Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
jus7aguy
The Deus Ex Machina is strong with this one.
Okay lets get the basics out of the way first: Animation style Simplistic but effective, dynamic where it wants to be and while positions and stances/concepts were repeated, they didn't fall into the "lets re-use this sequence again" trap. 8 out of 10, more because they hit the style they were going for than anything else.
Character design: Obvious designs made the characters easy to differentiate, even if they individuals seemed a little random sometimes. 7 out of 10
Voice acting: No complaints, but nothing stood out, 7 out of 10
Music: Same as the voice, 7.5 out of 10
Some bonus points for the intro monologue updating nicely as the story went on.
Where it fell flat was the over-arching consistency of it all. The power-creep over 25 episo…
Read at the sourceSevensDran
Back Arrow is such a fun and unique anime. A show sbout the power of conviction. Genuinely in awe this was a 2021 anime, because in some ways it feels like it could have come from the 2000s. And that's not surprising when you look at the director/writer combo here.
And the fact it was a 2 cour show? What a treat in this age if you're not a hobbyani fan.
Which is a shame cause in many ways Back Arrow is is very much hpbbyani with how mich its a playground in the best way possible.
I mean come on, cowboys vs a Chinese inspired empire and a European inspired kingdom and they fight by becoming mechs that are created by will???? MANIFEST ARMOR
Lingalind is an amazing setting.
And the show makes great use of how bonkers this setting is, made even better with the main lead, Back Arrow and his…
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This show is a train wreck. That being said it's weirdly a good one.
The beginning is really slow. There are a lot of poorly written plot points. The target audience is completely unknown.
The soundtrack was good, as were the intro and outros. The action scenes were entertaining and enjoyable.
So in the end I enjoyed it, partially because I was laughing at it the entire time, but hey I love The Room too.
To sum up this atypical review, buh. Idk. I want a second season, but not because it was good just because it was bad enough to be funny while having entertaining action scenes and also having a somewhat interesting premise. Therefore I give it and enjoyable, but not very good out of 10.
Read at the sourceShade667
Im not really a mecha fan. Ive seen Code Geass and Knights & Magic. But if Mecha anime are like this, then I guess I am officially a mecha fan now.
Also, Im not smart. I cant tell you if the art is good, or if the sound design is good or if the voice acting is good (mostly cuz I watch shows dubbed so it wouldnt matter to most of you). I can say the animation is splendid, but I know that its because I can see how much fun animating this show was for the creators. And that really comes through in the animation. What I can also say is this was the most enjoyable experience I have had in a long time. Probably since I watched One punch man for the first time, or seeing Dragon ball z as a child.
Now, the story is nonsense. Especially early on, the power systems dont make sense (though by the…
Read at the sourceThatAnimeSnobRE
Back Arrow is a throwback to the times when anime were mostly mecha adventures and sci-fi without much of a concern when it came to plot or sociopolitical messages. It’s made specifically for people like me who don’t relate with highschools, moe, or isekai, and we just want to see some damn giant robot action goddammit! Me and an another old-school mecha fan were watching it weekly while it was airing and we had so much fun with it as a blast from the past. It had so many things going on besides the robots action; it included adventure, war epics amongst different civilizations, mystery, and even got a bit metaphysical in the last episodes. I kept seeing it as a tribute to Xenogears, one of my favorite videogames from the late 90s.
Nostalgia and personal preferences aside though, it’s not…
Read at the source0215MADman
Back Arrow always sounded like pure fire to me. The director of s-CRY-ed/Gun x Sword/Code Geass with the writer of Gurren Lagann/Kill la Kill/Promare. The plot description was cryptic, the character designs showed cowboys AND samurai, it had mechs because why the hell not. I was immediately excited to watch it!
Was the hype deserved? Overall, I’d say it was! It’s not the director’s or the writer’s best work but I expected dumb fun and got exactly that. There was never a moment when "the hype died" for me. It lessened, for sure, but I never got sick and tired of Back Arrow.
The characters are the backbone of this series. If you hate all of the characters and think they’re annoying, you’re probably not going to like this show. Fortunately, I liked all of the characters in Back Arrow. They’…
Read at the sourceJiangHaoyi1979
Ok, so it took me quiet a long time to make this review, cu'z of the 14 day quarantine, that I have to undergo during my trip to Taiwan.....and it's a personal trip to my relatives there, but enough of that, since the anime has ended a few weeks ago.....so, without further blah blah and blah here are my ratings:
Story- Good 7: The story maybe good but then again it ani't original, given that such plot were just plagiarize from other anime one of which was "Deca dence", and though , this anime may have high ratings , it still rely on good old copied setting and plot ......and I need not say it. you can just see it for yourself.
