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Synopsis

No Game No Life is a surreal comedy that follows Sora and Shiro, shut-in NEET siblings and the online gamer duo behind the legendary username "Blank." They view the real world as but some other lousy game; all the same, a strange due east-postal service challenging them to a chess match changes everything—the blood brother and sis are plunged into an otherworldly realm where they encounter Tet, the God of Games.

The mysterious god welcomes Sora and Shiro to Disboard, a world where all forms of conflict—from trivial squabbles to the fate of whole countries—are settled not through war, but by style of high-stake games. This system works thanks to a fundamental dominion wherein each party must wager something they deem to be of equal value to the other party's wager. In this strange land where the very idea of humanity is reduced to kid'south play, the indifferent genius gamer duo of Sora and Shiro accept finally found a existent reason to keep playing games: to unite the sixteen races of Disboard, defeat Tet, and become the gods of this new, gaming-is-everything world.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

No Game No Life adapts the first 3 volumes of Yuu Kamiya's light novel serial of the same title.

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Staff

	1: "This game" past Konomi Suzuki(eps 2-8, 10)
	two: "Onegai☆Snyaiper (おねがい☆すにゃいばー)" by Izuna Hatsuse (Miyuki Sawashiro)(eps 11)

	1: "This game" past Konomi Suzuki(eps 1, 12)
	ii: "Oracion (オラシオン)" by Shiro (Ai Kayano)(eps two-11)

Reviews

Jul 4, 2014

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall	four
Story	5
Animation	7
Audio	v
Character	4
Enjoyment	4

"Requite people bright colors and fan service and they go crazy and lose whatsoever logic"

No game No Life is a curious anime to me. I Consider myself to exist a not and then cruel scorer always giving anime a run a risk and e'er looking for positives but this is not the example for No Game No Life with me. Considered to be the side by side best matter since canned staff of life everybody seems to dear this and I'grand the only ane who cant see what is and then good about it. I volition try to give my vision on the show in the next couple of sections so please bare with me.

Story

The story without giving away too much its about 2 overly intelligent pair of step brothers Sora and Shiro who are portrayed as neets. They are bored with normal life and just love to play videogames. 1 day they become the opportunity to join a game globe where 16 races rule. In the game earth extreme and weird games be with rules varying per understanding of the players so everything is at pale. All seems peaches and cream for an interesting anime with some good story movement except that the story progression is really tedious.

Fine art

To sum it all up its actually squeamish neon colors. Very fluid and detailed blitheness especially the groundwork. I take to say that despite non enjoying the anime this is its strongest asset and its really pleasing to the center. Madhouse really did a good chore with the art and I think its top 2 of the flavour forth with Bokura Wa mina Kawaisou.

Audio

I don't call back it was over the top or memorable that you want to buy the OST's or anything. Nothing really negative else to say by my office except that it was solid.

Characters (Merely will exist roofing 3)

a) Sora - Main graphic symbol, 18 year old neet who lives with his loli stepsister Shiro. Overly intelligent and with many sexual needs (according to the show). Sora quickly became an apparent icon this season for all-time character this season and all I can say is why? I of Sora's biggest strengths is too his downfall as a character and this is his super intelligence. Nothing is ever a challenge in this supposed challenging game globe to him and he always seems to have a plan for everything. He tries to be too cool for my liking. I never found any of his jokes or references to be funny or entertaining only merely kinda corny.

b) Shiro - The other main grapheme, eleven year old step sister of Sora. More intelligent than Sora apparently and has a brother complex. With Shiro its some other instance of overuse of Lolis for roles that can be fulfilled with normal characters along with Blackness Bullet. I don't become the semi naked scenes of Shiro which in this case is a minor throughout the show and it feels a bit disturbing. Shiro's downfall as a character to me is that she is just there to pull Sora dorsum together and exercise some crazy deus ex machima to pull him out of the rare stuff that he deceit (going according to programme if we follow the show's logic) practise.

c) Stephanie Dola - The other master character who'due south purpose is nothing but be exposed half naked every 4 minutes and be mocked off because of her stupidity. I have gotten slander here on MAL because apparently her office is much deeper in motivating Sora and what not if you lot become all philosophical with the fan boys. In reality its not and her contribution to the progression of the plot is well-nigh 0.

