Audience reviews
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Bandaid_2008
Ok,so I watched this on YouTube, in sub (luckily), and I liked it! I liked the characters, and the designs. It reminded me of Descents Of Darkness (a manga & anime) I liked the mystery and romance! I think it was interesting that the main character (Ryo) was mixed, as in lots of animes characters aren’t usually mixed. The guy with the white hair (J.J) I felt like he didn’t belong that much, because he rarely showed up but I did like him, I wish we could see more of him. He might play a bigger part in the manga Idk. The romance was kind of confusing, Dee liked Ryo, but I don’t think it was ever explicitly said that Ryo liked him back, or if they did say that he didn’t really act like it. I wish there was more of a romance factor in it. It was enjoyable, interesting, check it out!
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Having watched this on a whim with no knowledge of the manga it was based off, I found it really fun and intentionally or otherwise really comedic.
The english dub was a blast to watch through, with it being kind of shitty but at some points feeling like there was heart and effort into the voice acting. All of the characters have pretty good chemistry with eachother, I especially liked Dee and the kids banter. I think the white hair guy was kind of a weird add considering he didn't add much to the story but I don't know anything about the manga he could be a prominent character in that for all I know.
If you treat this as a kinda crappy b movie schlock kinda thing to watch together with friends it's a good watch. Definitely watch it with the english dub, I don't think I would've enjoyed i…
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Disclaimer: My reviews are my own and I'm not a professional so take this with a grain of salt, etc, etc.
This OVA is fine? It relies on you to already know these characters, who's invovled with who and so on (so if you haven't read the manga, you won't have a clue what is going on). So on that basis alone, you may not enjoy it.
I personally went in blind having never read the manga (and this was my second rewatch since quarantine has allowed me to rewatch a load of old anime, this being one of them) and I had a good time with it.
If you have an hour to kill and you want to watch some goofy cops, then go for it.
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"Fake" is an adaption of the 5th story arc in Sanami Matoh's manga of the same name - NYC detectives Dee Laytner and Randy "Ryo" McLane are enjoying some down time in the English countryside together and Dee is preparing to take their long time flirtation to the next level...until a guest at their hotel winds up murdered. The story follows the protagonists' slow burn romance in media res alongside the developing case.
a) Story! - Fair
"Fake" doesn't adapt the entirety of the original manga; only the 5th chapter in Volume 2 out of the published 7. So, of course, there's a lot of missing context and the narrative feels isolated from the larger work. I was never confused about character dynamics however and always felt sufficiently informed about Dee and Ryo's history thanks to various quic…
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It is a Gay couple that are also cops.
This ova made me feel great the love story between both protagonists is so natural and treated with respect, in this world their relationship is normalized has it should be in all the animes they have compelling personality and great side characters that just in 1 ova gave me the impression that they were all just a big family with strong bonds.
I did not need to read any manga to understand where each character was standing but gave me the desire tor read the source material because I love the chemistry between the couple and friends. For being an old anime the portrait of this gay relationship is so pure and nothing in the erotic interaction seems forced like in other animes were one of them is usually nor comfortable here we have 2 consenting adult…
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I decided to watch this as a joke and ended up enjoying it so much that I watched it again.
FAKE is old and it looks super old. Some of the... actions of the characters are kind of questionable but... I don't know a gay cop story where the main characters actually kind of have a nice chemistry was refreshing to see even in this day and age.
Also,,, the opening... Oh my God. I've been looking for the full version of it for years and I can't for the life of me find it. It's. A. Banger.
It has that lovely old anime nostalgia, with the bright colours and over-exaggerated expressions... It was so much fun.
Likes; the opening, the characters, the story (there was actually a story oh my god,) the nostalgia, the english dub
Dislikes; dated tropes, dubious tropes/ actions, the english dub
Seriou…
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I watched this simply because it was mentioned by a youtuber talking about the dynamics of gay relationships in anime. As someone fairly new to yaoi in general, I became interested and decided to watch since I was told that while this is an OVA, it's pretty much a stand-alone in and of itself. I have not read the manga, so that might influence my judgement, though I will try to make this as unbiased as possible.
First off, the story: I'm going to be straight up-- other than about five-ten minutes in between, there's really no romance. And the romance that is shown is mostly just some kissing, and once it nearly escalates before being interrupted. So if you're here for the shipping aspect, this really isn't for you! On the other hand, for people who prefer a different type of story, there…
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Rate a 6
English Dubbed
Feelings:Comedy and curiosity.
Comedy: among all this chaos and love it is hard to become swooned for almost at each advancement becomes shot down on some basis. Oh the struggle that is love.
Curiosity: Mystery anime come in various of forms. Whether it is complex or straight forward or in other. One can't help but become wrapped in the mystery despite the fact this was time to relax.
Story
Work and pleasure shouldn't mix. An old saying that holds truth. Sadly, how can that work if work constantly infringes on one's couple's free time? To make matters worse they are faced with the spew over of another country's mess of work. If that wasn't bad enough as far as the 'pleasure' was concerned more and more people became entangled in this affair. So much for a 'strai…
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First off, I'm going to keep this review short as I don't want to waste too much time. Second off, don't get butt hurt just because I don't like it.
As a heterosexual male, obviously this isn't something I would be open to watching or enjoying. So, I went into watching this with a pessimistic approach. Overall, I rated it a 4 (Decent), which it wasn't. It was utter garbage, but rating it a 1 is too much imo.
Story:
2 Cops solving a case, but the case keeps on getting interrupted with sudden ass pumping. To be fair the story had its mystery and not a half bad plot line, but the 2 cops kind of ruin that. The cops case is a murder case, but without revealing too much, the case is unrealistic and doesn't really make any sense. So, if you don't like an unrealistic story, then this isn't for y…
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I prefer the manga. The drawing in the anime isn't that good, and I wasn't impressed with the voice-work, either. The plot is the same familiar one as in the manga - though with lesser details, of course. A nice watch, sure, but nothing to be impressed about. (Then again, I think the manga is brilliant, so it is rather hard to beat that :D)
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"Fake" roams around the troubled relationship of two American cops while solving a complicated case.
As great fan of the manga I held up my expectations for this OVA. This anime adaptation of "Fake" focus on the Act 5 of the Manga, published on the second volum which, by itself, reduces very much the potential of the story. The flashback trick of the manga is explored here, but it was still disappointing not to see more.
The manga story holds many detailed complexities, that were basically left out in the anime. However, it's still a great action and mystery tale.
The characters were prefectly characterized: many hints and a lovely flashback are presented for us to know what is going on between them. However, for those that have not read the manga, a mistery remains: who the hell are B…
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