GOD OF HIGH SCHOOL
Small Vague Introduction
The anime, God of High School is about a boy named Mori Jin. He is 17 years old and a martial artist (taught by his grandfather).
He receives an invitation the God of High School competition. This competition has different types of fighters from all over that will come together and the one who wins gets the title of “The God of High School”.
WEBTOON AND ANIME SPOILERS AHEAD READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Things I didn’t like:
I may not be the only one, but I thought that other than the fighting, characters and music, there was nothing too good about the anime. It had its moments, but the story was so full of plot holes.
- In one episode, I had my first question. Why does Mori Jin seem to want to fight Commissioner R (the one with blonde hair) so badly? What did he do to him?
Only after I read the webtoon did I find out. Commissioner R is the one who found and gave Mori Jin the invitation to the GOH. While giving the invitation, Jin Mori had challenged him to a fight and lost, which is why he was eager to fight him again.
So, one thing was not mentioned, what’s the problem? There is more to come, don’t worry.
- In II-pyo and Mori’s fight, we see that II-pyo has met Mori’s grandfather before and had been told that his father worked under Mori’s grandfather. Which is why Mori’s grandfather had the letter and delivered it to II-pyo as a child. In the fight we see II-pyo trying to coach Mori without actually coaching him, to repay his debt to Mori’s grandfather. Now there was nothing particularly wrong here, although it would have been nice to see a flashback of II-pyo’s father and Mori’s grandfather to understand the story better. I had read the webtoon and understood their roles and past better when it was showed.
- In the webtoon, Mori had lost to II-pyo and Mira Yoo, one of Mori’s teammates had avenged him. I think this was a critical moment in Mori’s friendship with Daewi and Mira, showing that they trusted each other’s strength and believed that they wouldn’t lose. It was a really nice fight and we saw Mira’s development too, so I feel a little sad that it was left out and changed.
Things I did like:
- Again, MAPPA studios gave us such amazing, mouth gaping animation with God of High School. It may have been rushed but the animation for the fights was top notch and I thoroughly enjoyed myself and got lost in the hype.
- The music is something to mention as well. The opening was so different than regular ones and it was hype, it got me very excited and every opportunity I got I never skipped the opening! The ending is nothing to skip either, it was so pleasant and catchy and had fun pictures of Mori and his friends.
- The character design is what I liked more than anything. SO colorful, so different, so interesting! I adore the comical aspects of God of High School as well.
Final thoughts:
On it's own with no reference to the webtoon, this anime is very good even with a few plot holes. If you have no interest in going for the webtoon, I suggest this anime for you.
Although the webtoon is absolutely amazing and answers every question you may have. BASICALLY NO PLOT HOLES.
My rating for the anime is definitely around 5 or 6 just for the plot holes and how rushed it was. I personally prefer the webtoon.