Audience reviews
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bmxer44
I enjoy stuff like this. Most people do not and I get that. It's a low budget Evangelion / Ergo Proxy / Texhnolyze, maybe 50%/25%/25% split without Mecha's. It's dark, and gloomy. I honestly did not see a couple key parts about the end coming. You think it's obvious what kind of ending it will have from the beginning but still gives hope that it can be changed. Character development was so/so. I think it would have been better if home girl wasn't a trap and made an Adam with homie, could of had that Adam and Eve ending. "'2 Eves, 1 Tuning Fork" is the name of the sequel I think. It's not the best way I could have explained it but other people have already done a great job explaining it.
7/10 considering the budget
Read at the sourceJoeStraatmann
I can't tell you whether I love this show or hate it. I can't tell you whether it's a brilliant burst of creativity that overcomes a miniscule budget with maniacal glee towards a story nobody else would touch without cleaning up the rough edges, or a cruel and nihilistic attempt at scoring points with the pretentious crowd, name-dropping titles like "The Sheltering Sky" along the way to let them know they're buds. Did I watch an anime that is a wild ride that shows what really happens when people play God, or pointless drivel that punches down on scientists who already have enough problems being demonized as it is ("Peer review" is definitely everyone gathering in a Dark City-esque room where they all discuss how they should best evolve into super beings. Nailed it)?
Yes. No. I don't know…
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Damn. Definitely had me sitting at the edge of my couch in silence for a long while after I finished it.
This is an anime I came across by chance, by digging deep. I mean DEEP. I've never heard a soul talk about it, nor can you hardly find anything about it online, which is crazy to me. I'm in multiple anime related fb groups with millions of followers and not ONCE was this anime ever posted about (that's wild, cuz they have EVERYTHING). So its definitely a hidden gem.
I'm pretty critical when it comes to what I watch, I'll judge every little thing and I've dropped so many animes over 'ugly artwork' without even giving them a chance...and to be honest, I almost dropped this one too. But I'm glad I stayed to the end. It had me staying up past 5am clicking 'next episode' because I HAD to k…
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what the fuck did i just watch?
This was some crazy shit, I was not expecting this. This show does so much shit at such a low budget that it's not even remotely surprising that some of it is very messy. This show belongs to a sub genre of television that is meant to be watched at around 13 years old. The internet is down, the tv is shit and you're running a high fever. This allows you to truly comprehend the show emotionally but completely fail to understand it intellectually. You wake up the next day slightly traumatized and maybe with a fetish for a specific kind of white woman.
Anyways this show is a tragedy, steampunk, post-apocalyptic, gothic, mystery, thriller. That's a lotta shit. The show's about a cult who purport themselves as the "gilgamesh" meddling with the world order, as…
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Last review is very old so... for me? One from best anime i've watched - it was like 4/5 times a watched Gilgamesh - like 4 times few years ago, close to 2007 in TV when i was little bit young - and i watched it some time ago again and it still is so goood to watch.
Characters are really cool, the good ones and the bad ones - all of them seems really enjoyable to watch - the dark in whole anime with amazing soundtrack (and the piano one
Read at the sourceLostinblue087
There are a tonne of factors to what kind of anime they like, or how much someone enjoys an anime and why they like it. For some people it’s the story, a lot of people enjoy anime for its artistic (visual specifically) merits. How the characters interact, what kind of characters they are and what kind of adventures they have. Some people enjoy their anime with an air of mystery and complexity, something a little darker, edgier, something that makes you think or something that makes you feel.
Gilgamesh contains absolutely none of this. In a sense it’s good at catching you by surprise in that sense since you don’t get what you’re expecting to get going into it; because you actually expect it to deliver something, but it doesn’t. If there is one thing positive that I took from Gilgamesh it’s…
Read at the sourceDrCakey
Sorry, Mario, but the King of Heroes is in another anime. =D
Gilgamesh was probably one of the first five anime I watched in Japanese. The third, I believe...Yu-Gi-Oh! GX would have been first and Death Note second. So it holds a special place in my heart - not a good place by any means, but still.
