Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
_Bubassotto_
A bit cliché, but fun to watch!
Tokyo Ravens is an anime that blends fantasy, action, and the supernatural, featuring a story about onmyouji, magical techniques, and spirits, with plenty of battles between those who wield such powers. To put it briefly, that’s pretty much the gist of it. While the premise has some interesting elements, the show quickly reveals that it follows a very familiar genre structure, recycling ideas seen in many other anime. Even so, despite all those clichés, I ended up enjoying the experience.
The narrative features a set of very common tropes: two female characters interested in the protagonist, a friend within his inner circle, and, of course, the classic arc of a weak character gradually discovering his true potential. It’s essentially a collection of famili…
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This anime had some genuinely good characters andcharacter moments but unfortunately, it constantly sidelines those strengths with confusing and painfully boring superficial elements. The fighting, while flashy at times, ends up being more confusing and boring than engaging, and I found myself just waiting for more character-focused scenes instead.
The art style is solid and definitely one of the few highlights here. But the story? Honestly, it’s a mess. The plot is convoluted and feels just unnecessary.
I can’t recommend this anime overall. While it does have some cool fight scenes and good characters, that alone isn’t enough to make it worth sitting through everything else this plot offers
Read at the sourceCommanderSheep
It’s not bad, I don’t take it to seriously but I can at least say it isn’t awful. It’s a pretty predictable plot so don’t expect something completely new, with this mindset I watched and I enjoyed most of the episodes and it was an effective way to past time.
The art was alright, I’d say the design was not bad but not the greatest either
The story was okay, it might be because I wasn’t expecting much so I’m fine with what they threw but it was kind of predictable but it was the worst.
The characters weren’t bad and I do think the anime ended up a lot funnier because of that, episode 10 was a complete the episode I remember the most. Suzuka Dairenji was hilarious with her acts.
Overall: a 6/10
Read at the sourceArchangelEST
Tokyo Ravens... what a mess...
A show with an unbelievably forgettable first half, and somehow the second half that's a better shounen than most ever made. It has no right to be so good in some places and such a wreck in others.
Animation / Art / General Visuals - 8/10
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Nothing to really complain about. Pretty solid quality across the board. Use of some 3D elements was kinda weird and not exactly appealing, but not too terrible either.
Magic and effects are pretty good, and the final episodes definitely look pretty fancy. Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 8/10
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Again, pretty solid across the board. Couldn't really care much for OP's or ED's, a few decent tracks in the show itself. Voice acting was oka…
Read at the sourceEifue
I was interested in this anime because I listened to the first opening theme on YouTube and grew interested in the kind of series paired with the song. I have to say it's not that impressive, and my expectation wasn't even high, the premise is very cool with the idea of eastern religious practices with magic combat though the series is centered around that, it doesn't even do a good job giving a superficial explanation, it could be the adaptation skipping on minor parts from the source material that would've fleshed out how the magics of this series worked, but I'm forced to sit back and accept that there's some hidden rock, paper, scissor mechanic going on.
The plot itself is left wanting as you're introduced to a set of characters that imply there's more to their appearance, but when t…
Read at the sourceBabyGirl06301
So, the general consensus with Tokyo Ravens is: it's fun to watch but it's totally unoriginal. I found while watching this anime that this statement was either true or completely opposite, and that fluctuation between good and bad is what's going to make it super difficult to write this review. Leaving aside the animation that could be decently done at times (like during certain battles) or bad at others and the sound design, which was bizarre to say the least (songs either fit or really, really didn't), the story and the characters are the two hot topics for me with this anime.
I won't lie: I got super bored way too often watching Tokyo Ravens. Not because there wasn't action or emotional intensity--actually, Tokyo Ravens was chalk full of action--but because a lot of the episodes felt r…
Read at the sourceJoe_Devaney
Overview:
On the surface, "Tokyo Ravens" seems to be your typical, run-of-the-mill urban fantasy battle anime we've all seen a hundred times before, but that actually couldn't be further from the truth. While it is certainly true that it contains a lot of story beats that will sound familiar to any anime fan, it's how these story beats are executed that keeps "Tokyo Ravens" more than a few steps above many of its peers. Sure, it does still have plenty of flaws, some of them pretty major and aggravating, but almost none of these flaws have anything to do with the actual premise, and ultimately none of them were enough to break the series for me.
