LEVEL E

DESCRIPTION

CAST

MANGA ComedyLevel E
ANIME ActionHUNTER×HUNTER (2011)

REVIEWS

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  biogundam

  71/100
  basic review for one meme man

  Warning the review may contain spoilers.
  First impressions, so we got a show where aliens are on earth and a Japanese baseball player has a close incounter with one of this aliens. Sounds interesting enough.
  Quick side the one meme-man joke was made by an Skype frend that goes by name of skullzs.

  Story, 7/10

  So the story starts off with this high school student who encounters an alien who has crashed landed on earth and has amnesia.
  So your most likely thinking that this is going to be a show about this friendship that this alien and human have while trying generally contact generally the alien home planet so they can pick him up and there going to be a tearful good bye and maybe a reunion. Well if you thought that then you are 100% wrong.

  Because what this story is actually about is this alien prince named prince Baka who mission in life is to relive himself of boredom so he travels to earth with the soul intention of trolling the fuck out of every one.

  So level E in a nutshell is pretty much an episodic shounen comedy cented around a character
  who can be summarized as one meme-man fucking with a bunch of people.

  So You would think that such a simple plot like this would make me loose interest fast.
  And for some parts it kind of did there where quite a few episodes that really bored me tears which really make loose it steam and for most part it becomes a bit predictable after a point.

  But what really got my attention with this show is how witty it is with its humor because it's pretty rare to have troll jokes in amine. Plus nice to have a shounen story that isn't focused on power ups and nakama bullshit. Plus at the end there is apart where he gets out smarted so it's not always him being the trolling master.

  Characters, 6/10

  The main character prince Baka was very interesting to me. Because I have not seen many characters like him. His personality can be pretty much be summarized in a few statement for example the king of trolls,one meme-man, lord of meme.

  The side characters are pretty much one note.
  They are mostly there to react to the Main character trolling.

  Art, 6/10

  The animation is alright.

  The art style is a little different because of the aliens that are in it with the whole aliens forms that shit like that.

  The character designs are dated.
  but the alien design where quite interesting.

  Sounded, 6/10

  The op and Ending themes are quite nice.

  Other than that nothing really note worthy.

  Enjoyment, 7/10

  So for me I believe that level E is probably one of better shounens out there and just to make my point more clear this story was written by the guy that did hunter X hunter. I think that level E is one of those shows that a gem in the rough yes it has problems but it has a lot going for it. Like its humor and its setting which could have more interesting.

  Overall, 7/10

  So if your into shounen as a whole an want something different then level E will pretty much what you are looking for.
  But if you're not into the comedy of the show then this will probably bore you to death.

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  Ezekiel01

  73/100
  A Subversive Paranormal Experience, you might lose your mind for a moment

  

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  Level E is a series comprised of short story arcs that traverse the themes of paranormal sci-fi. Secret coexistent of different cosmic entities shrouded with mystery, whether they are peace-loving or aggressive warlike species in our daily human lives. From the horrors of invasive species struggling to survive total extinction. Political issues of small scale planetary crimes and up to the massive intergalactic crisis. Prepare to be mind-blown to the sophisticated brain-numbing twist and turns for Level E has it all.

  [Art & Sound 7/10]

  Level E premise is easily defined by the aesthetic and audiovisual alone. Its background music will remind us of the classic boom of Scifi shows of the early '70s and up to the '90s of man fascination of over extraterrestrial beings. UFO's and Aliens that tickle our little grey cells. It gives clear signs of a captivating paranormal mystery. It set the mood at just the right time for a well crafted audio design for the genre.

  Character design is noteworthy. The staff did a good job of updating the art style of a decade-old manga for the modern audience. The animation is fluent and the use of CGI is alright. Though the details for the spaceship, alien, and high tech technology design rather basic and simple. But technology wasn't the primary focus, to begin with. Being a young studio at the time, David Production did a good job animation with also some credit for Studio Pierrot collaboration.

  

  (Anime Design 2011 Left) VS (Original Manga Design M & R)

  [Story 8/10]

  Level E is rather one of those few titles that tried the experimental approach. It combines two separate elements in a single entity that blends well with the narrative. Serious paranormal sci-fi and light-hearted comedy is something that is very hard to imagine that it could even exist. Sure we have western movies that made a parody and satire over the paranormal genre but its more comedy than a serious story. Level E manages to put an equal footing between unlikely elements. It establishes a solid paranormal story while at the same time create a fascinating built up of a comical impact. The show takes advantage of the established paranormal tropes to disguise its well-crafted humor. There is a good amount of foreshadowing in the story that justifies the means of its bizarre and unexpected plot twist. Even I was constantly fooled and trolled by the crazy solutions this show came up which was well thought out. Its comedy is a well-constructed parody and satire of the paranormal genre.

  [This section might contain spoiler]

  [Character Section 7/10]

  When it comes to characters, there are only a few them worth mentioning in the series. Prince Baka and the Color Ranger Boys. For me, they are the most memorable in the entire cast. They have the most exposition and got some interesting development before the end of the series.

  The Prince of Dogura
  

  He is a smart, athletic and reliable prince but due to his impressive intellectual prowess and high-level curiosity, he tends to do the total opposite of his abilities, instead of using his brilliant mind for the better men of the universe, he uses his keen intellect to create elaborate franks and mischief to fool the people around him, for the sake of his self-enjoyment. Prince Dogura is better off being an antagonist for he was able to antagonize the majority of the characters of the show. The Prince of Dogura holds many titles because of his orthodox ways of having fun but he was well known as Prince Baka in the majority of the Outer Cosmos.

  

  Baka Prince being Swag

  The Color Ranger Boys

  They might be the funniest and inspiring group of characters in the entire show. They have nice synergy to each other and their bonded friendship is very remarkable. A great parody and satire of the super sentai and power ranger formula with a nice combination of JRPG for a twist of adventure even though the show is already weird anime on-premise alone.

  

  So far the Best Parody, Gintama Level Epicness

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  [Final Thoughts]
  

  Level E is an unexpected show of 2011. It’s an old manga that got modernization treatment upon its adaptation. It’s aesthetics blends well with modern audiences, it is good service to have that Death Note design. The OSTS is good, special mention how it brilliantly parodied the sentai or power ranger series. It hit me hard especially when the Baka Prince sang the Color Ranger Song. Love the voice acting by Koyasu, Takehito, very hilarious and comical in giving impact to the Baka Prince antics. It offers a nice combination of serious paranormal tropes with unpredictable humor. It doesn’t take itself too seriously. The effort place when it comes to the scientific biology of alien species is a treat. It has a solid ending that terminates the status quo of most paranormal scifi endings.

  You know, if you put aside you’re human dignity a bit, the show is fun to watch even though it feels like it is made by a guy who randomly watches a few stuff in the T.V and decided hey let’s combine all this element into a story.

  Togashi you Madman!

  [Enjoyment 6/10]

  [Overall Score 7.3/10]
  

  
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