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  revelca

  70/100
  it's a good watch but... could yall please stop fighting??

  ➤ story
  ➤ characters
  ➤ art
  ➤ music - op/ed
  ➤ extra
  ➤ my rating

  please keep in mind that the final rating might be solely based on my personal enjoyment!! the review itself is just me discussing all the factors mentioned above.

  important: all the spoilers are tagged, and a warning is written before those. if there's no warning, then inside the spoiler tag are just some screenshots. long story short, you can read this review even without watching the show.

  ╰┈➤ story

  well, the premise is not anything special; an ugly dude becomes handsome. i like the system of how it works tho, because it's not like his previous body just dissapears-

  spoiler ahead
  if he falls asleep in his body no.1, he wakes up in his second body

  at first it sounds like a wattpad story kind of thing, but it's not bad, really. some episodes end with cliffhangers and it's very binge-friendly (i watched the whole thing in a single day), but... undeniably, the story is really frustrating at times (especially in the 1st half of the show), for example dumb misunderstandings such as the one in ep4

  spoiler ahead
  where that bosco dude thought that he was using his no.1 body as an errand boy so he decided to start a fight with the protag??

  the plot of that episode was annoying in general, and it's not the only episode that was annoying in that way or another tbh- but somehow, it's still an interesting watch, in a way that i wouldn't be able to drop it... i was just curious what will happen next, and there were some episodes and moments that were really good, especially ep6 (that was one hell of a good episode, really moving). but, the story is undeniably not perfect, and the biggest flaw is obvious, at least for me: the fights. there was not a single episode when they weren't fighting. ik that they wanted to show how people get physically bullied just because they’re “ugly” but those fights were just boring to watch after some time-- maybe it's a culture difference (although i don't think that's the reason), but when kids in high school fight no one actually stops them?? and the other kids just start to record the fight?? really?? is there not a single decent human being out there?? and where tf are the teachers during breaks?? there was like only one time when a teacher actually stopped the fight... this isn't tokyo revengers for the love of god. with such a premise you don't need dumb, boring fights in every single episode. i'm not even going to mention that one of the fights was in a middle of a STREET and legit ADULTS just started recording it instead of trying to help the kid that was getting beaten up. like bro?? wtf--

  spoiler ahead
  and the protag in his 2nd body is OP anyway, so it's not even interesting to watch bc he will most likely win...

  i get that the show wanted to like-- show how different life is depending on how you look-- and how people approach and treat you but-- some of the fights were really pointless, and they weren’t even intresting. well, maybe they would bE IF THEY DIDN'T FIGHT EVERY SINGLE EPISODE?? i'm sorry, but that's just so irritating.

  ╰┈➤ characters

  the cast is, well... sometimes great, sometimes not that great. in the first half of the show almost all of the characters were annoying and just shit. later on it turned out that Basco is a big dum dum, Jae-Yeol Hong is adorable, Soo-Jung Choi is kinda cute, the protag's mom was sweet from the beginning, and the protag's friendship with those 2 guys in the 2nd half of the show was cute too.

  
  I literally love them sm what

  

  oh and the bois hehe :>
  

  but the 1st half of the show... welp, the flirty girl was unbearable, i really had enough of her. when it comes to other characters-- the worst thing about all the other guys is that most of them are really mean for no reason?? and it's not like only the secondary characters are shit!! even the background characters are assholes-- going back to what i said before,,

  maybe it's a culture difference, but when kids in high school fight no one actually stops them?? and the other kids just start to record the fight?? really?? is there not a single decent human being out there??

  

  

  yeah, i don't think i have to say anything more...

  now, about the main character. he's okay, really. but sometimes- sometimes he makes choices that just make me want to throw my phone to the other side of the room. but that's alr, we're all human, we all make mistakes, and i guess i could understand at least some of his bad choices. none the less, he had some cute/cool moments, such as

  spoiler ahead
  the part where he realised he could "see" the punches due to being bullied a lot in the past, that was swaggy ngl

  so he's not a bad protagonist i think, i've seen worse.

  ╰┈➤ art

  not much to say here. it's not bad, but i'm not a huge fan of the artstyle either. animation is okay too.

  ╰┈➤ music

  music is... existent. it's just the kind of opening/ending you would always skip, so nothing to say here.

  ╰┈➤ extra

  want to watch something with cool fights?? just go watch tokyo revengers. it's not similar but somehow it's in the "recommended" section for lookism?? either way, it's a cool show, so go watch it if you haven't yet. also, don't get me wrong, i don't think lookism is a bad show - watch it if you want, but don't expect it to be a 10/10 masterpiece. as long as you're not very picky with anime you can give it a try, it's only 8 episodes long so why not? and it gets really good after ep5,,,

  ╰┈➤ my rating

  a flawed show that is trying to make us acknowledge an issue that is very simple yet so important and somehow suceeds, but sometimes exxagerates things a bit and tries too hard - a 7/10 for me.

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• 

  Shirotetsu

  78/100
  Lookism is a good anime that tackles the serious issue of harassment.

  Why Lookism is really good :

  

  The main character Hyung-Suk Park shows a lot of determination to help his fellow man which make him a really good character for the show and to succeed in living two very different lives that must not be so simple.

  But he is not the smartest person since he often mistakes on how he should act toward the others or what body he is in xD , but his sympathy in connection with what he has been through really helps him to support his other classmates who underwent harassment as he had.

  The way he changes bodies just by falling asleep is a little confusing at first, but otherwise, it leads to some really funny moments and I really like the fact that we can still see the two lives plus it shows even more the difference in treatment.