Story & World (7.5/10):
The series is set in a alternate version of modern-day Japan populated by Onmyo mages (that's mages that specialise in spi…
Read at the sourceOneFaintingRobin
I sometimes feel like we put too high expectations on what a good show should be. Having come onto this show in the heels of 'Cowboy Bebop', and 'Planetes' before that, the comparison is almost funny; this isn't in the same vicinity of either. That said, it feels like... What's the opposite of damning with faint praise? Praising with faint damnation? I never expected much from this show. I only picked it because it was a show I started years ago, primarily off the back of finding the first OP and thinking the song was cool (and, to be clear, it still is), and I was curious to see how it all ended up.
The result of that was a show that is, in a lot of ways, nothing more than fine. As far as fantasy shounen is concerned, this doesn't add anything particularly new to the genre, doesn't part…
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I am quite annoyed that I left this anime on hold for so long but so happy I found it.
I don't really have any problems with this anime, I have only have it at a 9 due to the ending being pretty shit. it got me and many other people I recommend it to get into the magic genre of anime I thank this anime for this. would recommend
I would recommend this to people getting back into anime and don't want to burn there expectations of other anime like the new non-generic animes.This anime isn't all about ravens if you are wondering but it is still a good anime to put on your watch list or on hold for another day
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I've heard and seen small clips of Tokyo Ravens throughout the years and finally watched it recently. While I spent a lot of time thinking at first that it was simply going to be an average magic anime, I quickly found it to be 30% focused on relationships between the characters and 70% of just sh*t going down constantly, which entertained me well enough. I found myself really enjoying certain character developments but also finding things a bit stale when it came to friendship and romance.
Each character plays their own part, and their overall interactions feel natural. I really enjoyed this watch, but I must warn you that this anime would require a second season to cover the entire story, which I would doubt is happening. I'm not a LN reader, so I just have to imagine the complete story…
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I'll be honest, I really didn't like this anime at first, but I've come around to liking it more than I thought I would.
The story is really vast and amazing, to the point where I felt like I was stupid for putting this anime to the side for so long. The story is well-paced, and really divided its main focus throughout, allowing for the world it creates to feel more open and alive. Following the characters and their paths, while also unraveling the deep stories hidden within was surprisingly fun. However, because of this, this anime ends up shooting itself in the foot. The story becomes so overcomplicated at times that I stopped watching this for a day or two just to wrap my head around it. This anime does a half-ass job when it comes to explaining it all. The story overall is still very…
Read at the sourceStainedSoul
So much potential wasted. This anime could have been something good, the world was interesting, the powers seemed to have some sort of logic behind it, the plot was alright too but it all could have added up to something better, if not for one glaring negative point - the characters.
This review contains mild spoilers. It's more of a rant than a review.
The characters, barring a handful, are unlikeable. The male MC is dumb as rocks, the female MC is portrayed as extremely manipulative but latter episodes try to justify it. MC's clique is useless, expect one guy, but they suddenly get useful from episode 20.
The bad guys are some of the most infuriating characters just because they are revealed so late in the story. I guess the author tried to portray the baddies in a sympathetic ligh…
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I enjoyed my time with the show, but the ending made everything that came before it feel invalid and I didn't like it at all. I can't really say anything more without spoilers, but to me an ending can make or break a show and this ending broke it. I liked some of the characters and their interactions, and I liked some of the action as well. The magic system didnt really make sense at all though. It kind of felt like they tried to do too much with whatever the system was but that just ended up making it confusing.