As I said, Gilgamesh was one of the first anime I watched, and at the time I found it very strange and confusing, particularly in regards to the ending. Now that I'm older, wiser, and handsomer (and have watched many more anime), it makes perfect sense to me.
Gilgamesh is a quick, desperate Evangelion rip-off...is what I thought until this very moment, when I checked its dates. The manga is from 1976-78, and the anime is from 2003 (that's a pretty massive gap...). I could have sworn Gilgamesh…
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Disappointingly, the sophisticated synopsis and brooding promotional artwork attributed to this series are ultimately acute exaggerations for something that inadvertently repeatedly undermines its already labouring self.
The scenario— where an unprecedented phenomenon proclaimed to be caused by an act of terrorism has befallen the earth leaving its inhabitants vulnerable—naturally has a large amount of scope but its execution has been highly constrained to the point that Gilgamesh is actually simple compared to the average anime series. It almost exclusively focuses on a small group of adolescents with identical sets of basic superpowers (them being nondescript is actually a positive feature of the series in adding a level of realism to the story), who are taken in by an enigmatic wealth…
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Oh My God, what have I just watched? I've finished this series in four days, but what the hell? In retrospect, I will always suggest watching the first two or three episodes of an anime before you decide to drop it. For Gilgamesh, the first three episodes were in a strikingly beautiful gothic-noire style with high levels of tensions fitting of Edgar Allan Poe. The science theme is incorporated later on and remains. Bits of pieces of information and of the past come together and at around episode 10/25 all the pieces come together.
Psi-fighting, transforming monsters, transgenics, guns, sibling love, adopted family, and love that trespasses differences of species all fill the 26 episodes of this series. Sure the general storyline is pretty goodish (the reason why I gave this a one will bec…
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Gilgamesh. What to say about this anime that wouldn't do it a disservice? How often do you find plots that blend one of the oldest myths of all time, a futuristic plot, a tragedy, a mildly incestuous brother/sister relationship that is not only noticed but lightly mocked by the other characters? As well as totally denying the viewer any real insight into either the main antagonists, the shadowy scientist that exists behind them, the true origin, or exactly what happens when its all over!
Did that confuse you? It's okay if it did. Rest easy in the knowledge that this anime provides characters that are totally, tragically flawed, but also totally believable, relate-able, and human. The entire time I was watching this series (which I did in about 1.5 days, since once you pop, you just can't…
Read at the sourceCrimsonia
(Spoiler free)
A DISASTER+CHILDREN BORN WITH SPECIAL POWERS+A DARK ATMOSPHERE+A WEIRD ARTWORK DOESNOT MAKE A GOOD ANIME...
After watching the first episode, I was excited/looking forward to watch the whole series...At first I admit that I was captivated by the unique artwork to some extent; in addition, the story seemed to be promising.
However, as the series progressed I experienced utter boredom...the story pace was extremely slow, almost action-free, not much to be said about the bunch of shallow characters and the average soundtrack.
After watching this series I felt as if the writer had only thought about the general basic plot and the ending without giving much attention to the details necessary in between in order to make an enjoyable and coherent story.
To sum the whole thing u…
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This was one of those series that I was lucky enough to stumble upon. The story in this series is so creative and gripping and the character motivations are very accurate. At first I didn't really feel that the characters were very believable but as the series progresses they reveal motivations that make the series very thought provoking.
I've noticed that other raters have given this series a bad rating but I encourage people to stick it out to the end because this series has one of my favorite endings in anime that was really deep and cool. It really makes a profound statement at the end that really solidifies the theme of the entire series.
Read at the sourceDralnu
Story:
Although the story, when first introduced, seems simple enough one is quick to understand that not everything is as it seems. Those people that enjoy a story told with all the cards on the table likely wont enjoy this show as much as those who like to keep guessing whats really going on. The line of "bad guys" and "good guys" is never clearly defined. The plot line really does a great job of allowing you to either like or dislike the protagonists or the antagonist by keeping much of their motives hidden until the end.
