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Watch100Animes
This anime has a lot of heart, though it's a big shame how poorly it's presented and written. I got into this thinking it was a story about a war between dogs and bears, which is a fascinating concept. In actuality, the story revolves almost entirely around the dogs, with the bears merely being an evil group of monsters who are barely more intelligent than regular animals. There are many plot holes and every cliché imaginable within the plot, and if not for some strong characters, I would probably not even give this a pass. Overall, it's highly flawed, but charming, and a mercifully short story.
The story can be broken down into three arcs:
1. The human hunters and dogs versus Akakabuto, which lasts 7 episodes
2. Silver recruiting dogs, which lasts until about episode 18
3. The last four…
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The story starts in Northern Japan, Akita prefecture, where the main character, Gin, is born. A terrible bear, Akakabuto, is keeping the area in fear, whose biggest rival is Gohee Takeda, whose ears got teared off by the animal. However, he also successfully injured him by shooting out his right eye. At the beginning two parts of the story runs in parallel, the birth of the new hero, and Gohee' attempt to search for 2 lost skiers. These two threads are getting merged pretty quickly, when Daisuke gets the bad news about Riki and Gohee getting killed by the monstrous bear Akakabuto. The introductions of the characters and the world is very strong, the viewer instantly gets the feeling, that in this series anyone can die. At the beginning of the story, the focus is entirely on the humans and…
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Non-Spoiler Review: 7/10
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin is arguably one of the most out-there animes there is. Don't let the cute puppy protagonist fool you; this show is full of violence and testosterone, and it's certainly not for everyone. However, if you can push past the rampant sexism and justified animal abuse, then this show might just provide you with a wild and fun experience. It's certainly worthwhile for anyone looking for a fresh and different anime.
The Story: 7/10
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin follows an Akita puppy on his journey to "become a man". It is in a way a classic shounen anime, but from the perspective of animals. The first third of the anime focuses more on the human characters' perspective, and then switches to the perspective of the dogs. The dog characters do not start talkin…
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STORY 9/10
-The story looks perplexed in the start, but, slowly, the story begins to be explained, making history more understandable...
ART: 8/10
-The art is not so perfect, but we have to remember that this anime was created in 1986, so, compared to other works, this anime is beautiful.
SOUND: 7/10 -Again we have to remember that this anime is old, the sounds are a bit strange, but sometimes, the characters voice leave the anime tedious.
CHARACTER: 8/10
-The characters are very special, unlike many I've seen. The problem is that it has parts where they are MANY serious and other parts they are totally upside down.
ENJOYMENT: 7/10
-This anime has many ups and downs in that part. Some parts I was sad to end the episode and in others I was anxious to finish, not to mention that I wa…
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Ginga Nagareboshi Gin is an old classic and the very first anime I saw when I was around 4 years old, which is why I have a soft spot for it no matter how much anime I watch.
The story itself is very simple and easy to follow as a kid, despite the extreme violence and bloody fights.
Sure, it doesn't have the best artstyle but that's because it's so old. And the quality of the sound isn't the best either but as I said, it's an old anime. But the music is absolutely outstanding, it gives you shivers because it's so emotional and so fitting, so nowadays whenever I rewatch this anime or hear the soundtracks I'll start crying big waterfalls of tears. I don't only cry because it's nostalgic to hear the music, but also because it has this very special effect on you.
The stories behind the chara…
Read at the sourceProfaneValkyrie
NO spoilers:
This anime was like Berserk with canines with a little bit of the early Naruto and sprinkled with some Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin.
This is definitely not an anime for everyone! especially the uncensored version.
I know that I had too much enjoyment compared to quality of the anime but somehow I just really, really liked it ^^ You will see many deaths, some quite brutal!!, traitors, cannibals, blood and such. I understand why this kids/teenager anime had many censored versions, it is not for the faint of heart. It is without any doubt a Shounen/Seinen anime, it is about manhood, brolove, bravery, honor and all the good qualities of masculinity and that is what makes it good and enjoyable!
All the rainbow faeces of the Unicorn - the good things
- There are probably a l…
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I just finished watching this old show and thought I'd do a review about it. I know that many others living in Sweden and/or Finland grew up with this series but I'm one of those who missed out on it back in the days and learned about Silver Fang (aka Hopeanuoli) later on, which means that I have no childhood ties or nostalgy connected to it.
I will abbreviate Ginga Nagareboshi Gin as simply GNG in this review.
I will keep this review as spoiler-free as possible and, hopefully, not too long, so don't worry about any major plot reveal.
