Sword Gai: The Animation (2018) User Reviews

Nothing special at all

[WeAreLive · 6/10 · 27 December 2018]

Well honestly, I don't think that this is the best anime I have ever watched or the worst but it had good visuals and it introduced me to Billy Kametz and Khoi Dao in the anime dubbing industratry. Do check them out they are really good people.

This show has a lot of problems like the main character is just not interesting what so ever and he doesn't seem to care at all about anyone. The only like characters in this were Shin Matoba (who they ruined later on) and Seiya Ichijo (who actually had a good sense of humour and kept me watching the series.

Another problem is that there are too many characters, who either are not interesting or have anything to with the series they are just used as fillers..

The main girl Sayaka is just annoying "Gai this, Gai that" she could have had a lot of potential with Shin if they never ruined him later on.

But hey, I enjoyed the last episode.

My overall opinion it is not the best or the worst anime I have ever watched it is just okay at best, but it is not really something I would watch again or get excited for.

After, this review I am going to leave it up to you if you want to watch it or not. I have said my peace of the experience and it is nothing special. Otherwise find something better to watch. Please.

Weak plot

[animedaisukivs · 5/10 · 29 April 2020]

The plot , characters, everything is a little boring.

stop watching it after first season. and regret I even started.

[bad-gorilla · 5/10 · 18 November 2018]

I searched for a fun anime at netflix, and I saw this title. there are too many characters, and they are all dumb so you cant connect to them. The animation is repeated like 80's cartoon, it reminded me of He-man. each time Gay (gai) transformed his hand to sword, the same moon can be seen in the background.

Watchable

[poli-chronis · 6/10 · 29 October 2021]

If you want something exceptional this one is not for you. I watched it slowly and used it to fall asleep stimes. The plot is weak and blurry with too many characters. Imo the show manages to demonstrate the eternal human struggle between good and evil. And that is what i liked. The importance of our soul and the way we feel inside. Overall the idea was good, but the outcome could and should have been better.

Sloppy and stupid with a ridiculous concept to boot...

[faithfulgrace-330-50991 · 4/10 · 3 August 2018]

Problem 1: anyone who touches a weapon of any kind basically turns into a demon controlled monster who wants to kill everyone. Why is that's problem? Well you can't care about characters if they cease to exist the moment they engage in the story.

Problem 2: There are so many characters that have nothing to do with the overarching plot, making the story confusing to follow.

Problem 3: the first rule of writing is: you have to play by the rules of the world you create. These writers just make up rules to fit the moment with no consistency. The world fees very undeveloped because they have no true rules to what the world is.

Problem 4: character motivations are obsurd and they make no sense.

Problem 5: No real good guys. Just people who don't turn evil as fast as others.

Problem 6: the actual plot is completely lost in a bunch of wild and non-sensical scenes that no one cares about.

Problem 7: (petty problem alert) The main character (Gai) is a tiny part of the story. Weird. Why name the show after someone who's almost never in it?

Here's the message of Swordgai - everyone is evil and weapons make them demons. The only not totally evil people are Buddhists who avoid violence. No matter how good someone may be, protecting themselves or others will turn them evil. The end.

All over the place.

[abhijeetjeetubest · 1/10 · 9 May 2020]

I just got so fed trying to understand the story that I felt a compulsive need to write this review. 1. Save yourself the trouble. The plot they created can itself be counted as one of the worst plot ever. It is so messed up that even writer doesn't understand what story to develop in the world he created. 2. Main characters have forced romance. Their background story is so messed up that writer abandons them mid way, It doesn't even matter if they are in the story or not. The ending doesn't match with premise they had built, main guy saves the world out of no where and no reason because suddenly writer realized near the ending that he was the main guy. 3. One of the worse story ever created (at least for what I've seen till now). It's like writer have created lots of different stories, now he had to to connect these stories with world he created, but he is really bad at playing puzzle, so he utterly fails to connect dots within the story making it easily the worst story ever created. 4. Now this point is for you if you are like me. If you think that I'm not here for the story / plot, etc. I'm only here for action scenes. Trailer shows people wielding swords, and sword fights are pretty good. Then I'll stop you here. This show by far has the worst fighting scenes ever created. though they tried adding 3d armors, but that is all it has. Very poor fight scenes. has no logic/ thrill involved.

Really dull and boring in every aspect. It is like animators and writers were challenged by someone to create worst possible show ever. If so, they passed with flying colors.

