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"Shinigami no Ballad" also known as Momo the god girl of death I can confidently say it is an absolute masterpiece. This show is a hidden gem that deserves much more attention than it gets.
The story revolves around Momo a kind hearted shinigami. Each episode is a standalone tale that explores themes of life, death, love, and regret.
It’s one of those rare shows that make you reflect on your own life and the lives of those around you.
Art style & Animation is simple but charming , I personally love 20's animation style. Music is okay but not that outstanding
Don’t miss out on this remarkable piece of storytelling !
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Momo, the Girl God of Death is a poignant, shockingly uplifting anime which tackles the themes of death and living well with a complex and multifaceted emotional intelligence, carried along by an absolutely gorgeous aesthetic style. This is an anime which understands its themes perfectly, and delivers them in such a way that really impresses upon the viewer. Everything about this show is mindful and lovely, but I have to begin somewhere, so I'll start with its strongest aspect, the story. It uses a simple premise as a launching off point for an episodic tale which unfolds over the course of six episodes, following Momo, a licensed reaper of souls with a benevolent disposition, and her winged cat Daniel, who contrasts her with his wry humor. She isn't just involved in taking souls, as she d…
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No Spoiler Review:
The series is a collection of short stories told over the course of 6 episodes. The show comes off lackluster with it's presentation and the soundtrack used was awful. The bumper music used to transition from the first half of the episode to the second half of the episode is like listening to nails to a chalkboard. Tons of synching issues with sound and the characters talking as well. Very distracting. The choice of characters that were being followed was a bit odd as well. I can't go to into the details about the previous statement but with this show diving into the supernatural you could've shown different instances of life and death from ALL walks of life. The anime tries its hardest to come off as a comfy, bitter sweet series that the animation failed to meet. Overal…
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Shinigami no Ballad is a brief 2006 anime whose story is split in 6 indipendent episodes.
I found the stories somehow enjoyable till episode 5, although most of them were based on common clichés and only one or two of them really kept me interested.
The characters were pretty plain. The reason why I didn’t enjoy the last episode at all is the appalling stupidity of the main character, Sakura. Really, she took like 1 minute and a half to realise each thing. The dialogues were so silly and badly written at times, like in the last episode, when Momo told Sakura that Daniel had told her she was dead just to “joke around”. Haha, yeah, you made me think I was dead but I actually wasn’t that’s so funny. No it isn’t.
I wouldn’t say animation is low-tier, but it often gets static and boringly…
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Shinigami no Ballad is a short series of six self-contained stories about Momo, the god of death, her cat Daniel, and their ventures in the human world. All stories involve young people having to deal with the loss in some way or another. This might sound like heavy drama but Shinigami no Ballad manages to tell stories in a fairly lighthearted, soothing way.
All stories are very well written and have a point to make, which is really refreshing when most anime have a tendency to have scattered plotlines just in case the show gets renewed for a new season. Watching stories that have clean and nice resolutions feels almost like a privilege and I really appreciate it. This is an older anime and it has that early 2000s charm to it.
The innocent yet brave way these young students deal with l…
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Even though it's only a set of six short almost-unrelated stories, it's a very touching series.
It is a highly enjoyable anime without a complex plot. The soundtrack is made only with synthesizer sounds but the themes are lovely and in perfect harmony with each story. Despite not having hyper dramatic scenes, it manages to create a very nostalgic atmosphere because of the contrast between the sad moments and the cuteness of the characters.
The only thing I've never liked about it is that it never got more episodes.
This series definitely needs more love. It's practically forgotten now despite how good it is. It should be considered a must-watch classic.
Read at the sourceKuandohan
To begin, I was not expecting this series to be that great.
I initially viewed it on the basis that it was 6 episodes in length.
I took "Shinigami no Ballad" more seriously after watching "House of Five Leaves", and learned the director - Tomomi Mochizuki - had directed both series. "House of Five Leaves" left that much of an impression on me.
The script writer Reiko Yoshida also had some influence on my decision, as she has written a lot of great scripts for many series such as Aria: The Natural, Major, Kaleido Star, and so on.
Like Aria, this series is episodic, you can literally watch any episode at any time, they're self contained.
Reading the synopsis and watching the first episode, you expect the series to be about what it is implying, a Shinigami taking the souls of people ready…
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Shinigami no Ballad was created by light novelist, Hasegawa Keisuke. The series gained an anime adaptation in 2006 from Group TAC, who you may remember as the studio behind the Arashi no Yoru ni film as well as several other works such as Those Who Hunt Elves and the Street Fighter anime. Really, this could go either way based on their works I've seen. So let's look at Shinigami no Ballad and see.
Shinigami no Ballad doesn't have an over-arcing story. Instead, each episode is its own story. They're connected by the theme of moving on after a brush with death, usually due to the loss of a loved one. Each story involves a different person learning to cope with some assistance from a shinigami named Momo and her winged cat named Daniel. This concept could have been really interesting. The bi…
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"Shinigami no Ballad" is a collection of six laid back short stories about an emotional shinigami Momo observing and often meddling in the lives of those who had to deal with the death of someone dear.