Enjoyment

Where is the enjoyment supposed to come up from this prove? If its the games it did a poor job. You never get the sensation that the games are a challenge for whatever of the main characters considering everything goes according to plan and they are never really under any concern due to Sora and Shiro's super Einstein like intellect. There is always something that saves them from defeat or something which gets actually annoying by episode 3 or 4.

Let me say that chess game in episode the span of episodes 4-5? (I maybe incorrect) Is probably the worst thing you tin ever watch since there is absolutely no logic behind it all and its just a complete out of sparse air invention to win the game. The simply game I really enjoyed where the last 2 episodes considering the main characters where really in a pinch information technology goes in the most predictable fashion of having the most useless character in the show do something. It all went according to the same generic running theme throughout the evidence that everything is going according to the super master programme that we won the game earlier we fifty-fifty outset. How practice people get any joy out of this is beyond me.

The cadre of the plot is really tedious and its pretty much overshadowed by the fan service and stupidity of Stephanie who is pretty much simply a guinea pig to effort out stuff throughout the show.

Overall

In the cease I was really disappointed since I was looking forward to the bear witness and all I got was just a slap in the face of how overrated, flawed and boring this show is some weeks in. The fan service outshines the plot and that is already a red flag. The plot already weak to begin with and all you get is boobs and stupidity with boring progression its not really ideal.

Jun 25, 2014

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall	10
Story	10
Blitheness	10
Sound	8
Grapheme	9
Enjoyment	10

【i】 All bloodshed, war, and pillage is forbidden throughout the world.
【two】 All disputes are to be resolved through the upshot of games.
【three】 In games, wagers will be fabricated on what both parties decide to be of equal value.
【4】 Unless contrary to "Three", the game content and the things wagered practise not thing.
【5】 The challenged political party has the correct to make up one's mind the contents of the game.
【half-dozen】 "As per the Adjuration", the wager will be unconditionally adhered to.
【7】 All matters for grouping conflicts will exist decided by a representative.
【8】 If cheating is detected during a game, it will be regarded as a defeat.
【nine】 The above rules are unconditionally everlasting, upheld in the name of God.
【10】—— Everyone should become along while playing games.

Then reads the Ten Commandments which make up the laws of the incredible world of No Game No Life.

If in that location is one anime that in one case and for all showcases that the end well and truly justifies the ways when it comes to entertainment value, and then it's got to exist this ane. Originally a light novel written by Kamiya Yuu, No Game No Life (or NGNL for short) is a serial not quite like any other, mixing together numerous ordinary concepts into a not-and so-ordinary and very refreshing story. It is not only about originality though, just the provided execution is absolutely fantastic as well, as this is 1 of the nearly addictive and over-the-summit anime yous'll e'er encounter.

--Story--
How can anything seemingly and so dumb be so damn smart?

In contempo years at that place has been a off-white share of anime post-obit the concept of "being trapped within a video game with no way to escape information technology", and it has been very successful. No Game No Life notwithstanding takes the verbal aforementioned thought and flips information technology upside down. This story is not nearly being trapped inside a game earth, only rather instead it'southward most voluntarily being in a fantasy earth which has its very foundation oriented effectually the concept of games. The but other anime I can think of that uses a somewhat similar idea is Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo, but NGNL takes information technology one or two steps farther, and more than importantly does information technology effectually 9 or 10 levels better.

There was a legendary player team in the online gaming community named "[ ]" (pronounced "Kūhaku", or "Blank" in English) which was known for never ever losing to anyone, no matter which game they were playing. Their existent-life identities notwithstanding were unknown to the earth, but equally it turned out it consisted of a pair of NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) gamer siblings: 18 year old Sora and his xi year old picayune sister Shiro. These two geniuses were completely fed upwardly with the real world and didn't call back of it as anything more than than a shitty game, and therefore spent all their fourth dimension in their room owning others in online games. That is to say earlier they got challenged online by a mysterious chess player who brought them to the very limits of their abilities before they could eventually manage to win. As a result, they got contacted by someone named Tet; the God of another globe called Disboard, the ultimate paradise for gamers of Sora's and Shiro's quotient and he therefore invited them to come alive in his earth instead. And thus, the games began.

