Review of Absolute Duo

Absolute Duo... I thought it was ok. Absolute Duo is ok at best. I felt that this whole show could have been better; it had so much potential to be something cool and exciting, which it did for a while. I was going through this show blind & watching it in English dub on Youtube. STORY: School, Teenage boys and girls, archaic weapons that no one uses anymore unless your a pro LARPer. As the story progressed onward, I began to enjoy it just a little bit; however, towards the end, it dropped all my excitement. The dubbing did not help either, which was my mistake tobegin with.

ART: I don't really know what to say about the art. I guess it was alright.

SOUND: The english dub to this was much worse than I expected, during fights. During the rest of the episodes, it was a little better. The male protagonist, Tooru, was probably the only voice that fit. Everyone else was either hit or miss. At times, it's pretty cringe worthy. Especially the ecchi, it just feels like they're reading off a script, especially one character.

CHARACTER: The only character I liked was Tooru, he seemed to be the only one focused on what was going on, even though he could have turned this Absolute Duo to an Absolute Threesome. Julie was tolerable, so was Tomoe. Mami came back with her gun, bigger boobs and a British accent. Everyone else felt useless or burnt out, even some of their voice actors felt bored of their roles halfway through the series. Miyabi was the worst of the worst, I know she was supposed to be this shy character, but the voice put me off and it sounded like she's a virgin until like the last few episodes. The only other character I liked was Kevin, I disliked him, and I enjoyed that. I think that as villains go for any movie, you're supposed to hate them because of their bad deeds; he does it right because of how annoying he is.

ENJOYMENT: Despite its flaws, I enjoyed the show. Its one of those shows where it's really bad, but you enjoy it because its bad.

OVERALL: It had a potential to be different from all the other shows that have: School, Teenagers, Fantasy fighting, and a protagonist that won't give them the Sweet Hawaiian Sauce. Maybe the ecchi could have been "presented" better, or maybe remove the misunderstanding and just do it in a tent. I dunno, I just wish it was better. Personally, I think this is a show you can speed through, talk about how bad it is, then make funny jokes about it.