Audience reviews
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Wedam_C
Well they really didn't go into the actual story or plot of it. They didn't delve in deep enough to elaborate on pretty much anything. You'd understand better once you read the manhwa.
*My personal opinion.
There is nothing wrong with the original work (The Manhwa mean). The problem here is with how the anime adaptation was executed.
There really isn't anything to tell you where this comes from, how does this work or any of that stuff. It felt very rushed with little build to anything.
I also felt that characters were just introduced like brought out of nowhere.Even the manner in which their backstories was portrayed didn't sit right with me.
Basically what I think is that the anime adaptation lacks depth in contrast to the original story.
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I basically came here to tip the scales between the reviews recommending this series and those that don't, haha.
The God of High School was a groundbreaking anime, though perhaps not for the reasons many might imagine. I don't believe it left its mark on the industry because of its story or narrative execution, but rather because of the context of its release. It started as a Korean webtoon and received an anime adaptation, something that was still extremely rare at the time. Along with Tower of God, it paved the way for other South Korean works to be adapted, contributing to a market that has grown significantly since then and culminated in hits like Solo Leveling. For that historical impact alone, it deserves recognition.
As for the story itself, it presents an interesting universe ful…
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I don't usually write reviews but this anime had really good choreography and fight scene, but the story is not really that good we don't really get to see much background from the characters even the main cast of the story and not much character development either, I hope there will be a second season for this show, I enjoyed bc of the fight scene, I don't really get to see that much frames in watching most of mainstream today. I really recommend this show for people enjoy good choreography, the story itself is pretty much about gods in ancient folklore but hope we to see more background about it.
Read at the sourceHewhoanimes
This show is an absolute and total fiesta in a bad way. It makes no sense half the time, incredibly rushed, you have zero time to even begin to like the characters. Even the ones you do are uninteresting in flashes.
Basically if you’re saying to yourself hey I want to pick this up, my advice for you is either
1) watch an actual good anime with a payoff
2) watch this anime but skip the plot
I’m serious just skip the plot it’s not even worth it, just get down to the fights and watch the pretty animations, and call it an evening. This seems like a pointless use of time to me though as there are actual good animes out there in spades
Read at the sourceZendama
The animation is very good, as you would expect from the Mappa studio.
The charadesign is in the other side awful, they all got red ears and red nose like if they were permanently drunk in a cold environment, and I just couldn't get used to it until the very end.
The main story goes ahead too fast and things get messed up quick with cut back stories of some protagonists. And as often, the most powerful people have dumb scenaristic limitations for not engaging in battles, with a few other inconsistencies in the events.
Not recommended overall, this would have deserved a way more elaborated season with 24+ episodes at least. Plus, there likely won't be any sequel so don't waste your time watching this.
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I watched this anime from March 24th to 26th, 2025, and honestly, it gave me this strange sense of déjà vu—like I had seen something just like it before. Sure, there are other similar anime out there, but this one struck a strangely familiar chord.
Right from the first few minutes of Season 1, you’re hooked and ready to binge the whole series. Three characters quickly form a friendship, and just like that—the adventure kicks off.
With MAPPA’s incredible animation and the backing of Crunchyroll and Webtoon, this show launches into a classic “Tournament of Strength” setup. It starts off as your typical high school martial arts competition in South Korea, with the enticing promise that the winner can have any wish granted—pretty cool, right?
But hold on...
Just when you think you’re in for…
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[08/21/2024 Crunchyroll]
Really good.
Very fun and with a lot of action.
Excellent animation and direction.
It's a shame that there won't be more seasons and the anime ended in the first season.
The story isn't unique and even so it wasn't predictable and shonen is my favorite genre of anime.
It has a wonderful art style that stands out mainly for the characters' powers. I like these more exaggerated blows that fill the screen.
The characters are wonderful and Mo-Ri Jin is very charismatic and he has that clumsy way that every protagonist has which reminded me a little of Naruto.
It's worth mentioning that this was my first Korean anime and by the way, it's really good.
