Audience reviews
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MidniteAndBeyond
This is a review of seasons 1 and 2
How dare this stupid lil chibi spin off make me laugh for 12 episodes straight only to make me cry in the end when I'm not expecting it! While I do feel like a lot of modern Key stories have lost their luster, I'll always tune into the new ones because I've seen what they've done for me in the past and there's simply nothing else like them. And while I'd love a true return to some of these older stories, I'll take what I can get. I loved taking a trip down memory lane with some of my most beloved characters and stories in all of fiction.
Also, discovering that Kappei exists after Clannad has been my 2nd favorite anime for like over a decade is like if One Piece were to try and gaslight me into believing that Pandaman was a crew member this entire time…
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Isekai Quartet and Carnival Phantasm move over, there's a new player in town in the genre of: "Anime That Someone in the Comments Section is Going to Invariably Call the Avengers: Endgame of Anime Despite the Fact That Anime Has Been Doing This Far Longer Than Disney Has Owned Marvel." Yes that is the full title of the genre.
Was it worth watching about half a dozen visual novel adaptations of varying lengths to get here? Well let me answer that question with a question: Would you rather have played all of the original visual novels instead, totally around 300 hours worth of content? The answer to both is no, it's not worth it. Only a masochist like me would watch both versions of Kanon in the same month to prepare for watching this.
In all seriousness, intimate knowledge of EVERY visual…
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STORY:
This is like a mini/side/what-if story for KEY characters. It puts the characters in the same school and we see them interact with each other, mostly, with comedic results. If you need an idea, it reminds me of Isekai Quartet.
ART:
Their art is drawn simply, and it works really well for this kind of anime.
SOUND:
They use sounds from the VNs/anime they made. And KEY's music is something that makes their game very memorable.
CHARACTER: Their personalities are more/less the same as their original versions but with added comedy.
ENJOYMENT:
Key's works are something that I enjoy, so my enjoyment will be a bit biased. Part of the enjoyment came from seeing these familiar characters with the added bonus of seeing them interact with each other - something you won't see on their source…
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Kadokawa's 'Isekai Quartet' and the amalgamation of the world's most overrated anime of the worst genre. Type Moon's 'Carnival Phantasm' which you're likely only watching for Fate and don't even know what a 'Tsukihime' is, aside from the funny cat. Now, Key has joined the fray. Kaginado is the gathering of Key's most notable works, from Clannad to Air to Kanon to Little Busters and et cetera. Each episode lasts for a mere 4 minutes and you always feel like there should be more... Let's talk about it.
Like 'Isekai Quartet,' all of the characters from numerous Key works are gathered into a single high school where they live out their lives in unrelenting comedy, a breath of relief for those who've cried their eyes out with each show/visual novel. Basically, it's a high quality shit post.
D…
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Story: The story for this anime is pretty simple. It is basically answering the question of "What would happen if you clump all of Key's visual novel characters together in one setting?" where I am sure some of you have seen a similar anime to this. (Another anime is Isekai Quartet where it wants to show what would happen if you clump a bunch of isekai genre story characters into the mix). Therefore, the anime will highlight all the moments and/or similarities that all the characters experience in their respective stories whilst comedically contrasting their different reactions/behaviours to the situation (one example is where all the main characters, of their respective stories, have a conference meeting discussing their own experiences and judging each other about said experiences). It i…
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Key, you magnificent bastards. You have single handedly made me cry in one way or another for 12 episodes straight.
From Rewrite to Clannad, Little Busters to Angel Beats and Planetarian, and all the incredible ones in-between, Kaginado has ALL the characters from Key's best works.
Story: 9
Imagine if you will a show that has literally every character from some of the most heart warming and soul wrenching visual novels turned into anime, in one show. That is Kaginado. So it's a 9. There's no way it can be a 10 only because it's simply a crossover show like Isekai Quartet or Carnival Phantasm. Not too terribly original but who really cares about originality in a crossover? Especially when it's a crossover with Key characters?
Art-8
The art is chibi but it's Key's chibi, so it always g…
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I have been a fan of key for several years now and seeing a crossover of most of their licenses was really a huge joy for me.
The interactions between the characters are crazy, being able to listen again to all the outstanding music of these stories was also incredible and just the fact of being able to relive the chemistry of the characters of Key and their universe makes this anime a true masterclass.
I regret that the episodes are a bit short and consequently the lack of lines of some characters.
This anime is really not for everyone. What makes kaginado excellent is all the references it makes to all the universes of Key. But there are a lot of unique references to VNs and I think it's important to have done the VNs of Kanon, Air, Clannad, Tomoyo After, Little Busters, Rewrite and P…
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NOTE: If you want to watch this series make sure you've either watched the anime and/or read the original visual novel for Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters, and Rewrite. Or at the very least, make sure you're OK with spoilers from any of them. The first episode alone specifically has the most spoilery scenes from each of those 5 series.
Kaginado at its core is a parody comedy series. It takes characters from 6 different series: Kanon, Air, Planetarian, Clannad, Little Busters, and Rewrite, and puts them in the same school while making lots of jokes and callouts to the character personalities and development.
I quite like the overall presentation of the show. It uses a chibi style that works well with the characters' designs and the overall goofy parody nature of the show. Every major…
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Warning: If you don't watch or read/play Kanon, AIR, Clannad (including Tomoyo After VN), Little Busters, Planetarian and Rewrite beforehand or still halfway through them, please do finish them before watching. You'll getting on very heavy spoiler as early as episode 1. You have been warned.
This is a gift to all loyal Key fans that has been staying and crying for whatever all those series throughout their 21 years of existing. Having many of these series make a comeback with half of them last having an appearance a decade ago, truly they brought much nostalgia to everyone who had known this either via the VN or the anime.
The series are short, but the content is very much good if you love Key. You'll be exposed to not only interaction between all the character series, but also constant…
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Kaginado. The series that covers many stories, the story of those who can fly in the sky, the stories of fake worlds, even the story of forgotten memories.
A series that brings all of Key's works together and does it fabulously. These 12 weeks of Kaginado airing had been brilliant. A quick reminder though, you will need to have watched/played the following visual novels Key has created, Kanon, Air, Clannad, Planetarian, Little Busters!, Rewrite and Angel Beats.
STORY: Kaginado doesn't have a true set story or anything like that. It's simply a hilarious comedy show based in a high school setting that brings many of Key's works together. All these universes come together into a show of true comedy. I really enjoyed the way they utilized the fact all these stories came together. 10/10
ART:…
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"My child, please listen carefully..."
There´s a forgotten girl.
A girl in the sky.
A girl with a strange disease.
A shy girl playing baseball.
A girl in the moon.
And a girl who wants to see the stars.
These 6 make me who i am today. Without KEY, we may have not have had the impact on drama/romance visual novels or anime we have today. The fantastic character designs and personality; the comedy genious laying around in every episode making me laugh my ass off and the climax scenes turning every man into a crybaby; all of this adds up for unforgetable experiences within our hearts.
Yet one question remains. What if they ALL got togheter? Strap yourself in because you've just gotten into something special.
Before you do that you must have READ or WATCHED: Kanon/Kanon 2002,Kanon 2006; AI…
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