Suzuka - Review
Wow. In a bad way. wow. I seriously didn’t enjoy this anime :/
Why do i always pick the crappy anime to marathon -_-…?
I’m not gonna write a "constructed" review, however, I wanted to write a post for the sake of getting my thoughts out for this anime.
From the very first episode, this anime just didn’t grab me. It was watchable, but not extremly like… entertaining. I had my hopes up high for this anime since it was focused on romance and drama…but…. well… it seriously fell down. Badly.
One thing I REALLY want to complain about is the characters. Jee wiz -_- I hated Akitsuki and Suzuka. I just didn’t find their personalities realistic. See here… with Akitsuki… he’s so freakin dense. and dumb. in a bad way. See, there’s GOOD dense and dumb characters such as Otani from Lovely Complex and Sana Kurata from Kodocha. Their dense and dumb personalities add humor to the show. Then there’s "oh my god you can’t be fucking serious -_-" dense. That’s what Akitsuki is. He just doesn’t get it. At all. I’ve dated some dumb guys, but not as dumb as Akitsuki. While he was dating Honaka, i just wanted to do a face palm at him -_-. He doesn’t think before he talks, and he doesn’t think before he makes a move. Not only that, but I hated how he kept chasing after Suzuka. I honestly didn’t think she was worth all the trouble. I didn’t feel any chemsitry between Suzuka and Akitsuki, and Suzuka is like…a bitch. Honestly. You need to WATCH the show in order to understand how very dumb Akitsuki is, and how much of a bitch Suzuka is. I was watching this with my sister, and she had to put up with my hate comments towards Akitsuki and Suzuka lol. Luckly, Akitsuki isn’t as dumb as Makoto from School Days.
The animation didn’t add to the anime at all. In my opinion… it just made things worse. The coloring was a little… too shiny and glossy? But it can’t be helped, I mean, this anime was made way back when. But there were other anime back in that time that had better animation but crappier storyline :/ Particular tracks from the BGM are WAY too overused. But I still like the opening theme song.
Eng vs Jap? Jap. Akitsuki’s voice in the eng. dub was like… unbareable -_-; Lack of emotion + Annoying voice. Suzuka’s voice matched in the english dub, however, I liked the japanese voice actor better. And i’m a big fan of english dubs D:
As for the story…it’s nothing special. The focus is track and field, which in my opinion, was more of a theme than the storyline. Cliche? Kind of. But this anime wasn’t thought through very well in my opinion. That’s all I have to say.
Story……………. C- (14/20)
Animation………. D+ (13.5/20)
Sound…………… D (13/20)
Characters……… E (10/20)
Enjoyment………. C (14.5/20)
Overall score: 65/100
