Audience reviews
18 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
ParkKlao
For sure you can watch it while you are waiting for a new episode from your favorite airing anime, but that`s pretty much it.
The story behind it it`s decent, but a basic one. But if the story might deserve a try, the animation is pretty bad. The fighting scenes were poorly created and, to be honest, it a huge turn off. I skipped some scenes because they were boring.
On a positive side, its a light and joyful anime and if you are looking for a binging relaxing night, can be an option. It has some funny scenes that might keep you there.
Read at the sourceButtercupOreo
It’s just random stuff that works for other shows thrown together and it doesn’t work.
CONS
-Extremely predictable and basic story
-Art style fits the story but it’s basic and not memorable. The designs left a lot to be desired.
-The characters are your basic cool guy, hype guy, plus girl combo -A lot of the decision mid fight made little to no sense
-Characters would often describe what was happening as though you weren’t watching it
PROS
-The voice acting was good in English and Japanese
-There’s fighting in every episode (if you’re into that)
Conclusion: I do not recommend. If you’re into anime with substance you likely won’t enjoy this as everything seems so fatuous and randomly thrown in. The characters are run of the mill and their actions easily predictable making them f…
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My complete rating - 8.4
Story: This anime started out seeming pretty generic with an upbeat 'quirky' protagonist vowing to be strong and triumph over all his enemies, u know, the shonen/ iseaki standard. However, as you make your way through the story you get a compelling backstory for each of the main cast which delicately illustrates why each character has the motivation and personality traits they portray. This coupled with a cool climax whereabouts certain unanswered questions are given relatively satisfying answers, makes the show very watchable. It then sets up nicely for a season 2.
Character design and visuals: Very pretty, the animators did a good job.
Audio: Love the voice actors chosen for this. None of them are annoying, and do a good job of portraying the characters they…
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When I was first recommended ORIENT by a close friend, I thought it would be a breath of fresh air in the shounen genre. So, even though I wasn’t seeing a lot of hype being built up around it, I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, this anime fell flat, and other reviews of it seem to agree. The first several episodes of the series feel like they are following a formulaic approach to shounen anime. Boy + Sword + Demon = Good Anime. And while there are several amazing anime featuring a boy with a sword going toe to toe with demons, this anime seems to have missed the point about what exactly made those anime so entertaining to watch.
Maybe the story moved a little too fast for my liking, but Musashi’s journey to become a bushi warrior felt too easy. His friend, Kojirou, forgives Musash…
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Orient. An Anime about Onis, which are monsters that took over the world, and Bushis, the people that fight them. The main goal is to defeat the Onis and get back the freedom they once had.
Freeing the World from anything evil is a common storyline of an anime. Its nothing special. So was this anime.
Starting off with the quality. The Overall Quality is pretty good. The Animation quality was quite good and it was fun watching the fights, and I liked the character design very much, but as usual the main character sticks out very much. The music is not special in any way, average I would say. But overall there is nothing to complain about the Quality.
Now continueing with the Story. The Story starts pretty slow, what got me bored quickly. So the main character has a goal and that is to de…
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Orient severs up a unique anime dish. Like any good food appearance is important and the animators did not disappoint. The art and animation are distinct, colorful, and professional and I enjoyed it regardless of the anime's plot. There were definitely some scenes in this anime that made me go "god dam that was fkn cool!" I guarantee some of these scenes are used as eye candy in some youtubers top 10 anime list.
The foundation for the anime is also flavorful. Orient has a unique and interesting world fleshed out with its own magic, cultures, and creatures. Even though some of these things look silly (like those dumb crystal motorbikes), if you can suspend your disbelief I believe you will eventually find the the world setting to be both charming and intriguing.
Despite how colorful the…
Read at the sourceMitsuori
You guys remember that old school shounen feeling, watching an anime everyday in the morning & been excited as a kid this story brings those nostalgic feelings to the table. If you looking for an "Insane anime" Or a "Magi" replacement you will not find that here.
This is a different story, animation and style. Nor does it do anything fundamentally different from most shounen but it is certainly enjoyable for a pass time. Especially to anyone who likes Edo/tokugawa period inspired anime with that su-generic modern twist, call me boring but i cant wait to see how it turns out.
I suspect many people will dislike this anime, as i recall not everyone was a fam of the manga,however that doesn't mean i will disregard it entirely. In an age where we constantly are quick to judge stories as the…
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This was definitely a bit of a slow start for me, but once the trio got together things started to pick up. This was never going to beat Magi for me as I absolutely adore those characters and that world, and have a strong sense of nostalgia for it considering how invested I got when I was younger. It was an interesting beginning to a new story though - even if I wish the character designs could have been a it more distinguished from his other series as it took a while to wrap my head around it when watching.
The different bushi bands and the way they interact definitely seems like it will be more at the forefront of the next half of this season (this first half ending rather suddenly an episode in to a new arc, which was a rather strange place to take a break), and I think things will con…
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Orientation for Mining Samurai Children.
At first glance theres nothing particularly special about Orient. It’s animation is sloppy and the story plus world building fall apart if you think about it too much. However, if you’re looking for a show that reminds you of early episodes of Naruto then you may have a good time with this one.