It's an easy anime to binge watch because it's not tiring and the episodes make you want to watch more and more of the a…
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The animation was absolutely amazing and the story seemed like it could have been interesting. and the characters were likeable, but it felt like they shoved 100 chapters into 12 episodes, which was horrible. While the characters and story seemed like they could have been interesting and/or likeable, there was no time for story or character development, and we barely got to see them with how short they made it. If you enjoy fight scenes you'll probably like parts of this show, but if you're in it for story, or even both, its just not good. Could have been at least an 8.5 if they didn't cram it like that, definitely deserved at least 24 episodes
Read at the sourceDrakestalker
The God of High School is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon and illustrated by Yongje Park. While receiving a mobile game adaptation and an ONA short attached to said mobile game, it eventually got a proper television adaptation animated by MAPPA that aired from July to September 2020.
The plot is about as straight-forward as you can expect it to be with that kind of title. The God of High School is a South Korean national martial arts tournament in which high school students from all around the country participate. The rules and limitations of the tournament are pretty daft and ridiculous, but let’s be honest. You’re not watching this to get an accurate representation of real-life school-level martial arts tournaments. The rule of cool is absolutely working overtime here, what…
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One thing is for certain with this anime is that the fighting animation is great. It also very refreshing to see well animated hand to hand combat. This show is your classic fighting tournament theme, with a variety of different fighting styles on display, similar to Kengen Ashura. Unlike Kengen Ashura however, setting the animation to one side, its not very good.
Ill start first with the story. For me, it was really boring. I didn't feel engaged with any of the character story lines. This then resulted in me caring very little of the tournament fighting outcomes. From start to finish it is really bland. There are two stories happening at the same time with converging characters. The tournament side is ok, the other side of this show, outisde of the tournament is completely forgettable. T…
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The God of High School has a banger OP. As for the rest of it, it's....okay. I could see good reason to drop this after the first few eps. In the end, I actually wasn't as disappointed as some people clearly are. This anime fails at the most important things that create great anime. However, I didn't hate it. I hated the story, most characters, and the pacing, but somehow It entertained me enough to stick with it. I've seen much worse anime, so in comparison, God of High School gets a pass, barely.
Animation 8/10
- Pretty decent animation, good flow, crisp looking, but there is a noticeable difference in the detail of characters to the backgrounds during fights which cheapens it a bit.
Sound 8/10
- Good sound design, Great OP, Mid ED though, good VA.
Story 2/10
- A bad story, a rushed sto…
Read at the sourceTeluman
I was honestly here for the fight scenes and the animation. It was just a pleasure to watch but not much else to be honest.
Storyline is giving very cultish vibes and is just not really interesting and there doesn't seem to be much growth both in characters and fighting skills.
Any level up is just something they are born with and unlock and I really hate when people don't really earn what they have. If that is the case they should at least have to work hard to master it.
Show had nice animation and hype but no substance.
Read at the sourceEldencheese
well animated fights... and that's about it for the good. story that is rushed and convoluted, boring characters, unexplained power system, horrible dialog, the second to last fight is a cg fuckfest, bad op,ed and ost, horrible character design that makes everyone look like siblings, bad villain, generic mc. dumb name that has nothing to do with the plot and the ads were really distracting "aw man this fight looks really good" the background "BUY CRUNCHYROLL" like mf what do you think im watching this on.
overall this is just a really generic shounen and I dont get why you would watch this when shounen with such good fight scenes exist which are around the same length like jujitsu kisen or one punch man.
I recommend turning you brain off and looking at the pretty moving colours.