  The harassment is pretty well shown, even if it is quite exaggerated, but it's okay at least it accentuates this point so the viewer is outraged and it's in Korea so their point of view is really different on this kind of things, on the other hand it's a bit simple the way he "handles" his own harassment, even tho the double life shows that, it's not that simple.

  

  The girl who is a fan of the main character is not so annoying and almost nice, i say this because I saw a lot of girls like that in anime and they are often unbearable.

  It's really cliché to the max, like people are all hateful and act like whores in real life, it's disgusting to see, the studio show that pretty well.
  On the other hand, it's really too weird that in a country with so many cameras people act like that, like no one is afraid to go to jail ? and people beat other people in supermarket or school with cameras or witnesses.
  I'm not saying that it doesn't happen IRL but it's really all the time and it's quit annoying to see them fight for no reason just because they are crazy kid.

  Their reactions are so exaggerated, like when "how beautiful he is" but it's actually very funny and I guess that's because this is Korean and it takes a lot of the style of K-Drama, and at least it's a change for anime.

  Hopefully there are many characters that are really nice and interesting, whether they are appreciated by the viewers or not, many have their own personality. And some even evolve in their mentality and we hope to see them all evolve towards a mentality less centered on appearance. And in the end there are many more characters that I love than characters that I hate and I think with the mentality changing this while balance even more.

  

  Actually, the fights and confrontation are really insane for an anime that is not specialized in this, especially when it's the first anime of the studio, so the general animation is really well done for a first.

  

  manwha info :
  I've heard that the 8 episodes are only 26/426 chapters and that in the manwha the fight are really awesome and it looks like it became a big part (i don't know I don't want to spoil myself too much).

  It's just feel sometimes weird when it keep switching between 2D and 3D but I didn't find it really bothering that much the 3D is quite good and sometime just them switching to 3D out of nowhere was really funny.

  The opening is really insane, the group that sang it made a real hit, and the visuals are cool with the characters of the anime, that dance it looks really good.

  Like That [ATEEZ] Lookism OST - Opening (Netflix)

  More if you finished it :
  The ending clip is really amazing with Hyung-Suk Park's singing and Duk-Hwa Pyeon's rapping. Just that moment is amazing as much as hearing as living because at that moment everyone is enjoying without judging too much, even if the harassment doesn't stop here, but it's a good start.

  Fly Up (Lyrics) - Lookism 1x08 / Concert Scene | Webtoon | film trim

  The hype only increases with each episode with new encounters that are not immediately used right away, but rather teased like the girl who come to the supermarket and in the end we learn that she also has the same power. Wow, that's really great.

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  SenNkA

  40/100
  oof...I just don't get why...

  Lookism is anime from South Korea, first on my list. And it did not leave a good impression.
  This show took a well known trope "in the world where looks rule, the ugly MC has it hard. but then..." and absolutely butchered it.

  I do not know what the main goal of the author was with this work, but it definitely wasn't accepting yourself the way you are.

  Main character Hyung-Suk Park is fat, short, and wears glasses. That is the recipe for an ugly person in this show. Having even one puts you automatically on the bottom of a social pyramid.
  By his classmates, he is treated like a slave almost, and he gets beaten up for almost everything. (Even breathing wrong sometimes.)
  So he convinces his mother to transfer schools.

  In a new city though, he wakes up in a body for a tall, slim boy with no glasses. That makes him climb up and become the best person in the whole world. His appearance shakes up not only his class, but the whole school. Suddenly, everyone knows and loves him. (Without Hyung-Suk Park saying a single word.)

  We do not know who the body belongs, if it's the reflection of his inner self or he stole someone else. It might have miraculously spawn to help MC live a better life, for all we know.
  And so, from being bullied and unhappy, he becomes a whole different person.

  The story goes as follows: Hyung-Suk Park has two bodies. He uses the ugly one to work a part time job and earn his living, and the pretty one to go to school, make friends and tackle various issues.
  As an ugly body, he still gets beaten up and not taken seriously - but as a pretty one, he fights for good cause and talks to "unpopular kids" (you guessed it - fat, short, glasses wearing students).
  Even though other attractive people talk behind his back about how weird he is or try to make it seem like he is using them as his minions - Hyung-Suk Park doesn't listen and insist he wants to be their friend.

  Why? Well, because he is just like them.

  The anime looks great visually. The animation is great, and the art style really is beautiful. The character design especially is pleasing. The opening and ending songs are really good, and the opening animation is funky in the best way.
  In the matter of quality, I cannot say one bad word. It's done tastefully.

  Story wise, it's just not... it's nothing. There is no message that you would expect. He literally just lives two lives. Sometimes something happens - like pretty Hyung-Suk Park talking to his mom as a friend of the ugly Hyung-Suk Park. Telling her he has friends and finding out stuff about his mom he didn't know (like working more jobs to keep her son alive), and gains more respect for her.

  Then there is a lot of fighting. Some don't even make sense. Well, not to me. In Bucchigiri or WIND BREAKER they fought less than here. And for what? Just because they are bullies, or fighters for someone's rights? It makes no sense to me.
  Mainly because we don't get a single "beating up someone is bad". We just see it happen and then they move on.

  I guess a story that is touching something so sensitive (that being looks and being ostracized in class or society because of them) needs some message or work. It doesn't work for me to just see it. It's not even a warning of "this is happening in the world". They are just using it as a part of their story.

  I dunno. It missed a mark for me.
  4/10

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