Story 6/10:
The story is a very basic revenge-centered plot (with a touch of betrayal and inner conflicts), nothing too deep and fairly predictable. It starts off with our main dog protagonist and hero, Gin the Akita bear-dog, being born. He quickly gets s…
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THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ANIME/MANGA SERIES OF ALL TIME!!!!
Out of all the manly/macho series out there, including Fist of the North Star, Sakigake!! Otokojuku, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Riki-Oh, Kinnikuman, Toriko, Kongou Bancho, and God Sider (which Hokuto no Gun Needs to translate), one series always doesn't come to mind, that is...
SILVER FANG: SHOOTING STAR GIN!
This is a truly underrated Shonen Jump series, that debuted in 1983, and went on until 1987. It's realy popular in Nordic countries, and even has a few sequels, but the sequels don't matter today. It's a very violent anime and has a feel similar to JoJo Part 3, or even Fist of the North Star. Lets take a look at the Dog vs EVIL MACHO BEAR ACTION!!!!!
STORY:
Gin, an Akita Inu Dog is trained by Gohei Takeda, and Dais…
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My updated/rewritten review:
Animals as the main protagonists in Japanese anime has always been something of an oddity. Anime that do feature beastly buddies in the place of humans have tended to be a bit of a mixed bag, but thankfully, this particularly series is one that pulls it off pretty well.
The plot starts out with the focus being on human characters. As of episode 7 however, the genre suddenly shifts to focusing on the main protagonists, the dogs. The once mute canines, also gain voice actors, and their true personalities start opening up. The very sudden change in pacing may throw off some viewers, but ep. 7 is when this series really takes off the ground, and everything before that was simply a build-up to this point.
Now, the main plot in GNG is a fairly basic one. Silverfang…
Read at the sourceNeuronymous
If you ask me for my generation Ginga: Nagaberoshi Gin was a phenomenon. If you ask anyone who is around their thirties about Gin they usually have some memories about it. Even those who do not watch anime at all
and that is because there were those five VHS-cassettes to blame. In my country (Finland) the most brutal and bloody scenes were censored (like the decapitation) and the anime was put together so that one episode lasted about hour and a half. I am not sure is this anime or manga very popular elsewhere but with the young finns this anime adaptation has a special place in our hearts. Even so two finnish bands: Children of Bodom and Whispered have covered the intro theme which is amazing and I never seem to get tired about it. You can find them in Youtube.
This anime is about dogs w…
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okay, not gonna lie, this is got to be in my top 3 animes ever, im still sort of a noob when it comes to anime, so maybe that could change, anywho, this show was amazing, it was a little different to me at first, because i have seen a lot of supernatural powers stuff, and most of this was completely realistic, the action in it is amazing, and it is very adventurous as well, it's a little stiff when it comes to comedy (there isn't too much comedy in this at all, just some minor parts) but i was okay with that because it was very emotional to me, once i started watching this, i couldn't stop for any short period of time at all, once i grew to it, i didn't watch anything else, this was it, if it was a newly started anime, i would have a hard time going a week to wait for the next episode, (or…
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This is one of the animes I can watch over and over again without getting bored to it. This is the first anime I've ever seen and the anime that got me into world of anime so it has little bit emotional meaning to it too.
I really love the story and characters have unique personalities on each.
The art is amazing when you think about how old that anime really is.
In this anime nature and animals are just the way it really would be. Okay maybe there wouldn't be ninja dogs jumping in trees in real life but the fight for life and death is more realistic than most of the animes...and in disney animations it would be placed with actionhumor so I really like the fact that the fights are shown as they are.
I just simply love this anime, I think it's totally a masterpiece and I highly recommend it…
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This anime is about a Akita dog named Gin who is noticeably more intelligent and athletic than the other dogs from the time he is a small puppy, he is very brave and does not even flinch when a rifle is fired right next to his head. His owner is a badass bear hunter named Takeda Gohei who is still very fit and strong even in his 68th year. The bear hunter Takeda Gohei lost his previous bear-dog Shiro to the monster bear Akakabuto and was attacked by the bear as well giving him several large scars across his face. Takeda Gohei had shot the bear in the eye and the bullet lodged in his brain, causing the bear to become even more aggressive and grow insanely large. The bear is also intelligent and recruits other bears into his crew and threatens to conquer the whole region. Gin is given traini…
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I'm writing this review from the perspective that i'm 21 years old and just watched this for the first time ever. So pardon me for not having the childhood nostalgia factor most people seem to have with this series.
