Category: Ousama Ranking

Ousama Ranking Review – 83/100

by Amunchet, posted in Anime Reviews, Ousama Ranking, Reviews by Amunchet

I really wanted Ousama Ranking to be the next Odd Taxi.  Both started out fairly similar – neither had very much pre-season hype (Odd Taxi premise wasn’t even released till the first episode, and Ousama Ranking’s first episode aired after the rest of the season started).  If it had turned out to be a hidden classic, I would be two for two and my anime ego would grow uncontrollably.  But Ousama Ranking turned out to be more blockbuster than cult classic, with quite a few flaws along the way.  Let’s take a look!

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Ousama Ranking – SUPER WEEK FINAL [20-23]

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, Ousama Ranking

After a month off from writing about Ousama Ranking, I’m here to wrap up my Spring show.  How did our small king end up?  Will this kickstart a franchise or be just a pleasant show in a crappy season?  Before we look at the series as a whole, let’s examine these final four episodes – two of which were fantastic…and two of which were not.
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Ousama Ranking – 18/19 [Battle with Deities/Last Bastion]

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, Ousama Ranking

Why isn’t Ousama Ranking – for all its engaging characters, immersive world, and outstanding animation – the anime I want to watch first every week?  On paper, this show should be perfect – what’s my problem?  This week I think I’ve figured it out.  Let’s take a look!
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Ousama Ranking – 15/16/17

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, Ousama Ranking

There’s not an easy way to put this – I just haven’t been as into anime lately.  Aside from Yaiba which finished out this week (excellently, I might add) and Ousama Ranking, I find myself frequently falling behind or skipping through episodes I otherwise would have enjoyed.  Maybe I’m just getting old -maybe this just isn’t the best season.  No matter my complaints, Ousama Ranking’s latest trio of episodes – which have taken me so long to write about – are certainly doing their part to keep the flame alive.

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Ousama Ranking – 7-8 [Prince’s Apprenticeship/Sacrifice of Dreams]

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, Ousama Ranking

This week’s Ousama Ranking comes as a doubleheader – for an unusual reason.  Normally, when I don’t get around to writing for a week, it’s a personal issue of time management.  In this case, our double feature comes because I just didn’t feel I could fairly judge episode 7 “Prince’s Apprenticeship”, without seeing the following episode.  Let’s take a look!

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Ousama Ranking – 06 [King of the Underworld]

by Amunchet, posted in Currently Watching:, Ousama Ranking

This week was certainly an episode of Ousama Ranking. It was not an episode I’ll remember for long.

“King of the Underworld” was a bit of a chore to watch. With several flashbacks and a fighting sequence that we had basically seen before, there wasn’t the series’ usual heart in this one.

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