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The story is martial arts driven but everything gets haywire. First few episodes starts slow but will eventually get good. But by the end you will be asking yourself what just happened, everyone is now overpowered. Comparing to the source material, the story in anime is definitely rushed. Some scenes were changed to be more logical but certain omitted scenarios removes the character growth, significance & relations for the future adaptation (if it ever happens.) Animation wise, the fighting scenes were very good but all the characters nose & ears has red highlights which is a bit off-putting. Overall if you like over the top slugfest mixed with fantasy & some bits of technical explanation on some martial arts moves, then feel free to watch this. It's not bad per se but you will see some in…
Read at the sourceExonymos
"The God of High School" is one of those anime that you either love or hate. On one hand, the animation and fight scenes are top-notch. Seriously, it's like watching a martial arts tournament on steroids. The moves are flashy, the battles are intense, and the animation is just quite gorgeous.
On the other hand, the pacing can be a bit rough at times. It's like the story is in such a hurry to get to the next fight that it forgets to slow down and give the characters a chance to breathe. And speaking of characters, there's definitely a lack of development there. Sure, we get to see their fighting styles and some glimpses of their personalities, but it never feels like we get to know them on a deeper level.
One thing that really stands out in this anime is the music. It's energetic, catchy,…
Read at the sourceRyoogamine
Don't Get the hate.
Seriously I don't get why reviews here are so low.
People seem to have a lot of bias towards this particular anime, I do not know where it stems from. Seeing such low scores for music and art (going as low as 1 and 2) makes people look simply childish in the way they approach reviewing this show.
So let me give everyone that consider watching this a glimps on what to expect.
I will shortly dissect each major part (art, sound, story, characters/overall pacing).
Art (8.5/10):
Seeing the poster for this anime made me hopeful for some flat colour type of approach with a lot of linework giving it depth, somewhat simlar to a dorohedoro style. We don't get that which is fine, overall, the quality we receive is great (to be expected from MAPPA), animation for the most part…
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This was an anime I was highly interested in from the get-go. I have read plenty of Webtoons before, so the thought of what one adapted would play out like, had me attentive. I have read a lot of this webtoon before, though not all of it. Therefore, I had a good grasp of what to expect heading into the animated series. Nevertheless, I gave it all my attention and watched it all as it came out.
Firstly, I think that the story for the most part was bland. It’s super cookie cutter. I mean as a webtoon it works quite well because it’s a webtoon but transcribe that into an anime and I mean it really gets mixed in with the crowd. It has all the typical tropes, so I am not really surprised at all one bit when things happen in the story. I don’t think that it is at all a bad thing though. Someti…
Read at the sourceRebelPanda
Do not watch this anime. Instead, go into your kitchen, put on some dubstep, and start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and imagine the most generic fighting anime possible. Well done. You have created an experience almost as horrible as The God of High School.
Allegedly, this anime is about high school students fighting in a tournament to win a wish. After watching it, I do not think any part of the synopsis is correct. Everyone is supposedly in high school, but none of them show the slightest signs of brain activity. Only a few of the contestants are actually students. There is a bodybuilder, a 30-year-old construction worker, and an army sergeant, to name a few. It seems like the author forgot his own premise. Calling this show a tournament would also be a lie. The…
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Brilliantly put together nonsense.
This has everything, except a well developed plot. The visuals were stunning, the use of technology and futurism was really cool, and I loved the korean themes.
The storyline seemed like it could be really awesome, but it just wasn't there. I felt like I was having a seizure sometimes because scenes would skip all around with almost no semblance of being tied together. I even had to watch the first episode three times before I could continue on with the series because I thought I was having a personal problem & was super confused, until I realized that was the intended cadence.
Simply put, they tried to take too much content and shove it into a short time frame which was really damaging to what could have been a beautifully made anime.
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I don't understand all the negative reviews this show has gotten, but then I realized most didn't finish the show. I think this show is the victim of being overhyped, as most reviewers are stating, but I still thought the show as a whole was very good (8). l thought the comedy was funny and I loved the dynamic between the three leads. Each character had a story that made me care and that's not something you always get in a fighting show. You'll find yourself not only rooting for the main trio in this tournament as the show takes the time to flesh out, not just the supporting cast, but even some of the featured characters, creating a rich vibrant world to dip into for 13 episodes.
If you're looking for a good time, good fights, good laughs, good friends, then this show is for you. It's the…
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