In the world of Disboard, there are a total of sixteen different races that have been granted the protection of the X Commandments, and are therefore the only ones worth mentioning. These races are seeded in lodge of magical forcefulness, and at the very bottom of the ranking nosotros find the race of Imanity, which is Disboard's equivalent to the human race (clearly a spinoff of the word "humanity"). However as shameful as being at the bottom of the food chain might be, that ranking was fabricated before Sora and Shiro arrived as reinforcements.

In a nutshell, the story of No Game No Life is about the siblings' long-term plans of conquering the earth by challenging others at games and using the Ten Commandments' wagers as winnings while (hopefully) maintaining [ ]'s 100% win record. Sounds unproblematic enough, right? Well it's not.

The catch is that since the Ten Commandments make up the very structure of the earth itself, combined with the fact that it's a supernatural world containing magic to begin with; what the games are, how they are played and what their consequences are is *completely* limitless. This anime can and volition do anything and everything equally long every bit the author can recollect information technology up in his caput beforehand, and let me tell you: what he has managed to melt up is aught short of spectacular. Seriously, the corporeality of creativity and pure awesomeness poured into the diverse game sessions throughout this anime should nigh definitely *non* be understated, and as a result NGNL has some of the best single individual episodes I've e'er seen in my anime career.

Of class that is not to say the grander, overarching story is any less impressive. Actually it manages to maintain the individual episode quality while all the same staying on track for the long-term plot in a very smooth manner of manner, and as a issue the anime never always gets deadening. It has a very high "lowest level" so to speak, but it does nonetheless get a bit spiky as some episodes are a lot amend than others, however that is a bound ranging from "good" to "amazing" rather than ever dipping down very much. Yous'll constantly be starved for more.

--Characters--
Whoever would accept thought NEETs would be so cracking?

As the 2-man protagonist squad of the series, undoubtedly the vast majority of the focus in the graphic symbol department is on Sora and Shiro themselves, and they're certainly not disappointing.

Sora is extremely charismatic and cunning. He uses tons of mendacious tactics and strategies planned out fashion in advance in order to direct the flow of events much more then than meets the heart at first glance. As he likes to say, no matter how the game turns out, his victory is already assured from the very start. Of grade this does not hateful he's the second coming of Light or Lelouch, every bit Sora has no sinister ulterior motives (other than perverted ones every and then often) and instead is really a very humorous and enthusiastic person that only likes to have fun.

Shiro on the other hand looks like nothing more than a moe fanservice loli at get-go glance, and to some extent I cannot say that part is wrong per se. In case you didn't realize it this is an ecchi anime in the end. Nosotros're talking about very low-cal ecchi here and null that ever feels forced but rather used for comedy instead, however you lot still shouldn't be shocked if you find some nudity and boob groping every one time in a while. Now as far equally Shiro herself is concerned, that does however not change the fact that there is a hell of a lot more to her than that. For ane she'south quite fun to mind to with her almost completely expressionless voice, all the same very edgeless selection of words. Also, in reality her level of genius is fashion in a higher place that i of her brother, but in a very unlike way. Shiro's listen works sort of like a supercomputer, capable of unmatched amounts of logical thinking and data storage at whatsoever given signal. On the other hand this makes her less adaptable than Sora, however what this means is that the pair of them perfectly complement each other'due south weaknesses. Thus fifty-fifty if they might be defeatable on their own, when they play together they are nigh invulnerable, hence why [ ] is always together as one... actually whenever they are out of each other'southward line of sight they start panicking and get seizures and god knows what else.