Art-Good 7: Given that this anime didn't took such risk of selling sex , with them girls like , Elsha, Atlee, Ren Prax and Fine to sell, even though this has that…
Read at the sourceCharlyCardGames
This is probably the most underrated anime of 2021, a fun mix of Action Adventure Mecha Sci-Fi that albeit formulaic nails all it's tropes with perfect execution.
It has an interesting setting very reminiscent of Xenogears that mixes Wildwest, Medieval Europe and Ancient China aesthetics which makes for a pretty rich backdrop full of colorfull characters.
Together with some TTGL esque comedy and a dash of CG over the top flare, due to sharing staff that worked in said series, you never get a dull moment.
I also really liked the Mech design, specially Muga and Gigan Reppu.
Overall I feel this show gets carried by 2 characters: Shu and Emperor Zetsu, since Back Arrow is mostly generic shonen mc material but the support cast is really strong as well and everyone gets a moment in the spotl…
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A story that starts with groups of people from different backgrounds using weapons based on their convictions in the conflict. That sounds like a story with "text" behind it, doesn't it? No, it doesn't. Back Arrow is a big pile of clichés, not only of mecha but of anime in general, this is not necessarily a bad thing but Back Arrow is a stupid story that keeps you wondering whether to take what is being said seriously or not, because although everything seems to be done automatically, the anime does take itself seriously. If there is one thing I will take for life that I gained from Back Arrow it is dislike for Fine "Love" Forté because she stands out among the worst characters I have ever seen in an anime (Of the anime I didn't drop at least). Honestly this anime seems to be a money laund…
Read at the sourceLordHaagen
Back Arrow starts as a run-of-the-mill fantasy adventure with some very basic comedy sprinkled in that seems to offer nothing new, but if you keep going on, the zany stuff starts to show up.
Story-wise, it starts broadening really soon, and going wackier and wackier the more it goes. It has that bit of a Gurren Lagann feel to it in that aspect, and its story beats certainly end up going "there" in the end, which is a good thing, as it feels satisfying, and not hair pulled as many other recent stories that tried to pull something similar.
In short, it's a fun watch. It's not a masterpiece in any sense, but it's got pretty solid foundations and built from them in such a way that can bring quite a bit of enjoyment if you're prepared to suspend your disbelief and give in to the craziness.
Read at the sourceOneFaintingRobin
When I first saw this show on Funimation, I wasn't sure if it was going to be any good. Original mecha anime don't come along too often, the description and artwork didn't give too much away, and with all of that, there was a good chance this show wasn't going to be all that great. I watched the first episode and was a little unconvinced. The character animation was a bit stiff, and I couldn't get a decent grip on the story. It wasn't until I looked it up and discovered that the show was directed by Goro Taniguchi (Code Geass), and, perhaps more importantly to this show, written by Kazuki Nakashima (Gurren Lagann) that I really decided to give this show a chance. I'm a big fan of Gurren Lagann, and Nakashima didn't just write the series outline but every script. From that point, despite so…
Read at the sourceAnimeEnjoyer420
Recommendation: This show is so unbelievably wild, man. Strap in for the ride and thank me later.
The first thing you should know about Back Arrow is that this show is not to be taken seriously. To call it over the top is underselling it by several orders of magnitude. The plot is unbelievably silly and keeps achieving new heights of ridiculousness long after you start to think it can't possibly top itself. The creators of Code Geass and Gurren Lagann helmed the series, to give you an idea of what you're in store for.
This should probably be clear from the very start, as the series is about the titular Back Arrow literally dropping out of the sky and being discovered by cowboys, taking on the name "Back Arrow" because people keep calling him an idiot (say it fast if you don't get it), an…
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What a weird title. It combines a village pulled out of a western movie full of poor people pointing guns at someone the moment they step inside their place, an asian empire combining chinese and japanese aesthetics, another european like medieval kingdom, but all of them have advanced technology. Eventually the plot moves from yet another giant things battling each other behind a world sized wall with a dumb amnesiac protagonist voiced by Yuki Kaji and a centuries old prophecy about the end of the wolrd, to a multi layered political struggle between each country with backstabbing, alliances between former enemies, betrayals, crazy revelations, characters that don’t stay the same way as they began and change along the way while still retaining their basic concept and initial motives, and a…
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With the creator of Kill la Kill and the director of Code Geass among some others behind the wheel of this series, there was inevitably some expectation that Back Arrow should at least measure up to them. But I think it is important that we view and evaluate Back Arrow as a standalone instead of as a comparison to other series. And that is what I’ll be aiming to do through this review.
