Gakkou Gurashi - Anime Review

From left to right : Kurumi, Yuki, Rii
Sitting down : Taroumaru (the dog) and Miki

So today I'm going to review an anime which is quite popular last season, which is Gakkou Gurashi. This anime wasn't in my "to-watch-list" at first but when everybody on the internet be like
"OH MY GOD! THIS IS THE SHOW OF THE SEASON!"
welp....
I'm curious about it so I watch it... so does it live up to the expectation?
I'm honestly a skeptical person when it comes to something popular... Because I believe that popular does not equal good

Since this anime is hard to review without spoiling it.. so this is going to be a total spoiler review..

Do you want a non-spoiler review? okay, here's a short version
Bunch of girls living their life at school and they spend their day on club activity named school life club....... the end

Since my usual format review is such a hassle to write, so from here and out, I will shorten my review.. *since I reviewed JoJo here, I feel that I should shorten my review hahaha* and I'm also currently writing a "Hunter x Hunter (2011)" review which contains 148 eps... so yeah... That'd be a long ass review if I stick with my older format XP

So let's just jump to the spoiler review shall we?

Yuki

The first episode kicks in with the daily school life of Yuki, the pink haired girl who is cheerful and apparently a dojikko and she spent her days learning stuff at school and so on.. And she chased a dog on a school
So at first 15 mins, I was like "ok, nothing's really going on here, just a girl chasing a loose dog in a school"
apparently in the last 2 mins of the first episode it is revealed that everything that we saw in the whole episode was only her delusion.. all hell broke loose! Apparently they are in zombie apocalypse!

I was like.... "Whoaaa~ that was interesting"

Yuki was like that dog comic where everything burns up and he said, "This is fine"

Up to that point I was thinking "Well that was an interesting theme" and I'm a zombie genre fan.. and this kind of theme is unique
"The psychological impact on zombie apocalypse"
You know when we watch The Walking Dead, the theme was "Human drama in zombie apocalypse"
or Shaun of the Dead "Humor on zombie apocalypse"
or another genre like High school of the Dead "Fanservice on zombie apocalypse"

but that was what I perceived after I finished watching the first episode......

I was expecting something more dark and psychological impact on the team...
but
nope
the anime just say "Hey you were expecting a psychological impact anime? But it was me, MOE!"
to me


yes dude... I can say that 70% of this anime is just moe shit with slice of life theme. with extra zombie as a gimmick


just look at the zombies! They are the least threatening zombies I've ever seen!

booo... I'm scary

I can't even see their face! Even mysterious black guy from Conan have some expression!

hi we're zombies...........

The story itself is actually quite engaging if there's no Yuki around... seriously tho.. I know they kept her on the show because the other characters wants to be reminded of how things were supposed to be before the zombie apocalypse.. but she make everything become moe and cutesy.. which is kinda kill the mood sometimes...

this anime makes one thing clear for me.. Moe and zombie just don't mix well...
Well maybe they want to follow Madoka Magica's formula, moe girls with dark theme

At the end of episode 8, it is revealed that the school that they stuck in (which contains a lot of things that is very CONVENIENT for survival. i.e : Garden, food stock, solar panel, water purifier etc) is actually a shelter built by the government in case zombie outbreak happened and they were given an instruction manual to evacuate immediately in case zombie outbreak happens

at that point I was like "*sigh* Finally we got to see something interesting"

but what did they do in the next episode?

THEY STARTED IT WITH AN OBLIGATORY SWIMSUIT EPISODE! BECAUSE EVERY MOE OR SLICE OF LIFE ANIME NEEDS THAT ONE EPISODE AT LEAST IN ONE COUR AIR TIME!

My god... After the huge reveal and they decided to "pretend" as if the last episode didn't happen... I was like "SERIOUSLY?!"  =___=;

But I have to admit that the episode 10 and 11 are the best episodes the entire series. when everything went wrong and these 2 episodes was something that I expected from this anime.. A psychological turmoil and dilemma on zombie apocalypse
for example when Kurumi (or as the fan says, the shovel girl) got bit by a zombie, and in the previous episodes Rii made a promise with her,
"When I am about to turn into zombie, just kill me! Do not hesitate!" 

but it is depicted that Rii is morally conflicted, should she kept the promise? Should she let her become a zombie? but that isn't that too risky? what should she do?
that is the kind of psychological impact that I was expecting from this anime!

Kurumi got bitten by Megu-nee (their teacher who turns into zombie which caused Yuki's shock which leads to her mental disorder) because she hesitated to kill her. That kind of dilemma is also shown in the first episode of The Walking Dead when the guy who helped Rick (totally forgot his name) is unable to kill his wife that has been turn into a zombie.
That what is interesting to be shown to the audience! That what makes us human a human!

which leads us the final episode, the ending is a cringe material for me

So in the last 2 episodes, the zombies finally raiding the school and everything just went wrong.. but Yuki has an idea to the broadcasting room and her plan was to distract the zombie with all of the speakers around the school

and you know what she said?

*I don't really remember how it goes but I think this is basically what she say*

"Dear zombie-san, the school time is over, just go home now.."

and the zombie just leave... and never go to the school again.....




wat the actual F????




THAT PLAN WORKED?!?


My god this anime...


And they just leave the school afterwards... and before they leave they have some kind of graduation ceremony bullshit because they are at school...


the opening song and the ending song doesn't suit me because it's just #2Moe4me

but the BGM is quite good honestly, the song that I love is when the groups saves miki from the mall. that song played in the car when they are on the way back to school..


so here comes to the final section.. should you watch it?
If you are a zombie genre fan, well, this thing will let you down, so don't... don't even think about it...
but if you are a moe lover, you should totally check it out.. if you are into that kind of thing...

