Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
IkarugaSilvergun
I can't recommend this anime.
Yes the setting is something different but you will have the feeling that you're watching an Anime about cooking and ...of course killing animals. Look i get it they want to show how life was back then - it was rough. But in every epsiode they kill or hurt animals. Then they explain how they make food out of it - or they just eat them raw. That's just too much. By the time they went wale hunting i said "ok that's it". I tried to give it a chance but i just don't want to see animals getting hurt in EVERY episode - and the focus of the show is just that. The main plot feels secondary...or at least it gets treated that way in my opinion. Also the animation style is not really good - it lacks a lot of detail and sometimes feels drawn for a very young audience.
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Could have been Vinland Saga 2.0, instead became a gay cooking show.
Had really high hopes for this one, with it's complex characters and intriguing premise.
Instead the 3rd and 4th season just showed that the writer doesn't know where they're going with the show at all.
The MC doesn't evolve in any way (at least as far as I watched), the author choosing instead to focus a lot of the runtime on characters who are already dead, either that or giving hundreds of flashbacks to already established characters.
Not to mention the fucking cooking scenes, although fine at first, quickly became the author's favorite way of killing the pacing.
The amount of gayness that occurs in the later seasons is really weird, like...
At some point enough is enough. Makes you think what kind of show the cr…
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Golden Kamui
I've heard a lot about this anime on YouTube, especially that it's supposed to be relatively funny. And to my surprise it is, it has a similar and qualitative humor as Gintama. And it even has a rather interesting main plot, which is actually in the spotlight and not just secondary.
Unfortunately... these positive words only apply from season 2 onwards. The first season is so bad that I considered quitting the anime at episode 7. The pacing was disastrous, the animation mediocre, the dialogue dull, and no tension at all. There was a joke 2-3 times per episode, the leftover was even more boring than watching any Penguin documentaries. Sorry, but penguin documentaries are boring.
It's only thanks to my iron willpower that I made it through the first season. Who on earth is g…
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Well, this watching experiance was... unexpected
To be fair, the story and characters were filled with potential to be extreamly interesting, the execution not so much...
This anime has absolutely no freaking idea what it wants to be
The tone shifts so erratically, jumping from a gourmet slice of life, to all out comedy, to the most gruesome gore fest
I get how the gore fits the story, but the way it was presented, going from gore, to happy comedy, back to blood splatters, and then we're all happy again, in the matter of minutes, it had me questioning wheather the soul purpose of the anime was to traumatize it's audience
What reinforced this thought?
Out of all the gruesomeness in this, you see animals get gutted and skinned, you see people get skinned and mutilated, and the one thing in…
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Golden Kamuy kicks off with a rather weak introduction. It doesn't give an impression that this "Golden Kamuy" is worth chasing, because they just boast the pile of golden chunks with simplicity and dullness even though it's obvious that a lot of people would think of it as an intriguing theme. Then it proceeds with an endless cycle between hunting game and "hinna hinna" utopia where the main characters can slack off a little bit with nice traditional custom and feast.
The visuals are quite detaching, as the background feels too pencil-sketchy sometimes, the characters lack consistency in face and body proportions, and also some annoying 3D CGIs of bears and wolves. Facial expressions are somewhat comic and hit at the right spots when needed because otherwise, this anime would be so borin…
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I'm not going to review each season individually just because MAL insists on listing them on different pages. This review will be on the series as a whole, not just season 1. I also won't make this review too long because I hate absurdly long, convoluted reviews.
Story: 10/10
This story was masterfully crafted. Not only is the premise quite note worthy for being intriguing and even somewhat mysterious (with the identity of Noppera-bou being a mystery and a huge portion of the driving of the plot is based on that fact), the adventure Sugimoto and Asirpa embark on together is one with exctiting action, engaging side characters/antagonists, audacious humour, compelling backstories and a nice amount of Ainu culture exposure along with Japanese and Russian history. These reasons alone should…
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Story: 10
The main story looks so promising for me. They were using the historical value as their basic to expand the adventurous vibes in a nice way. That was some brilliant moves, and i just love this kind of decision, and so far. The studio did a very nice way to keep the pacing intacted in the right direction, and i believed they were did a very well done adaptation so far. So, yeah, its more point for the show! The setting was simply amazing. I just can't believed this series had a nice setup on the past timeline. Its looked incredible and more importantly, the historical value that much happening in the Hokkaido past, especially with Ainu tribe that still exist on that era, just so nice to be watched. Its great, i just love how its explained more of Ainu tribe's culture, their langua…
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When trying to tell someone why they should watch this show it's hard to figure out where to begin. Golden Kamuy is really it's own thing. If I had to compare it, It's got the bizarreness of JoJo, the humor of Gintama and the action of Rurouni Kenshin.
