Audience reviews
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klesun
It's different.
The storytelling in this anime is introvertic and unpredictable. It's one of those animes that go "Ok, we'll not be doing the conventional tropes. So... what will it be about then?". The whole experience of this anime is not about looking forward to the progression of the plot, but rather just getting more familiar with author's inner world and the characters he came up with. It's somewhat heartwarming experience, the development of the antagonist character was the most adorable and unexpected in all of my anime carrier (and I watched One Piece, mind you).
This anime wasn't super interesting, but it left a good emotional aftertaste, so I can vouch that it won't be a wasted watch for you.
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There's a lot to be said about Yamibo, and that may be a sort of understatement. From the confusing but unique narrative, to the giant disturbing-looking hat, to the lesbian incest subplot, it's a real trip if you're only seeing it for the first time.
In fact, I'm not sure how I was able to get through it. But that's for another time. Here are some of my honest thoughts on the bizzare, yet captivating world of Yamibo.
First of all, a question on everyone's mind, what in god's good graces is going on here? Well to be frank, the plot is simple. Two sisters, Hatzuki and Hatsumi live together. As an added bonus, Hatzuki has a giant prevalent crush on Hatsumi. Aside from that, on Hatsumi's 16th birthday she disappears out of nowhere. However, Hatzuki is able to follow her with the help of a cr…
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I watched without knowing what I was getting into. I wish there was a section titled "Lesbians & Bazongas" for this is exactly what you'll encounter.
This anime contains highly sexualized situations BUT it is by no means as brain dead, milquetoast or "innocent" as many more in the cauldron. It explores the concept of love in various forms and tastes, amidst magical and not creatures, while traversing worlds that are in fact written books in a grand library.
Despite all the tropes and clichés contained, the anime gives a surprisingly decent, honest and mature insight in the various relationships encountered, along with assorted panty-shots of course. I was not satisfied with the end and its core plot and the lack of exploration on the various technical details of the characters but it b…
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Note: the following comes from a video review, links on my profile page.
One of the first noticeable things here is the quick change of genre; mostly taking a couple of episodes, they delve into entirely different worlds, kind of like Chrono Trigger, which then ended up resembling different styles.
It starts off in a Baccano-esque train, which makes one think it's possibly a neo-noir, although even within this setting there are odd traits, like a traditional Japanese dress within a Siberian surrounding, and what seems like a stereotypical magic user (two sort of constants with variations throughout).
While there is always an entirely different type of environment, there are still similarities, besides the protagonists. What is interesting (that some people don't seem to appreciate or un…
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LA usually has a quick quip about the anime in question LA reviews, but LA SERIOUSLY doesn't have one for Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito so let's get down to brass tax shall we?
Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito is an anachronically structured anime about Hazuki Azuma voiced by Mamiko Noto who has a DEEP crush on her adoptive sister, Hatsumi voiced by Ai Shimizu. On Hatsumi's 16th birthday, she just disappears however Hazuki comes in contact with the residents of the Great Library, a baby talking chick and a girl by the name of Lilith voiced by Sanae Kobayashi, now Hazuki quests through the books in order to find Hatsumi, but things aren't as easy as it seems.
So some of the first things LA heard about this anime was that it was confusing and weird as fuck, well IT IS, no lie, with it…
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Perhaps more better known as Yamibo, this H-game anime adaptation lacks a linear storyline as it uses the Great Library (what serves as the center of all worlds in the universe for this series) as a framing device to split its storytelling in exploring our female lead, Hatsuki, seeking the whereabouts of her missing friend and love interest Hatsumi traveling through the different book worlds, and the machinations of a villainous young man named Gargantua who is also seeking Hatsumi for his own personal gain.
Based on what I've dug up on this series, Yamibo is a yuri H-game with its focus obviously on romantic developments between Hatsuki and Hatsumi. The anime adaptation's H-game influence is apparent with many of the anime's female characters being well-endowed in breast size and some sc…
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Opening question:
What happens if love in a divine form enters the world of mortals?
SPOILERS PRESENT, because there is hardly any way to do justice to the show without spoiling stuff. But I will try to keep the amount of spoilers low.
