Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
pouinki
Yuki Yuna is a hero is a very “manufactured in a lab” show, but it’s watchable enough.
My main takeaway is, this show is boring. You’ll see a lot of statements in this review that can be boiled down to “this is boring”. I gave it a five because it has a bit of everything, but none of it is truly great. If you’re easily impressed, maybe you’ll enjoy at least one aspect of Yuki Yuna is a hero.
The setting is standard. They live in Town, go to School, and fight in Other Dimension, where they face up against giant ugly 3D models (vertexes) with help from their digimons (fairies). They transform with their phones, which is a bit silly, even if there’s kind of a reason for it.
The plot and lore of the world are nothing special either, it’s an uninteresting take on the “magical girls: with a tw…
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It Comes At a Cost °5.7° °good° 💯%🔍 minor spoilers only
YYIAH has plenty to recommend it, but it misses the highest marks by a dimension or so. This 2014 show has a little kid feel, but it is not suitable for little kids. It's also not a show that most adults would enjoy watching along with kids. Hidive via Prime currently airs 1 season consisting of 12 24-minute English dubbed episodes with CC available. There's no subtitles for the Japanese writing and on several occasions we never get an interpretation. YYIAH has yet another character that communicates via sketchpad, thus we get nothing from her, either. (Just have a voice actor just read it out loud for us, please!).
In YYIAH we don't just have one Hero, this is a girl band of heroes: Yuuki Yuuna, Nogi Sonoko, Tougou Mimori (who…
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Overview:
When "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" first graced our screens back in 2011, it pretty much singlehandedly redefined the magical girl genre as we had come to know it. Before then, very few people had even considered a darker take on the genre, and even fewer could claim to have seen one, but nowadays such takes on the genre are far from uncommon, to the point that I'd even go so far as to say they're the norm. "Yuki Yuna is a Hero", an original anime released in 2014, is one such series, and while it may not be quite as deep or emotional as the series that inspired it, I do not regret watching it.
Story (7/10):
Set in the fictional Japanese city Sanshu, "Yuki Yuna is a Hero" revolves around the Hero Club, a club of middle school students dedicated to helping others with any problems…
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It's kind of amusing that they simultaneously play the role of heroes who save the world and justify their mistakes with "it's not your fault", relieving themselves of any responsibility.
You could roughly divide the anime into two phases, when you do not know the consequences of their power and when you do. The first half is something like Evangelion: "The world is on the brink of destruction and we need to kill 12 unknown beings that trying to end it". Then the second part is just a sad and cheap cop-out with a lot of screaming and a diabetes-level sweet ending. There is no conclusion to anything, really.
It is also interesting to see how japanese author portray heathen gods as just pieces of shit who casually take human sacrifices and act as some kind of natural force that people bli…
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This is an impressive show. It has a nice slow build that leads into a fantastic climax.
It's power packed with great messages about strength, willpower, standing strong and believing in yourself. The power of each girl resonates in a big way. I'm not sure I'd recommend this to a younger crowd, but everything 13+ would probably do well with it. The girls are individually relatable and would resonate with the demographic.
Then there's the emotions. RE: Episode 9.
Your heart breaks with each emotional truma that they incur. Did I mention Episode 9?
Take the time to watch this. You'll be ever so glad you did.
Read at the sourceLucy_2015
Okay. WOW. I wrote a very horrible review here first because I was not satisfied with the ending XD
So the anime is very good. Very entertaining and you can see that it takes its inspiration from the dark Mahou shoujo trope but still manages to stay in the slice-of-life genre. And that is a very difficult thing to do. So well done on that.
I find the ending satisfying in terms of the entire series but if you look at this season as the only season that happened in the whole Yuki Yuuna series (plus the washio Sumi chapter} then it's pretty good! It's an anime to watch with friends because it's very entertaining and the ending can actually be explained. But if you look at the entire Yuuki Yuuna series, then it makes no sense lol
So folks, if you wanna watch this anime watch only the first two…
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Story/characters
As hinted in the synopsis, the opening episode creates a striking contrast from its more mundane beginnings to the epic supernatural battle we see at the end. This shift in tone is also reflected in its art direction as the largely standard opening scenes are completely opposed to the surreal flowery like battleground the girls find themselves in. This change in direction both in story and animation certainly make this an episode to remember. Beyond the sudden twist this season opener throws a lot at the viewer and characters and will have you asking numerous questions about what just happened and what to expect next. It is a strong started that can easily get you hooked.
