Here welcome a sync between mecha-scifi and drama genres anime, titled Bubuki Buranki [ブブキ・ブランキ]. Studio SANZIGEN offered this as one of its original work in WINTER 2015/2016 season.
(The 2nd season end last season, FALL 2016)
The series title must be unfamiliar with you. Yep, it makes sense because it is about the term in the anime itself. Bubuki is a weapon's owned by gifted individual only. Buranki is a mix of several Bubukis. Clashes of Bubuki's users with its Bubukis' powers (as shown in the pic such as the spear and rifle) discover unsettled matter about the past and the origin of Buranki, makes the drama pops out.
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Faint sense, yet you can expect the drama is centered around the hatred and feeling each person has towards other characters. Thankfully, this series didn't ruin me by adding romantic feelings. The love they have is focusing on their beloved relatives or partners. Although it sticks with the drama, not all of the characters overdo it. All of the characters are shown to hold some kind of emotions (which sometimes is good, and sometimes unfit too). The story reveals the truth in the end of the show, means that you need to be patient. At first, you may not rethink to double check the story or characters, be like "bunch of kids to objectify what they believe or desire."
Something that has original thing planted always baits me. I often put it into must-watch list. Mecha-scifi isn't a new baby-born genre. We all have that kind of mindset, when there are mecha and scifi, the action must be proficient to watch. Waiting for the battle scenes and expect it to be the most satisfying aspect, the visualization. Indeed, Bubuki Buranki has good graphic when the battle scenes start. I enjoyed the very drop of scenes with well-done effect, yet so opposite with the rest. (What does it mean by the rest?) The visualization aside from stunning battles is mostly done with CGI. Unlike other series, Bubuki Buranki has so many movements CGI based. You can look at the gentle hair got swung by the wind or body that moved swiftly because of CGI. I'm not against CGI as long as it can fit well. Alas, Bubuki Buranki has done too many unfit CGI for me.
(P. S. [is it a spoiler, isn't it?]: heavy CG animation for Kogane-chan and a contrast of superb fight Shizuru-chan.)
The character development is in the same line with the story. For the beginning, no worries there. You won't be bewildered just watching this, because the beginning is lack of progress. The hype is saved in the end of it, especially the story. Not much for character development. Since every character has their own issue and way to handle it with Bubuki's fight (before united as team in form of Buranki), so the development feels episodic. Unfortunately, the minor characters that pop out in a rush have no proper introduction. Made it fails to give fast comprehension for us to understand the meaning of their appearances.
OP "Beat your Heart" by Konomi Suzuki & ED "ANGER/ANGER" by MYTH & ROID. The soundtrack and background music, ughhh, they're alright. Personally like the OP song, don't know why for sure. The voice actors were okay, I do believe that Bubuki Buranki isn't going to be a role that the actors would want to brag about though.
I give 7 for Bubuki Buranki. Pros:
[minutiae] Kazuki Azuma. Oubu's Heart. Oubu is his Buranki's name. The mom, Kazuki Migiwa. Known as a witch, and framed as a mass murderer. She has a Buranki, Oubu, which is down on her son. Asabuki Kogane. Righty-chan is her Bubuki, it's Oubu's right hand. Bubuki "Raijoudou". Nono Hiiragi, Hii-kun. A Bubuki user, Oubu's left foot. Bubuki "Iwatooshi". Ougi Kinoa. Oubu's left hand. Bubuki "Hinakiri" "Hoemaru". Taneome Shizuru. Oubu's right foot. Bubuki "Tsurarai". Banryuu Reoko. Reoko-sama.Her Buranki's name is Entei. Reoko's unit is the parts of her Buranki, but after lose its arms and legs, only Reoko will control Entei and her comrades can only join battle separately from her (not in Entei form). Hazama Zetsubi. Tsuwabuki Akihito. Arabashiri Shouya. Matobai Shuusaku. Bubuki Battle: An ancient style of duel waged for another's Bubuki. He's trying to take all of your Bubuki. | #9th_ep "I'll be a limb that runs alongside the heart." Hiiragi #12nd_ep "No life can exist for the sake of ending life. Life exists to protect life!" Azuma. |
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