This series has a pretty solid story and underlying concepts. Right from the start we are presented with the mysterious world of Lingalind, a world with traits similar to that of the world we live in yet, at the same time, fundamentally different. We are thrown with questions regarding the unbreakable wall surrounding the entirety of Lingalind, the state of affairs in the world and the strange ability of h…
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Back Arrow at its core is an entertaining shambles
The story is a nonsensical mess, the characters are all over the place, but the good production value and the clear passion and heart that was put into the anime make it a fun journey nonetheless.
the story follows a man who crash-landed in the world of Lingalind with no memory but enough hidden BS power to change the entire scope of the story every time he powers up. Surrounding him is a varied cast from poorly educated western frontier settlers to powerful generals and even royalty. Back Arrow is in a constant rush to up itself. Every story arc is bigger, more bombastic, and more nonsensical than the last. It ended with the promise of a sequel which I am confident they will never get.
The art is one of the consistently good things abou…
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I cant Stress enough that this is not worth your time if you are a long time anime fan. You basically have seen the whole show already. Back Arrow is one of the worst anime to come out this year. Mostly because of how good theyear has been for Anime.
The story is very un-original, mirroring that of Gurren Lagann and Darling in the Franxx. Taking plot points from FLCL, Promised Neverland and AoT. So should be good right?
*Possible spoilers for those who are really good at reading into things*
I am extremely disappointed that I watched this. Mostly due to the fact someone said. "Look! Look at this show. Give it 24 episodes to tell this less than mediocre story. Its about living in a world where the people are born to die for a greater being. That uses us like cattle. Lets fight among ours…
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If this show deserves any credit, it's probably for being the most underrated anime of 2021 thus far.
Back Arrow is a quirky series that may be a hard sell for audiences only interested in following the hottest modern anime trends, but its craziness can become quite charming and enjoyable for those with a more old-school sensibility and openeness for the mecha genre in particular.
Which, to be sure, is exactly what you should expect from the combination of Kazuki Nakashima and Goro Taniguchi, since they are creators whose styles and tastes are reflected in the kind of low-intensity madness that Back Arrow has embraced.
At its core, this was a Super Robot action/adventure show with a frequently whimsical bent. Unsurprisingly, there is a rather high amount of suspension of disbelief that…
Read at the sourceMarinate1016
Given the quality of the staff that worked on Back Arrow, Code Geass, KLK, TTGL, etc, I came into the show with a lot of expectations. Obviously it’s hard to live up to those classics, but Back Arrow never came close to its predecessors. While I did enjoy watching it and it was a fun ride, I was always hoping the story would turn it up a notch and blow me away. That next gear never came.
On the surface, Back Arrow has a lot in common with TTGL. Mysterious small world surrounded by a wall, a boy who comes from beyond the wall, set ups for a bigger world, etc etc. Despite the interesting set ups in the show, Back Arrow left a lot to be desired with its story. There were a lot of concepts that I found interesting, like God, the multiverse, etc, but they were introduced so late into the show…
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A naked idiot who doesn’t even remember his own name falls out of the sky, gets called a dumb bastard (a “baka yarou”), mishears the insult, and decides, yup, that’s my name: Back Arrow. And if that didn’t at least make you smile, then you don’t know how to have fun.
Back Arrow feels like it stepped out of a time capsule from the early 2000s, certainly not made with today’s audiences in mind, and it so boldly, delightfully embodies all that makes writer Kazuki Nakashima and director Taniguchi Goro stand out, it’s hard to even tell where one of them ends and the other begins. But this isn’t even criticism. Back Arrow holds in its heart all the influences which its old and storied creators carry, but it’s not trying to outdo any of them. It’s not trying to be their newest, greatest masterpi…
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I wanna believe in you, the people who brought us the mecha clasic that is Gurren Lagann and other Trigger-style productions that have spanned the last 2 decades. But if I have to absolutely rage-quit with a hot take of this show, it's that Back Arrow serves nothing new to the mecha genre, playing "safe" by the tried-and-true clichés and tropes that anyone who's watched either Gurren Lagann (written by Kazuki Nakashima) or Code Geass (directed by Goro Taniguchi) can appreciate a whole lot, that times have changed, and it absolutely has no right to exist. It's only because of the working business relationship with Aniplex that allowed these 2 thriving and prolific people to commit to what they do best, and Back Arrow is the latest in the row of collaboration projects that more than just an…
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