This video got finished a little later than I had hoped, so sorry about that. Also, turtles. (That's funny, apparently.) Next review will be on a harem anime.
The domestic abuse in this anime goes overboard, and the misunderstandings that occur every 5 mins is beyond annoying. I don't know, let the roles be reversed in this anime, and the manga would probably never exist.
TheXDaft I hate this I hate this so much this mediocre pile of filth is real why is it real it didn't need to be real why is this an anime. And why the fuck people try to get me to like this..I'll NEVER LIKE THIS NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER......................NEVER.
LOL! XD you're joking, right? Dude, lightnin' up will ya? It's just a fictional rom-com story. The main character is getting beat up by naru was apart of the comedic element( even if it wasn't funny at all), but still it wasn't meant to be taken seriously, anyway.
I agree with you, but my 13 year old self from more than a decade ago would have vehemently objected. Perhaps Love Hina (the anime) might have been catered to a younger audience...
For real, Shadow. Your points on why you don't like *Love Hina* almost exactly mirror my own for why I despise the goofy slice-of-life romance comedy series, *Ranma 1/2*. Both shows have a disgusting over reliance on nonsensical misunderstandings, to the point it's almost scary. I just can't get into an anime-series which constantly abuses the main character, because it makes 'em look like a pathetic pushover. One of the main reasons why I love Kazuma Yagami is because he's such a badass who won't let bitches walk all over him like most "Harem Protagonists" such as Keitaro, Ranma, Tsukune, etc do all the damn time. It's gets infuriating. Is it really so difficult for the writers to come up with the jokes that ain't about the main character getting battered around by his "main love interest." Seriously. That would make an "Harem Series" so much more appealing in my opinion.
Nowadays you also have Genzo who lays women out who try to fuck with him..and the overly cautious hero who gives no fucks about not hitting women that deserve it
This was my first anime I ever got into... That's why I really cherish it. It's a little old and kinda has that "classic" sort of anime feel, if that makes sense. I was... 12-13 when I finished it, so I think that's why I found it hilarious and enjoyable. The constant beating up of Keitaro made me simply feel sorry for the poor guy, but I was happy by the end of the series, in particular, the manga.
SomePkmn-LovingDude as a man I feel it unfair we can't hit girls because that abuses but when girls do it funny apparently (I love hating this concept)
Keitaro's character works when he's away from those bitches who always overreacting to things and beat him for NO GODDAMN REASON And that doesn't make him a dumbass in general And yeah, it's so "innocent"
Keitaro has an ahoge, or an antenna hair on his head. Ahoge are usually on a character who act/or stupid in general for comedic reasons. Examples- Konata Izumi, Rikka Takanashi, Shana An ahoge is only one antenna hair, so characters like Nagisa Furukawa or Sanae Furukawa who have 2 or 3 antenna hair are not considered stupid.
To answer your question, its not necessary to separate them and yet it is. Anime is very different from most other animations out and yet its very similar. Sometimes anime is more mature and dark then other animations out there. But the main point remains that one of the big things that separate anime from animation is its home country.
I pretty much hated Love Hina start to finish, Keitaro is a spineless loser who has no real character (how about saying "i'm the manager, punch me again and you're thrown out on the street missy" at some point?) and Naru is at best an bitch who violently assaults Kei over petty misunderstandings. The only character I found myself liking a lot was Shinobu and that was mostly because she wasn't a sociopath like the rest of the cast and actually treated Keitaro like an actual human being.
Motoko or Kanako would of been a much better ending. Kanako seemed to have the most amount of love for Keitaro. I really felt for her in Love Hina Again.
A lot of people likes to compare this show to Ranma1/2 and to a degree I can see why, but there are a few differences that makes Ranma 1/2(at least to me) more tolerable than Love Hina.1. A good portion of the stuff Ranma gets into (including all of his marriage-contracts) is not his fault, it is his stupid criminal father Genma who is constantly using Ranma as a way to get out of trouble and him keeping Ranma ignorant of how things work in the real world. All Genma cares about is stuffing his own stomach and living off of Ranma's hard work without having to do anything himself. 2. Ranma is a martial artist, which means that he is used to getting beat up. In fact, I often liked to think that he is deliberatly letting Akane beat him up to not piss of her father. He is capable of defending himself, which is something Keitaro is not. 3. As I mentioned in nr 1, Ranma has been raised by a man who obviously have no idea about how raise a socially stable child since he was very young and therefore a lot of Ranma's problems regarding social interactions can be traced back to him. Not to mention that Ranma's father is also a sexist who believes that girls are weak, which leads to Ranma's hatred of his curse as well as most of his problems with the opposite sex.
Would you please do a review on Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo? It's a long name for an anime, I know. But I personally think, it's really interesting as a show and like Kaze no Stigma, has a bad-ass MC that makes you want to watch more.
Best Anime of 2013 (so far) 1. Attack on Titan 2. GITS : Arise 3. World God Only Knows season 3 Tell me I'm wrong! Tell me you know something better for the number 4 spot! 4. Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club 5. The new Fate thing.