For a show centred around death, "Shinigami no Ballad" is neither dramatic nor exciting. Its episodic stories all share a similar contemplative mood, and there's a common underlying theme of living life to the fullest. It's a melancholy, relaxing kind of show that gently opens your eyes and lets you appreciate what's around you that little bit more. However, the stroll-in-the-park pacing means that it isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. I was watching the 2nd episode whilst eating dinner, and found that episode to be boring; the remainder I watched without doing anything else, and fou…
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Shinigami no Ballad is a rather short anime, but still well done. It is a pretty calm anime (Which means no action/violence) and it is innovative as it shows the duty of a shinigami (Also known as God of Death) from a different aspect.
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The anime does not follow a particular plot during the whole time. Instead, it is an anime that consists of six different stories, one for each episode. Even though some may not like the idea of that, I must say that all the stories are rather interesting and very touching. The stories this anime has could make someone shed a tear and at the same time make that someone smile.
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I haven't got much to say about the art. The way everything's drawn in the anime is simplisti…
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I gave this anime an overall score of ten because it's not a normal anime. The charatcer development is really good even though sometimes the character is only in the series for one episode. Also the anime usually has a sence of closure in each episode, it doesnt leave you wondering in other words. This anime is a nice change form the normal high adrenaline fighting ones.
Read at the sourceDemonixX
Shinigami No Ballad is a 6 episode series consisting of 6 short stories (each story 1 episode long). The main premise of the story is centered around a Shinigami named Momo and the people she deals with. (By the way, A Shinigami is a ‘gatekeeper” to the afterlife’) While there were great moments in the individual stories, I found the series as a whole to be rather lacking. Although all of the story premises we’re great, the last 3 episodes suffered from a bad case of “cheesy storytelling”.
Story 3.8/5
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The first 3 episodes we’re brilliant. The stories we’re all done very well with a great “mystery” aspect to them. Granted, its difficult to pull of an effect story in 20 minutes, but from the first moments, these episodes we’re quite enthralling. (4.5/5) Now, where this series suffers (…
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shinigami no ballad is kinda different in each episode you meet different people with different issues and problems .. each episode has a meaning behind it . a deep meaning i thought at first it was going to be kinda lame compared to the other shinigami animes but to be toatlly honest . i loved it . the shinigami name is momo and her comrade name is daniel .the second episode was really touching and different , she didn't do what i thought she was going to do and neither did the story go the way i thought it was going to go . it was a real tear jerker...
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This review, like the anime, is short.
Frankly(sorry to the fans), I feel that my experience of watching this series was not precious. Viewing this was not a waste of time yet it wasn't really enjoying either. For some people, this is deep, tells about death in a artistic and anime-like way and I agree with them but still Shinigami no Ballad left no impact to me is incomparable to other series that really blows my head and heart.It does tell us that we should accept death and move on for its is just a fleeting moment i n the world that is very precious yet misunderstood; however, this message was not portrayed in a way that will make the audience rethink.
Momo is cute but also are many other girls and she did not really show more of her character;we know little of her personality. The sh…
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Some might think, 'oh, six episodes, this series must have not gone so far' or something along the lines of that. And you just had to watch it to figure out why it only had six episodes.
Story: 10/10. Overall, this story was very nice and impacting. Let me tell you - six episodes sure can mean something. Each episode was about Momo (the main character, the shinigami) basically watching over a different person and trying to help them realize why they should live and what's good about their life. We as human beings often under appreciate what we have so the story was pretty unique and made me think that even the smallest things can make a difference.
Art: 10/10. Not much to say. I thought the OP/ED was sequenced nicely and I like how the animation and how the characters were drawn.
Sound:…
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5 WORDS OR LESS REVIEW: Nothing special. Bland.
If I would describe Shinigami no Ballad in one word, I would describe it as bland. I usually like loli anime, but Shinigami no Ballad barely caught my attention.
Cute girl gets her hands dirty by working a job that involves death. Such premise is almost similar to the plot of Hell Girl, except Hell Girl had more “zing” to it. There were no high or low points in Shinigami no Ballad – it was monotonous during the whole 6 episodes. There wasn’t really a climax either. You’d think the last episode would be more exciting than the first 5 episodes, but nothing really set it apart from the other episodes. I think the problem lies in the storytelling – the sequencing of events were a bit off, there were some hole…
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I\'m the first to write a review about this lovely anime?
Surprising. Well, Shinigami No Ballad is pretty much this: There\'s a shinigami named Momo, and if you don\'t know what a shinigami is.. it\'s basically a death god. A god that takes people\'s lives. So she\'s all around watching people and judging who\'s life she\'s going to take next. But the thing about this is, there\'s more to just that.
Each episode is based on one or two people, sort of like mini stories about each person, and the reason why they\'ve been chosen to take their lives away is based on what they\'ve been doing, or what they wish for, or the fact it is really their time to go.
It\'s really a nice, sweet anime to watch. Honestly, 6 episodes wasn\'t really enough.. it could have gone on for at least another 6. Mo…
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