Introduction
Alcia is a world governed by "Count": numbers engraved on a person's body, representing any number related to their life. These Counts determine a person's social status and power in Alcia. If a Count reaches zero, the person is sent to the Abyss, a place rumored to be worse than death.
Hina, a traveler whose Count is based on the distance she traveled, witnessed her mother get dragged down into the Abyss. Determined to fulfill her mother's last wishes, she sets off on a journey in search of the legendary Aces—heroes of the war that happened three hundred years ago, bearing a white star next to their Count.
While wandering around, Hina encounters Licht Bach, a mysterious masked man with negative Count, and Nana, the owner of a tavern. In the midst of having a good time, Hina is tricked into a battle with a military soldier. However, despite his negative count, Licht rescues Hina and reveals that he has another count, one with a white star, one of a legendary Ace.
Plunderer follows the journey of Hina and other inhabitants of Alcia as they discover the truth about their world, the Abyss, and the legendary Aces.
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Audience reviews
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Caeruleus_CCXVI
3.25/10 ~ what year is it lol
My statement above is both for the fact that this show feels rough out of 2001 with horrible nonsensical anime, but also for the fact that the best part of the show is the odd twist of, what year is it.
The first few episodes felt right out of "Mahou Senshi Louie" or "Rune soldier" for the few that got sucked into that hot garbage 25 years ago on promise that we were getting more Lodoss War... sorry if I wound up some old wounds there lol. then took a drastic turn and just started slowly turning into something closer to "Kiddy Grade", a few episodes latter it was just "Full Metal Panic!" and then at the end it turned back into "Rune Soldier", the plot for the most part was a bit of a mess but honestly a bit close to greatness if not for the so many flaws. (…
Read at the sourceUlldra
Plunderer is a show that is held back by tremendous amounts of what people could call "fanservice", especially in the first half of the show. It's that, but it's also just full of straight up sexual harassment as a "joke" or fanservice - our male MC is straight up harassing and touching women against their will. To me, the way this show portraits that as a running gag is honestly really embarassing. I know that for some reason this is a common trope in some shows, but it is so much worse here because at its core Plunderer has a really imaginative story to follow. If Plunderer got rid of a select few deus ex machina moments during its run and would have scrapped about 90% of this "fanservice" stuff and instead focused on exploring its themes more, it would have been a lot better to me and c…
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Unpopular opinion but here goes.
By the whole idea and concept of the world itself in the anime is pretty good yet a lot of it was taken away by really random horny stuff. If someone would cut up those 24 episodes into your usual 12-14 episode anime, it would be way way better.
Premise - 8/10
The whole idea of everyone having a "count" which goes up or down depending on your oath to yourself is pretty good. Considering the idea arose from essentially WW3 (Waste Wars), it's a really nice concept. Only and major flaw is that quarter of the anime in it wasn't worked on anymore and became more of a regular fighting comedy.
Art style - 10/10
Character clothing, design, animation style is top notch yet this is still opinion based. Nothing I can add here. For me it was perfect.
Story - 6/10
W…
Read at the sourceMikaelX
RULE #1
A writer of fantasy fiction only has to follow whatever rules he or she makes up for him- or herself.
RULE #2
There are no other rules.
RULE #3
But you really really *really* need to follow rule #1!
--- The creators of this show chose to ignore these rules completely, and that's the reason the result of their efforts belongs in the giant heap of trash anime that provides too little return on the viewer's time investment to be worth watching. The author's just made up shit as they went, and didn't care about following any kind of plot logic. When there is no logic there is no plot to spoil and no suspense to sabotage, so I won't ruin anything for you by giving a simple example:
Someone gets shot right in the chest and is left for dead lying motionless on the ground in a rapidly…
Read at the sourcefozzzyyy
A decent premise based on a manga that is apparently quite good, ruined by terrible pacing getting in the way of anything interesting happening.
For reference, a big moment that is supposed to kick the story into gear happens in chapter 7 of the manga, but episode 8 of the anime. A typical anime will adapt around 2 chapters per episode, meaning this event is about 4 episodes late. This is made especially bad by the fact that they've spent about 4 episodes of the characters doing absolutely nothing of value.
This theme continues through the rest of the show. If you like episode 1, probably just read the first 7 chapters of the manga instead of watching the rest.
Read at the sourceEuphemius
The problem with Plunderer is its fanservice. Or better, the way it uses fanservice.
I have nothing against it when it's taken lightly, but here it goes way beyond the simple "let's show boobs and asses for our male audience". Here there are scenes of harassment and groping that are treated like it's a normal thing to do. I mean, come on. That's gross.
