The story’s become simplistic compared to last week’s ep, this is a satisfying conclusion for the first arc and is cementing itself as a fun, steampunk battle series. Count me in! Unlike previous ep, there isn’t much focused on backtstory this time. What we do get though is a clear reason for what those magic circuits were for […]
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The moral of the story is: dolls are people too. In this episode of Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Raishin goes from zero to hero.   Bad CG and Generic Action Raishin uses righteous fist! Eliza uses counter! Raishin misses! Well, I can’t say I very much liked this episode. After all the intrigue about Cannibal Candy and […]
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Well, that went well. You gotta agree with Charl about Raishin’s barbaric fighting style. He let his automaton bleed in order to win that fight. Anyway, that battle mechanic didn’t end up showing itself. I don’t know whether to feel relieved or disappointed about that. Anyway, Raishin finally got his invite to the festival. Now […]
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  Moooooooooore! Impressions: I feel basically the same about this episode as I do the last actiony episode of Tokyo Ravens. It would have been a lot cooler if not for the wonky pacing and the funky, jarring CGI. They do a much better job of it than Ravens did though, turning the entire scene, […]
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Want to know something surprising? The Unbreakable Machine-Doll is NOT Unbreakable! You want to know something even more surprising? Unbreakable Machine-Doll has me on the edge of my seat . And considering what I thought of the first two ep, that is just stunning. This time we get a more detailed look into Raishin’s past […]
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Who ordered the love doll? I want to say that Machine-Doll is doing better and better. But when I take a step back and look at it from a distance, I have to say the show certainly has its problems.   Power-Up Time Thought I’d just drop by. The thing about Machine-Doll is that it’s […]
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Oh no…it’s Cannibal Candy! Yeah, it was basically Felix framing Charlotte this whole time. Random side note, though…Shouko says something about Raishin’s brother. I must have missed that in the manga. Also, why exactly did she have to “unlock” Yaya’s power? Why is there even a limiter in the first place? Next week is the […]
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Unbreakable Machine Doll drops a top for the second episode in a row, the harlot heroine makes a public demonstration of her sensitive pink buttons once more - which with thanks to AT-X, is uncensored again.
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  Can we pick up the pace here a bit? Impressions: The procedural portion of this arc continues. And by procedural, I mean Japanese procedural. And by Japanese procedural, I mean the protagonists move from point A to point B, then listen to the lifestories and/or flashbacks of anybody at their destination. And each one […]
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After what I considered to be a sub-par intro, this show has started to catch my interest. Some parts are still weak, but I’m now looking forward to see what comes next.   What made this ep much more interesting is that rather than pile up on exposition, it focused more on building chemistry and overall […]
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Clockwise: sickle, jade, sandfly(?), spider, bee, fire. Their chest symbols and weapons are also appropriate. After a rather unremarkable premiere, Machine-Doll manages to improve a bit with the insertion of some plot.   Evil Puppeteers Eat your heart out. To get straight to the point, there’s a potential killer on the loose. Students have gone […]
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Yup…Yaya’s still nuts. Honestly, I’d have to say Sigmund is probably my favorite character so far. He’s always calmly supporting from the side. The scene where he’s struggling with Yaya’s tears while trying to talk with her was probably my favorite one this week. He kinda makes up for how insane Yaya is in my […]
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I was so looking forward to this anime when I heard the news it was going to be animated. But then I started thinking about the light novel and why I started to dislike one of its main characters, Yaya. She’s so goddamn annoying. The I remembered her voice from the drama CD, and all […]
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AT-X's airing of Unbreakable Machine Doll's second episode kindly comes uncensored - the doll of indecency is seen in the act of smothering the protagonist's bare body with her own, a poor turn of occurrence.
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  Cotton candy will rot your teeth though. Impressions: Budget gone already, Lerche? Can’t even handle CGI metal balls right? I also can’t help thinking that almost every part of it would work better if they were, well… actually having sex, and that’s not just the translator of pornographic games part of me speaking. It […]
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Steampunk England with magic and automatons? I’m interested. It’s too bad that the execution didn’t blow me away. First off, this ep starts off with a bang as a train gets out of control and prepares to crash. Our main lead Raishin and his trusty doll Yaya manage to stop it while on their way to being […]
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I will certainly always welcome a new fantasy series since they are some of my favorite. Unbreakable Machine-Doll or Kikou Shoujo wa Kizutsukanai, seems like it could be another good one. The main character Raishin is probably one of the stronger leads in terms of personality that we’ve seen so far. We don’t know a […]
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Some fighting themed anime up next – Unbreakable Machine Doll and BlazBlue: Alter Memory. Unbreakable Machine Doll Oh lord this was bad.  I had read the first volume of the manga version of this series so knew what to expect, but somehow the anime managed to make things worse by trimming out a lot of […]
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I know what you’re thinking. Why the heck is he watching Unbreakable Machine-Doll? I swear I had a good reason, but after watching this first episode, it probably wasn’t good enough. Some time ago, I started reading the manga adaptation of the light novel this was based on. And honestly, it wasn’t that bad. The […]
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Raishin travels to the Royal Academy in London with his machine doll Yaya in order to have the opportunity to extract revenge and become one of the best puppeteers in the world. Unfortunately, his test scores place him second bottom, … Continue reading →
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