
a review by sasukegg

a review by sasukegg
No Game No Life is one of those anime where you can tell the producers were throwing ideas at the wall to see which one stuck. And this is the one that ended up sticking. It is the worst anime I have ever come across. I completed it back when I would force myself to finish every show I started. Because of this anime and this anime alone, I no longer force myself to complete shows if I fear that they will end up this awful.
Art: 1/10
I have heard many people rave about the art, but I fail to see the appeal. It IS different, but in the worst way possible. My eyes hurt after about two seconds of this baloney. Character design was also a notably awful aspect, and I hated how gross and weird these people looked.
Story: 2/10
This is a premise I was slightly interested in, since it seemed pretty original. Turns out, it isn't as original as I thought, and there are plenty of other shows that involve going into a video game or similar. There's probably about a billion movies about this as well. But the difference between those and this show is that this show is an embarrassment to everyone who enjoys video games. More on the story, there were these 15 other races that were stronger than other humans or whatever. That was super boring. I forgot all about it too. Why'd I watch this? I'm racking my brain to think of something positive to say. Oh, here: the concept of playing games was kind of OK. Honestly, it was pretty boring anyway but I guess it's a start.
Characters: -63/10
By far the worst part of the series were these sorry excuses for characters. We have the older brother, What's-His-Face, a pervert and all-around shitty dude, and the younger sister, Annoying Girl, who has the personality of a bowl of oatmeal. They seem to have a very disturbing sibling relationship due to spending literally ALL of their time together. This was elaborated on in the specials they released, which on a side note, was a complete mistake. I would rather watch a guy have sex with a horse than ever look at that again. Because it says I need to write more I'll talk about the third character, Boobs Girl, whose contribution to the plot was, you guessed it, zilch! This show should be retitled "No Fanservice No Life".
Soundtrack: 0/10
Was there a soundtrack? If there was, it was forgettable as all hell.
Enjoyment: 1/10
Surprisingly, I'll give one point only because I managed to actually stay focused throughout one of the episodes without getting distracted. After that, I had no such patience. Thank God this was only 13 episodes instead of 20-something, but even 13 episodes felt way too long. Don't watch this show. Unless you reallyyy like graphics that will give you a seizure and borderline incestuous relationships.
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