Now that we have taken this out of the way, let's talk about the anime. Which is a pretty average work of fiction, with some interesting ideas and some pretty bad moments.
Plunderer is a fantasy anime set in the world of Alcia, where everything is decided by a count carved in your skin. The higher it is, the stronger you are, and when it goes down to 0, you fall into the abyss. What is the abyss? No one knows. The counts are different from…
Read at the sourceprovenom1
its just the most medicore show that couldve been so muh better.
numbers decide when u die and you can increase that count by doing something, sounds cool, it also decides your power scaling, is what it tells you throughout the whole thing but then goes and messes it up near to the end.
the charcters arnt bad and the concept of this show is amazing, if this was excuted properly it would certainly be higher, the mystry behind the heros was interesting and well done but after that it went downhill.
its a kind of fun watch as long as you dont watch the last few eposides and keep it at that.
decent show, if you wanna kill time and switch your brain off give it a watch
Read at the sourcePedroooooo
Ahh Plunderer. Something that could've been a very intriguing and interesting story. The first few episodes were somewhat promising. It showed potential, besides the obvious generic tropes it had this mysterious feeling. The main problem ill get into first is the story.
Story: 3/10 The reason it's a 3 is simply because the show is trying to add too many spices to the pot. it tries to dabble with too many different things at once. It doesn't understand if it wants to be a mysterious Shonen, power fantasy Isekai, etc.
This results in the viewer being confused at times. another thing this does is alter the feeling of the show, it ruins serious moments one episode going from characters trying to kill each other to the next drinking becoming "best buds". How are people supposed to get attache…
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Cool concept, Poor execution. The characters seem forced and copied from other anime. OP pervert protagonist done bad and bashful love interest done bad. Character designs are lame and forgettable and anime relies too heavily on dot dot dot long pause comedy moments. not worth your time. I kept forcing myself to watch the next episode telling myself, it gets better but it doesnt. the story seems to go nowhere and when i does, it doent feel satisfying. The art feels boring and I felt like I was watching an anime made in 2015 rather than one made in 2020.
Read at the sourceReddKz
Introduction:
WHAT THE HELL WAS THIS SHOW ITS ABSOLUTE S**T. This show is actually bad I don't understand how anyone can actually like this its boring the animation is bad the characters are shit just how the FUCK did this get an anime adaptation. It has NOTHING going for it - maybe that’s why it got a no-name studio with subpar animation. It’s not a surprise that this show has a 5/10 score on Ani List. This is a long intro let's get into the other sections.
The Pros:
Did you read the intro? THERE IS NONE !!
Ok maybe one
(NSFW) The Cons:
Animation:
Not much to say here its shit - how the fuck am i going to get this review over the characters count… shit. Well the studio that animated this season is called “Geek Toys” - what type of sex brand is this - and they have animated such INSTANT…
Read at the sourceKakoriG
Plunderer, a anime with intriguing ideias, but poor execution.
Where do I start? Lets start at the beginning. Right from the get go you notice something, this anime takes perversion in Shonnen to new heights. I already know what you may be thinking, "But Kakori, you're complaining about Ecchi in a Ecchi anime?", but here's the thing: I don't mind Ecchi.
When I say I don't mind ecchi, I really mean it, for me it doesn't make a anime any worse or any better, it's just there. I don't really factor ecchi when choosing what anime to watch, instead I watch whatever feels interesting story-wise. But Plunderer is a exception. This is one of the very few occasions where the amount of ecchi and, most importantly, sheer perversion actually annoyed me. Sexual harassment turned into comedy and cheesy…
Read at the sourceShade667
Classic example of dont judge a book by its cover.
I learnt after wise mans grandchild not to judge shows on face value and try them before dismissing them, and i feel sorry for those who dropped Plunderer after the first few episodes. At first glance it seems like a standard ecchi fantasy romp, but the way the show evolves had me shocked. I havnt seen a show that blew away my expectations like this in a long time. Although my expectations werent that high to begin, to be fair.
Maybe I'm overhyping it, but I didnt expect to binge 20 episodes in one sitting. Its not perfect, and it can get complicated at certain points but it was an enjoyable ride that kept me guessing til the end.
Read at the sourceSpRayquaza11
(short review) many were hyped about this anime and honestly it couldve been so much more in the hands of a good studio.... basically one must read the manga to enjoy plunderer
STORY:- [7/10] i am all for slice of life ecchi stories but you cant just switch from SOL to full fledged action without setting a premise but i will admit that the story is pretty good when i reaches its peak (especially the manga).
SOUND;-[1/10] for god s sake GEEK TOYS why would you use hollywood style orchestra (that is anyway too bizzare and out of place when present)in a japanese anime? the sound is bad like real bad i almost dropped it for this very reason the voice acting is probably average at best you cant tell the difference MC rage mode and MC slice of life mode.
