Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
magthetanuki
First off, lets get the elephant in the room out of the way. Each episode can be its own season almost, espescially the baseball league episode. For those who are not accustomed to Studio Trigger, their story pacing is probably the worst out of the anime studios, but their art style is one of the best. Their story telling once you get accustomed to it is alright and downright good, but they need to stop trying to fit four to five seasons into 12 episodes. BNA is one of those victims sadly, its best to rewatch it a few times before putting a solid opinion on it.
Personally, I say its a good watch if you seen Little Witch Academia and got to used to how Studio Trigger does their shows and how they use words to describe objects or things like Beastmanitus , or in Little Witch Academia, "The…
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I'm convinced that Trigger has some of the most talented artists in the industry and some of the worst writers. Or pushiest executives. The show is gorgeous, vivid, and genuinely a breath of fresh air compared to some of the art styles of the modern era. The writing, on the other hand, really needs to have some more room to explore what it is its even trying to say. There is such a non committal game being played with the messaging and themes that it makes me believe an original story was had, and was great, but a room full of studio execs pulled it apart until it was such a shadow of itself that it became no longer recognizable. And it truly is a shame. Another victim of selective artistic expression due to a drive to be universally marketable from those who only see art as a commodity.
Read at the sourceZlateh_The_Goat
My general belief in anime is that for something to be fundamentally entertaining, it needs to do 2 things: look good, and be fun to watch.
I cannot think of another studio that fulfils these categories better than studio Trigger. I'll start off with the "look good" part. Brand New Animal (and all Trigger projects for that matter) doesn't have the kind of fluid perfection of something like Demon Slayer, but that doesn't seem to be Trigger's objective. Trigger really soars in its artistic style, whether it be the exceptional use of colors and over-the-top action and expressions to make sequences simultaneously hilarious and intense. The use of color especially shines in BNA, and when it comes to both dramatic action scenes and solemn shots of the Anima City or the protagonist Michiru simpl…
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This started off well enough, with some pretty interesting points - like an anime Zootopia of sorts. It's well throughout the first 5 or 6 episodes, but hot damn does the ending really suck. super predictable, super bland, super basic. Not at all worth the watch unless you're purely appreciating the art because it is the only redeeming quality. the plot is scatter brained, the characters aren't all that unique or interesting and I wish I had spent those 12 episodes on something decent. Abysmal, don't watch this under any circumstances because it is not enjoyable, this is something that I would have ended up quitting anime over, the predictable plot and scatter brained developments are mind numbingly painful. Not to mention the main character is an absolute dumbass who cannot remotely under…
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Out of 100 Nobles watching…
69 were impressed
15 had absolutely no stake in the plot
8 had grievances with the world and immersion issues
8 were expecting trigger quality animation and didn’t get it
BNA is a new original series created by Trigger that has further cemented my growing disappointment with the studio. There are certainly bits to be enjoyed in BNA and I’ll give it some credit, but the show ultimately joins the rapidly growing list of post Zootopia furry IP’s that will never have as believable and immersive a universe as the series they are so desperately aping.
BNA is about a world where there are beast-men and humans living on the same earth. The story follows a human girl Michiru who becomes a beastman herself which in this universe is not really a thing so she thinks she…
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Seriously competent but essentially pointless.
I don't normally care for Anime studios. My tastes lie in stories, not frames. It's for this reason, though, that Trigger is one of the few I've come to follow, what with the vast majority of their productions being originals. While they have a track record of nearly all of these being excellent, I cannot say BNA fits the trend.
There's a sort of permeating indecisiveness all throughout. Stakes come and go, scale fluctuates wildly, and whether or not the characters even address the plot from episode to episode is anyone's guess. All this aside though, I can point to a fair few good aspects, mostly in design and tone work, as well as a degree of intrigue in the story, when of course the show remembers it has one.
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BNA is a bit confusing…
Read at the sourcePyraXadon
I don't usually watch Trigger shows. But when I do, I hear that they're really good for the niche audience that's a fan of the style and presentation. But kind of...average for anyone outside of that sphere. I can see why that is now.
