Kannagi

ragingchaosgod Mar 4, 2010

4

I'd heard about Kannagi thanks to Sankaku Complex. It piqued my interest since it had something to do with Japanese myth and being a big fan of any sort of mythology, I went to go take a look and see.What I found was a fanservice anime that wins my award for OVERHYPED SERIES OF THE YEAR.Kannagi is supposedly about a goddess who appears in the human world because a human carved a statue out of the sacred tree. Now she has to live with said human. Think a far shallower version of Aa Megami-sama. None of the characters are memorable and neither is the plot. As I write this review, I'm scrambling for any Kannagi related memory at all. The entire plot seemed pasted on and the entire thing about Nagi battling these shadow... things seemed to happen just when the writers remembered she had to do these things. if you came looking for a slice of life anime with a sprinkling of supernatural qualities, prepare to be disappointed.You'll learn more about the characters in the extra karaoke episode than the entire series combined. It's almost as if they hired a different writer than the rest of the series. Don't recommend this to your friends unless they're raging perverts... or if you don't wanna be friends anymore.

NuclearHoneydew Dec 3, 2020

6

This was recommended to me by my 2020 Secret Santa! Thanks a lot if you are reading this! So Kannagi has some amazing comedy, simular to konosuba, i do have to admit that some of the jokes have aged, but it was around that era that i started watching anime so it was very nostalgic hearing otaku jokes and the like. It make fun at a lot of cliches and it seems to be very aware of what it is doing, almost like a parody of what was a typical slice of life anime those years. I do have to admit that i was surprised at some episode concepts the anime used to make jokes (that in the end fell a bit flat because of its age). The story is in my opinion the worst part of the anime, it seemed like an afterthought, that the director forgot after the second episode that the story even existed, and it had the moments of 'OH YEAH THERE IS A STORY HERE' every 4 episodes, until it reached the last 2 episodes and the director remembered ' oh damm i have to put a conclusion'. The same can be said about its main message, the thing that gave it the drama tag here, it was just an afterthought, like it was burried and overshadowed by its other components. The characters have to be the most enjoyable part of the anime, they are the center of the comedy and the events of everything in the anime are limited withing what the charecters are doing. There are a lot of character troupes used, but its only so the anime can make fun of them later. Overall, it was a very enjoyable show that had my expections very low at the start and surprised with its charm in the middle.

Wanginator Jan 9, 2010

6.5

Contrary to what some may think from reading the synopsis, there is actually less plot involved in Kannagi than you think. While there is a loose underlying theme and storyline, the bulk of the series focuses on comedy and humor, with just a touch of drama added in here and there. This is by no means a negative aspect of Kannagi, as it still finds its niche as your standard comedy flick with characters that you can attach to; they're developed sufficiently, though perhaps not to the extent seen in many drama animes out there. And while there are a few moments in the anime that can mislead the viewer's expectations of what is to come next, namely the beginning, the story eventually balances out and becomes focused mostly on a variety of forms of humor.On the other hand, Kannagi does feature a bit of dramatic development at the beginning and towards the end of the series, and viewers who latch onto those aspects of the storyline may interpret the anime as a drama with a bunch of comedy filler in-between. It really depends on the viewer's interpretation of the anime as whether it's primarily a comedy or a drama. In my case, I find the anime's blend of the two genres balanced and enjoyable.