This isn't a realistic anime, so if that's what you want out of it your not going to find it. It's about Eccentric people after gold and butting heads in the bizarre ways.
The pacing of this show isn't for everybody. If you want action all the time it's not that show. It places a large emphasis on survival and character interaction. I love this stray from the norm, however it might not be for everyone. If you're a fan of slice of life then this is a welcome addition. A fair bit of the show is spent gathering food and eating while by the ca…
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If netflix or a major anime viewing platform like Adult Swim or Toonami ever picked this up it would BLOW UP!!! Fans of shows like Rurouni Kenshin or Full Metal Alchemist will totally love this show. The protagonist bring back old classic hero tropes in a unique feeling. They are powerful and you know, the leads of the show, but they also feel very defeat able. No godlike powers just strong performances and strong wills to survive what the story throws at them.
Animal lovers beware though this show is not shy about hunting. It's the main way they survive and "the brains are usually tasty with a little salt" and they dont let the eyeballs go to waste either.
Plays out superbly and each of the characters have their own unique feel in a show that could have made them very bland. Voice actin…
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Golden Kamuy is an anime from just last year. It's based off a Noda Satoru manga that's been going since 2014 and the anime was handled by Geno studio. No relation to a certain marionette with a gun arm. So, I don't know anything about either the writer or studio. Let's dive right into the series. We'll just be looking at series one today. I might look at the second another time.
Story:
The story is set shortly after the Russo-Japanese war. Our hero, "Immortal" Sugimoto fought in the war as a soldier and always managed to survive in spite of being put into many deadly situations. Since the war ended, he's panning for gold to try to help an old friend's widow. He's listening to a drunken idiot who tells him the story of a bunch of escaped convicts with tattoos leading to a great treasure…
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HINNA HINNA
i feel like i should just write that a hundred times for my review... but someone might read this so i'll try to do a legit (ish) review.
Basically, this story is inspiring to me. not because of the effort that the two main characters (Asirpa and Sugimoto) put forth, in spite of all their hardships. not because of the trust these two characters gave to each other. not because of the artwork or musical score. not because of anything other than the peek into Ainu life. only because of "hinna, hinna" if you will.
i had never considered that there might be native Japanese people like there are native American people. i had even studied up a bit on Japanese history (because i so thoroughly enjoy anime). before Asirpa i was blind. i was missing a part of the Japanese "story." Gold…
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This Cabela's Hunting simulation game was amazing. 10/10 would definitely buy this game again. This is a wonderful anime about hunting. You follow our heroes as they hunt foxes, whales, fish, bears, squirrels and other game. It will teach you how to survive in the wilderness when the crap hits the fan. Need to know how to gut a deer and warm yourself with its innards? Golden Kamuy has got you. Need to know how to burn poop in order to antagonize a wolf? Golden Kamuy has got you. Need to know how to skin a squirrel? Golden Kamuy has got you. Need to know how to skin a human? Yes, even then, Golden Kamuy has got you.
This anime was brought to you buy a team of psychopaths who will simultaneously teach you how to track and hunt people, and laugh while doing it. You'll wonder if you're losin…
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Apart from the 3D CGI animals this anime is pretty well done they follow the manga and the facial expressions was pretty well done and the colours in this show was outstanding, I also have to give credit to the opening and ending but mainly the ending because the visuals during the ending was brilliant and the ending track was awesome as well 👌 I gotta say among the shows that was airing at the same time this seires was the most enjoyable to watch every week I did feel a bit sorry for the animals that they killed and ate tho R I.P but besides that this series was awesome I can't wait for season 2, the Japanese voice actors for this series was good especially hijikata loved him everytime he spoke
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In case someone just wants the quick review right away, my verdict is that if you have even a bit of curiosity in the manga series or manga in general, then read this over watching it.
