Audience reviews
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Pecado_Carnal
Flawless masterpiece.
Shakugan no Shana is the perfect example of how to write a story with beginning, middle and end, a story that doesn't throw away its themes and ideas and commits to them to the very end.
The third season of this show is not only one of the best anime ever made, it also makes the two previous seasons better in retrospect. What seemed like a regular paranormal anime is now the first step in a fullfiling journey.
A masterpiece is not something that is perfect but something in which the good overshadows the bad and Takahashi's-san writing accomplishes that like a really hot, burning flame.
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Woah what a way to start a show, an unexpected continuation of the cliffhanger in season 2 which was going the right way that will give me the scenes I want to see but instead, it did not go that way nor the other way, it completely did a full 180 and went back to its gay path even deeper.
As if Yuuji alone wasn't bad enough, Yuuji combining with a demon lord level antagonist? (and wtf is that ugly appearance) Unbelievable, although the show makes Yuuji stronger and finally shows love back towards Shana like I wanted but this is definitely illegal, hurting Shana to this extent is unacceptable. But still I remained patient and keep watching as I heard that there is a kiss scene to look forward to and then it came, and wtf was that kiss, Shana kissed Yuuji? In that form? Was that even a mo…
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After enjoying the first two seasons a lot I expected the final season to be just as good as the first two, more or less. However I was very disappointed after watching it. Shakugan no Shana Final decided to change things up and it didn't work out. Now there are some things that the show still maintained to the previous seasons that are present, so not everything is THAT bad.
Story:4
Shakugan no Shana always did a good job balancing out the romance with the action. In season 3 they focused nearly everything on the story and this pissed me off a lot. So basically the story is Yuji is working with the denisins in order to create a world solely for them so they won't need to consume humans anymore. Yuji is also taken over by the denisins' master known as the snake of festivals and chose thi…
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After having watched the first two seasons of Shakugan no Shana, it was safe to say I became an avid fan of Shana. So, of course, I had hopes for it’s third and final season. Having noticed the third season received more poor reception than it’s predecessors, my hopes dropped down. However, I still kept going, thinking I could make it work.
I couldn’t make it work.
Story/Narrative - Final starts us off right where the second season left us, or rather the aftermath of the second season’s cliffhanger. Yuji seems to have disappeared right before he was able to choose between Yoshida and Shana, and now the rest of the cast is trying to confirm his status and where he is. However, this is only for the first few episodes, afterwards, we get the sudden plot development that the reason Yuji was g…
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I have one question: who wrote this?
I'm very sure that back in 2011 after watching SNS season 2, that it wasn't horrible as what season 3 turned out. Only because I missed some Kugi-chan action did I opt to watch this now, and was nowhere near where season 2 left. Season 3 was all plot-driven, it was all dreadful.
STORY = 2
Yep. Dreadful it is. I took time to read some of the high-rated reviews here and I get their main point: read the light novel, my backside. Read, because that is the original version of the Shakugan no Shana storyline. However, that's just the same as telling me I should read the entire graphic novel of TheWalkingDead to enjoy its TV adaptation. But AMC and others concerned with the production didn't require us to do so, and the TWD TV version is as brilliant or accl…
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I'm listening to Koubou, by Kawada Mami, around half an hour past the ending of Shakugan No Shana Final. During the last couple days I begun watching the series, got caught in it's pace, and finally finished it. Rather than speaking only of the third season this review is for the whole series as that makes more sense for me.
Shakugan no Shana, to me, is a coming of age story smashed up with romance and lots of fantasy, or perhaps I should say romance smashed with coming of age. Regardless of that the series revolves around questions such as "what path should I follow" "Who am I?" and "Do I love?" which, in contrast to the flashy animation and unrealistic setting, feel rather off time to time.
Shakugan No Shana doesn't gave a very complicated setting. Parallel to world of humans exists th…
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Before reading this please note that:
-This review will be broken down into two separate reviews, one for the season and one for the overall series
-This review may contain light spoilers
-This review is from the standpoint of a person who loves a good romance anime
**PART 1- THE SEASON**
For any reason that you are persuaded to not watch this anime, WATCH IT. This season is a direct sequel to the second season to the point where Yuuji has to choose between Shana and Kazumi. But something has gone wrong and Yuuji has disappeared. Then we learn that our main male protaganist is pursuing the role as the leader of the Bal Masqué. I know it sounds a little fishy and it seems that Yuuji has become corrupted but i ensure you that he has his reasons.
