Plot Summary:
In present times, Gods and Demons coexist together with Humans after the door between each of these worlds had opened. Tsuchimi Rin is a normal young high school student attending Verbena Academy, spending his days living peacefully with his childhood friend Kaede. Unexpectedly, one day the King of Gods, the King of Demons and their families move into be Rin’s next door neighbors. Apparently the daughter of the Gods, Sia, and the daughter of the demons, Nerine, are both deeply in love with Rin after having met him the past. Along with his playful friendship with upperclassmen Asa and his encounter with the silent but cute Primula, Rin has much on his hands dealing with the affections of each of these girls. Based on the eroge by Navel.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, School, Harem
Age Rating: PG-15 – Teens 15 or above
No. of Episodes: 24 episodes
Story
Pros: Story distribution | Character development | Good starting | Surprises
Cons: Draggy drama | several characters gone missing during the finale
SHUFFLE! is one of the classic eroge adaptation. The beginning of the story is just like you average harem anime adapted from its original game, a male with five females mix of childhood friend, eccentric, tsundere, shy and loli. Everything are just normal except they spice up the story a bit by adding some supernatural elements – god and demon races. However, to my surprise, I enjoyed the series a lot because of its unique storyline.
Distribution of the story is done very well, basically it is divided into 3 parts. First is the introduction part which each major characters gets one or two episodes air time. This part is done particularly good and audiences would get to know the characters better. Then, right after the characters introduction, the drama kicks in. This part contains several arcs and I think this is the weakest part out of 3, because some arcs are too dramatic and draggy. This annoys a lot and I don’t like draggy story at all. Then the third part is the finale part, which is full of surprises and very good if compared with the second part.
The character development of this series is very good and the overall flow of the story is excellent, I enjoyed a lot.
Points: 31.5/40
Animation
Studio: asread
Year: 2005
Type: Series
Pros: Colouring | constant moving background | Characters design and detail
Cons: certain unnatural movements
The animation quality of SHUFFLE! is above average and quality is kept constant throughout the series. There are several points that I’m very satisfied with. First is the colouring, the use of bold and distinctive colours lightens the overall feel of the story and I think the colours has their importance in this series. Second is the characters design and its minor details. The characters looks very nice and to my surprise, the characters costumes do change according to the occasion. Unlike some anime that their character has only have 2-3 costumes.
Points: 25/30
Audio
Opening Theme(s):
- “YOU” by YURIA
Ending Theme(s):
- “innocence” by Hashimoto Miyuki
Insert Theme(s):
- n/a
Theme songs are great and caught my attention, other than that the sound work is just average and nothing really special with it.
Everything is within the acceptable range.
Points: 16/20
Personal Rating
If you’re looking for a decent Rom-Com (Romance-Comedy), this might suit your requirements.
8.5/10
OVERALL POINTS
31.5 + 25 + 16 + 8.5 = 81points
81points, EXCELLENT anime [26/02/2010]
More Anime Reviews and Rating – Click HERE How I Rate Anime – Click HERE
No comments:
Post a Comment