I just finished watching this show on Netflix so heres me rambling. :p STORY: Scissor Seven is a funny quirky show with excellent animation. I feel like this might have been adapted from a webtoon or something because the pacing is breakyourneck fast. I still know next to nothing about any of the characters but I would not mind seeing more of them either. I see there are some OVAs so hopefully they flesh out the story. By the time we find out some interesting character backstory its the last episode / Also the lastminute worldbuilding felt abrupt. Just bam Heres the guy who has come to take you out and it is because of xyz Still that was a good fight scene tho so I am not complaining. If youre here for a bunch of blood and guts this aint for you. For a show about assassins there is not a bunch of killing which is certainly no problem for me but I can see where someone else would be disappointed. Instead the charm of this show is the gags and the animation. Its wonderfully dumb. Despite this shows slapstick nature you can find some heartwarming moments that might tug on your heartstrings too. ART/ANIMATION: Theres so much personality shown through Wu Liuqi/Sevens stupid expressions or how he scurries away or fights back. All of his body movements are smooth and fluid with barely any wacky inbetween shots. I also think Wu Liqui/Sevens skill with the scissors is executed nicely CHARACTERS: Wu Liqui/Seven cannot remember too much about his past but it does not stop him from being a goofball. Hes my favorite character here. Ji Dabao was fun. I like when moneyhungry or toughasnails bossman type characters have a genuine soft spot for their workers/protege/whatever lets go Western for a second: like earlier Spongebob seasons Mr. Krabs or Mickey with Rocky. The rest of the cast of characters was okay as well. Even though each supporting cast character was featured as the killoftheweek or person hiring Seven for his services I was surprised to see the majority of them return. So they were not oneoff characters as I originally thought. MISC: Oh yeah as far as the voiceacting I was very indifferent among English the original Mandarin Chinese and Japanese though I chose Japanese in the end. The ending song sounds like a lullaby to me. I like it. OVERALL: RATING 7/10 70 Smiley Face : I enjoyed watching it and I think 7 out of 10 is fitting. Like I mentioned earlier there are four OVAs for this series out so I am going to watch them. Im eager to see where this story goes.
70 /100
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