Story-10/10
The story is what makes this se…
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Shana? Yes, I was waiting the third season very long!
The third season of Shana - the long-awaited project from J.C.Staff, which was expected not only to fans of the most Shana, but also people who love any art of this studio.
Since I myself am a fan of Shana, I can say that the ending was totally justified. This anime made me remember all the seasons of Shana and this is good news, since not every studio can do it.
In fact, in the third season added a lot of sharp turns of the plot, which is good simple viewiers. (Story - 9)
New Shana a lot of interesting creatures and transformations, that is good news. New monsters, interesting buildings and various specifically can fully appreciate the scale and scope of this anime. (Art - 8)
The music is just great! Since the release of the ani…
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Let's see... Shakugan no Shana III...
To start off, I would assume you watch SnS and SnS II already. As we know, our mate Yuji have been the fight of Shana and Kazumi. And, we would all expect that in SnS III he would clarify who he wants etc. etc. And when the release was one year late, (It was supposed to be released in 2011, but the original SnS website say it will be late) I expect them to shoot out some quantum awesome thing.
However, I was left disappointed, very very disappointed. First of all, SnS III barely touches Shana's tsundere side or even the love triangle. The small bit of school life is also gone and the original side characters barely made an appearance. New sub characters were introduced (well, it is a war) and let me tell you, I don't even remember half of them and th…
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After waiting three seemingly long years without even an assurance of it getting an animation again, the sequel or rather the finale of one of the most famous series in the anime world is finally here.
There’s a long review coming………….
About the STORY
As the ending of the last season was so much of a cliffhanger, we are all wondering what happened after that. To my surprise, there’s even a shocking revelation right off the very first episode. It just shows the different new storyline and plot this series has to offer for this finale. There’s a major twist in the story this time because of an apparent major switching of sides of one of the main characters. It is really confusing but it’s just to make the revelations at the end anticipating. A full force war is always a perfect storyline f…
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SnS III, a trainwreck anime which is nowhere worthy of 7.94. Oh my god, my jaw dropped, my mouth was gaping open, my eyes were rolling with disbelief when I saw the score.
Why is this anime bad? Well, let's see...
The story is poor.
-> A lot of support characters were popping out of nowhere. The writer was trying to make them appear important / look like some big shots, but we viewers hardly cared about them. The reason is they don't even have a proper introduction or background story.
-> How about the battle / war? There are waaay too many scenes of generic nameless characters whom nobody cared about, duked at it each other with no end in sight. While all of that happened, an old hag sat down on her chair calmly, sipping her tea and going "Hmmmm..."
The art is fair. The main characters…
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Well, this is my first time writing a review and I just joined the community yesterday so I hope I'll do good at least. Enough with the introductions so let's get started!
In my point of view, Shakugan no Shana III caught me off-guard. The suddenly twist of plot from the ending of the last season. I quite hated it from the start when I was just around watching the first 3 episodes. But it gets better as you continue watching it.
STORY - 9/10 - I gave it 9 out of 10 because of how creative the story was created. Even though there are some parts that are rather boring. But overall the story was great.
SOUND - 10/10 - Shakugan no Shana excels in this aspect. I love how they change the opening theme song every arc or so. Or rather the sounds were actually 'that' good.
CHARACTER - 9/10 - I…
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The final series, of the Shakugan No Shana story. I personally found this one the best out of the 3, plenty of action, romance mainly focus on Yuji and Shana not that bitch Kazumi. Some people say that the 3rd series lacked romance compare to the other 2, i strongly disagree, Shakugan no Shana II almost half of the series was all useless fan service, the only bit of romance was probably the end. I admit that the 1st one probably had more romance compare to the 3rd one, but the 1st one had significantly less fights than the 3rd one.
