Shadows
Classification:
Recommendation:
Very entertainment! (67 of possible
100)
Blogger Note:
A little note,
this anime appears after one of the worst (I hope it stays in last place of my All Time Top) animes that I ever
seen Aku no Hana, anything that come after, could have a higher score than it deserved! But
I think I stay impartial.
Warning this review
could contain spoilers!
If the
reader wasn't watched this anime, this could reduce the enjoyment!
For instance Sasuke
will kill Naruto in season finale!
See the danger of a Spoiler?
Now this was a lie, only to show the power of a spoiler!
The reader was been
warned!
Now Let's Get
Started:
"Idol or
Pro-Wrestler? Why not both!"
Directed by - Rion Kujo
Studio – ARMS
Year - 2013
Season 1 / 12
episodes
Loose notes
Well, I need to
say the reasons to why I decided to review this anime, in normal circumstance
because of the obvious exaggerated presence of fanservice I wouldn’t reviewed,
but an anime about wrestling I had to try.
After anime, I
enjoy to watch wrestling to pass the time (I don’t want wrestling discussion,
so I only going to say, Yes, I know Wrestling is scripted but I enjoy!
Pro-Wresting is real, people are fake J) and I need to see what if the
fusion of two genres I like result.
The Opening
The opening of
Wanna be the Strongest in the world (English title), doen’t hide the crowd
target of this anime total fanservice showing. To note in the opening there is
a mix of animation from the general anime techniques to a species of 3D
background crowd and ring animation
(Sekai de Ichiban
Tsuyoku Naritai - opening)
Last Spoiler Warning!
Analysis
I already talk about the fusion of anime and Wrestling, but there’s a more classic presence in the anime the Idol subject, and ARMS studio decided to use it.
I don’t understand
the Idol constant presence, but the studios insist in the genre and obviously
it should be a thing that really sells in Japan and I will respect it.
The anime manage
to show a character passage from the wonderful world of Idol, to the hard
working and painful world of Pro-Wrestling.
It’s a well
represented rivalries between establish pro-wrestler and Idol that don’t
respected the ring.
Of bad the anime
doesn’t explore the part that probably had work better with the Idol past, the
show after the wresting industry (simply entrance music), they only presented
something, in the middle of the season and without great quality.
The main character
for me never transmit great passion or fire for anything, was much blend
personality, compensated by the side characters from idols to wrestlers.
Future Seasons
We can say that
Sekai add a closing finale, with the end off all the rivalries and the obvious
decision of the main character to be an Idol or a Wrestler.
But we can also
say, that it open the space to a second season, more dedicate to wrestling (I
hope), with more ring maneuvers, injures, hard hits, bitter rivalries and title
belts.
Final Conclusions
There are two
topics to talk in the end:
·
Fanservice – I’m not against, if well
used it can produce awesome series, sometimes the animators could even used to
a much more level (as we are presented in movies with the sex scenes without
showing anything). In Sekai when they reduced a little the fanservice the show
has improved a bit.
·
Anime in Wrestling – this is a more
personal note, when I see an anime of wrestling to be announced, I has
happening of a little extra to been show, more aggressiveness, blood, flying
moves, but they decided to keep it real only showing static submission
maneuvers is they decision!
*Watched by me in
2013 - originally released in 2013
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