Review of Sk∞

The Storyline is about Skateboarding, and I have never been into skateboarding. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate it, but I haven’t really been too into it. Well, I wasn’t till I watched this. Not only was this show focused on the sport side to it, but it was also about relationships and had plenty of drama. The drama in this show was intense at times; it helped that it was written really well as I felt the emotions I needed to feel. I cried at times and then I laughed at times. The pacing was done remarkably well, and I was hooked into the plot/storyline so quickly.

The Animation is colourful, bright, and amazing. The animation while skating was done so well, I was invested into the sport more because of how good It looked. The Sound was top tier in all aspects. The background music was epic and fitting. The opening song was catchy and addicting. The ending song was catchy and became a meme all on its own. The voice actors were remarkable, and I also checked out some scenes in dubbed; so different yet amazingly good.

The Characters were all unique and weird; and I mean the good type; in most cases bar one. Reki is one of the main characters. He has an awesome personality and I really related to him in many ways. One of the ways I related to him was when he sees others do better than him and he suddenly felt like he isn’t good enough. There’s been many times in my life where I was proud of something I can do or have done and then have people do better than me, so then I feel like what I did isn’t good enough anymore. Langa is the other main character, and he was just a fresh of breath air. He is amazing and he learns things quickly. His trust in Reki right from the start was what made me like him. I will point out that I do prefer Reki but only by a bit. The relationship between the two main characters was one of the main elements in this show, and no matter how you view this relationship as; it was a strong, real, and pure. The other characters who I did enjoy was Miya and Shadow. Miya because it helped with developing the main characters and Shadow because he’s funny.

Overall I loved this show with all my heart and I really hope that the news of “more” SK8 content is either a Second season or a movie…or maybe we can be lucky and have both. If you are fans of Haikyuu!! and Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club then this Anime is for you. 

10/10Story

      

10/10Animation

      

10/10Sound

      

9.2/10Characters

      

9.9/10Overall

Review of Yuri!!! on Ice

 The Storyline produced so many amazing moments, from sad to annoyed, disappointed to happy. The pace of the 12 Episode series went at a good speed and there was only one episode that didn’t focus on the main plot and that’s a good thing. Having that one episode to just gather our thoughts and feelings was a blessing. I never thought that ice skating could be so amazing and beautiful. When I first dived into this, I never thought it would have romance and that it would be between the two main male characters. I love it. I loved that the show took risks and it worked for me.

The Animation was normal, nothing too fancy but definitely not rubbish. It was pretty watching ice skating in Anime rather than with real people. The overall Sound of the show was amazing. From the opening song to the insert songs used in the performances and to the ending song. The sounds used for the skates hitting the ice to the voice actors being perfect for each character. I watched this in original Japanese with subtitles, and I did try to watch it in Dubbed but certain voices for certain characters made me laugh each time they opened their mouth. I couldn’t take it seriously, hence why I stuck with subtitles. To this day, the opening song is still catchy and memorable. I only need to hear the first few notes and boom, I know it’s from this Anime. 

The Characters were all unique, fascinating, and gorgeous (although a few I could live without). Yuuri was a character that I easily fell in love with. His innocence and fragile state were something that I could relate too, with some degree. I knew once I saw him, he would be taking on a journey of change and growth in which that was shown throughout the show. Victor was interesting from the get-go, and although he was confident and outgoing, I knew that there was more to him than this persona he shows to his fans and friends. Yuri (Yurio) was a character I instantly hated, but then throughout the show I started to really like him and enjoy his presence. The romance between Yuuri and Victor didn’t feel too forced in my opinion, but I know others may disagree. I loved them and loved how it was all portrayed.

Overall this Anime managed to balance the show with Drama, Sport, Romance and a little bit of comedy. I loved this show with all my heart and can’t wait for the Movie and hope that it will eventually get a second season. 

10/10Story

      

8/10Animation

      

10/10Sound

      

9/10Characters

      

9.8/10Overall

Review of Haikyuu!!

 The Storyline being sports Anime isn’t really unique, but I am not sure if there is any other volleyball Anime out there, and if there is, please let me know. All I know is, I am very very very not a sporty person, so when I find an Anime that’s to do with sports that I like then it means it’s good. The pace was brilliant and the storyline ended was typical but yet I was grateful as I knew that there was going to be a second season.

The Animation was perfect and amazing especially the times when they were making really good shots to the other side of the court. The Sound was just as good, plus a bonus being the opening and ending songs were really good and suited the Anime down to a T.

The Characters  were interesting to see the least. No really I like the majority of the characters and I loved how each one brought their own personality and traits. The main character Hinata was definitely my favourite character from the whole series. I loved how wacky and young at heart he was and how he did whatever it takes and he never gave up to get to a stage of his career being a part of  a volleyball team. I also like his noises he makes “wooahh” “wow”. Also like his hair… maybe… and I love how short he is…. maybe…

Overall I really loved this sporty Anime and I can’t wait for the second season to come, as I know it’s hopefully going to go on the line of other sport Anime I have seen… 

9/10Story

      

10/10Animation

      

10/10Sound

      

8.5/10Characters

      

9.3/10Overall

P.S. Some of these Reviews that I am posting, was old Reviews, when I used to write Small Reviews. So some reviews I write will be long and some will be short. :)