Story 9
The must unexpected twist in a story i had ever seen, never in a million years did i think that Yuji will join up with BM (Bal Masque) and fight against the FH (flame haze). Yuji who had the God of creations, Sairei no Hebi in him, wanted to free shana…
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My jaw dropped after seeing the reviews for the season finale, I was really disappointed at the community and this site in general. How can you rate such a well executed and series defining season as anything less than astonishing?
First and foremost J.C hired the author to supervise development in order to keep the lore as faithful as possible to the original work. I mean the season was actually canon compared to the bullshit scripts they used in their first two seasons. Perhaps there were a few intricate scenes that weren't added in which the fans were expecting to see but apart from such gratuities they shouldered the light novel's burden with very few inaccuracies keeping it faithful to the books until the end.
Now most hate originates from the sudden and vast amount of change, and…
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SnS Final should not have existed.
Now, I say this after getting very interested in the first season, pissed off at the second, and upset with the third.
Because I really can't think of another good way to do this, I will just tell you my experience throughout this season. At first, I thought it was very well done and some really endgame kind of material that would wrap the series up very nicely, but then I realized something.
For the entire season, the two main characters, Yuji and Shana, are fighting FOR NO DAMN REASON AT ALL. This made me very mad and I found myself just rushing through the anime just to see how it ended.
The ending of this anime was heavily disappointing and the writer really should have just made and episode 25 on S2 or an OVA. This season basically did nothing and ac…
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The following review will contain spoilers. I was a fan of this series following a recommendation to watch the first season of Shakugan no Shana. After many years of waiting, I was very excited to see that the final season was being produced and had to see how it would end. I will tell you that if you only care about action, pretty drawings, and good sound work, our opinions on this final installment of Shakugan no Shana shall be very different; however, if you actually care about story quality and proper character development, we may find solidarity in the thoughts displayed in this review. The main character, Sakai Yuji, goes from being your typical average guy that gains power and evolves as a man into an anti-villain who has, with little to no explanation, joined forces with the enemie…
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This is my first review, not that it matter much.
I address this to fans of the the series,
Firstly, if you enjoyed the first two seasons because of the plot, characters and nice pace, like myself, then you can kiss those things goodbye and prepare yourself for intense confusion.
Now really review this.
To be completely honest, I've watched few anime with as much of an impact as Shakugan no Shana from the start. I enjoyed the first two seasons as well as the specials thoroughly, I enjoyed the concept of existence and I enjoyed the love elements placed thought out them.
In the case of Shakugan no Shana III Final, it seems to have butchered everything great about the first two seasons. This is because they were replaced them with endless fight scenes and a sudden increase in cast with n…
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this is my first review in My Anime List
Story :
just to be honest! Shakugan no Shana III is the true adaptation of novel... this is the true Shana without fanservice or filler episode...
We're having a huge changes of plot since previous seasons and we face a faster pacing in this season... but somehow, J.C. Staff managed to pull it out and make it lots better than any anime they ever made before...
Art :
just same like previous seasons... this art is already good enough for Light Novel adaptation anime (please don't compare the art with Visual Novel adaptation)
the battle's art is very good Sound :
I can't say anything anymore.... Mami Kawada, Kotoko, and Altima totally owned this season! Serment, I'll Believe, and ONE is really good and enjoyable... not to mention the BGM and some son…
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(This is my first review here on MAL, so I apologize for being an amateur at this. Also be aware, minor spoilers are included.)
Oh Shana, how low could you have gotten?
I was a big Shana fan three years ago, and after hearing of the news of when season 3 was going to premier last Summer, I was overjoyed. Boy was I in for a surprise, massive disappointment.
Shakugan no Shana III (Final) is J.C. Staff's third and final adaption of the popular Shakugan no Shana light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi. Shakugan no Shana is a hot series for J.C. Staff, with each volume of season 1 and season 2 having sold 10,000+ copies total, and with great reason. Shakugan no Shana was a very entertaining and interesting series with the first two seasons. Season 3 however, is a whole different b…
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The worse out of all seasons. The previous seasons are great but this one juz don't attract me instead it bores me out.Too draggy too messy and boring fights......For almost all the episode i dun even see yuuji and shana really fight..It's like they are juz floating in the air toking rubbish
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