CHARACTERS:-[6/10] the chars are boring…
Read at the sourceJunont2
I could say that this anime was one of the best ones I have seen in for months. Outstanding plot and character development. There were no shitty fuckheads such as Tsundere or bitchy shits who were just annoying. Overall everything was prefect aside from the fact that this anime only lasted for 24 eps. If there is no reveal for season 2 in the next year I will read the manga of it. 10/10 ya fuckheads stop reading my comment and start watching it right now, every minute counts. Now that the season has ended and you all are in quarantine you have absolute zero excuse to not watch this masterpiece.
Read at the source810Teams
“You are the ace I chose.” - Hina
A world ruled by numbers, you gain and lose points for specific things you do. The concept starts out interesting and promising, but the execution of the idea is badly done.
Story - 2/10
When you have a bunch of ideas and want to create something full flavor but what you did is you pour everything in together without proper filtering or organization, Plunderer is a result of that. Compared to food, it looks like a product of someone who doesn’t know how to properly cook.
Plunderer is messy and full of mysteries. Mysteries are getting revealed one by one throughout the story. While some revelations make sense, but some are way too absurd. They are way too convenient to be a coincidence, making me think the world is too small, probably not a way to connec…
Read at the sourceGoober-fish
Writer James Beckett of AnimeNewsNetwork once said, speaking on the anime “Fire Force”, that it felt like it was written by “two middle-schoolers stacked on top of each other wearing a thick trench coat.” Sorry if I didn’t get that exactly right, James. Can I say the same applies to “Plunderer”? Well, as someone who was once a middle schooler thumping my feet to Slipknot and Green Day as I scrawled in the margins of my homework, I’d like to think my capacity to conjure a competent narrative was at least marginally better than whatever...the fuck I just saw.
I’m going to keep this review of Plunderer as brief as possible because I’d rather it vacate the mental real-estate it has occupied in my head-space now that it has finished airing. You think of anime like “One Punch Man” and “Attack…
Read at the sourceSkarvalin
This show is about a guy that likes to roam around
He's never in one place, he roam from town to town
And when he find himself falling for some girl
He turns into a massive creep and start molesting her
Cause he's a plunderer, yeah a plunderer!
This show was a train-wreck from beginning to end. It started of as a typical generic ecchi show but went on to pretentiously try and disguise itself as more than just a self-insert power fantasy. It expects you to feel invested in the dramatic moments but because it's so amateurishly executed it becomes laughable. I think that if anything this is where the enjoyment of this show lies. Characters doing bizarre actions or random plot-conveniences are not rare in this show which made for some entertainment gold. But it doesn't do enough to make up fo…
Read at the sourceExemplarCayman
Have you ever heard of the concept of Outsider Art? It’s art created by self-taught or naive art makers who are not familiar with the established art culture, including art by the straight-up mentally ill, which leads to their creations being strange or different in ways you wouldn’t normally see.
This is what Plunderer feels like. While technically it’s a battle shounen with some comedy and ecchi elements, its real substance is a rolling snowball of plot twists that happen every five minutes and are about as intelligent as wearing pants on your head. You can’t see those plot twists coming by virtue of them being idiotic, you can’t predict how the characters will develop because their development is insane and you’re not sure what the story is trying to tell you because it has like three s…
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I was glad to see that the manga I enjoyed was getting an anime adaptation. I was kinda worried it would be mediocre, or maybe it would be just a small 12 episode "prologue" arc or something, but I didn't expect it to be THAT terrible. It really takes some skill to turn a pretty solid manga into this abomination. So here is the list of problems:
1. Visuals. Here it feels exactly as it did with the latest season of Seven Deadly Sins: face animation and emotions are almost non-existant, all cool fights with great moves are a static image + some blinking "special effects" (and don't forget screaming AAAAAA for the whole fight). I swear, I have seen gifs with better animation, and to add insult to injury - even manga had better drawn static panels and frames for that exact fights. Why didn't y…
Read at the sourceMarinate1016
Plunderer is a show that’s not for everyone. The first half of the show features a tremendous amount of fan service and If you don’t enjoy those types of things, this will be a very hard watch for you. However, if like me, you don’t mind such tropes you will be treated to one of the most under appreciated and interesting stories of the year.
Plunderer takes place in a world where everyone has a “count” which can go up or down depending on your actions in life. Once you hit 0, you will be sent to the abyss. A mysterious world from which nothing has ever returned.
The concept of the count was very interesting to me and the dynamic of the world managed to keep me engaged consistently. On a weekly basis, this was always the show I looked forward to the most simply because I found the myster…
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