At first I wasn't too impressed. I actually started watching this a few years ago with a friend but we stopped at episode 7, and later on I've come to realize that it was the absolute worst episode to stop watching the series, for you've just only watched the compulsory introduction for the whole situation.
Story:
Basically the series starts with a young dog, called Gin being raised as a bear-hunting dog by this harsh grandfather in an equally harsh mountain-area hich seems to have an eternal snowstorm. Of course there's also this ultra-dense young boy character, Daisuke, wh…
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Story: 8
The strong part of the series is indeed the plot. I mean it's a about a territory war between bears and dogs. You can't get much more epic. The first seven episodes, though they are necessary backstory, the real excitement doesn't come til afterwards and I really would've rather they been 4 episodes instead.
Once the plot started rolling it gets very interesting. The series doesn't have ups and downs in excitement. It just gradually builds up until the final grand showdown.
I suppose the only real thing about the writing that annoyed me was that there were so many possible scenes that could have been tossed in and weren't. Speaking about missing scenes, there are plot holes. Examples: Somewhere between episodes a certain character gets out of a death situation and it goes comple…
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Along with enjoying that the main character was a little dog named Gin, I was surprised by the emotional quality of this piece of work. I also appreciated the courage, fervor, and growth of Gin.
[ GOOD POINTS ]
- Bravery of Gin, Daisuke (human), and others are attractive. And, I like that it is a comic/show centered around the adventures of dogs (or is it revenge?). They are skillful and characteristic like their human counterparts.
- I also liked the music. The OP is passionate and unforgettable, and ED is lovely!
- Futhermore on characters, the voice casting is elite. Chika Sakamoto is the strong young boy Daisuke, Banjo Ginga feels like the handsome and resolute father that makes Riki, Eiko Hisamura makes Gin much like an typical hot-blooded boy, Hideyuki Tanaka as Ben is lovely and…
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Ginga Nagareboshi Gin was a very well-written manga with a diverse amount of emotions. Unlike his son, Weed, Gin was the type of dog to get out and do what he had to do. Even at a young age he had a great sense of justice and peace, knowing when it was right to kill and when someone should be spared. He was also very quick to pick up on fighting moves and how to protect himself and his loved ones. He was very good at making allies, but he had his fair share of enemies. Ginga Nagareboshi Gin also had many interesting, complex characters. Each one with a different past. Such as John, a trained BearHound who up and left his master. Cross, the Saluki who was left to die at the paws of Akakabuto by her master. Ben and Akame share an interesting history, as does Kurojaki. Each character has a co…
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First, the story: I love the story, maybe more than you normally would, as i wasn't very old when I first watched it, and it has therefore grown really big on me.
Anyways, it the good against the evil. It has humor, ACTION, some horror elements, sorrow and a tiny bit of love. It's all about helping each other, standing together and do your best, as in many other animes.
The thing that it is all about dogs makes it all the more interesting.
ART: Ok, I'll admit - the art is really not very good. Same scenes are used over and over - for example when the dogs run. Also there are some technical flaws like the dogs' front legs when they run - they suddenly end up having both a shoulder, an elbow, the wrist and an extra joint! I.e. they've put a joint too much on them, but funny enough only when…
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Not many anime have canines as main characters. And perhaps this is a good thing; Most people can relate to humans much better than animals. But what makes Ginga Nagareboshi Gin (henceforth acronymed to GNG) so engaging is the characters involved in it. The main character, Gin, starts off a loveable Akita puppy who soon grows into a teenage fighter and leader.
Other dogs get their time to shine as well; from John's acceptance of the pack to Hyena's new sense of justice.
What the anime lacks in animation it more than makes up for in story-telling and enjoyment. The immense cast of characters and the way everything mixes together makes for an anime everyone can take something from. Truely, the plot is straightforward and simple, but out of that simplicity comes the innocence childern fans c…
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Story:
The story Begins when Gohei a cold winter day is out hunting bear with he's dong Shiro. The bear has killed alot of hunters in the Futago pass in Ou. The bear ambush Gohei and rip he's left era off. But Gohei succeed to shoot the bear's right eye off. Shiro protect he's owner but the dog also loss he's life and Gohei survived. Eleven years later the pup Gin is born and Shiro was he's grandfather. Now we are going to follow or littel hero Gin on he's journey of revange.
Art:
This is an relly old anime and the dogs look abit funny in some angles. and they also use the same scen acuple of time.
Sound:
Ah i relly love the sound in Silver fang. This anime have the best op song ever and the ending is great to. The music sent shivers all over me.
Character:
The main character Gin is ver…
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