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Shaman King -Final Review.

giugno 22nd, 2022
The netflix anime series, dedicated to the famous Shaman King, whom I think a lot of you know, gave me a mixture of emotions and doubts.

I had already written a review on the first part: https://loscittorevolante.wordpress.com/2022/02/22/reviewshaman-king-netflix/

While in the first part I noticed a certain tendency to develop the characters, fun, slow but constant advancement of the plot and knowledge of the characters, in the second I seemed to notice a certain hurry almost to finish everything.

Surely by now it is not that you had to lengthen the soup, or necessarily make very long or eternal fights “to the Dragon Ball”, but at the same time I had the distinct feeling that for many things they have given an explanation too quickly without going into depth.

For example: you die and get stronger: why?

You go to hell, you get stronger, but it’s still not enough to reach their goal, so what’s the point, if not to get several power-ups a bit “at random”?

Among other things, while in the first part time was dedicated to the characters, in the second the development of the characters is neglected and things happen without a truly logical explanation.

Another example: why does Joco go blind? Random.

A self-punishment that is useless. As well as the story of the Golem. Is it said only at the end that there is the spirit of the mother inside, which is in the daughter? For what reason? It is not understandable.

I could give you numerous other examples to make you understand that there is something clearly wrong, and it is a huge shame because the series is not bad at all!

We’ve seen great animations, engaging combat, thrilling stories, and even a great soundtrack.

Charismatic characters, all of them, but especially Hao, the main villain of the series. We discover too late and too quickly the reason that led him to become bad. The mother was killed: by whom? Because?

And why does he insist on being “bad”, despite everything?

I was also quite on the balls that, as in TOO MANY other shonen, since you no longer have ideas to develop a character you put him in the background, to justify his presence you make him do “the homework” and make him say that he is weak . I am referring to Ryu in particular, but others are not joking either.

This happens when you create too many characters, and you know that you have arrived at a time where you have to dedicate yourself particularly to those, but … it does not work.

How not to discover the past of Horohoro only at the end and even that, moreover, to make it end too soon.

Moving scenes, but what? The patches died in a hurry and we didn’t even have time to get to know them to be moved.

I understand that you didn’t want to make the fights last too long, I repeat: “to the dragon ball”, but I miss them so quickly that in two blows they die.

A lot of hype about them, very strong, etc. and then with two “punches” to the mat? Seriously?

It seems to me that there was clearly some reason that I do not know that led to the speeding up of the end of the series which ended in a great: “yes, all beautiful, but I didn’t understand shit”.

As if to say, an open ending with them grown up who have to figure out how to please Hao, practically. What was resolved? Nothing.

In addition, a lot of hype has been created for this character, described as dangerous and mysterious, only to not delve into it enough, in the end.

Going deeper was a taboo, we have to rely on our brains to give an interpretation to everything.

Like they were out of budget and they didn’t want to give us some pretty cool final fights. The main reason we watched it.

Unfortunately, these flaws and defects have ruined the beauty of the anime and also the opinion I had about it, that it could be something better but … nothing.

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#Review:”Shaman King” (Netflix)

febbraio 22nd, 2022

Lately I’ve been watching: “Shaman King” on Netflix, a re-edition of the historic anime that I had seen, among many as a kid.

I remembered very little of the main story and I already knew it would come out, and here I am bringing you some thoughts.

It’s a very well done series with the animations, the soundtrack, and how the plot is developed, all clear.

Interesting because it is not stuff for kids as I thought, it has interesting food for thought, of a religious, moral and social nature.

The story is based on the power of shamans, from all parts of the world, who basically can come into contact with the spirits of the dead, and use them as their weapons and companions. In the first episodes the shaman joins the spirit, letting himself be possessed.

However, this thing will be abandoned very soon, in favor of the Overseas.

The first few episodes are still light, but as soon as the “Shaman Fight” begins, it becomes more violent, literally.

There are characters who will be killed, the first by the X-Laws, who want to take revenge on the main villain: Hao.

They are a kind of sect, which is clearly inspired by the Christian religion. (In fact, their spirits have the names of various archangels, and their leader is indeed a spiritual guide). They also have a propensity for sacrifice and an annoying presumption that those who believe they are right have, that their way is the best.

In fact, Yoh (so far I have not said it but he is the protagonist of the story), opposes them because he believes, in his morality, that murder is the most wrong thing to do, and he will risk his life to protect his life. of an enemy.

Up to this point everything was still light, there was no violence too great.

From here on in some way we “free”, and nothing, as soon as the Shaman Fight begins there are people who kill each other “quietly”, and one can only be on the side of Yoh, who misjudges all that violence very little necessary in the end.