The following episodes take a more measured approach in pacing as we delve more into how the girls m…
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Yuki Yuna is a Hero is another entry in the magical girl "genre" (I quote genre because I don't believe MAL has it as a genre on its own) and this was a very pleasant surprise to me because it pushes against a lot of the common tropes that I'm used to seeing.
Story: Yuki Yuna is a Hero starts us out with four middle schoolers, Yuna, Mimori, Itsuki and Fuu, who are part of their school's "Hero Club". They have five provisions that act as their club mantra and together, they perform duties that bring a smile to, not only those within the school, but around their general community. Their school worships the Taisha, which is the fictional deity that is said to watch over them all. One day, the Taisha enlists these four girls, as well as Karin who joins their club later, to fight the Vertexes,…
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I watched the original series again in preparation for season 3, and it still holds up well. Some shows looked at Madoka Magica's success and learnt all the wrong lessons, turning out grimdark murder-fests that feel like a mockery of the magical girl genre. While there's some clear post-Madoka influence to Yuki Yuna, it thankfully isn't that. Heart, drama, and tragedy have always been part of the genre, going back as far as Minky Momo and Sailor Moon (assuming you're not watching the censored US TV version of the latter), and Yuki Yuna feels as much in that vein as anything more recent.
There's a bit of a speed bump in getting into the show, however. The girls' smartphones are heavily integrated into the story, to the extent that there's literally an app to activate their transformations.…
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I've never felt compelled to write a review until now, because even though I didn't particularly enjoy this anime, I still want you to watch it. If you're like me, someone somewhere recommended this anime because you're a fan of Mahou Shojou Madoka Magica. As a huge fan of that franchise, I found this series to be the poor man's Madoka, and pretty underwhelmed with the recommendation. While I think they were trying for a balance of darker storylines and lighthearted character moments, I feel that they way overcompensated with too much of a slice of life element too often. The majority of the series felt like a boring chore I had to get through just to reach the last two episodes. And while those episodes were very well done IMO, the pay off didn't exactly add up. All of that being said, th…
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This review isn't completely spoiler free. I won't spoil any of the plot twists, but I assume my readers know the gist of what this show is about.
It's no coincidence that the most recommended anime for this show is Madoka Magica; they are very similar. In my opinion it also shares similarities to the 2007's anime Bokurano, in which children are also made to fight without their consent. Although not an original idea I do still think this particular show has merit in its existence.
By the time of writing this review I have yet to have seen any sequels or prequels.
STORY:
The story is what is the problem here: it's a diet madoka. I don't necessarily think that's the worst thing ever, but it's not going to win any originality awards. However, the pacing is decent enough (which in my eye i…
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This is one of very few shows I've found myself coming back to, overall I really enjoy and love this series, but despite thinking this is a 10/10, would watch again, I wouldn't call it a perfect show.
From a weebs POV, someone who rarely watches stuff anymore, this is one of few shows I have no problem coming back to. The characters are a joy to see on the screen and their interactions with each other is also very nice!
I would give this show all the worlds praises if I could for driving me in so deep, but I might also end up over selling this lol.
+
1. If I take my time and sit down to analyze the story and plot, it's very interesting and the world has a lot to it.
2. It's a real joy to watch; from a personal standpoint, the story really just makes me cry. I've not been able to watch th…
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1. Give people a good greeting.
2. Try not to give up.
3. Sleep well, eat well.
4. If you're troubled, talk to someone!
5. You're likely to succeed if you try.
Those are the adorably uncertainly-worded 5 tenants of the Hero Club, whose members comprise the main cast of YuYuYu, which has become one of my favorite series of all time.
YuYuYu is a magical-girl (though they're called "heroes") saga combining some of the cutest shit I've ever seen with some of the darkest. The ability for this series to keep me thinking about it while I wasn't watching was astounding. In those respects, along with most others I can think of, I believe this series surpasses even Madoka, a similar show which I regard highly.
Aight so remember when I said YuYuYu had some of the cutest shit I've ever seen? The art…
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As you may know, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de aru (YuYuYu for short) has become a whole franchise of its own. Growing bigger than many may have potentially foreseen.
Instead of preaching to you why I like this series or why I didn't, I'd like to say this: If you liked what you saw in S1, I would recommend this order or reading and watching, provided you have the motivation to look up the fan translations.
