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Show by Rock!! Shō Bai Rokku!! ショウ・バイ・ロック!! |
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faithb4sight's Review 12 episodes. Note: This is a review of the Funimation English dub version of Show by Rock!!. Violence / Gore: Although there are some "fight" scenes, they are not very violent. Characters are chased by monster-type beings at times. The most violent part of the show is that one of the bands has a leader that is very violent with his bandmates. He smacks them around (it pretty much makes them listen to him). Some blood is shown but the scenes are meant to be comical. Nudity / Sexual Content: Show by Rock!! has a few issues content-wise worth mentioning. Firstly, there are quite a few characters who wear some shorter skirts, shirts that are cut quite low, etc. Not everyone in the show dresses this way. The very first episode has a transformation scene in which an unclothed girl is shown from the side. This same girl is shown thinking/singing in the bath a few times, but she is always covered. One guy's rear end is shown Spoiler: but he looks like an egg so it's not as risqué as it sounds. One guy wears a vest that shows his bared chest. There is a beach episode with bikinis. A bath scene in which two girls are unclothed in a large outdoor bath together but they are covered by water. Oh, and one character gets mad and takes a guy into a room and whips him with a whip. You do not see it actually take place, but you hear it. A big point I want to mention is that one of the main characters (who is a girl) seems to possibly have romantic feelings for another girl in the show. She blushes a lot around this person, and hearts float around sometimes when she is looking at the other girl. Now, there is a slight possibility that her feelings are more of a deep friendship sort and she just doesn't understand that Spoiler: because she's never had real friends before... but given the circumstances I do not think the show was pulling in that direction. It does not seem that these feelings are returned by the other girl, although the other girl does feel strongly about their friendship as a whole. Potentially problematic theological themes: Show by Rock!! takes place in a world where music is basically magical. There are people with the power to send their spirit into objects, and other people with different powers. One character continually calls himself a "god." He says things throughout the show that refer to himself as a dark being (and he mentions that he can hear evil spirits). That said, he is not taken seriously. His behavior seems more like a stage act that he strictly follows even off stage. Other potentially problematic themes: A few mild swears. Averages about 1 every one or two episodes. One character is shown drinking too much - he gets red in the face. * Although it has some content issues (in my opinion), Show by Rock!! turned out to be extremely enjoyable for me. The plot was interesting and enjoyable enough to eagerly follow. It moved at a good pace, but it wasn't breakneck. Show by Rock!! had a good mix of emotional bits and plot-moving content. The characters were fun and memorable. And the ART! I... won't give any spoilers on that. I'll just say that whoever was responsible for creating this series did an excellent job in switching the artistry. While I would not recommend this series for anyone really young (given some of the content), I will say that this series completely surprised me - in a good way. I would recommend this anime to fans of the fantasy genre, although really... I could see this anime being enjoyed by a very wide variety of people. |
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