The story follows Musashi and Kojirou who want to become magic samurai warriors known as “Bushi” so they can form their own clan and go and kill weird, alien demons so they can escape mining slavery. Later they meet Tsugumi who joins them after Musashi and Kojirou learn that not all Bushi clans are necessary good and that Tsugumi has big boobies so they can go to hunt more demons. Okay, I admit that I may have watered down the plot a bit, but if you’re look…
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Orient Review
150 years ago, the the demons, called Oni, attacked humanity and started ruling over them. While some worship them as Gods while others see them for what they are: devils tormenting humans. They fight against these otherworldly beings for the sake of humanities. These brave soldiers are known as Bushi. Inspired by his father, Kojirou, and his friend Musashi went on a journey to forming the strongest Bushi band ever known, but their path is not smooth and easy. Follow them on this journey as they cross the hurdles in their way.
Story:
The story follows the general action Shounen trait, with nothing new to add as such. The begining of the anime was weak and didn't look much promising. The pacing was somewhat irregular, becoming another drawback of this show. However, towards…
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It was 8,98 for me with my own aspects of review.
Story; 9,12
At first I thought this anime was quite unclear because it seemed that many plot holes were left behind, including the power system that people often talk about. But in my opinion, the execution of the last few episodes managed to change things, from Plot Hole to Cliffhanger which will keep you glued to see what happens next, and I think this is a good thing.
Characterization; 8,97
The MC attitude that not everyone thinks about, but worth it and manages to make a good first impression. Finally came the MC whose problem was not whether he was naive or not, this anime MC was presented with his intelligent and sensitive nature to the situation which I appreciated.
Character Design; 8,86
The modern concept of samurai edo, a uniqu…
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Orient belongs in that pile of plain and generic shonen that doesn't offer much of a good story among characters that at best remind me of Saturday morning kids cartoon heroes. There is very little to say about these 12 episodes, even much less that can be positive. At the end it teases the viewers by revealing that it just the beginning of a large story. And yet, I feel very little reason to keep going despite the announcement that this series will continue this coming Summer season. The first 3 episodes are easily the worst. Musashi and Kijorou want to create the best band of Oni slaying Bushi. As a result, they go on fighting some of the least appealingly designed monsters I'd ever seen. It's boring monster of the week episodes at the start.
Finally, though most seemed had dropped it b…
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Full Disclosure: I've never seen Magi, so I don't know what people are referring to when they say that the original creator has fallen from grace. Because the OC can make whatever they want, and Orient...was fine (LOL). It was going to be the worst show of the season for me, but the last 5 or 6 episodes made me like it...a little bit more.
Look, I know I'm not really selling the show and really, if I had heard of the show a few years later with a few other parts of it available with everyone saying its not worth their time...I'd fall right in and believe them.
The only reason I recommend this show is...because its there
And its not Tokyo 24-ku.
Read at the sourceLinnKurosawa
Orient is fine.
It's the most fine anime you'll ever come across of probably.
It's a shonen that doesn't really innovate or do anything different, it probably doesn't even want to do it. The show gets more enjoyable to watch after the first 3-4 episodes, it has some interesting things and enjoyable characters but it all goes on without having anything in particular done really well.
OP and ED are okay and sound like they came out from a 2000s anime.
Animation is not great, it's not Rusted Armors level of animation but it's still not that amazing.
The last episode was a bit of a mess, bunch of things throwed at you to get you interested in the second part (already announced and coming in the summer, very surprising) of the show with little time to actually expose it a bit because it a…
Read at the sourceAbeldeMedici
This is your typical shonen with all the tropes you'd expect from it. Not that bad just to kill the time (and certainly better than the manga counterpart), but don't expect much more from it.
It's from the same author as Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and suffers the same problems, but overall I prefer Magi.
This keeps telling me to write a longer review but honestly I don't know what else to say. I'll try anyway.
Yeah the story is nonsensical. Yeah the characters are your standard shonen kit. Yeah some story arcs are super long, the latest covering like 7 volumes of manga. But I still enjoy it, don't ask me why.
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I like to think of Orient as a fast food shounen. It has those things you may want from your shounen: bit of tragedy, some back stories and flashbacks, a couple fights and situations that make characters come out stronger. But in the end, you know damn well it isn't really that good. Can it potentially hit a spot if you’re desperate? sure. But um. Anime isn't fast food. You have options here, so there isn't much of a point to watch this.
But to actually explain what this even is, we have a world where demons exist and are thought of as gods, and the Samurai that fight to protect people from them are shunned. The MC is a miner who's friends with the son of a samurai, the only one in town, and he has a dream of being a samurai himself. There's nothing too special about the premise or it's e…
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Once upon a time, we were graced by the mind of Shinobu Ohtaka. She introduced us to the world of Magi, a fantasy adventure filled with mystery, personality, and of course magic. Flashforward several years later and here we are with her new work, Orient. It's another fantasy adventure taking place in a historical period.
Even if you're not familiar with the author's works, Orient should hit no different for its elements of fantasy and adventure. We are dropped into a world where the lands is ruled by supernatural demons, known more commonly as Oni. Soon, we meet Musashi, a young boy who vows to change the world by defeating the demons and becoming a Bushi, warriors who fights against the supernatural demons and perhaps humanity's last hope for survival. From the very start, it's clear th…
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If I have to sum Orient in one sentence, it would be this: A prolific mangaka's fall from grace, and what worse than karma to make a horrible adaptation out of it.
If you have absolutely no idea who mangaka Shinobu Ohtaka is, go do yourself a service to read and watch Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic series. For anyone whom has even heard and/or seen Magi (yours truly included), most of them would consider the series to be the her crème de la crème, pièce de résistance of a work, and to think that it has been almost 10 years (as of this review) with Magi's anime adaptation starting in 2012, wow, life must feel so long. And let's not forget her first series of Sumomomo, Momomo in the mid-2000s, that only now exists as a footnote in her biography work that's completely overshadowed by Magi.
Co…
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