Maburaho-Review (This Time I Took Notes)
24 Episodes (I Was Mad That Kuriko Did Not Get a Box Cover While Yuna Gets Two And Rin One...)
Ratings:
Art/Animation: B
Decent Enough.The Girls Are Exquisite And a Few Backgrounds Are Quite Nice.The Magical Effects Are Surprisingly Bland.
Story: B+
I Was Pleasantly Surprised By How Deep The Story Gets Towards The End.It Ranges From Funny To Sad and Touching.All The Mysteries Are Well Revealed.
Voice Acting: B
Male Voices Are Mostly Terrible,Especially Chris Ayres.The Girls All Have Cute Young Voices.Sadly,The Two All-Stars,Luci Christian And Monica Rial Are Underused By Not Appearing In Every Episode.
Music: B
Both Opening And Closing Songs Are Quite Catchy.The Rest Of The Score Is Forgettable Aside From a Few Heart-Wrenching Pieces At The Right Times.
Fan Service: A
Mostly Cleavage And a Few Panties.There Are Some Nipples Shown In Episode 19 In a Hot Springs Treat.The Women Have Big Breasts And Nice Figures.No Sex Although There Are Quite a Few Mildly Suggestive Scenes.
I Was Only Expecting Ecchi From This Series And While There Are Only a Few Nipples;The Show Finds Ways To Still Be Sexy With The Eel-Trouser Snake Incident,Among Others.Hilarious.I Did Get Quite Moved By Episodes 6 And 12.The 21st Made Me Cry Like a Baby And While The Ending Will Probably Be Hated By Most Viewers,I Thought It Was Open-Ended Enough.Also,If You Watch And Lose Interest When The "Change" Happens,Please At Least Get To The End Of Episode 21.You Will Be Glad You Did.There Are However a Few Short-Lived Characters That Are There Only For Filler And One Annoying Little Brat That, At Times,Ruin The Show.
In a College Dedicated To Magic,We Follow The Adventures Of Kazuki Shikimori,a 17 Year Old Magician With The Lowest Sperm...Ooops Spell Count In The Academy.He Also Happens To Possess Great Genes And The Cuties Desiring These Genes To Enhance Their Families Reputations Seem To Be Endless.3 Of Them Are Front-Runners,One More Lovely Than The Other.Will He Survive The Year With Only 8 Spells Before He Turns To Ashes ?
Avert Your Eyes For a Few Of The Eye catches Feature Shikimori's Buttocks,Yuck! There Should Also Have Been More Than One Medical Examination Scene That Required The Girls To Get In Their Bra And Panties.I Thought That Was a Clever And Ingenious Way To Showcase Their Charms.Why Would a 17 Year Old Boy Not Jump At The Chance To Have Sex With 3 Hot Coeds ? Yuna Even Asks Him To Make Her a Woman In One Scene And The Boy Does Not.At 17,I Would Have Said Yes To Any Girl That Looked As Good As The Women In The Show.Anyways,Enough About Me....Let's Meet The Cast!
Characters:
Kizaki Shikimori: Not As Clueless As Say,Negi Springfield (Negima!) But Even More Useless.The Other Characters Often Say That He Has "No Redeeming Qualities" and Is "Indecisive".His Selflessness With Regards To His Magic;Constant Desire To Repay Favors And Guilt At The Burden He Is To Others Are Among His Redeeming Qualities;Along With a Gentle Heart.I Was Not Rooting For Him But I Did Feel Empathy Towards The Obstacles He Has To Overcome.His Voice,"Naiveté" And Appearance Befit a Much Younger Boy.He Shares Class 2-B With Yuna And Nakamaru.
Yuna: The Girl-Next-Door You Want To Marry,Yuna Is Cute,Motherly,Caring At First.Once She Affirms Her Wife Status,She Goes "Cotton-Crazy" And Becomes Jealous (More Than All Other Girls Combined) Overbearing And Moody.Something As Trivial As Kuriko Getting Kissed On The Cheek By Another Girl Will Warrant a "Two-timer!" Tirade And a Big Explosion Caused By Her Magic.Once Kizaki Becomes a Ghost,She Really Loses It And Fires Magic At a Being That Cannot Be Affected.It Gets Old Fast.She Loves Kazuki From The Start and Will Do Anything For Him.