Good choice, I'm a bit fan of romantic comedy anime and Love Hina made me grit my teeth just to finish it. Keitaro has no character or spine for the entire show and Naru is just the one joke over and over. Even after he risks his life to save hers (in the above mentioned evil spirit episode) she goes right back to treating him like crap and punching him. If I may suggest a alternative, Ai Yori Aoshi, it just got a box set release of both seasons and it's one of the best of the genre I've seen.
Instead of begging you to do another anime review because I know how long it takes to make one, I'll just say fantastic job yet again ^.^. Can't wait to see ya next time Shadow. Mishi Kyoki otherwise known as Missy Madness.
It's hard to argue with most of the points you make, but you're completely wrong in complaining about the comedy being derived from random weirdness. There is nothing at all random about the imagery in _Love Hina_. Remember Japan has cultural touchstones like any other country, but we might not be familiar with them all. The flying turtle, for example, is definitely NOT plucked from thin air. Read up on the Gamera movies to see how that image figures into Japanese culture. _Love Hina_, in fact, relies heavily on Japanese monster movie images (for another example, the twin Mutsumis who sing the song to raise the giant turtle out of the lake would be immediately familiar to anyone who's seen Godzilla vs. Mothra -- anyone who saw that would know exactly what _Love Hina_ was going for). But it's not just monster movies. The entire story is meant to echo the general theme of a Japanese legend about a fisherman named Taro Urashima, who saves a TURTLE that turns out to be a magic turtle who whisks him away to a strange underwater world. So the show's obsession with turtles, which might seem strange at first, kind of depends on the viewer being basically familiar with Japanese literature. I understand if those images sound goofy, and you're certainly entitled to criticize the elements of the show as goofy, no matter what the source. But you CAN'T say it's just random. There are about a dozen other examples, but you get the picture, I hope.
I don't mind some types of comedic understandings, like two characters are talking in a semi-public place, say a park bench, and discussing a secret that none of them want to say aloud. However their each talking about something else so ones talking about what to do b/c she smashed character 3's radio and the other is talking about them losing character 4's certificate collection or something. Things like that can end up in some funny dialogue as they don't know what the other is talking about.
Good review! I've heard of this anime a few times and I wasn't sure what to think of it. It sounds like one of those shows that I would think of as "so-so." I'll check it out when I can. On an unrelated topic, are there any scary anime that you would recommend other than Higurashi?
Hey ShadowACS do you plan to review Sekirei and its second season in the near future? i know you have talked about it before but it would be great to hear you talk more about what you think and want if they ever make a season 3 which i still hope they do. other than that keep up the good work man. :)
It has a great cast of characters, each with a distinct personality. It's not a very original set-up but at least it it makes this slice of life, romantic, comedy anime unique. Yes, it does have a lot of misplaced violence on the male main characters, but so do most anime. Even anime like Ranma 1/2 you rarely see the female characters get hurt despite them being trained in combat. And I know this explanation wasn't necessary, but I wanted to give you reasons to watch this anime.
I'm not sure if you do requests but I remember you said you had full metal alchemist in your top 7 anime list and was wondering if maybe you've done an anime analysis of it or are going to in the future??
Manga>>>Anime I only made it to seven episodes before dropping it completely. It's probably the most boring anime I have ever watched ( To be fair, my anime pool isn't very wide).
Also I really do hate characters that are extremely wimpy, stupid, and unlucky at the same time. I also get bored with characters who are too smart, strong, and lucky at the same time. I think its pretty common for people to dislike both the extremes.
Are you going to do anything special for your 100th video? Yes, I understand that you have had four or five other videos (rough estimate) that either were taken down for copyright issues (top 10 openings) or you took down yourself (top 20 anime).
The anime was the reason why Ken Akamatsu brought the manga series to a complete and sudden halt. A new character was suddenly introduced in volume 14 just before the wedding between Keitaro and Naru. Too bad 'Love Hina' ended the way it did. Studio interference was the biggest reason he stopped it and concentrated on 'Negima'. Less studio interference with that project. The manga had much less violence as all of the girls fell for him. In conclusion, the anime sucked the left one, but I loved the manga.
@ShadowACS. Admittedly, it does tend to annoy whenever Keitaro becomes the receiving end of a Naru Punch on a repetitive basis in each episode. But if it's not her landing a blow at his face, it would be Motoko (and on rare occasion Haruka). I kind of like that the more she constantly hits Keitaro overtime and even berates him up to the point of ignoring him, Naru just can't stand NOT being away from him for too long, thus the feelings start blooming.
Hey ShadowACS, I'm not questioning you, but I do have a pretty big question: why do some of the things in this show not work when they work so well in something like Clannad? Don't get me wrong, I love Clannad, but here's some ecamples: Obsession with animals (starfish vs. turtles), a dopy character constantly getting beaten up due to misunderstandings (Sunohara vs Keitro or whatever) and Randomness (whenever it occurs). I'm just curious.
