Sorry for the horrible
formatting but this anime appears to be cursed. Since trying to review this my
computer has frozen multiple times, the format is out of whack and the whole
thing's one bloody mess, so my apologies. Freezing. Oh god why? Okay I'm sorry
I know that I said that I would only be doing positive reviews on this blog,
but after getting ten episodes into the first season of freezing, I have
gathered one question, why the hell does this exist? Okay know I know I
shouldn't rant to much, and that i need to support my ravings with actual
content, but this show is so bad! So here we go, my first negative review, and
with the fact that there is a second season of this show out, it may not be the
last. I would add more pictures, but my computer is freezing on me (no pun
intended) No really I can't.
Freezing is that kind of
anime. At one point or another you've all seen them, the fan service before
anything shows, where plot and tension are as rare as the Bengal tiger. This
came to me as a surprise, after hearing from a friend that this show has a
plot, and good action. He told me that the anime was serious, and while it did
have comedy it took itself seriously. He told me that I should watched it due
to the angel-like enemies. He was right. The anime was very serious, and it
would have been better if it wasn't. An anime where the damage to a character
can be gauged on the amount of clothing that they still have on, is not
something to be taken seriously, right Dragon Ball Z? Anyhow, let's move onto
the actual review, so i don't sound like a Posh, brandy swirling critic, who
can somehow pull out fancy words while still having his head up his a**. I
digress
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| Fight scenes in a nutshell |
Animation: This is from
the perspective of someone who watch the censored version, because whenever
possible I try to watch the official source, cause y'know its free and I'm
supporting the anime. I would tell you that this anime had amazing battles that
remained both tactical engaging and visually stunning, except for the fact that
ninety percent of the time my screen was filled with blinding pillars of light!
This exact reason is why you put either an censored version or have the
character cover up exposed parts, during battle. Hell you can even do it in a
comical way, OH WAIT. This especially apparent during one episode, where the
characters have a contest to see who is 'miss Pandora' or who can expose the
most amount of skin without being buck naked. How?! How can this anime take itself
so seriously? I mean with an episode like this, I just, I can't. Look an anime
like Sekirei or hell even high-school DXD are able to be funny. They are equally
as guilty of the multicolored spotlights that randomly appear, but at least
they are funny about it. At least they can have a sense of humor! Anyway coming
back to where I should've been this entire time, the anime sports impressive
character designs, and fluid combat animation, except during running, where the
characters seemingly bob up and down rapidly to move. Really, how do you expect
me to be worried or even tense during a fight scene where the object of the
exercise really seems to flash the audience as much as possible. It's not the
only anime to do this, but even so this really annoys me! Not only this but the
series itself does take the fights seriously, by throwing gallons of blood in
along the way. Why the hell are you showing me a character turned into bloody
ribbons, while still flashing her boobs at me?! It's to the point where I can't
take the action scenes seriously, and at the same time can't even enjoy the
fan-service, because of the blinding rays of light, and crimson blood painting
my screen! So yeah this anime looks good, if only to emphasize the boob
physics and sexy time moments.
Sound--Apparently they
spent too much money on the boob physics, because the main theme is recycled
into the soundtrack constantly. No! This may seem like a minor complaint, and
on the whole it is, but everything in this anime threatens to give me a stroke!
Yes other anime have done this, but when other anime do it they do it at the
end, or when it matters. In freezing it is heard constantly! I mean the other
OSTs are well done, so why not use them, why not create you very own sad OST?!
Why recycle the opening?!
Plot--The best part is
that this anime tries to have a plot. Normally i would be okay with this. In
fact for an anime like this to have a plot it should be something of a pleasant
surprise, but it isn't! Okay so the Nova of this anime are really nothing we
haven't seen before. They feel like some sort of Evangelion rip-off, down to
the way they have sort of a choir humming sound when they attack. Maybe its
because we've seen exactly what the sort of
humans-pushed-to-the-brink-of-extinction- thing can be with something like
Attack on titan, but the plot was so disappointing. In an anime like AoT or
Evangelion, the cool thing about the enemy was that even when they weren't
there they were. They we're a constant presence, and the thought of them being
able to appear at any moment and inflict countless casualties on the humans was
something I really enjoyed. This ones however are sorta referenced at the
beginning and then thrown into the backseat, as melodrama and fan-service take
their place. Then at the end the writer realizes "Oh shit I had some kinda
plot back there, didn't I? Okay well here you go!" It's so abrupt, so
jarring, it felt as though I was watching a different anime. Then the
fan-service started slapping my face again and I realized what I was watching.
The whole idea is that humans have been pushed to the brink by an unknown enemy
and the only way to survive is to have girls called Pandora who are the only
hope partnered with limiters who can do things called freezing which means that
they yell 'freezing' and freeze things, and they have to be baptized which
really means sex, and ughhh. Moving on.
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| What a finisher |
Characters-- Well hmmm.
Not sure how I want to approach this one. the characters aren't typical sorta.
I mean Satelizer is one who is sorta your tsundere, but a little bit more deep.
She has a dark past that while intriguing, doesn't get expanded upon in the
first season. The other main characters are Kazuya, every harem lead ever, and
Rana, who is voiced by Kana Hanazawa who is known for being Charlotte in
Infinite Stratos, Kuroneko in Oreimo, and other well known roles. She is the
only enjoyable character in the series. Not to say she's a good character, but
the scenes she's in are made much more enjoyable by her presence. There isn't a
ton of character development, but that's to be expected. They also have this
thing called a limiter, who can yell Freezing and freeze everybody.
This is my first really
negative review. No this is the first anime I've watched that I really, really
do not like. While Oreimo really got my blood boiling at the end, throughout
the rest of the series I was really enjoying myself. Aside from a few moments
where the action wasn't overly sexual, or where some vague comedy happened or
with Rana, I was bored or tearing my hair out. The worst part is that this
anime could've been good. the premise, while old, is still something that can
be done well, an example being AoT. the action and production values were
enough so that this anime could've been amazing on a technical level. The
characters had a good amount of back-story, which in fairness could be improved
during the next season. As for fan-service, all the anime has to do is go one
way or the other. Keep the fan-service, but just tone it done when it really
matters. Don't have the ridiculous blood and violence. Fight scenes can be
violent but only when they need to be. You don't need to have both elements. If
you want the violence, then keep it, just tone down the fan-service. Add a bit
more humor, even a super serious show like AoT had moments where it was funny.
At it's current state however I cannot recommend this anime. Hell, until I see
that this anime has more to offer, I'm going to say that you shouldn't watch
this anime.
if you like this
show, but this is my honest view of it. Thanks for reading, if you liked this
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