Kuriko: My Favorite Girl! She Has Blonde Hair.38-24-36 Proportions And a Very Naughty Mind,She Drives The Love Pentagon For Kazuki's Affections.Anytime Is Good To Get Those Genes;Kizaki Really Misses Out...Dumb Kid! Eccentric,Outgoing and Often Wearing Skimpy Outfits,She Is Not Jealous Of The Other Girls And Even Helps Them.She Is The Smartest In The Bunch.She Uses Magical Charm Papers As Spells;Having Both Magical Charms And "Natural" Charms! Will She Start Caring About Kazuki ? Tiffany Grant has a Very Sexy Voice.
Rin: The Shy,Modest Typical "Kendo Enthusiast" In Harem Type Shows,I Found Her Deeper Than Most Others Of That Type.Her Sword Techniques Are Also Much More Varied And Realistic Than Motoko's (Love Hina).She Has a Few Funny Scenes In Which She Attempts To Smile,Cook And One Outrageous And Arousing Scene Where Kuriko Plays Dress-Up With Her,Finally Showing Her Bust a Little In a Nurse, Maid,Catgirl Among Other Costumes.She Is The Only One That Refers to Kazuki In His Proper Name, Shikimori.First Wanting To Kill Him,Will She Also Fall For The Innocent Boy-Wonder ?
Yamase: Kazuki's Childhood Friend Is Only Seen a Few Times As She Quickly Transfers To Tokyo.Perhaps The Cutest Of The Girls As She Seems The Tamest And Not Ruled By Jealousy.Her Claim To Kazuki Seems To BeThe Strongest Since She Knows Him Best.In That Debate On The Series,Yuna's Only Arguments Are About How Kazuki Eats X Food With X Condiment.Yuna Touches Yamase's Breasts And Describes Them As "Very Soft Yet Firm" In One Of The Funniest Scenes Of The Show.Wears a Very Cute School Uniform And Exudes Confidence.
Elizabeth: More Of a Supporting Character,She Is a Ghost That They Stumble Upon And Ultimately Ends Up Living With Kuriko (Lucky Ghost...) And Makes Trouble For Everyone.Her Intentions Are Good Yet Misplaced.Jealous Of The Attention Kuriko Manifests Towards Kazuki,She Delivers The BEST LINE IN THE SERIES:"Kuriko's Breasts Are Mine and Only Mine!".
Doctor Akai: A Mysterious School Nurse That Knows Much About The Ways Of Magic And Love,His Dream Is For Miss Iba To Come "Take a Nap" In One Of His Many Beds,One Of Them An Over-sized Heart-Shaped Monstrosity.Jason Douglas Is The Only Good Male Performance In The Series.
Miss Iba: 2 B's Homeroom Teacher Is Constantly Trying To Stop Her Students From Attempting Money-Making Schemes Rather Than Following Her Lessons And Orders.She Is Always Sleepy From Playing Video Games,Even During Her Classes Proving Just As Immature As Her Students.Her Only Outfit Does Show a Bit Of Cleavage.
Morisaki: A Female Martial Artist From Rin's Rival Family,We Only See Her a Few Times Most Specifically In a Winner Takes All Duel With Rin In Kyoto.Tall And Athletic,She Wears a Type Of Sailor Senshi Uniform That Gets Shredded.
Nakamaru: THE MOST Annoying Character In The Series,He Pretends To Be Kazuki's Friend When It Suits Him And Has The Class Council Oppose Him On Every Other Occasion.He Wants Yuna For Himself As His Wife Yet She Never Gives Him The Time Of Day.His Magic Seems More Advanced Than His Classmates.His True Colors Are Shown When He Is Told He Has Even Better Genes Than Kazuki Out Of The Blue.Chris Ayres Gives a Terrible,Over-The-Top Performance As Nakamaru.Bad Casting...
Shino: A Ghost Collector Whose Past Is Shrouded In Mystery.She Wants Kazuki But Why ? Monica Rial Is Great In This Role And Proves Once Again She Is One Of The Top Voice Actresses.
I Have To Mention The Great Cameo By Shannon Emerick As Rumiko,The Funny Hot Springs Owner With a Charming Southern American Accent.Another Talent That Is Underused As Only a Bit Part.
Another Interesting Character Is Rin's "Older Brother",a Short Lived Werewolf That Tests Rin's Abilities And Offers Kazuki a Lot To Think About.I Would Have Wanted To See Much More Of This Character Instead Of,Say Nakamaru.
Why I Think The Series Failed: Kazuki Shikomori Is Hailed As "The Greatest Magician That Ever Lived" And Only Has 8 Uses Of Magic Left.When He Does Use These Spells,They Are Nothing That "Special" And The Fact That His Magic Is Not Enough To Save Yuna With One Spell Is a Clumsy And Predictable Way To Have Him Use His Last Spell On Her,The Third Or Fourth He Uses For Yuna (His Second Use Of Magic Is Unclear).It Just Seems All Too Convenient For My Tastes.
