to the genre - slice of life (in hell) - it is simply too uneventful at times.
The main gimmick of the season seems to be retelling of character pasts and re-imagining of japanese legends. Both of those kinda lack punch.
Although, I really enjoyed one of the episodes that displayed hell from its darker side.
The art is nice and more or less unique to this anime, however, those guys blatantly cut animation costs at every opportunity they get. It is not noticeable, but there are a lot of scenes with little movement in it Still... in situation where something has to move, both art and animation are done very well.
One another noticeable thing is that this naime on occasion uses 3d graphics for certain scenes, and it is no…
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It's a very relaxing show that you can just pick up at any time of the day and still fully enjoy it. It teaches you abou mythology, mainly Japanese mythology in a funny and enjoyable way. The story centers on Hoozuki and his daily life, whether it's determining the fate of the deceased or giving tours of Japanese hell to foreigners there's always never a moment where I am bored.
The art is definitely unique unlike your traditional anime with fine line art, this anime combines both traditional japanese art styles and modern day animation to create an visual experience that seems almost normal to a person's eyes.
Each character has their own personalities and backstory, famous japanese folk tale characters make appearances through the entire the anime and befriend Hoozuki whether he likes…
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Hoozuki no Reitetsu is a kind of anime where it gives you an introductory of Japanese mythology especially the Japanese underworld with a lighthearted-comedy punch into it. If you are interested in Japanese folklore and mythology, this anime can be a good start in having a crash-course introduction into it as the subject itself can be quite confusing and intimidating for someone without prior knowledge of it. However, the anime did not fail to give its viewers, regardless of their familiarity with Japanese folklore and mythology, a twist of comedy yet faithfully to the original folktales and mythical stories, to provide another way in enjoying it. Hence, Hoozuki no Reitetsu is a refreshing approach on learning Japanese folklore and mythology.
The story picks up where the first season had…
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Warning: the following review is also dedicated for those, who have not seen the first season yet. Cool-headed Hoozuki (鬼灯の冷徹) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi, which is, as of today, her only work. Hoozuki's Coolheadedness has been serialized by Kodansha in the magazine Weekly Morning since March 2011. Wit Studio (Shingeki no Kyojin, Mahoutsukai no Yome, Koutetsujou no Kabaneri) adapted the manga into a 2014 anime television series and three 2015 original animation DVDs (OADs). In 2017 Studio Deen produced an OVA and the second season of the anime series that started airing in October of the same year. It is also worth mentioning that the manga and the anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-selling in their respective…
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