The supporting cast primarily consists of Stephanie Dola (or Dora, either works) whom at first as well looks like the obligatory fanservice graphic symbol just before long you'll realize that she's much more than of a comic relief character... or rather the butt of everyone else'south jokes. Now normally I might be a bit skeptical to that thought but this girl fills that role absolutely *perfectly*. Huge props to her voice extra I too have to add, she really did an awesome task expressing Stephanie'due south impulsive behaviour. There is also the ever so pop Jibril who is but all around awesome in every manner, but I'll avert talking virtually her as she is introduced after on in the story.

--Art--
No y'all're not on drugs, information technology actually looks like that

The word "colorful" doesn't even brainstorm to scratch the surface on this one. Blithe past Madhouse, NGNL probably has the most bright color scheme I've yet to see in an anime and information technology is hard to put into words just what exactly it looks like. It has tons of imperial and red everywhere and tends to use colors even for distinguishing details similar shadows, outlines and like. It's actually the kind of thing you demand to see for yourself to sympathize but it sure every bit hell stands out from the crowd.

Every bit always when it comes to artwork, it is entirely a subjective matter and whether you like it or non is up to every viewer individually. Personally I actually liked it though, it somehow fit the over-the-superlative environments and atmosphere of the series very well, but I would still accept to say that had it been for any other anime it would probably but have come off as being actually weird.

--Sound--
Can y'all feel that beat? Beating anybody at everything that is

On its own this was definitely the part which I thought about the to the lowest degree while I was really watching the series, but when looking at it in retroperspective it's actually actually solid.

Hither's the thing, the OP of NGNL never particularly blew me away only to be fair I mostly ended up skipping it all the fourth dimension because I was so eager to get into the new episode every week so I could never really pay as well much attention to it. The ED is meliorate albeit still not astonishing, although when the full version came out I constitute it a lot more enjoyable than I did during the anime itself.

That function asides though, the OST for the anime itself is one or two levels above that. Particularly the music playing during some of the games themselves as well as the occasional epic speeches that occurs every once in a while during this anime have some very epic groundwork tracks along with them.

Every bit far equally vocalisation interim goes, many people volition recognize the principal seiyuu combi of Matsuoka Yoshitsugu and Kayano Ai making upwardly Sora'due south and Shiro's corresponding roles. The beginning thing I noticed with this was that this is the verbal same MC seiyuu coupling as that i of Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, and just like Shiina in said anime, Shiro's voice is insanely croaking and is almost like a whisper about of the time... in an adorable way of class. Every bit far equally Sora goes, more people volition probably familiarize him with the fact that he has the same voice actor as Kirito from Sword Art Online, which might requite some people the impression that NGNL is nevertheless another anime which goes downwards the aforementioned road SAO did... which is definitely non the case.

They both make an admittedly solid operation in this example anyway, however to me the best voice acting in No Game No Life is the 1 done by Hikasa Yoko in her office as Stephanie. The role she has as the character constantly getting abused past the 2 siblings simply for their enjoyment (combined with the tsukkomi character she has to play for whenever their inner NEETs surface) results in her having numerous dissimilar comedy roles at the same time, yet Yoko absolutely nails them all every unmarried time in an absolutely hilarious manner.

--Enjoyment--
12x23 minutes never felt and then short

I'm but going to straight-upwardly say that this is without a doubt 1 of the most enjoyable anime I've seen to appointment. Normally I don't like to watch serial while they're currently airing very much, however I did it with this one and let me tell y'all waiting a full week for every new episode of this anime was painful. Excruciatingly then. This is non due to aspects such as constant cliffhangers or annihilation (although that likewise happens a few times) just only due to how much fun every unmarried episode is to sentinel. The concept of the anime as a whole is extremely appealing and interesting to follow, and due to the unlimited potential of the games themselves, every episode is completely different from the last ane despite following the same ideals.

At that place's just so much charisma poured into the characters' over-the-height settings and information technology never fails to keep you hooked. Every single character is likable still drastically different from i another. On superlative of all that the actual comedy role of NGNL is brilliant besides, including countless references to other anime series. I'm not certain exactly how it manages simply somehow no matter which side of the bear witness is present at any given moment, information technology delivers flawlessly every unmarried fourth dimension.