Ratings:
Art/Animation: B
Decent Enough.The Girls Are Exquisite And a Few Backgrounds Are Quite Nice.The Magical Effects Are Surprisingly Bland.
Story: B+
I Was Pleasantly Surprised By How Deep The Story Gets Towards The End.It Ranges From Funny To Sad and Touching.All The Mysteries Are Well Revealed.
Voice Acting: B
Male Voices Are Mostly Terrible,Especially Chris Ayres.The Girls All Have Cute Young Voices.Sadly,The Two All-Stars,Luci Christian And Monica Rial Are Underused By Not Appearing In Every Episode.
Music: B
Both Opening And Closing Songs Are Quite Catchy.The Rest Of The Score Is Forgettable Aside From a Few Heart-Wrenching Pieces At The Right Times.
Fan Service: A
Mostly Cleavage And a Few Panties.There Are Some Nipples Shown In Episode 19 In a Hot Springs Treat.The Women Have Big Breasts And Nice Figures.No Sex Although There Are Quite a Few Mildly Suggestive Scenes.
I Was Only Expecting Ecchi From This Series And While There Are Only a Few Nipples;The Show Finds Ways To Still Be Sexy With The Eel-Trouser Snake Incident,Among Others.Hilarious.I Did Get Quite Moved By Episodes 6 And 12.The 21st Made Me Cry Like a Baby And While The Ending Will Probably Be Hated By Most Viewers,I Thought It Was Open-Ended Enough.Also,If You Watch And Lose Interest When The "Change" Happens,Please At Least Get To The End Of Episode 21.You Will Be Glad You Did.There Are However a Few Short-Lived Characters That Are There Only For Filler And One Annoying Little Brat That, At Times,Ruin The Show.
In a College Dedicated To Magic,We Follow The Adventures Of Kazuki Shikimori,a 17 Year Old Magician With The Lowest Sperm...Ooops Spell Count In The Academy.He Also Happens To Possess Great Genes And The Cuties Desiring These Genes To Enhance Their Families Reputations Seem To Be Endless.3 Of Them Are Front-Runners,One More Lovely Than The Other.Will He Survive The Year With Only 8 Spells Before He Turns To Ashes ?
Avert Your Eyes For a Few Of The Eye catches Feature Shikimori's Buttocks,Yuck! There Should Also Have Been More Than One Medical Examination Scene That Required The Girls To Get In Their Bra And Panties.I Thought That Was a Clever And Ingenious Way To Showcase Their Charms.Why Would a 17 Year Old Boy Not Jump At The Chance To Have Sex With 3 Hot Coeds ? Yuna Even Asks Him To Make Her a Woman In One Scene And The Boy Does Not.At 17,I Would Have Said Yes To Any Girl That Looked As Good As The Women In The Show.Anyways,Enough About Me....Let's Meet The Cast!
Characters:
Kizaki Shikimori: Not As Clueless As Say,Negi Springfield (Negima!) But Even More Useless.The Other Characters Often Say That He Has "No Redeeming Qualities" and Is "Indecisive".His Selflessness With Regards To His Magic;Constant Desire To Repay Favors And Guilt At The Burden He Is To Others Are Among His Redeeming Qualities;Along With a Gentle Heart.I Was Not Rooting For Him But I Did Feel Empathy Towards The Obstacles He Has To Overcome.His Voice,"Naiveté" And Appearance Befit a Much Younger Boy.He Shares Class 2-B With Yuna And Nakamaru.
Yuna: The Girl-Next-Door You Want To Marry,Yuna Is Cute,Motherly,Caring At First.Once She Affirms Her Wife Status,She Goes "Cotton-Crazy" And Becomes Jealous (More Than All Other Girls Combined) Overbearing And Moody.Something As Trivial As Kuriko Getting Kissed On The Cheek By Another Girl Will Warrant a "Two-timer!" Tirade And a Big Explosion Caused By Her Magic.Once Kizaki Becomes a Ghost,She Really Loses It And Fires Magic At a Being That Cannot Be Affected.It Gets Old Fast.She Loves Kazuki From The Start and Will Do Anything For Him.
Kuriko: My Favorite Girl! She Has Blonde Hair.38-24-36 Proportions And a Very Naughty Mind,She Drives The Love Pentagon For Kazuki's Affections.Anytime Is Good To Get Those Genes;Kizaki Really Misses Out...Dumb Kid! Eccentric,Outgoing and Often Wearing Skimpy Outfits,She Is Not Jealous Of The Other Girls And Even Helps Them.She Is The Smartest In The Bunch.She Uses Magical Charm Papers As Spells;Having Both Magical Charms And "Natural" Charms! Will She Start Caring About Kazuki ? Tiffany Grant has a Very Sexy Voice.