Good point. I myself have never watched school days but I saw two reviews for it (both spoiled the ending) and that was all I needed to see of it. And if that is his next review I'll feel so sorry for him.
I've heard through your videos you enjoy charactor development throughout anime, I recently finished an enteresting anime called kokoro connect which seemed to be based around charactor development. I was wondering if you had looked into this anime yet. I'm not asking you to go out of your way and review it, I just want your opinion on it.
ShadowACS you are pretty awesome. I think it says something about how well you make your videos that ive watched this review(about an anime i have no intention of watching) twice. ive even watched your henti review/warnings despite the fact that i'm a girl and also have no intention of ever watching henti. i guess what im trying to say is that your are just awesome and i hope you decide to keep up the good work
ShadowACS I love your channel. I been wanted to know for some time if you ever watched Ghost Hunt. I know its not perfect but their were a few episodes that scared me to no ended. It a short anime only 25 episode long but still I thought it was good and keep everything clean and didn't hide any fact. I wanted to see your take on it.
Bakemonogatari series.Wanna see wat u would think of that even though,most of it is witty dialogue and the main character getting beaten the shot out of it.If u ever do a review on it,review it based on release dates.I wanna see how the order would affect ur opinion. Bkemonogatari>Nisemonogatari>Nekomonogatari Kuro>Nekomonogatari>Kizumonogatari Movie Not out Yet.Each series usually cuts out a lot of the manga.Each series is usually 12 episodes,just in case ur interested.
i think you hit the nail on the head with this one. i hate love hina and i wouldn't have if every episode wasn't about beating keitaro to a bloody pulp for no reason whatsoever. i have to ask if you ever watched the love hina movies to finish off the series or if you just stopped here?
If a what looks like a 4 year old with Keitaro could keep up with that truck moving at those speeds he must have had some rock hard legs growing up ahahaha
Hey Shadow, do you think you could do a review on the origional Fullmetal Alchemist? I know you already talked about it in your top 30 but that was brief so could you consider it? C:
Oh wow, I wasn't expecting you to do this show at all. The more you know... Also, if I had to guess, I think the next review's gonna be Shuffle or Clannad :>
Wow! We have like, the completely same tastes! Oh! And congrats on this being your 99th video. ^_^ Also, you should try watching the anime show amnesia. Its confusing at most times and has a lot of gaps in the story-line (seeing as it was based off of a video game) but its still interesting to watch. ^_^
I get why people don't like it. It's completely understandable. Me, I grew up watching shows like Family Guy where stuff like this is the norm; it doesn't really bug me. I'm indifferent to it.
If you believe that a flawless character would be boring, does it follow then that you find "Sakamoto Desu Ga?" boring? If you do, then ok. If not, why do you enjoy it even with his lack of flaws?
kman2010era I think that with Sakamoto, it's good because him being perfect is the joke. He's purposely flawless as a way to parody perfect anime protagonists. Plus, a lot of the humor also comes from side characters trying to outwit Sakamoto only to fail horribly. Overall, it works out different due to its self-aware way of dealing with Sakamoto
Insert thinking stockman face.Bakemonogatarai series seems like a psychological show you might enjoy with some interesting concepts.Which is why I might suggest it to you in the first place.There's not that much fighting except when someone's getting stomped.The only problem I will have is ur problem with the main character(s).Since I'm asking you to watch this based on animes released first.
I suppose i'm just frustrated, besides, I shouldn't talk about someone behind their back. Of course, he can read this. Maybe he is reading this right now.
Didn't say I don't greatly appreciate your hard work, which I do :D I forgot this show existed, and the moment I saw the flying turtle, i decided to go forget it existed again. Thanks for the review! /kissingup
I'm waiting for that one anime that starts out happy, and then we get a misunderstanding which the girl hurts the guy, but instead of him being some kind of SuperJesus, he get ACTUALLY hurt and or dies so the girl can feel bad or something along those lines. I like misunderstandings though they're hilarious to me.
In the Love Hina manga, the girls try run K-man off. Even thougt he owns the building, and the land around it. All this happen in the second chapter of the manga, and shows how weak the main charther he is.
Shadow, I am a big fan of your reviews, I have seen almost every single one of them.Half the anime I watch is because you reviewed it. For example, right after you reviewed Sword Art Online I started watching it and now it is one of my all time favorite anime. Anyway, I wonder if you could check out an anime called Baka and Test. I know it's pretty annoying when every single fan requests that you watch their favorite anime, but believe you might really enjoy it.
Also, Team Four Star's krillin owned count has better writing and timing than Love Hina with Keitaro getting beaten up every time. At least let his pummeling be deserved or spread out or that he endures it so much that getting punched by others is meh to him.