Story: The source material for this manga is absolutely great. A comedy adventure Seinen which is a dream come true for my interests. The world is fairly fleshed in the anime, although the manga does moreso through the introduction of historical context and small tirades about local wildlife and food. The characters themselves become very interesting, more get introduced with their distinct personalities and reactions. One thing about adventure manga and anime that is fantastic is that eventually, you come to know how a character should react, because you become in tune with their personalities. Golden Kamu…
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There are anime in this world that bring upon the community entertainment or a meaning in life beyond what our personal experiences could hope of comprehending before encountering such masterpieces. And then you get those series which exist to only advertise their source materials.
Story: 6/10
The story begins with a unique setting of the early 1900s after the Russo-Japanese War. It has a conflict that is already set up with a Japanese soldier, Sugimoto, and an Ainu hunter, Asirpa, who search for prisoners tattoos which connect to make a map leading to a treasure of Ainu gold. The conflict is set up and the viewers know what the end goal is so we sit back and enjoy the journey. Unfortunately, the execution is what corrupts the experience of those who enjoy adventure and action. I would bl…
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Golden Kamuy (meaning Golden Gods in the Ainu Language) is one of the better Original Anime that came out this Spring 2018 season. Even before it aired it had a lot of Hype behind it since the manga already had a big folowing. So, Did it live up to it's hype? Let's Find Out.
Story: 7/10
The Story Follows Sugimoto "The Inmortal", A soldier that survived the Russo-Japanese war of the Meiji era that Wants to help his deceased Comrade's wife, along with Asirpa, an Ainu girl that saves Sugimoto from the harsh, cold Climates of Hokkaido, in their Quest to find a stash of gold hidden by some criminals. In order to find that treasure they need to find several escaped prisioners, each with a diferent tatoo that when put together give away the location of the treasure. In my opinion the story was p…
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This was such a fantastic show. Not only is is setting and time period very unique for an anime. But just about everything else here was very well done. The only major thing I can think if that holds it back, along with the seemingly cookie cutter set up, is the art and animation. So yes, while the manga does it better in that regard. This is still a very faithful and excellent adaptation of an already amazing story. The characters are all very distinguishable and cool, the story once it gets going is very captivating and easy to follow, and even the comedy is really good. It's a real good time.
Story: the story is very straight forward to start. Simple treasure hunt set up. But with an interesting twist, the map to the treasure is tattooed on the bodies of a number of escaped convicts,…
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Just because the setting isn't highschool doesn't make the anime automatically good.
Golden Kamuy is a combination of a National Geographic/History channel program about the Ainu and rush for gold.
Before the Spring2018 began, I had gone over the trailers of the shows to air this season.
Golden Kamuy presented a nice cast of voice actors I like, an era around 1900, guns, wolves and rush for gold.
Sounds like a pretty solid action anime.
Now, I can't deny that Golden Kamuy had some sweet action, but unfortunately, both the action and the story took a backseat to the "Ainu culture".
I don't know, after watching most of the show, people came and said "The action wasn't the point of the show, but the point was to show the Ainu culture".
Well, I can say for sure that the trailer made it look…
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At the time of this review, the series has been greenlit for Season 2 this Fall, and I could not be more than happy for a continuation of the series! But what all the hoopla, what is this series actually about?
Golden Kamuy (in Ainu language: Golden Gods) is more than just the typical action-adventure anime like so many others out there. It's fun, great and enjoyable for many reasons, to the point where it’s proof that we want at least a 2nd (to 3rd if possible) season to continue the series (if possible).
The story goes of the 20th century Russo-Japanese war, centered in the city of harsh-northern-filled-wilderness Hokkaido, where we got to know and learn the most fearsome yet determinant of the series: the male MC Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto, a veteran soldier who has fought in the war…
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Watching Golden Kamuy made me realize how amazing a series is when it’s anchored so firmly to the concepts of war and survival. Even though it has an archaic feel, this anime convinced me that there’s hope for more great historical fiction tales. I say this honestly as someone who isn’t a big fan of historical fiction. On my first viewing, it was incredibly easily to dive into the show as we meet Sugimoto, a survivor of the Russo-Japanese war. It shouldn’t take long for fans to realize what they’re in stored for and I’m talking about a story that is much deeper than war or survival itself.
Based on the adaptation of the same name, Golden Kamuy takes on shape from the creator’s mind to bring a war survivor adventure into anime medium. While the show takes place in the aftermath of a war,…
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