Rin: The Shy,Modest Typical "Kendo Enthusiast" In Harem Type Shows,I Found Her Deeper Than Most Others Of That Type.Her Sword Techniques Are Also Much More Varied And Realistic Than Motoko's (Love Hina).She Has a Few Funny Scenes In Which She Attempts To Smile,Cook And One Outrageous And Arousing Scene Where Kuriko Plays Dress-Up With Her,Finally Showing Her Bust a Little In a Nurse, Maid,Catgirl Among Other Costumes.She Is The Only One That Refers to Kazuki In His Proper Name, Shikimori.First Wanting To Kill Him,Will She Also Fall For The Innocent Boy-Wonder ?
Yamase: Kazuki's Childhood Friend Is Only Seen a Few Times As She Quickly Transfers To Tokyo.Perhaps The Cutest Of The Girls As She Seems The Tamest And Not Ruled By Jealousy.Her Claim To Kazuki Seems To BeThe Strongest Since She Knows Him Best.In That Debate On The Series,Yuna's Only Arguments Are About How Kazuki Eats X Food With X Condiment.Yuna Touches Yamase's Breasts And Describes Them As "Very Soft Yet Firm" In One Of The Funniest Scenes Of The Show.Wears a Very Cute School Uniform And Exudes Confidence.
Elizabeth: More Of a Supporting Character,She Is a Ghost That They Stumble Upon And Ultimately Ends Up Living With Kuriko (Lucky Ghost...) And Makes Trouble For Everyone.Her Intentions Are Good Yet Misplaced.Jealous Of The Attention Kuriko Manifests Towards Kazuki,She Delivers The BEST LINE IN THE SERIES:"Kuriko's Breasts Are Mine and Only Mine!".
Doctor Akai: A Mysterious School Nurse That Knows Much About The Ways Of Magic And Love,His Dream Is For Miss Iba To Come "Take a Nap" In One Of His Many Beds,One Of Them An Over-sized Heart-Shaped Monstrosity.Jason Douglas Is The Only Good Male Performance In The Series.
Miss Iba: 2 B's Homeroom Teacher Is Constantly Trying To Stop Her Students From Attempting Money-Making Schemes Rather Than Following Her Lessons And Orders.She Is Always Sleepy From Playing Video Games,Even During Her Classes Proving Just As Immature As Her Students.Her Only Outfit Does Show a Bit Of Cleavage.
Morisaki: A Female Martial Artist From Rin's Rival Family,We Only See Her a Few Times Most Specifically In a Winner Takes All Duel With Rin In Kyoto.Tall And Athletic,She Wears a Type Of Sailor Senshi Uniform That Gets Shredded.
Nakamaru: THE MOST Annoying Character In The Series,He Pretends To Be Kazuki's Friend When It Suits Him And Has The Class Council Oppose Him On Every Other Occasion.He Wants Yuna For Himself As His Wife Yet She Never Gives Him The Time Of Day.His Magic Seems More Advanced Than His Classmates.His True Colors Are Shown When He Is Told He Has Even Better Genes Than Kazuki Out Of The Blue.Chris Ayres Gives a Terrible,Over-The-Top Performance As Nakamaru.Bad Casting...
Shino: A Ghost Collector Whose Past Is Shrouded In Mystery.She Wants Kazuki But Why ? Monica Rial Is Great In This Role And Proves Once Again She Is One Of The Top Voice Actresses.
I Have To Mention The Great Cameo By Shannon Emerick As Rumiko,The Funny Hot Springs Owner With a Charming Southern American Accent.Another Talent That Is Underused As Only a Bit Part.
Another Interesting Character Is Rin's "Older Brother",a Short Lived Werewolf That Tests Rin's Abilities And Offers Kazuki a Lot To Think About.I Would Have Wanted To See Much More Of This Character Instead Of,Say Nakamaru.
Why I Think The Series Failed: Kazuki Shikomori Is Hailed As "The Greatest Magician That Ever Lived" And Only Has 8 Uses Of Magic Left.When He Does Use These Spells,They Are Nothing That "Special" And The Fact That His Magic Is Not Enough To Save Yuna With One Spell Is a Clumsy And Predictable Way To Have Him Use His Last Spell On Her,The Third Or Fourth He Uses For Yuna (His Second Use Of Magic Is Unclear).It Just Seems All Too Convenient For My Tastes.
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