I don't see what I was saying is the equivalent to saying "An American can come from anywhere, as long as he or she wears red, white, and blue clothing", that's a bit of a false equivalency. If I lable animation as American or European you would wonder why i'm seperating them does little for it's description My question remains unanswered, why is it neccesary to seperate anime from other types of animation, why is it a different medium for expression than any other type of animation.
Hey Shadow ACS. I know you don't like Sailor Moon at all, but I found this one video you might be interested in. It basically rips apart Sailor Moon in a very funny way much similar to the way you talk about it. I don't know, I just thought you might find it entertaining if you haven't already seen it. If not oh well. He is called the nostalgia critic I would send you the link but I can't though youtube. Just type in nostalgia critic Sailor Moon I do enjoy your videos by the way.
Hey ShadowACS, I'm not sure why I'm asking you this in this video but, do you think Clannad can be really melodramatic? I saw it and thought it was amazing but I'm just wondering if sometimes it can be too dramatic. If not, what are somr examples of anime or movies that are melodramatic so I can tell?
You are my idol. Someday I hope to be a great Anime Commentator on RUclips just like you C: See, I don't have any friends who like Anime so you're pretty much the only person who I can relate to. Keep up the good work man! :D
If you cut out the flashback, and promise (basically the whole first episode and then some.) I could have mistaken this shoujo for a harem. This is only my opinion but this anime COULD have been better off as a harem... Maybe...
Sgt. Frog is so random, but it did it quite well, but at that time (which was like a year ago) I wasn't the best at judging anime but I still think it's kinda funny and the characters are fun but I don't know what other people think.
From watching most of your videos, it looks like you haven't watched Gurren Lagann. Watch it, then put it at at least #4 on your top anime. It is truly fantastic.
I think random humor is funny (if done right). I also like the turtle, it looks cute :3 Hell, I'd much rather have a flying turtle as my pet/mascot than a freaking crow that smokes pot/weed...
ok so just out of curiosity I was wondering if you ever watched the anime 07-ghost ? if not I highly recommend it if you enjoy fantasy, its hard to get into at first but its worth it by episode 3. unfortunately it ends right where the manga starts to get good and there is no second season because it got off track from the manga plot. ( respond whenever you get the chance :)
Ya, I have the same problem with the "Main Character" of Mirai Nikki. Horribly wimpy, insidiously stupid, and has pretty much no will of his own...except for 5 seconds after a "major event" like a parent getting killed.
It says a lot when the Fanfics are more cathartic than the actual source materiel, mostly the ones that gives Naru some well deserved comeuppance.
The domestic abuse in this anime goes overboard, and the misunderstandings that occur every 5 mins is beyond annoying. I don't know, let the roles be reversed in this anime, and the manga would probably never exist.
TheXDaft if that's the case, I have a feeling shadow would really hate School Rumble
indeed
TheXDaft I hate this I hate this so much this mediocre pile of filth is real why is it real it didn't need to be real why is this an anime.
And why the fuck people try to get me to like this..I'll NEVER LIKE THIS NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER......................NEVER.
LOL! XD you're joking, right?
Dude, lightnin' up will ya? It's just a fictional rom-com story.
The main character is getting beat up by naru was apart of the comedic element( even if it wasn't funny at all), but still it wasn't meant to be taken seriously, anyway.
americanliberal09 I'm not that's the point of my comment.
This show does nothing but glorify female on male abuse. And they say Jet and Glindy are the most unlikeable.
lol such is the common plot in most harem anime. in fact love hina was prob the reason why violent anime girl become the norm after that.
7 years later.
Mutsumi is still my favorite Love Hina Character. :3
Make that 8.
@@seekthineselfcultivateyour3657 Make it nine.
I agree with you, but my 13 year old self from more than a decade ago would have vehemently objected. Perhaps Love Hina (the anime) might have been catered to a younger audience...
For real, Shadow. Your points on why you don't like *Love Hina* almost exactly mirror my own for why I despise the goofy slice-of-life romance comedy series, *Ranma 1/2*. Both shows have a disgusting over reliance on nonsensical misunderstandings, to the point it's almost scary.
I just can't get into an anime-series which constantly abuses the main character, because it makes 'em look like a pathetic pushover.
One of the main reasons why I love Kazuma Yagami is because he's such a badass who won't let bitches walk all over him like most "Harem Protagonists" such as Keitaro, Ranma, Tsukune, etc do all the damn time. It's gets infuriating.
Is it really so difficult for the writers to come up with the jokes that ain't about the main character getting battered around by his "main love interest." Seriously. That would make an "Harem Series" so much more appealing in my opinion.
And this is why *"Shuffle!"* is one of the Better Harem Animes.
Tenchi Muyo is one of the rare "harem" animes that do not feature a male protagonist as a weak, punching-bag pushover for the females around.
Nowadays you also have Genzo who lays women out who try to fuck with him..and the overly cautious hero who gives no fucks about not hitting women that deserve it
Kietaro does have redeemable qualities. He has a strong sense of morals and principles. He pursues his dreams like we all wish we could.