It's advised that you not read this before you have completed the show, unless you don't mind to be spoiled. However, if you do have completed the show and are confused about something, feel free to check this long review.
Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito, YamiBou(or Yamibou, Yamibo) for short, is arguably one of the hardest-to-review anime.
Why so? Say, for fluffy slice-of-life shows, the main factor is enjoyment value, for example how good the jokes are and how heartwarming the show is.
For romance stories, the main factors are the characters and how…
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To be honest,idk why i keep on watching this anime until the end. It starts with MEH and ended with EGH?! WHAT WAS THAT?!
and here we go reviewing~~~
Story : 3
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the story are all over the places. It was like we jumping throughout the series without any aim and without we notice,TADA! we has arrived in our destination. At first,the synopsis gave me a lot of expectations and this anime didn't live up to even one of them at all. Even so,i keep and keep watching this with a little fragrance of hope left in last episode and BAM!!!! they bang my hope to a totally K.O with the last Lilith and Eve's scene. The only one story i can find my liking in it is the Train arc,others than that,i feel like i was an idiot who keep on wasting my time all thx to the expectations that damn synopsis gi…
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i am really disappointed in this anime series. i thought the whole point was for them to find each other and to live happily ever after but it was a total anticlimax. i really hate hatsumi the bitch cant stay put. lilith was by far the most interesting character as she had some sort of understanding of what was going on. aya i think is meant to represent god i think.
it started off interesting but i seriously think it went off on a weird one with the story
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This anime is hard for me. I find it very similar to Kannazuki no Miko, which automatically biases me but I'll try my hardest to write an non-judgemental review.
Story:5
Ok, I was kind of on the fence about the story. For a large portion of the anime I was thinking in my head "WTH?" I was also trying to desperately sort out who I should remember, who's names I should learn and what everyone's motivations were. Then I got to the final few episodes at which point I was actually starting to get it, and they really melted my heart. So, the beginning is kind of meh, but the ending was really pretty good (and you finally started to get it) so I gave the mediocre score.
Art:6
This isn't my favorite art style. It's kind of washed out looking, and its too echhi for my tastes. I prefer anime with…
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TL:DR If you like some funny action/serious drama along with cute characters and just a dash of lesbian tension to liven things up, you'll most likely enjoy this series.
Going into watching this anime I had only read a simple synopsis. After watching the first episode I was concerned that my computer was skipping parts of the episode. The story jumped forward and backwards with little regard for the intervening time. For example between the ending of one episode to the next the main character learned how to use a sword... and acquired a sword in the first place. It's the little details like this that are left out.
Those plot holes aside, I thoroughly enjoyed the series, I felt like each character had their own motivations and could conceivably act the way that they did. The sound and art…
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Truly absurd.
Say you're a girl (Hatsuki) who has a crush on your sister (Hatsumi) and one day choose to sneak into her room and just have your way with her as she sleeps.
The next thing you know you're spanning parallel universes comprised of/represented by different storybooks on things like the Trans-Siberian Railroad, primeaval cultures, ninjas, desert islands, and god knows what else while accompanied by a pervy embodiment Lilith, to realize that your beloved is actually Eve, and exists for her own reasons in these parallel worlds and has many forms and loves. Throw in a batshit crazy fairy prince (Gargantua) who is a parody of every "heroic" bishonen lead and his twisted reality involving a Princess, Mariel, whom he sacrifices only to watch a close friend, Ritsuko take the blame an…
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::QUICK REVIEW::
Story: 6 (Constant alternate universe style)
Art: 7 (It's ecchi-tastic! Everything else is nice too)
Sound: 7 (Lots of girl groaning in this show)
Character: 8 (So... much... fanservice [/drools])
Enjoyment: 9 (I enjoyed the hell out of it)
Overall: 34/50 = 7.4 ~7.0 (It'll play with your emotions) ::FULL REVIEW::
Ohkay okay, its time for a proper review of this piece. Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito (Yamibou for short) Is a heartwarming coming of age tale about a love between two super cute sisters. Their world gets torn apart when Hatsumi mysteriously disappears into thin air right in front of her sister Hazuki. But as Hazuki is about to find out, theres more to this adventure than she realizes.
The story itself feels something similar to an excel saga or magic shoppi…
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