--Overall--
And so why aren't at that place whatsoever games like this in real life?

Ever since I first read the synopsis of this anime several months earlier information technology started ambulation, I immediately thought to myself: "Hey, this sounds pretty awesome, wincest plus video games?". Now every bit it turned out there wasn't very much in the way of wincest as this is solely sibling love, however what we got instead simply blew abroad pretty much all expectations I ever had. I did have a feeling that it would be something I would actually similar, but I don't recall anyone who hadn't read the light novels ever imagined it to turn out this damn awesome.

I love pretty much everything about this show, and that's not something I can say very often. From start to finish I don't think there was a single moment which I didn't enjoy, and that is something almost unheard of in anime. It's so versatile in the way that it's funny, original, charismatic, intelligent and simply plain epic and awesome, all working in tandem. As a upshot, everything ends upward being immensely satisfying.

Now this outset season covers upward to the stop of book three of the original calorie-free novels, and at the electric current time (the anime just finished airing), there are six volumes released in Japan, so in that location'southward already plenty of content to adapt and hopefully season two won't be also far around the corner, although as always information technology will come downward to sales numbers in the terminate.

Regardless, it sure as hell needs a second season sooner rather than later, equally we're all going to endure from forbearance until and then.

Game Over..... for at present at to the lowest degree........ hopefully

January 6, 2015

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall	ix
Story	8
Animation	9
Sound	half dozen
Grapheme	ix
Enjoyment	x

I don't normally write reviews, mainly crusade I don't think that many people will exist interested in my totally subjective opinion, but this time I decided to make an exception. Mainly cause I tin can't stand to see and so many people slamming this series with the aforementioned repeating arguments, completely ignoring the positives.

Equally I've said, I have very much subjective and in many ways probably biased love for the serial. I assume information technology's mainly because it saved me from the rot of meaningless flashy series, where fan service replaces story and various "grabs" are there instead of plot twists. Merely isn't this near the aforementioned? I have to strongly disagree.

Firstly, lets get the initial impressions out of the fashion. Art here has a nice modern touch, make clean graphics, tight animations and it's nice to see designers using afterward processing to add a mode, not to obscure shabby production quality. Although I retrieve way overall suits modern day setting more than fantasy world, making opening scene and city battle at the end of season most visually impressive.

Character design is the only complaint I tin rise hither, mainly amongst humans. Not that it's bad, but somewhat samey. Good thing we have xv more races to look at.

At present, regarding the setting itself, I kinda love it. On surface it looks uninspired: nonetheless another parallel world where main character gets wisped away to, fantasy races, magic, dragons and villains. Oh and there's a princess besides, who falls in beloved with principal character, but she's kind of tsundere. Oh and they live in her castle.

Merely that's what makes this i of my favorite serial: the power to take the most overused and boring setting, then slow, that Le Blanc de La Vallière, Louise Françoise might confuse it for her homeworld, and twist it in to something crazy and interesting.

Yep, we had anime about games before, be it SAO, Log Horison, Ragnarok or //hack, but they all tried to bring real life in to game, while NGNL does the opposite: it brings the game back in to life. If anything, it's closer to Kaiji, but less depressing and unfair.

But what I actually like about the subject, is that unlike majority of game related or themed anime, this one manages to appeal to gamers equally a whole, instead of pandering to or focusing on Asian aspects of gaming, specifically their mmos and VNs. Yes, tehre'due south all the same influence, but information technology'south not so absolute. I don't listen watching things like SAO and Log Horizon to better understand tropes and intricacies of Asian gaming, but for in one case I want something I tin simply relish and relate to.

Information technology saddens me how few gamers I meet around here, or at least information technology seems so, cause how else would ane explain such widespread misunderstanding of setting and main focuses of the serial. For me it's an amazing, impossible world, for once created past gamers, not but for gamers. Information technology'southward as MCs said in the first episode: real world has no conspicuously divers rules or objectives and everyone makes any moves they desire, i.eastward. simply a shitty game.