I basically said the exact same thing in the review.
Brad, agreed. But he, as a man, should show some backbone and not allow those savage bitches to treat him worse than a trash bag.
But the girls aren't any better, to be nice about it.
Sorry but not all of us are masochists
This was my first anime I ever got into... That's why I really cherish it. It's a little old and kinda has that "classic" sort of anime feel, if that makes sense. I was... 12-13 when I finished it, so I think that's why I found it hilarious and enjoyable. The constant beating up of Keitaro made me simply feel sorry for the poor guy, but I was happy by the end of the series, in particular, the manga.
HOW CAN YOU LIKE THIS SHOW?! IT'S BACICALLY FEMALE ON MALE ABUSE: THE SERIES!!!
What the fuck. Did you watch the review or didn't you?
***** I did. I phrased the show.
SomePkmn-LovingDude
Oh. I thought you assumed I liked it based on your comment.
SomePkmn-LovingDude as a man I feel it unfair we can't hit girls because that abuses but when girls do it funny apparently (I love hating this concept)
Desmond Malone At least there's Haiyore, Fight Ippatsu and Angel Beats, they show a male character hitting a female character for comedy.
Keitaro's character works when he's away from those bitches who always overreacting to things and beat him for NO GODDAMN REASON
And that doesn't make him a dumbass in general
And yeah, it's so "innocent"
Keitaro has an ahoge, or an antenna hair on his head.
Ahoge are usually on a character who act/or stupid in general for comedic reasons.
Examples- Konata Izumi, Rikka Takanashi, Shana
An ahoge is only one antenna hair, so characters like Nagisa Furukawa or Sanae Furukawa who have 2 or 3 antenna hair are not considered stupid.
The jokes about Keitaro and the little girl at the beginning of the review are still funny as sin. Shadow is a great snarky son of a gun.
To answer your question, its not necessary to separate them and yet it is. Anime is very different from most other animations out and yet its very similar. Sometimes anime is more mature and dark then other animations out there. But the main point remains that one of the big things that separate anime from animation is its home country.
I pretty much hated Love Hina start to finish, Keitaro is a spineless loser who has no real character (how about saying "i'm the manager, punch me again and you're thrown out on the street missy" at some point?) and Naru is at best an bitch who violently assaults Kei over petty misunderstandings. The only character I found myself liking a lot was Shinobu and that was mostly because she wasn't a sociopath like the rest of the cast and actually treated Keitaro like an actual human being.
Motoko or Kanako would of been a much better ending. Kanako seemed to have the most amount of love for Keitaro. I really felt for her in Love Hina Again.
A lot of people likes to compare this show to Ranma1/2 and to a degree I can see why, but there are a few differences that makes Ranma 1/2(at least to me) more tolerable than Love Hina.1. A good portion of the stuff Ranma gets into (including all of his marriage-contracts) is not his fault, it is his stupid criminal father Genma who is constantly using Ranma as a way to get out of trouble and him keeping Ranma ignorant of how things work in the real world. All Genma cares about is stuffing his own stomach and living off of Ranma's hard work without having to do anything himself. 2. Ranma is a martial artist, which means that he is used to getting beat up. In fact, I often liked to think that he is deliberatly letting Akane beat him up to not piss of her father. He is capable of defending himself, which is something Keitaro is not. 3. As I mentioned in nr 1, Ranma has been raised by a man who obviously have no idea about how raise a socially stable child since he was very young and therefore a lot of Ranma's problems regarding social interactions can be traced back to him. Not to mention that Ranma's father is also a sexist who believes that girls are weak, which leads to Ranma's hatred of his curse as well as most of his problems with the opposite sex.
I can say to this day that no anime to date has made me burst out laughing as hard as Ranma 1/2. This anime is definitely in my top ten.
Shouldn't be called "Love Hina."
Should be called " How to be a abusive asshole to men." XD
what ever you do stay away from "ranma 1/2" you would hate it
D.E.A.R.S. was actually my introduction to manga/anime...I actually enjoyed it...
Would you please do a review on Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sō Desu yo? It's a long name for an anime, I know. But I personally think, it's really interesting as a show and like Kaze no Stigma, has a bad-ass MC that makes you want to watch more.
***** About the Flying Turtle part: Have you seen any of the *Gamera Films*?
cause that's what the Turtle from "Love Hina" reminded me of.
Best Anime of 2013 (so far)
1. Attack on Titan
2. GITS : Arise
3. World God Only Knows season 3
Tell me I'm wrong! Tell me you know something better for the number 4 spot!
4. Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club
5. The new Fate thing.
Good choice, I'm a bit fan of romantic comedy anime and Love Hina made me grit my teeth just to finish it. Keitaro has no character or spine for the entire show and Naru is just the one joke over and over. Even after he risks his life to save hers (in the above mentioned evil spirit episode) she goes right back to treating him like crap and punching him.
If I may suggest a alternative, Ai Yori Aoshi, it just got a box set release of both seasons and it's one of the best of the genre I've seen.