On the one hand there is Hao, who does it because he is evil, to become the strongest, to be able to obtain the power of the “Shaman King”, on the other the “X-Laws”, who to defeat their enemy of which they want to take revenge, they stop at nothing, and they even lose their lives.

There is no one above the other, but in this anime / manga, this is “put aside”, in short.

An intense anime, which involves you, very beautiful, but in the end… Well, maybe nothing new. We have a seemingly idiotic protagonist (like most of the ones in Shonen), without even a serious motivation, against a great villain.

For now the story goes exactly like many others, there is nothing wrong with it, quite the contrary. Moreover, if I “complain” about this, I would be hypocritical, since most of the anime and video games I watch / use are often this way.

After all it is an “old story”.

However, I don’t understand why the protagonists of the past had these characteristics, like Goku or Luffy.

Maybe there is a need to make things more interesting, somehow. After all, we are also nostalgically linked to what and “who” made us grow.

In literary and non-literary history, by now there have been several inventions: I believe that it does not depend on the story itself, but on how it is told to us.

See y’all next time.
#Recensione:”Shaman King” (Netflix)

febbraio 22nd, 2022

Ultimamente sto guardando:” Shaman King” su Netflix, una riedizione dello storico anime che avevo visto, tra i tanti da ragazzino.

Ricordavo ben poco della storia principale e già sapevo che sarebbe uscito, ed eccomi qua a portarvi dei pensieri.

È una serie fatta molto bene con le animazioni, la colonna sonora, e come viene sviluppata la trama, tutto chiaro.

Interessante perché non è roba per ragazzini come credevo, ha interessanti spunti di riflessione, di carattere religioso, morale e sociale.

La storia è basata sul potere degli sciamani, provenienti da tutte le parti del mondo, che fondamentalmente, possono entrare in contatto con degli spiriti dei morti, e usarli come loro armi e compagni. Nei primi episodi lo sciamano si unisce allo spirito, lasciandosi possedere.

Tuttavia questa cosa verrà abbandonata molto presto, in favore dell’Oltreanima.

I primi episodi sono ancora sul leggero, ma, appena inizia lo “Shaman Fight”, diventa tutto più violento, letteralmente.

Ci sono personaggi che verranno uccisi, il primo dagli X-Laws, che vogliono vendicarsi del cattivo principale: Hao.

Sono una specie di setta, che è palesemente ispirata alla religione cristiana. (Infatti, i loro spiriti hanno i nomi di vari arcangeli, e la loro leader è proprio una guida spirituale). Possiedono anche una propensione al sacrificio e una fastidiosa presunzione che hanno coloro che credono di avere ragione, che il loro modo sia il migliore.

Infatti, Yoh (finora non l’ho detto ma è il protagonista della storia), si oppone a loro perché crede, nella sua moralità, che l’omicidio sia la cosa più sbagliata da fare, e rischierà la vita per proteggere la vita di un nemico.

Fino a questo punto era tutto ancora leggero, non c’era nessuna violenza troppo grande.

Da qui in poi in qualche modo ci si “libera”, e niente, appena comincia lo Shaman Fight ci sono persone che si ammazzano “tranquillamente”, e non si può che essere dalla parte di Yoh, che giudica male tutta quella violenza ben poco necessaria, alla fine.

Da una parte c’è Hao, che lo fa perché è malvagio, per diventare il più forte, per poter ottenere il potere dello “Shaman King”, dall’altro gli “X-Laws”, che per sconfiggere il loro nemico di cui vogliono vendicarsi, non si fermano davanti a nulla, e perdono anche la vita.

Non c’è nessuno al di sopra dell’altro, ma in questo anime/manga, questo viene “messo da parte”, insomma.

Un anime intenso, che ti coinvolge, molto bello, ma alla fine… Beh, forse nulla di nuovo. Abbiamo un protagonista apparentemente idiota (come la maggior parte di quelli negli Shonen), senza nemmeno una motivazione seria, contro un grande malvagio.

Per ora la storia va esattamente come molti altri, non ce ci sia nulla di male, anzi. Del resto, se mi “lamentassi” di questo, sarei ipocrita, dato che la maggior parte degli anime e dei videogiochi che guardo/uso, sono spesso in questo modo.

In fondo è una “vecchia storia”.

Tuttavia non capisco perché i protagonisti di un tempo avevano queste caratteristiche, come Goku o Luffy.

Forse c’è bisogno di rendere e cose più interessanti, in qualche modo. Del resto, siamo legati anche in maniera nostalgica a cosa e “chi” ci ha fatto crescere.

Nella storia letteraria e non, ormai ci sono state diverse invenzioni: credo che non dipenda dalla storia in sé, ma da come ci viene raccontata.

Alla prossima.

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Shaman King -Final Review.

#Review:”Shaman King” (Netflix)

#Recensione:”Shaman King” (Netflix)