Information technology's a fantasy of whatever gamer to exist unbeatable at everything, then information technology makes piece of cake for me to relate to MCs. They also manage to avoid the oh so common trope that being transported in to a unlike world makes y'all slow and docile. MCs get right to business abusing the world for their own gain and enjoyment and it'south a breath of fresh air from typical goody 2 shoes I will protect you OJSB of a MC that we accept and then ofttimes.

Just the one thing that can make or intermission series for me is humor. Will it make me laugh or cringe? Volition I be bored enough to check how much of an episode is left? Well, NGNL managed to do something anime has failed for me since Lucky Star: it made me literally express mirth out loud every episode, to the point where my room mates would come over to check if I'chiliad going insane or not.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly what made me like it so much, probably the combination of exact humor with spot on torso humor, references , selfish attitude and in-jokes between the siblings. That, combined with the general gaming theme made it like shooting fish in a barrel to digest and chronicle.

If i would take the plot and evolution at face value, information technology would on impress much, a rather generic battle to save humanity and testify that they are non the weakest. But you need to move away from typical anime tropes to realize that it's not well-nigh humanity, chirapsia the god or any other vague "greater proficient". This anime is really merely virtually two siblings, gamers, who are having fun in a world they sympathize very well. Everything they do is to advance their own calendar.

Something I do have to mention though. Audio, overall, was serviceable, but what annoyed me the near was soundtrack. It felt... bromidic. Both in terms of opening/ending and music during the show itself. 1 would call up that by this time directors understand the advantages of memorable music, but hither information technology was mostly generic fantasy/fighting anime scores, completely alien to the nature of the show. I strongly feel that having some metal/electronic (or better both!) mash-ups would of suited gaming theme a lot more. Not to mention that they have quite a few gadgets along with them, yet they rarely utilize them for anything than taking notes or reading books.

One final matter I need to cover is fan service. To be completely honest here, first time I've watched the series, I did not notice it at all. Considering that I'g not a fan of it normally, it was rather strange. It took me a second viewing to realize what was different. Information technology fitted, which happens never. Both MCs lived in a world exposed to ungodly amounts of it, to the point where it became somewhat of a background thing. As a outcome they were using information technology for their ain entertainment, as opposed of ham-fisted"accidents" that plague anime nowadays. Information technology was also employed by them for their own need, exist information technology to tease or to distract, besides every bit a prissy addition the their, honestly, rather unhealthy relationship. I can only wish that, if we have to take fan service, it would exist done in like, organic way.

And there you have it, this is why I don't normally write reviews, I tend to become carried away. Every bit a conclusion, I would say that NGNL is often misunderstood for mediocre anime riding on populat tropes, simply I see it equally an amazing melding of Asian and western cultures. We learned to savor Asian quirks and their way of life, but this 1 hits information technology close to home, to a closer civilisation.

Information technology's a must see anime for anyone, but you might not sympathise what information technology'southward trying to do, only that's normal with anime, isn't it? And if you consider yourself a gamer, it's a wonderful care for, something that rarely happens exterior of youtube.

Jul 16, 2014

12 of 12 episodes seen

Overall	5
Story	5
Animation	viii
Audio	6
Character	4
Enjoyment	6

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Make no mistake, No Game No Life is congenital to be a blockbuster. Madhouse adapting "one of those" wildly successful isekai calorie-free novel series made sense because their generally poor commercial performance as of late. And NGNL, a blitzkrieg of dastardly clever action and outrageous gags, equally unsettling equally it is original, certain delivers a worthy blockbuster, simply not without significant shortcomings.

The anime centers effectually the Bare siblings - Sora and Shiro: brother and sister, two close-in NEETs on Earth, but certain victors in a new absurdist world, whose ambitions and exploits, leave their adversaries confounded and awed at the aforementioned damn time. Ostensibly, the pair could be written off as a simple gary stu/mary sue pairing. Past technicality they are, but they're far from tiresome or cliche characters like many that fit that designation due to how the series presents their NEET qualities. Both brother and sister come off as legitimately fun leads, with flashy traits that resemble iconic characters from other well-known anime, novels, or games without feeling like standard self-inserts.