Instead of begging you to do another anime review because I know how long it takes to make one, I'll just say fantastic job yet again ^.^. Can't wait to see ya next time Shadow. Mishi Kyoki otherwise known as Missy Madness.
You know what? We should make ShadowACS a tropes page. Because he's awesome, and deserves one.
It's hard to argue with most of the points you make, but you're completely wrong in complaining about the comedy being derived from random weirdness. There is nothing at all random about the imagery in _Love Hina_. Remember Japan has cultural touchstones like any other country, but we might not be familiar with them all. The flying turtle, for example, is definitely NOT plucked from thin air. Read up on the Gamera movies to see how that image figures into Japanese culture. _Love Hina_, in fact, relies heavily on Japanese monster movie images (for another example, the twin Mutsumis who sing the song to raise the giant turtle out of the lake would be immediately familiar to anyone who's seen Godzilla vs. Mothra -- anyone who saw that would know exactly what _Love Hina_ was going for).
But it's not just monster movies. The entire story is meant to echo the general theme of a Japanese legend about a fisherman named Taro Urashima, who saves a TURTLE that turns out to be a magic turtle who whisks him away to a strange underwater world. So the show's obsession with turtles, which might seem strange at first, kind of depends on the viewer being basically familiar with Japanese literature. I understand if those images sound goofy, and you're certainly entitled to criticize the elements of the show as goofy, no matter what the source. But you CAN'T say it's just random. There are about a dozen other examples, but you get the picture, I hope.
what?
Basically the turtle is an inside joke.
Anime is garbage
Disagree=Braindead
I don't mind some types of comedic understandings, like two characters are talking in a semi-public place, say a park bench, and discussing a secret that none of them want to say aloud. However their each talking about something else so ones talking about what to do b/c she smashed character 3's radio and the other is talking about them losing character 4's certificate collection or something. Things like that can end up in some funny dialogue as they don't know what the other is talking about.
Dude im with you on this one
Good review! I've heard of this anime a few times and I wasn't sure what to think of it. It sounds like one of those shows that I would think of as "so-so." I'll check it out when I can.
On an unrelated topic, are there any scary anime that you would recommend other than Higurashi?
Hey ShadowACS do you plan to review Sekirei and its second season in the near future? i know you have talked about it before but it would be great to hear you talk more about what you think and want if they ever make a season 3 which i still hope they do. other than that keep up the good work man. :)
The Manga was waaaaayyy better and the ending in the manga was also better.
Jeffrey Wood Yeah! The so called humor works better in the manga.
Jeffrey Wood Oh right. It is better in the fact that Keitaro marries his psychotic abuser, and the two of them live in wedded violent bliss.
GNackers53 True True.
I'm pretty excited to see what shadow is goanna do for his 100th episode :)
Did you find the misunderstandings in Love Hina worse than you did in Demon King Daimou?
Kassidy Danielle I definitely thought Demon King Daimao was worse.
Agreed. But in Love Hina's case, the misunderstandings are too redundant. I hate anime that does that.
Whenever I hear slice of life comedy I picture a cake with the word life frosted in it and a knife going into it.
Oh, man. You're hilarious! I love all your videos. By far my favorite anime reviewer.
It has a great cast of characters, each with a distinct personality. It's not a very original set-up but at least it it makes this slice of life, romantic, comedy anime unique. Yes, it does have a lot of misplaced violence on the male main characters, but so do most anime. Even anime like Ranma 1/2 you rarely see the female characters get hurt despite them being trained in combat. And I know this explanation wasn't necessary, but I wanted to give you reasons to watch this anime.
I'm not sure if you do requests but I remember you said you had full metal alchemist in your top 7 anime list and was wondering if maybe you've done an anime analysis of it or are going to in the future??
Manga>>>Anime
I only made it to seven episodes before dropping it completely. It's probably the most boring anime I have ever watched ( To be fair, my anime pool isn't very wide).
Yes, the manga is much better
The manga is insanely better
I've only made it through 5
I wouldn't go that far.
Also I really do hate characters that are extremely wimpy, stupid, and unlucky at the same time. I also get bored with characters who are too smart, strong, and lucky at the same time. I think its pretty common for people to dislike both the extremes.
Are you going to do anything special for your 100th video?
Yes, I understand that you have had four or five other videos (rough estimate) that either were taken down for copyright issues (top 10 openings) or you took down yourself (top 20 anime).
The anime was the reason why Ken Akamatsu brought the manga series to a complete and sudden halt. A new character was suddenly introduced in volume 14 just before the wedding between Keitaro and Naru. Too bad 'Love Hina' ended the way it did. Studio interference was the biggest reason he stopped it and concentrated on 'Negima'. Less studio interference with that project.
The manga had much less violence as all of the girls fell for him.
In conclusion, the anime sucked the left one, but I loved the manga.