Animé: YuYuYu S1.
Animé: Washio Sumi wa yusha de aru (WaSuYu)
Short story: Sonoko after
Short story: Second hero diary
Light Novel: Nogi Wakaba wa yuusha de Aru (NoWaYu) *
Short story attached to that LN: Shiratori Utano wa yusha de aru (ShiUYu)
Animé: YuYuYu S2.
Animé: YuYuYu S3.
Light Novel: Kusunoki Mebuki is a hero (KuMeYo)
There is so much more out there to consume that it's almost…
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"2 Try not to give up."
"5 You're likely to succeed if you try"
---Hero Club Tenets
Try not to give up, is something you need to do with this anime because it's a very slow build. Succeeding seems to be at best a 50/50 chance. There's so much they tried to do that they didn't manage to pull off.
The single biggest problem with Yuuki Yuuna is the incredibly slow start of the series. The creators are trying to get the viewer to bond with and in general empathize with the main characters. The problem is they don't manage to pull it off. The characters they need you to feel for don't get enough screen time and development. It's very much a case where they make you think this is a really really wonderful group of girls but it's just not there for any of them individually.
Then there is the…
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I watched this when it first aired and thought it was pretty good (especially as a mahou shoujo fan). Coming back to it years later after having seen the prequel and sequel series and watching it a couple more times I think it's excellent.
I love the abstract eastern-mysticism theme. I got a better feel for the characters the second time through. The visual design is unique and appealing. The voice acting is excellent, as is the music.
It's not really playing the "subversion" card, rather it's being straight-up slice of life to get the viewer attached to the characters so that when tragedy befalls them it actually means something. In fact, I feel these events are more tragic than a character dying. The Taisha organization isn't evil. They're inept humans dealing with things they don't f…
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Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru is a Studio Gokumi anime from late 2014. Yes, the same studio that brought us the fun A-Channel & that piece of garbage, Crime Edge. So, I don't know what to expect from this. But it's the end of hero month and let's hope we can end it like we began it, on a high note. Because, so far, the only good series we've looked at this month has been Boku no Hero Academia.
Story:
We open with our titular heroine, Yuuki Yuuna working with members of her middle school's Hero Club to put on a puppet show. Basically, these four girls get together to help out in other clubs, finding homes for kittens and other public services. Things change when, one day, everything freezes during class and the four find themselves in an altered landscape. It turns out the hero club has…
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YUKI YUNA IS A HERO is kind of a low-rent madoka magica. this isn't completely a bad thing, because there's a few things this show does better and even things that madoka straight up just doesn't do, but that inspiration echoes throughout the entirety of this show in a way that made it hard to take seriously.
YUKI YUNA is a similar "deconstruction" (using the term very. very. very loosely. VERY loose) of mahou shoujo wherein girls pay a steep price for their magical status. in this show, that exploration of genre is used as the center for larger themes of SACRIFICE and FATE, but it feels borderline.... exploitative. manipulative, even. don't get me wrong, i like plot twists, i love tone shifts, but here, it feels as if the theme wasn't thought through, wasn't properly threaded throughout…
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[SPOILER FREE REVIEW]
(be careful because there are loads of spoilers on the internet, but luckily not here :) )
I am in love with this anime. I must say that it was not what I first expected, but I am a huge fan of it now. I hope my review will be helpful to decide if it is also something for you :)
What am I going to discuss in this review?
- Short summary of the anime
- Why watch this anime?
- short list of Pro's & Cons
- Best order to watch the anime series And for fans of Madoka Magica:
- Is it similar to Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica?
- in what ways are they similar?
Short summary of the anime
YuYuYu (short for Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru, since it is a bit a long name to keep repeating) is about a group of girls that started a hero club to help people with everyday problems, to m…
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Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru (YuYuYu) is a show that clearly was born in the shadow of a fairly famous and acclaimed work, Madoka Magica. The real question is if it manages to move out of that shadow and if so, how. Personally, I think it does manage to at least find a niche, even if it never truly stands on its own, but I suspect that other viewers will have differing opinions on the matter.
Story
The story of YuYuYu is fairly simple; it has two movements to it, basically held together by some admittedly good slice of life. While the show does hesitatingly approach some complex issues, it never quite owns up to the difficult questions it raises and takes a stand, or even requests the viewer to do so. Watchmen, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", and YuYuYu all ask a similar core questi…
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