Story:
Beastmen. As the name implies, they are a race of human/animal hybrids that biologically are a separate species to human due to the fact that host the 'beast factor', a gene in their DNA that both lets them transform into the animal of their DNA and gain similar abilities. But humans have essentially driven them out of places to be because they're 'different', and so, the city of Animacity was born, acting as the safe haven for the beastmen to live in and thrive. Michiru is an unfortunate girl who was turned into a beastman due to an unknown ci…
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*spoilers for like everything*
I think I would have given BNA a 6 if it had stayed light-hearted and didn't take itself too seriously using it's highly broken world and logic, because who doesn't like watching an overpowered wolfman beat things up? But it devolves into such an unsalvageable mess in the last 3-4 episodes I just spent the whole time rolling my eyes and half-staring at the ceiling while making spit bubbles with my tongue because it had gotten SO stupid, filled with childish super made up and lame surprises, while still also being extremely predictable. Some reviewers claim it's some magnificent and deep treatise on the sociology of a beastman state and that the writers were just pressured into butchering it down to 12 episodes. That's a lie. It never had teeth to begin with.…
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Fuck.
Okay, so I think we can all agree furries are degenerates and we don't need them fucking up our weeb shit too. And now our prodigal child has been lead astray.
I hate to do this, but you need some background. Studio Trigger is a "young" studio. It started as some employees of Gainax breaking off to start their own studio. THIS MEANS THE EXPECTATION OF QUALITY IS HIGH, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ADAPTED GURREN, FLCL, EVANGELION, PANTY AND FUCKING STOCKING. This isn't a studio that just gave us smash hits like Inferno Cop and Kill la Kill, this is a young studio full of veteran animators.
So, Trigger started out with Inferno Cop, which is the best anime ever made. It's animation quality alone puts everything else to shame and has never been topped since. Then they made a bunch of flops un…
Read at the sourceHimuraMai
This might contain some spoilers, if you give a flip about not knowing I suggest you don't read this.
It's a furry anime, the animals looked good as far I could tell. The first two episodes were the high-point for me. it wasn't revolutionary plotline wise, and when her hands started stretching I went "oh gods". And downhill from there it went. The story was never anything new from the get-go. Outcast flees to outcast city to live there. I could predict every plot that happened before it happened, maybe the most astounding thing that happened, and that says very little, was in the baseball episode where they lost the baseball championship. And that wasn't very impressive either, I would feel rather more annoyed if they had won.
I've already mentioned the plot so let me mention it some more,…
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Trigger made a fantastic story again!
I really enjoyed watching it and I love everything about this show :
Music,Animation,Art,Voices.
Michiru’s Seiyuu voice is something brand new!
Despite of new animal theme, it was a real classic trigger series.
You see, here we have :
0.Rocking Opening
1.Genki/Clumsy/sometimes sad main female character who doesn’t understand many things at the start, but in the end she finally gets everything and grows up. 2.Funny animation
3.Difficult relationships between main characters
4.Crazy,confusing plot twist in the final episodes.
5.Amazing soundtracks
6.Relaxing/melancholic Ending
I like to compare Michiru with Ryuuko and Atsuko/Luluco.
Jackie and other poor bears are something similar to Mako Mankanshoku or her family.
The only bad and at the same t…
Read at the sourceGabuGoo
I remember seeing promotional trailers for BNA. I was very excited. I'm a sucker for shows with animals, since I'm a furry, so seeing stylish action show with animals as the leads? Sign me up is what I said! I absolutely love Beastars, so stories with animals as the main characters can work. However, BNA is not an example of this.
Let's start off with the positives. The show is gorgeous. Studio Trigger did an amazing job with the world of BNA. Animacity is full of parodies of real life fast food chains which is something that I heavily appreciated while watching. The voice acting was fine for the most part. All the voices fit the characters, so I can't complain about that. The show really shines in action scenes. There's so much style in the animation. Everything is slick and nice to loo…
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People in the furry community has non-stopped talking about this show and saying it it's the best anime of 2020. So I watched it for myself and all I can say is this show...was not good, like, I don't see how is this good? And as a furry, I am insulted how this show went. Here's my full review:
Story: Honestly, from how it started, the story was actually decent. The world was segregated by 2 races: the humans and the beastmen, and the humans that turned into beastmen goes to a city called Animacity where people can be beastmen however they like and the backstory explained the world. However, this is where the downfall is. The show has a lot of plot holes like, how is the female MC able to turn invisible or gain super sense with no experience, there's couple of filler episodes, and the emp…
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If you’re watching this show for deep nuanced story about politics, racism, and furry rights you’re going to be deeply disappointed. This is a trigger show, and one written by Kazuki Nakashima (the mind behind kill la kill, promare and most of gurren lagann) nonetheless, so if you came here for the raw energy inherent to shows like Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann, Inferno cop etc this is going to suit you just fine.