I'd recommend you to watch a better zombie movie like Dawn of the Dead *yes I'm recommending you a live action movie not anime* which is my all time favorite zombie movie!


That's it guys, hope you find this review useful and fun to read of course!

This is Reikichi, signing out!

First Impression of Fall Anime 2015

Hey guys! It's been.... quite awhile, huh?
Kept you waiting, huh?
Nope?
okay...


I've been so busy the whole month and actually I took a week leave last week but I spent most of the time playing Monster Hunter all the time until it raised my play time from 280 hours to 330 hours now *lol I played a lot*
So here I am now back with the *hopefully* weekly blog post haha

Anyway, can I hype for a second that finally JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 : Diamond is Unbreakable (Diamond wa kudakenai) is finally confirmed?? XDD

I really can't wait to see duwang Morioh got animated! Finally we're going to see Kira Yoshikage, Rohan Kishibe, Koichi, Josuke, Okuyasu and Mikitaka! Yes! Freaking Mikitaka! Can't wait to see him eating a tissue in glorious David Pro animation X'D
I really hope they use the same seiyuu cast as in the JoJo All Star Battle game. Because I'm already accustomed to the casts.. If they do, that'll be awesome! XD

And as for the ending theme song, I think the first ending should be "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd and the second ending would be either "Killer Queen" or "Another one Bites the Dust" by Queen.. Please David Pro. make it happen! XD

So Fall anime has been started like 3 weeks ago and I haven't posted anything for the past 1 month.. so? let's do this!

One Punch Man : I read the manga like 1 year ago and I loved it! So when it is announced that the Manga is getting an Anime adaptation, I was hype as hell! And I've watched the first 2 episodes... and IT WAS HYPE AS HELL! My god Madhouse, You have done it again! You gave my hype and you have answered my hype and make it even better than I expected... And the opening song is just too manly! Probably the best OP of this season or even this year XP
I hope they cover a lot of arcs on the manga and continue it on to the second season.. XD

Lupin III : L'Avventura Italiana : I am a big fan of Lupin III, Well I haven't watched all of the series lol. But I'm hooked with Lupin III since I watched the movie, "Lupin III : The Caslte of Cagliostro" which is directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is an old anime movie that is worth checking out if you haven't watched it!
anyway,I've watched 2 episodes of these anime, and it was awesome! The animation is stunningly beautiful and the art style looks modern but classic as well.. *I am confused to describe this part hahaha* and thank god they brought back the Lupin III theme for the opening song! XD
You should watch this if you are a fan of Lupin III like me

Noragami Aragoto : I watched the first season, and I liked it. Haven't started watching this anime, I hope it stays good like the first season

Mobile Suit Gundam : Iron Blooded Orphans : I love Gundam series and this Gundam series kicks off on a very unique setting on Gundam Universe. The main protagonist works on PMC (Private Military Company). Usually the main protagonist of Gundam are neutral at first and then he will take sides later on the stories.. (except for Gundam 00)
So far I'm enjoying the series and loved the concept of conflict on it! And the story telling is much more comprehensive than Gundam G-Reco... I dropped it at the 2nd episode.. Couldn't bear with it because of
G!!
G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So much shit happening, I don't what happened


Young Black Jack : Haven't watched it yet but I watched Black Jack back then on Animax, unfortunately I watched the dub version... yes it was awkward. But even though I watched the dubbed version, I still love the story, I think I will watch this one


K- Return of Kings : I watched this with my girlfriend, I watched the first season and watched the movie as well, Since this is the continuation from the movie which ends with great cliffhanger, so I'm curious to know how this show will wrap up. The animation at the first episode was awesome. The battle scene were intense. And another thing that is so intense at the first episode is Awashima's oppai! My god it looks like her oppai has its own mind and whenever I watch it I was like
"WHOA! Awashima Calm your tits down!" *slap*
It feels like the show wants to "balance" between the fanservice and manservice if you know what I mean lol

Osumatsu-san : I am honestly not familiar with this "showa anime". But the first episode made me laugh out loud! The gag feels like Gintama, so if you enjoyed Gintama's humor, this would please you too

Garo - Guren no Tsuki : I am honestly not familiar with Garo, until one of my friend asks me to watch Garo - Honoo no Kokuin and I'm hooked with it. So I'll give this anime a shot!

Gochuumon season 2 : well i watch the first season, and it makes me want to buy Tippy plush *if someone sells it to me here in Indonesia*, I may or may not watch this.. Well currently I'm not in the "moe" mood after I watched Gakkou Gurashi

Yuru Yuri san hai : I watched the last 2 seasons, it was hilarious, I might watch this one

Heavy Object : well I think Marty McFly has predicted this back in 1985,
because he always say "Man, this is heavy"
Got it?
Back to the future? anyone?

Shingeki no Kyojin Chuugakkou : well, I was pretty hyped when I watch Shingeki no Kyojin for the first time... but then the plot got so predictable for me.. so I dropped reading the manga and there's this one.. It feels like milking the franchise.. like seriously.. who would watch this besides the fans? lol

Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai Umatteiru : You know there's a stupid trend that every light novel has a super long ass title that us foreigner (not japanese native speaker) having hard time to remember it..
Based on the artstyle and seeing the genre is mystery, ok, I will watch this one


Okay guys, I think this season has a lot of good and entertaining anime that is worth checking out!
I hope it won't be disappointing just like last season haha