@ShadowACS. Admittedly, it does tend to annoy whenever Keitaro becomes the receiving end of a Naru Punch on a repetitive basis in each episode. But if it's not her landing a blow at his face, it would be Motoko (and on rare occasion Haruka).
I kind of like that the more she constantly hits Keitaro overtime and even berates him up to the point of ignoring him, Naru just can't stand NOT being away from him for too long, thus the feelings start blooming.
hear is my next prediction of what harem animes he is gong to revie
A.school days
B.green green
C.shuffle
D.bakemonogatari
Hey ShadowACS, I'm not questioning you, but I do have a pretty big question: why do some of the things in this show not work when they work so well in something like Clannad?
Don't get me wrong, I love Clannad, but here's some ecamples:
Obsession with animals (starfish vs. turtles),
a dopy character constantly getting beaten up due to misunderstandings (Sunohara vs Keitro or whatever)
and Randomness (whenever it occurs). I'm just curious.
Good point. I myself have never watched school days but I saw two reviews for it (both spoiled the ending) and that was all I needed to see of it. And if that is his next review I'll feel so sorry for him.
I've heard through your videos you enjoy charactor development throughout anime, I recently finished an enteresting anime called kokoro connect which seemed to be based around charactor development. I was wondering if you had looked into this anime yet. I'm not asking you to go out of your way and review it, I just want your opinion on it.
ShadowACS you are pretty awesome. I think it says something about how well you make your videos that ive watched this review(about an anime i have no intention of watching) twice. ive even watched your henti review/warnings despite the fact that i'm a girl and also have no intention of ever watching henti. i guess what im trying to say is that your are just awesome and i hope you decide to keep up the good work
ShadowACS I love your channel. I been wanted to know for some time if you ever watched Ghost Hunt. I know its not perfect but their were a few episodes that scared me to no ended. It a short anime only 25 episode long but still I thought it was good and keep everything clean and didn't hide any fact. I wanted to see your take on it.
Bakemonogatari series.Wanna see wat u would think of that even though,most of it is witty dialogue and the main character getting beaten the shot out of it.If u ever do a review on it,review it based on release dates.I wanna see how the order would affect ur opinion.
Bkemonogatari>Nisemonogatari>Nekomonogatari Kuro>Nekomonogatari>Kizumonogatari Movie Not out Yet.Each series usually cuts out a lot of the manga.Each series is usually 12 episodes,just in case ur interested.
i think you hit the nail on the head with this one. i hate love hina and i wouldn't have if every episode wasn't about beating keitaro to a bloody pulp for no reason whatsoever. i have to ask if you ever watched the love hina movies to finish off the series or if you just stopped here?
If a what looks like a 4 year old with Keitaro could keep up with that truck moving at those speeds he must have had some rock hard legs growing up ahahaha
Hey Shadow, do you think you could do a review on the origional Fullmetal Alchemist? I know you already talked about it in your top 30 but that was brief so could you consider it? C:
ladies and gentlemen, code red.
SOPA IS BACK
Love Hina is one of my favorite series ever. It was the first anime/manga I read/watched and got me into all things japan
Shadow, are you going to do something special for your 100th episode?
What kind of mic do you use? I'm thinking of getting one and the one you're using seems pretty good.
Oh wow, I wasn't expecting you to do this show at all. The more you know...
Also, if I had to guess, I think the next review's gonna be Shuffle or Clannad :>
Wow! We have like, the completely same tastes! Oh! And congrats on this being your 99th video. ^_^
Also, you should try watching the anime show amnesia. Its confusing at most times and has a lot of gaps in the story-line (seeing as it was based off of a video game) but its still interesting to watch. ^_^
He is kind of like a anime version of the nostalgia critic is some ways.
I get why people don't like it. It's completely understandable.
Me, I grew up watching shows like Family Guy where stuff like this is the norm; it doesn't really bug me. I'm indifferent to it.
If you believe that a flawless character would be boring, does it follow then that you find "Sakamoto Desu Ga?" boring? If you do, then ok. If not, why do you enjoy it even with his lack of flaws?
kman2010era I think that with Sakamoto, it's good because him being perfect is the joke. He's purposely flawless as a way to parody perfect anime protagonists. Plus, a lot of the humor also comes from side characters trying to outwit Sakamoto only to fail horribly. Overall, it works out different due to its self-aware way of dealing with Sakamoto
Insert thinking stockman face.Bakemonogatarai series seems like a psychological show you might enjoy with some interesting concepts.Which is why I might suggest it to you in the first place.There's not that much fighting except when someone's getting stomped.The only problem I will have is ur problem with the main character(s).Since I'm asking you to watch this based on animes released first.
I suppose i'm just frustrated, besides, I shouldn't talk about someone behind their back.
Of course, he can read this. Maybe he is reading this right now.
this show actually got me into anime & away form cartoons
Didn't say I don't greatly appreciate your hard work, which I do :D
I forgot this show existed, and the moment I saw the flying turtle, i decided to go forget it existed again. Thanks for the review! /kissingup
I'm waiting for that one anime that starts out happy, and then we get a misunderstanding which the girl hurts the guy, but instead of him being some kind of SuperJesus, he get ACTUALLY hurt and or dies so the girl can feel bad or something along those lines. I like misunderstandings though they're hilarious to me.
