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What was the general feeling about the system inside the offices of SNK Home Entertainment back then? Did you all really
believe the system had a fighting
chance against the cheaper Super NES and Genesis? Did moods change when Sony introduced the
PlayStation in 1995? CO: I hope I phrase this right. Don't get me in trouble here. GS: Editing saves the day. CO: The merger of SNK Corporation and SNK Home Entertainment Inc. was really the point at which SNK Japan had decided that the consumer product would not be as successful as it hoped. They shifted the business model at that point, and the new strategy was to market the arcade versions primarily. The home version was really more as extra income and less as SNK's
featured product. Sony's PlayStation was clearly a mood changer for the release of the NeoGeo CD. Although SNK later spent money to market the NeoGeo CD, there was definitely a different mood around the office with this new product and lowered expectation due to Sony's machine.
Villains are
also slightly better than your standard punching back goon , but usually have shallow / predictable backstory with a nakama approach of changing to good from evil.
Sound and VA (9/10)
The OP and ED are both fuckin amazing and the OST is also quite the banger with mash getting quite the spotlight due to the BGMN during his cool scenes. The VA is alright with only the red hair guy being a bit of a standout.
Art and animation (8/10)
It has amazing art and background design which drive home the amazing magic school feeling which doesnt feel like a cheap harry potter imitation, the background and setting art does the heavy work for this purpose , and i am also satisfied with the uniform / house designs. The animation is really good as well with amazing sakuga for action scenes. The only problem is the usually dull and uninspiring monster designs.
This is a must watch for comedy/ parody fans who miss one punch / saiki kusou type of plot line. If you like magic school and harry potter type stories too it would be easily pleasing for you.
I can also recommend watching the first two for understanding if the comedy works for you even if you are generally not interested in this genre. Reviewer’s Rating: 8 What did you think of this review? Nice 0 Love it 0 Funny 0 Confusing 0 Informative 0 Well-written 0 Creative 0More reviews by SpRayquaza11 (108) Show allRead moreShow lessOpen Gift Report Feb 12, 2024 ayramchan Mixed Feelings To start this madness, we are introduced to a world where all human beings are born with the gift of magic, but this changes when a child without this ability emerges, Mash Burnedead, a teenager full of muscles but devoid of magic. Considered an aberration, Mash
takes refuge in the forest until one day he is caught and forced to attend a magic school a la Hogwarts.
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