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Tokyo Ravens, a show that slowly ramps up, but is really good overall. Quite late to watching this show, however the world building, character development, and plot are very well done and entertaining to go through. The show does some pretty neat world building, trying to fit in as much as it could, though felt like it could of expanded in some areas; as a lot of things are brought into this later in the show. However, the world is still really interesting and leaves the want to learn more. In terms of character development, it does so over time. We learn about the characters in this show slowly, but not too slow. We learn their backstories, their dreams, and what can drive them. Some of the character development does take a minute to appear, but when they do it's always interesting. The p…
Read at the sourceBakaUsagi_s2
I have no problem with Animes playing at tropes or being predictable but, this show was like a s**tty knockoff in the way that certain parts would just be so insanely low in quality that it was laughable. The plot itself might have been okay but the story telling was so bad that the characters would sometimes just have to explain why things were happening because it wouldn't make sense otherwise. Not only that, the script was so bad it felt like i was having the raw authors notes read to me by the voice actors.
For example, when that Saotome girl appeared out of nowhere and wanted to be their friend. And then with no development whatsoever she grew attached enough to the main characters to go quote on quote berserk when Natsume dies. And then the writer had her lackey tell us it was beca…
Read at the sourceBakuKemono
Not entirely sure if this anime went completely over my head but huuuhhh....
We waited for 24 episodes for a mediocre battle with the main protagonist, in which he didn't even do anything significant. This was more of a loosely written romance anime than anything else. The story had so much potential. The 24 episodes could have easily be sorted down to 12.
The supporting roles had the most development where you get to see how they grow in power and get stronger whereas it was poorly executed for Harutora.
Im no quitter which is why I pushed through but boy I would not advise watching, just stick it on in the background and do some homework or something!
Read at the sourcerezyll
The anime is good, in my opinion. It's not the best but it's a show that can live up to your expectations. The beginning of the show was kinda slow (for me), but it gets better overtime. The characters developments was fairly "decent"; the mc was too bland at the beginning but again in the mid of the show you see his true character...
Art was good, but the CGI was decent. Even though the CGI was "okay" it's surprising that it was actually decent for a SHOW (unlike some....) The art is fantastic for an anime that was released back in 2013 (7 years ago as of now).
The sound was fairly decent. It didn't get my attention really; it's just bland like most anime's out there.
Story: 7
Art:7-8
Sound: 6
Character: 6-7.5 (it gradually gets better in middle of the show)
Overall: 7.5 (maybe a…
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No Spoiler Review
Great start, Mediocre mid chapter and awful ending. This should summerise the whole show.
The story was too ambitious for its own good. Trying to say too many things focusing on separate branches with no follow up or conclusion. It ambitions was its own downfall. If the series was focused on a smaller scale story with a tighter story beats this show could've been a classic. This kind of show breaks my heart more than plain awful shows. You can see the potential, sense the love that creators put in there, but if you can't adjust your story and world building scale all that hard work can and will collapse on its self.
Read at the sourceEragon1239
Tokyo Ravens is a loved anime that not a lot of people have seen. I'll get to it below, but the fact of not many people seeing the anime is part of the negatives in my review. I don't use any spoilers in the text below but just discuss some concepts and techniques they were going for with this show.
Story: 6/10
The story is quite interesting and keeps you entertained the entire way with nothing that would resemble filler. It uses a variety of plot twists to keep you on your toes and wonder where the story is really going to end up, though as it gets really deep, some foreshadowing gives you a pretty clear idea of what is going to go down and how it might get solved. It might be a bit unfair that I give the story a 6, but this is skewed downward because there is not a second season and th…
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WARNING: [There will be a spoiler for episode two and the ending if you plan on watching the anime don't read the review until after you have watched the series or if you just don't care then keep reading]
The first episode was mediocre it did a decent job at introducing characters and showing you the plot, but I feel this anime shares a lot of problems with akame ga kill but worse. The ending's in both shows were really bad, early on both of them show that there not scared to kill off characters. But my main issue is that I feel characters deaths didn't feel sad as they had no time to develop like Hokuto she died in Episode two that's about 25 minutes she has to develop of course your not going to care to much, so then you think well she will probably be brought back in the last episode…
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