They aren't
This anime is why Ai Yori Aoshi is preferrable in both manga and anime.
Better him than us? The world has to have janitors so that other people can walk on clean floors, right? :3
In the Love Hina manga, the girls try run K-man off. Even thougt he owns the building, and the land around it. All this happen in the second chapter of the manga, and shows how weak the main charther he is.
Shadow, I am a big fan of your reviews, I have seen almost every single one of them.Half the anime I watch is because you reviewed it. For example, right after you reviewed Sword Art Online I started watching it and now it is one of my all time favorite anime. Anyway, I wonder if you could check out an anime called Baka and Test. I know it's pretty annoying when every single fan requests that you watch their favorite anime, but believe you might really enjoy it.
Also, Team Four Star's krillin owned count has better writing and timing than Love Hina with Keitaro getting beaten up every time. At least let his pummeling be deserved or spread out or that he endures it so much that getting punched by others is meh to him.
I don't see what I was saying is the equivalent to saying "An American can come from anywhere, as long as he or she wears red, white, and blue clothing", that's a bit of a false equivalency. If I lable animation as American or European you would wonder why i'm seperating them does little for it's description
My question remains unanswered, why is it neccesary to seperate anime from other types of animation, why is it a different medium for expression than any other type of animation.
Hey Shadow ACS. I know you don't like Sailor Moon at all, but I found this one video you might be interested in. It basically rips apart Sailor Moon in a very funny way much similar to the way you talk about it. I don't know, I just thought you might find it entertaining if you haven't already seen it. If not oh well.
He is called the nostalgia critic I would send you the link but I can't though youtube.
Just type in nostalgia critic Sailor Moon
I do enjoy your videos by the way.
Hey ShadowACS, I'm not sure why I'm asking you this in this video but, do you think Clannad can be really melodramatic? I saw it and thought it was amazing but I'm just wondering if sometimes it can be too dramatic. If not, what are somr examples of anime or movies that are melodramatic so I can tell?
You are my idol. Someday I hope to be a great Anime Commentator on RUclips just like you C: See, I don't have any friends who like Anime so you're pretty much the only person who I can relate to. Keep up the good work man! :D
Brilliant suggestion. Do you know anyone you'll be willing to make one about him?
ahh, my favourite reviewers ^^ keep at it both of you!
nearly 100 videos congrats
If you cut out the flashback, and promise (basically the whole first episode and then some.) I could have mistaken this shoujo for a harem. This is only my opinion but this anime COULD have been better off as a harem... Maybe...
What're you doing for Harem? To-Love-Ru? Also have you watched Persona 4: The Animation?
Is it me, or is your sound quality SO much better?
Avatar's one of those 'grey' shows where it's has qualities of an anime and a western animation, so I don't know if he'd review it
I found myself liking that anime when I was younger. -.-
he doesn't count that as a anime and plus he already told us he thinks it is a masterpieace
Sgt. Frog is so random, but it did it quite well, but at that time (which was like a year ago) I wasn't the best at judging anime but I still think it's kinda funny and the characters are fun but I don't know what other people think.
Oh shit, don't tell me that you're going to review School Days...
Btw i'm hoping ur going to review To Love-Ru
I understand watching Anime can be a hit or miss, but how does everyone NOT like Anime?!?!
well glad I dropped this one early
From watching most of your videos, it looks like you haven't watched Gurren Lagann. Watch it, then put it at at least #4 on your top anime. It is truly fantastic.
Thank you for an honest answer, something the author of this video had a hard time with.
Love the review shadowACS I've watched it like 10x already but still love it
I think random humor is funny (if done right). I also like the turtle, it looks cute :3
Hell, I'd much rather have a flying turtle as my pet/mascot than a freaking crow that smokes pot/weed...
well somebody took lessons from the nostalgia critic.0_0
I know for a fact what the next review will be.
ok so just out of curiosity I was wondering if you ever watched the anime 07-ghost ? if not I highly recommend it if you enjoy fantasy, its hard to get into at first but its worth it by episode 3. unfortunately it ends right where the manga starts to get good and there is no second season because it got off track from the manga plot. ( respond whenever you get the chance :)
Clannad is one of your favourite animes, maybe you should do a more in-depth analysis of it.
i like anime like these it makes me laugh at how bad they are
Oh. Now I feel dumb. Disregard what I just said then. Hahah! Forgive me, It's been awhile since I last saw his video for Sailor Moon.
Oh god, comedic misunderstandings suck so much.
Ya, I have the same problem with the "Main Character" of Mirai Nikki. Horribly wimpy, insidiously stupid, and has pretty much no will of his own...except for 5 seconds after a "major event" like a parent getting killed.