Introduction
Although primarily working as a vase painter in Ancient Greece, Demetrios is berated for his lack of resolve and ability to keep a cool head in a crisis. One day, he is suddenly struck by lightning and transported to Tokyo in 1964, the first year Japan hosted the Summer Olympics.
More than accommodated by a family who simply excuses him as a harmless foreigner, Demetrios ends up bringing the knowledge he has gained from the modern era to his own time period whenever he returns after being zapped by lightning. As he repeatedly travels between the two eras, Demetrios learns to impress his fellow villagers and begins to stand up for himself—all just in time to become stronger and organize and participate in his own Olympics back at home.
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Audience reviews
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emprizzko
Extra Olympia Kyklos is something I wanted to check out because of the mix of mediums of each episode. This anime is a relatively short viewing, about 2-2½ hours, and it's nice to sit back and watch something REALLY different for once.
The songs at the ends of episodes are funny and pleasantly informative. Just thinking about how much research was put into this show, and seeing how much footage they shot for this, just adds just shows everyone's compassion to make this show a reality.
However, maybe it's not your cup of tea, since each episode follows the same formula and possibly something that doesn't please your brain, but try watching a handful of episodes to appreciate how much work was put into this show.
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Story: does the job of setting up the comedic moments
Art: The Best part of this show, it being stop motion Claymation mixed with regular animation makes this show really unique; I never thought I would ever watch an anime Claymation.
Sound: I really liked all the ending songs, they provided their own comedic value outside the story of the episode.
Characters: Being a comedy this is a strong point of the show, I particularly liked the Spartans and was less fond of the Eleians Enjoyment: I experienced a bit of a lull in my enjoyment of the show around episode 14 but Overall I found the show charming and defiantly worth watching
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Be warned - This review is the epitome of subjective. I'm purely rating this based off my personal enjoyment of this series.
So, I've been meaning to read the manga for a while, never got around to it. In late september my friend and I, on our weekly anime-watching-session, gave in to our curiosity, because the preview picture of this anime has been intriguing us for weeks at that point. So we decided to just try one episode, to see what exactly this anime was, and were surprised it was five minutes long. And then, without realising it, we ended up watching all sixteen? seventeen? episodes that were availabe back then.
It really, really sucked us in.
Story - 8 Points
Now, don't let this high score fool you. Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos is not a deep show, at all. And it doesn't try being one,…
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Due to the pandemic, the biggest sporting event in the world was postponed: the Olympics. The planet rightly needs time to restructure itself, in addition to prioritizing everyone's health. Olympia Kyklos was the anime that came with a unique cultural objective, showing us historical and comic references of the formation of this very memorable date every four years. We will analyze then, one of the most important anime of this year.
This review contains some small spoilers.
Olympia Kyklos is a set of short stories, by Demetrios, an illustrator and at the same time creator of events, whose "mandatory work" is to promote sports and the Olympics in his region. Of course, he wouldn't do that just as he wanted. The local leader always asks for this, with money as the main objective. But not o…
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Warning! The whole review might be a lie. It also contains spoilers, not that it's worth mentioning anyway.
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First of all, I have to thank mr. Yamazaki Mari (the original creator) for deciding to use a great cover of Lord Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald's theme as an opening song (a.k.a. Rossini's William Tell Overture opera). Original song music video link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8FN0xhz4Tk
Due to my Greek blood, combined with my impatience to watch the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, this show seemed irresistible for me. It was the real deal - it screamed "time for a sarcastic review vol 2".
The story is amazing - it's about 420 BC born statueman Demetrios (Jimmy in ancient greek,…
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Olympia Kyklos is probably the best contender for dark horse of the Spring 2020 season, and maybe even all of 2020. It was a show that was heavily overshadowed by several household and hyped up titles, and as well as its short length and unique nature. This show is quite unique as it experiments with several types of animation and techniques that you don’t often see in TV, such as Claymation and use of fabric materials, so for one to enjoy a show such as this one, it requires a certain taste and a little bit of open-mindedness.
The show follows the timid and cowardly, yet incredibly athletic main character, Demetrios, as he aims to become a pottery painter, rather than an athlete; a position that he is bullied into by the village mayor. Over the span of the show, and with the power to tra…
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