Music:
Some great classical works from Beethoven and others meld right in and feel like the belong. The characters even build a connection with the musical scores on a level that is not often seen in most other anime.
Characters:
Those that like steady and pro…
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This was a horrible series, what more can I say? Well plenty, I checked this out because many anime review sites gave it overwhelmingly positive scores (I mostly check for how the ratings change on a per disc basis and Gilgamesh's scores for the most part went up from the first volume to the last). Now, I try not to let other reviews flavor my opinion of what to expect from the show, but at the very least I was expecting something actually good.
The story was just horrible, I popped in the first disc and saw the first 5 episodes and found myself with a reaction I'd never had before: wtf did I just watch? There have been plenty of times where I pop in the first disc and see the first 4 or 5 episodes and go "this looks promising, looks like it will improve" or "that was average and looks li…
Read at the sourceAtobe333
This anime promised awesome, the trailer told you it would be awesome.
And I can say for a fact that its did not deliver this apparent awesome.
I watched the whole series waiting for something cool to happen, when all it was, was a mess of nothing. I cant believe i sat through it all, watching every episode waiting for something to happen. All i got was lame aliens and genocide.
I feel almost as disappointed in this anime as i did in the dragonball movie.
Read at the sourceyellowbird4eva
it was the stupidest anime in the world. if you want to sit through 26 episodes of crap....this is perfect. i mean what the hell happened at the end. i hate that they wasted 26 episodes on this shit and not on something that's more worth it...like blade of the immortal.
Read at the sourceceleste2070
IMO, probably the most under-rated of all the gothic post-apocalyptic animes out there. As far as an engaging plot, the surface plot is a bit lacking but the plot twists and character engagements are absolutely first rate. It's an easy watch, but do NOT watch this thing dubbed. The english voice actors are horrid, and I mean HORRID - they will completely ruin it for you. I liked the art because it was so unique, but I know a few people who are so turned off by it that they couldn't even watch the show. The soundrack is perfect for the show.
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This is an epic story that is beautifully drawn and designed. It is very dark and more than a little depressing, but mostly it is emotionally involving.
There are a lot of anime characters whom I could calmly watch being dismembered -- because I don't care about them. But the characters in Gilgamesh are emotionally engaging. I believed in their stories, and when they felt pain, it was a big deal to me.
In feel, it's a bit like Texhnolyze. Ergo Proxy has some mood similarities but is a very different show.
In visual style, few shows come close. Perhaps Witch Hunter Robin is a rival for visual beauty.
Read at the sourceTsumayouji
I can safely say that this is one of the more origianl series that I've had the fortune of seeing. Edgy, dark, and tantilizingly mysterious this series will grip your mind and emotions and squeeze them violently before letting them go. That being said, this is definetly more of an "accquired tase."
~Story~
The plot synposis does not in the least do this anime justice. I get the impression that most people who just look at the plot summary provided here will perceive the anime as being something radically different from what it actually is, not to mention it really over-simplifies matters. Let me say that the intricate story really drives the anime. You don't really know exactly what's going on until the very end, which keeps things exciting but can also be very aggravating. The plot, bac…
Read at the sourceJackCox
This is probably one of the best shows that no one has seen, yes it can be slow, it's dark and it can be dreary.
But to me it was one of the best shows I ever saw. Obviously this is not going to be everyone's cup of tea. First of all this show should definitely be watched in English, the English dub is phenomenal, more specifically the show's dub is generally made better by the addition of Alice Fulks playing the Countess, there was nobody who in my opinion could have played this role, she is a very confusing woman and I think that Alice herself managed to allow an air of mystery to wash over this character.
Anyway, the art of this show is not very vibrant, if you were looking for vibrant and gorgeous colors you will not find it here, a lot of this show has lots of black and white all ov…
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