Thoroughly enjoyable

[mwhym-74320 · 10/10 · 19 July 2018]

I enjoyed watching this one quite a bit. Its not overly deep and the story is a bit fragmented but it is still a fun fantasy Anime. While it attempts to portray the inner struggle of its characters while they fight to retain their humanity and do good, it doesnt really manage to actually show true emotional struggle. The Artwork is lovely and the action scenes are quite enjoyable.

The dialogs are again not the most articulated, but they do serve their purpose. All in all it gives you the feeling that it can be much more than what it is and yet it is still great to watch.

Sometimes simple fun is great fun and this one is fun ! - it has me waiting to see the next part for sure.

Shitest show ever

[theyezway · 1/10 · 23 April 2019]

The story doesn't make any sense. There is no point to watch it. Do not waste your time.

Heart

[iamsourov · 10/10 · 29 March 2020]

This is a great anime series just make some improvement... love this show

One you could live without...

[drjay_87 · 3/10 · 17 September 2018]

Let me preface this by saying, once I start watching something I have to see it through. This is one of the reasons I'm particular about what I watch. This anime really ought to have not been made. It's pretty dull and almost does the entire anime industry a disservice. I rated and wrote a synopsis for every episode so check that out if you want to get a feel for what happens in this series I won't spoil it in case you think I'm just hard to please. The mindlessness in the premise, the way the story unfolds and the like it's as if someone watched Deathnote in its prime plus some of Attack on Titan with a little Tokyo Ghoul and said hold my beer! Not in a good way though. The shows I've just mentioned have some major flaws (not doubting they are entertaining) so if someone found the path between them it would be a good show. This is not it. Mindless slaughter and characters as disposable as paper plates there is nothing holding this story together. The animation is clunky during fights and overall as I said the resources might've been better served elsewhere. Knowing how much time it takes to bring an anime to life gives me no joy in effectively trashing it but this does little to justify your time. Move on to better shows. The ratings I gave the episodes were based on the first episode onwards not against other anime in case you were wondering. So a 6 in an episode is a 6 compared to other episodes within the series and so on...

Just don't watch it.

[tthelegend-64137 · 1/10 · 28 September 2023]

The first few episodes show great potential but after the third episode, get ready for a Rollercoaster. All the characters are one dimensional.

Sayaka speaks about Gai so much that you'll eventually get a headache.

Gai is a corny edgelord, he shows no character progression, in fact no one does actually.

Matoba is done wrong by Sayaka, she leads him on with a kiss only to literally turn her back on him even after he literally saved her life.

All the significant females in the final episodes of season 2 are now all of a sudden in love with Gai even after one significant interaction.

Finally, the show is basically simps simping for girls and then getting heartbroken then turning into Busoma.

Unnecessary dark themes just for the sake of being edgy.

In closing, save yourself the stomach turning, headache experience. Watch a movie instead.

Second Series

[lifeofgerald · 4/10 · 11 January 2022]

How did this get a second series on Netflix when other shows way better. There have been live action that have only received one series and then cancelled. I don't know if it's better in Japanese but the English dub makes no sense to me. Who are the main characters the evil doctors and scientist or the chrysalis/scioma. It's not adding up. The main character from the first series cuts his arm off that attached itself to his body , then he jumps off a building committing suicide and that's it. I thought they would find a way to fix him but the storyline ends. It's honestly hard to follow what the plot is or what are they trying to get at. It's really not worth you time.

The other reviews are not accurate

[rnqcxw · 10/10 · 29 April 2023]

I found this to be a highly enjoyable and interesting anime. The plot was clear and tangible. The special effects aren't the best, but it can be overlooked. I liked the character development the most about this anime, since the main characters including Gai and Matoba were likeable and flawed in a human way. The other reviews are rather unfair, since the story is quite good and it stimulates your imagination. I'm not sure what they expect. You should definitely give it a go and a chance and don't listen to them about the plot being hard to follow, that's ridiculous. A pity there won't be a season 3, since it would be very much appreciated- alas people didn't give it a chance and this is the result.

Plz don't watch

[gouravbbl · 1/10 · 11 November 2020]

Wasted whole day season 1 was ok but season 2 is like well I don't even have words for it so it is that bad save your time just don't watch

Had potential

[arrossen · 3/10 · 30 September 2020]

It's just a waste. This could have been way better. The plot was just all over the place. There were too many unanswered questions through the whole story. Don't watch it because it's just a waste of time. The ending succes too