In the first episode, our pair of gaming prodigies are whisked into a new isekai world, Disboard, by its enigmatic God, Tet and by the fourth, they are the rulers of Elkia, the concluding kingdom of Imanity, the human race. NGNL hits the ground running and doesn't allow up for a 2nd. The worldbuilding and plot development resembles the progression of an RPG: minor games precede major ones with interludes in between. Nearly the entirely of the seasons' 276 infinitesimal runtime tin can be neatly categorized into plotting, games, or "breaks in action" - which generally involve harassing Steph or all the females taking baths while Sora sits back on the segmentation equally hilarity ensues. This oversexualization and fanservice is responsible for some of the funniest moments of the season and serves to enhance the over-the-top, volatile energy of the show.

NGNL'southward framework makes it easy to overstate the otaku and gamer escapism and gratification, which itself is offputting for those who have abomination to the mutual isekai mainstays of "wish fulfillment" and "fanservice" while indiscriminately associating these to inherently tasteless anime without a second idea. This line of logic downplays non but downplays the consistent insanity of the action, but also the dash of the overarching premise behind the parodical, ludicrous nature of the series.

There is a certain poetic justice captured by NGNL in its portrayal of how NEETs and hikikomori, who Japanese society would deem outcasts or losers regardless of their gaming talent, become monarchs, harem ringleaders, and ultimately winners. Much of NGNL'due south charm is more readily appreciated by seasoned otaku, who embrace, and even long for, the taboos that could potentially come with an isekai power trip. After all, information technology's a show for them. There are many NEET isekai series, some tone-deaf edgefests and others indiscernible carbon copies of each other, but NGNL separates itself with minutae that captures the essence of what it means to be a NEET. The jokes, including the hypersexual ones, border on gut-wrenchingly hilarious for them and uncomfortable for almost anybody else. The chemistry between cast members generates at to the lowest degree a few memorable 1-liners and interactions every episode. The abiding stream of clever allusions ranging from Skyrim to Laputa to Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei to ICO are bound to arm-twist grins when noticed.

Despite beingness an underdog story near NEETs in disguise, but from the first it'due south evident that all Bare does is win (no DJ Khaled) in this new globe - because later all, to beat out a RPG you lot gotta win against every boss. Thus the goal of the series develops into a making the viewer hooked on HOW they win each and every game. While there are brilliant highs, towards the end of the season, the land of the games have gotten to the point where the constant victory really does begin to tiresome the suspense to the betoken where the outcome of the final game itself came of as anticlimactic, adjoining on deus ex machina. Nonetheless, it would be ingenuous to not expect gaps of logic, plot armor, and pocket-size plot holes, but none of them are especially questionable or bothersome enough to reduce the quality of the serial at large.

On the other side, the highlight is the sudden Shiratori game with Jibril, unsurprisingly the only character who tin go on up with the Blank siblings' craziness, where the intensity and cleverness of each response ratcheting upwards to another level. Information technology was the beginning and simply moment where information technology felt similar our heroes could really LOSE while we sentry hydrogen bombs and stars explode considering of a fucking simple children's word game - all while laughing (hysterically, I might add) at the sheer preposterousness of information technology all. Blank'south other challengers oasis't had the same spark equally Jibril (who, in classic RPG fashion, later becomes an ally) - and it makes one think they really could utilise an equally insane foil or antagonist to bring out their best.

The substance of NGNL itself is its manner, and information technology works wonders thanks to its burlesque tone. The balance is extreme, merely not much of a departure from Imaishi and Masaaki-directed works. What makes NGNL is dissimilar is how specific it is, how every stratagem is explained and everything happens for a reason. Which is why for NGNL to truly connect on an emotional level, it has to specifically dedicate time towards making the viewer care about the characters and the world they notice themselves in. Information technology struggles in this regard. Much of the direct characterization throughout these first twelve episodes of NGNL suffers from ubiquitous lack of meaningful development. To an extent, this was to be exist expected due to the nature of the series, but some of the attempted subplots fall flat because of this.

