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 Ggultra2764
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Serving as a sort of parody to "enemy organizations wanting to take over the world" plot cliches, World Conquest Zvezda Plot focuses on Austa Jimon's interactions with Kate and the oddball members of the Zvezda organization. The comedy is a bit hit-or-miss as much of it is milked off the eccentric quirks of Zvezda and some of their nutty conquests, notable ones being an attempt to ban smokers from the city and an all-out battle between Zvezda and government agents at a hot springs resort. Some of the comedic bits actually have plot relevance beyond just being nutty and bizarre as they unveil more elements to the world of the series and reveal back story about the members of Zvezda as to why they fight for the organization. The final few episodes get more serious in their developments when things escalate in the government's efforts to shut down Zvezda and provides some symbolic criticism of Japan's infamous Youth Ordinance Bill that becomes rather noticeable if you pay attention to aspects of Zvezda such as the character types and behavior of Zvezda and the heavy government influence that gets asserted by the Tokyo government in later episodes. The visuals to this are on the plain side with character designs looking a bit simple on details and lining on them looking a bit rough. I also felt a little creeped out by Kate's attire considering her age, even if it was meant to be symbolic. While my thoughts of Zvezda's comedy are hit-and-miss, I will concede that the premise for it is an original one that is hard to find with many anime titles nowadays as it pokes fun of an element to anime not commonly explored, is smart enough to interweave some depth to its world with its comedy and offers up a final quarter of episodes ripping at Japanese politics when it gets more serious. Your reception to the series may vary, but it is still a unique time killer nonetheless. Last updated Wednesday, August 26 2015. Created Wednesday, August 26 2015. | ||||||||
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(One episode watched): Why didn't a tale of strange characters, led by a little girl, who are out to conquer the world, pique my interest much at all? Perhaps because these are strange, but not colorful characters. They are not given any personality, instead just their flamboyant costumes and dramatic, unconventional actions are supposed to persuade me to take their side, I guess. But I don't see why these people are entitled to do multi-billion Yen damage to the hardware of the JSDF (Japanese Army). These people annoy me rather than charm me. Perhaps the show didn't interest me because there were no funny jokes, and a couple distinctly unfunny ones--namely, violence being played for laughs. A story as crazy as this one can only be a comedy, but it wasn't funny. And perhaps the show didn't interest me because the story doesn't make any sense at all. Why does the world need to be conquered? What would improve if it were? How do likeable people conquer the world without hurting anybody? If a show isn't going to be funny, it needs to tell an interesting, comprehensible story. I guess I go into a new show with a skeptical attitude, perhaps due to my long experience of having watched the first episode of countless miserable anime, and I sort of assume that this will be another crappy show unless it surprises me and delivers some quality entertainment--good laughs, an intriguing plot, likeable characters, etc. That's a tough standard for a new show to meet, but if it does, it will almost certainly be worth watching to the end, provided the first episode wasn't an anomaly and the quality of the rest is comparable. Zvezda couldn't deliver much of anything, and the best thing I can say about it is that the confusion it stirred up left me uncertain if it was really terrible or not. But that's not much of a recommendation. Last updated Tuesday, January 21 2014. Created Saturday, January 18 2014. | ||||||||