Story & writing: As stated in a plethora of other reviews the story is a bit cliché and the characters are a bit generic. But it is a means to an end, the story purpose is to string together a bunch of amazing looking set pieces together in a somewhat coherent manner. The rule of cool runs through the core of this show a dictate everything happening on screen. But this is nothing…
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I want to base this on what the anime IS rather than what it could have been. That said, I really enjoyed BNA. The characters were compelling, the universe was intriguing, the art was stunning, and while the anime didn't accomplish anything particularly revolutionary, I thoroughly enjoyed every episode. It was a good concept with some parts that could have been elaborated on or explored more, but in 12 episodes, I still got a good sense of the world at large, the challenges characters faced, and the overarching themes. For a 12-episode anime, the plot was really well-done with a good amount of build and a satisfying (although some might say lackluster) resolution. Character design was 10/10 with diverse body types and a stunning lack of hyper-sexualization. Music was very good. Art and ani…
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Haha, I'm no furry but...
Well Brand New Animal (BNA) is already the second quite successful anime of the year. BNA was very Trigger-esque but also not. I liked it and I did not. This was due to misplaces expectations and good plot twists.
Art:
The art is fairly simple but lively. You can expect the good Trigger stars to pop up, but what was a disappointment was that there were to many still frames to my liking. I guess all the budget was burned up on Promare. The fighting scenes however were done very good. Smooth crisp battles and of course over the top punches. The animation is what you want from Trigger, but with a downgrade on some scenes. Overall very good. There are some cameo crossovers like that from Inferno Cop, but it is fun to look for them.
Sound:
The intro and ed were tota…
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I am what you can call a huge Trigger fanboy, so I advise you to cautiously take this as enthusiasm, as guidance, or even just as a piece of experience that a viewer had for BNA.
BNA is a freaking delight, but for reasons different from my profile picture. If there's one thing that could overcome my furry bias, it is my appreciation for the craft of Trigger studio. That said, I know this anime has evident flaws, and I will be judging it appropriately... after I shower it with praise and love.
Story (9/10):
I believe there are legitimate grounds for saying that the plot of this anime feels tame. I, for one, felt it too, but perhaps for reasons different than most. Upon the near end of the anime, I began to feel like this is a tamer version of the concept of Kill la Kill. It has been spur…
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*COMPLETE REVIEW OF EPISODES 1-12*
First off, I want to mention that BNA is my first Trigger show, and I intend to share my thoughts on the show based on its own merits without this infamous studio’s work in mind. That being said, I’m definitely looking forward to exploring Trigger’s catalogue further. One more thing, this first bit is going be spoiler-free, but I’ll include some specific details at the end, so read at your own risk.
Brand New Animal (BNA) brought up plenty of discussion among the community when the project first got announced. An anime-original story, backed with a Netflix release? That’s just unheard of!* Jokes aside, news about the show and its premise did pique my interest. Was I pumped for the show? Yes. Did I have a good time? Sure did. Was the hype warranted in th…
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Despite my negative comments below, I thoroughly enjoyed BNA, and so should you.
Story: 7
As mentioned in some other reviews, the story becomes quite cliché as it moves on. There are so many questions that are left unanswered. BNA is a story that draws parallels between real-world discrimination and discrimination against the beastmen and also how money often drives horrible things that can happen in society. In trying to deliver this message through the story, Trigger did a great job, despite having a plot that is so obvious that it can be seen from a mile away.
The story could have been much better fleshed out and become much more comfortable and less rushed if the anime were longer than 12 episodes. I genuinely don't understand why they didn't bother making at least 24 episodes; I re…
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Alright alright. When I first took a glance at BNA, I felt that it was going to be something pretty cool and awesome. Well, was I wrong, or was I right? I’d say neither. BNA is a show that shows the darker side of the world if beastmen really existed.
Firstly, I was pretty shocked to find out that BNA was 12 episodes instead of 24. The setting and everything made it feel like it would have lasted a lot longer than what it actually is. The world-building and everything made you have an easy understanding of what is going on with their world and I honestly appreciate that they used several episodes for that. The story is extremely simple and straightforward, with some things still left unexplained, such as how does Michiru has all these incredibly supernatural powers, even in a supernatura…
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