Steph is the well-nigh prominent contributor, because she serves as a foil for Sora and Shiro and should exist an easiest character to chronicle to on a basic level (basically she's a fucking normie). However, her sobbing about her grandfather, the disgraced erstwhile king of who gambled his land away in hopes of hereafter prosperity, is sappy at best and annoying at worst. Her inner back-and-forth of whether to trust Sora equally a leader or non was painfully half-broiled, contrived, and thoughtless. Moreover, it'south difficult to care too much about Izuna'southward inner struggle almost her sense of duty or Fiel'south bond to Kurami when they're explored for a few scenes and pass by like a floating slice of debris in a hurricane. This can even apply to NGNL'south more compelling and fun characters: have Jibril for instance, a deserved fan favorite who shifts between (literally) drooling over the prospect of gaining precious knowledge to reminiscing about the days where she could indulge in her psychopathic tendencies of slaughtering anyone in her way. Sora and Shiro themselves have a quirk where their usually badass, equanimous personalities become useless and complete wrecks when they're away from each other.

This trend to just throw schizoid personality traits out there and hope they stick is the near telling sign that thus far, NGNL has abandoned even barebones exposition. Random beliefs is dismissed with the notion that every character acts with some form of inherent spontaneity instead of possessing a fluid train of thought. These developmental aspects are double-edged swords that inject off the wall personality to the serial that adds to the fantasy, while also hinder the viewer from taking NGNL's bodily narrative or the aforementioned subplots too seriously. We're left in the night about relationships, private vulnerabilities, and motivations. By consequence, a lot of the details dull the quality for this individual season but set up for reveals and more backstory later.

Much of the worldbuilding and characterization itself is represented through the heightened sense of verticality, with rapidfire cutting changes. This, along with Madhouse's high-dissimilarity neon color palette and quirky artwork distinguishes Disboard as one of the almost picturesque, eccentric, and effervescent isekai settings I've always seen animated. Oftentimes, correct afterward heavy action sequences full of zooming movements and aeriform shots, the cinematography shifts to juxtapose our larger-than-life characters to an even more than larger-than-life world. This imbalance creates a lingering sense that the characters are small and caged, giving the viewers the sense that someone (remember Tet?) is constantly watching, and there is much much more than to the game that is yet to come up. Furthermore, the voice acting particularly for Sora, Shiro, and Jibril is bonkers and felt incredibly fitting for their characters. The BGM itself isn't a highlight, only it's solid throughout - playful or intense when information technology needs to be, whereas Konomi Suzuki's opening, This Game, with twinkling pianos and soaring vocals sets the mood, and I'm definitely going to try to learn (and fail) how to play it.

It's undeniable that NGNL has the scope and potential to be truly massive in every sense of the give-and-take. Seriously, the setup has every indication that this world-building could lead to a inordinately expansive and nuanced universe, much similar other long-running calorie-free novel series such as Index, Spice and Wolf, or Mondaiji (similar premise also withstanding). Sora and Shiro are bent on challenging god, and you take every reason to believe they will. Still, information technology's disappointing that the flavour peaked at episode six, the shiratori friction match with Jibril and by the twelfth episode, much of the novelty has already begun wearing off. All the same despite the small speed crash-land, the sense that there is so much potential with the world of Disboard never fizzles out and we're reminded of that with how the first season ends - with a cliffhanger materializing from thin air. Zero fucking warning on that, by the manner. With many more than volumes to accommodate, things can merely get bigger; whether they get meliorate has nevertheless to be seen.

TL;DR: read the whole review pussy btw it's a ostentatiously fun/bizzare show that's probably not for everyone if they just don't get the gratification/fanservice/ever winning/self-parody/otaku ability fantasy stuff. all the same, mostly it's functionally a prologue and maybe the commencement few bosses of this bigger NGNL rpg that sets the script for following seasons/volumes then don't expect information technology to have whatever real juicy plot meat if y'all know what I'm sayin because it'due south served up undercooked here. but i can't say this enough: the shiratori game with Jibril was fucking awesome.