Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Rebecca Silverman
The story is set at a private school that brings together “Saviors” – students who have awakened memories of their past lives as Shirogane or Kuroma. Shirogane use weapons gleaned with.
Imagine that you can remember your past life...and of course it was as someone heroic, like a knight, ninja, or princess. Now imagine that you could harness your memories of that life to utilize “plana,” a generic mana substitute, to materialize your greatest weapon from the past and use it to fight nebulous villains known as Metaphysicals. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately it's much more enticing on paper than it is on film as the first episode of World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsmanshows us.
While not quite as painfully generic as a few of the other shows this season, World Break makes up for it with a high annoying factor and a cast that feels like a Worst of Harem slideshow. Neither heroine option at this point is more than the sum of her tropes, with Satsuki screeching all of her lines and Shizuno calmly plopping the hero's face in her breasts and jiggling while chastising Satsuki for her lack of “lady parts,” a phrase I had previously thought referred exclusively to genitals. Hero Moroha is apparently the reincarnation of both of their past true loves – a knight (and older brother) to Satsuki and a ninja (?) to Shizuno. While to me this would seem to fly in the face of the idea of true love, which would have the same two souls coming together across multiple lives, it does make for a better harem set up, or would in a better show.
Moroha himself is fairly devoid of personality, existing only to defend Satsuki and be pulled between the two girls. There is no element of surprise when he magically manifests his Ultimate Weapon (or one of them; I'm assuming each life came with one) to beat the thug bad guy at the very end of the episode, nor when Alice in Wonderland and the teacher walk in and pronounce him some sort of noble hero soul. The episode is painfully predictable, making the most interesting part of it wondering why Satsuki has her ponytail on one side of her head and her ribbon on the other. That we don't even learn what the monsters the group must fight are beyond their name is another strike against the show because it doesn't give us a reason to care about their world or their safety – or even the development of their powers.
World Break's first episode had me checking how much time was left roughly every two minutes with a break for a cookie in the middle. It's premise was interesting enough to make me hope for better, but it is poorly enough executed and checklist-y enough to make it dull viewing, making this a disappointing experience all around.
World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman is available streaming on Crunchyroll.
![]() World Break Aria Of The Curse Holy Swordsman Opening Download For Windows 7Theron Martin
Rating: 1.5 (of 5)
Review: A school has been established to train students gifted with special powers to battle marauding mega-powerful monsters. The male lead is a newly-arrived student who quickly attracts the romantic attention of two girls and seems to be unusual by the normal standards of the school.
This basic premise also perfectly fits one other series this season (Unlimited Fafnir) and take out the “mega-powerful monsters” part and it fits a second (Absolute Duo). World Breakunfortunately does not do much to distinguish itself from the other two, and given that neither of those other series is off to a good start, that's a bad sign. It has precisely one interesting variation in its favor: the fact that the students are potential Saviors (who will battle Metaphysicals) and can manipulate either Light skills or Dark Arts because they can remember their previous lives. Because of that, the students are each also heavily influenced by emotions and associations lingering from those past lives. While the latter aspect of this concept has been used many times before in anime, the notion of using it to set up harem relationships – with each girl remembering the male protagonist from a different past life – is actually rather amusing. Sadly, the series quickly starts drowning itself in really dumb harem and “brocon” antics (one of the girls who immediately comes on to protagonist Moroha had a forbidden love with his past self as that past self's sister), as if to reinforce that it has absolutely no aspirations beyond pandering to fandom.
That's the main problem with World Break’s first episode: although it does have some decent moments, when it's bad, it's either cringe-worthy bad or laugh-inducingly bad. One particular example is the two cases where characters talking about “devaluing women,” which given the comments’ timings leaves me to wonder if the writers were actually intending to be ironic or really just didn't have a clue. The artistic and technical merits are not sharp enough to bail the series out, especially with lead protagonist Moroha's distracting off-color hair lick and the really dopey floppy witch hat worn by another character, and the surprisingly limited fan service is nowhere near good or plentiful enough to give viewers that reason to stick with the show. The musical score alternates between far better than the content deserves and reminiscent of a visual novel's innocuous background music.
The only things that prevent the first episode from being utterly worthless are a fairly cool in media res fight against a dragon at the outset and occasional moments of actual sincerity. But those are not enough.
World Break: Aria of Curse of a Holy Swordsman is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Nick Creamer
Rating: 1
There's no way around it - this episode was absolutely painful to get through. Normally even the most banal of harem light novel shows have at least one bright spot, or managed to avoid one tired, gross trope. World Break isn't having any of that - World Break is going for the awful harem hat trick. This episode opens with a flash-forward to a final battle with a big dragon, where a bunch of minor characters all do their one attack while the main character preps his big strike. That scene finishes off with a “thanks, everybody… and now… RAAAAAHHH” ending, confirming right off the bat that this series will be concluding in as typical a fashion as any show can. From there, we jump back six months, receive a pile of exposition about Saviors and past lives and Ancestral Arts, and witness a bunch of silly harem antics between flavorless main character Moroha, aggravatingly loud little sister-type Satsuki, and sleepy big-boobed contender Shizuno. After a bunch of pratfalls, boob jokes, and more talk about past lives, we finish off with Moroha unlocking his Secret Power (it has to do with dragons!) in defense of his sister-lover's honor.
It was almost surprising how much of What Is Bad In Harems this one episode managed to fit in. We started off on standard ground with little sister (well, little sister in a past life) Satsuki getting mad over Shizuno randomly kissing Moroha - but World Break was not content to simply make tired jokes about boobs. Although there certainly were boob jokes, including the “put MC's face in your boobs” one, the “that girl has smaller boobs, let's mock her for it” one, and even the “I don't care if you're my brother, have fun with my boobs” one. We also had a changing room scene, a shower scene, and even a “girl is stripped in battle, main character gallantly covers her” scene. That last one in particular is vividly reflective of the sexism inherent in most shows like this - women are things to be claimed or protected from evil men, and their own goals are, in the words of Satsuki herself “to look good in front of you, and have you praise me.”
There's no creativity or noteworthy craft to speak of in World Break - it's really just the basic gags and id of harem light novels, all laid out in a row. If there's anything to be said about it, it's that it's a handy one-episode guide to how the overt tropes of many harem shows are reflective of an underlying worldview that sees women as unknowable prizes to be won. But you don't need World Break to tell you that.
World Break is available streaming on Crunchyroll.
Zac BertschyRating: whatever i gave Absolute Duo ![]() Moroha is your average teenager with the magical ability to recall his past life as a holy swordsman, thus giving him the power of the Ancestral Arts, which means he has fantasy RPG combat skills. He's enrolled in an academy for teenagers just like him, and during the induction ceremony (which seems to take place in the exact same assembly hall as the magic school for magic teens from Absolute Duo - nice that they're just reusing locations for shows like this, I suppose!) including Satsuki, a demanding, short-tempered redhead who was his sacred princess/lover/sister in that same past life, and she's all over his jock now as a result. Then there's Shizuno, she of the dark hair, mysterious temperament and giant breasts, who... I think confused him for someone else from a past life but is also all over his jock. They're all getting prepared for a big world-ending conflict where Moroha is the Ultimate Holy Swordsman Savior. World Break is another generic, flavorless magic teens in magic school action-adventure harem show based on what I can only imagine is also a generic, flavorless light novel series. Like half a million other shows it opens with a scene from what you'd assume is the climax of the series, where the female cast is in chains begging to be freed and Moroha is furiously writing out what looks to be a particularly nihilistic internet forums comment using magic runes in order to kill a dragon that's attacking the school. So we know where it's going, which is nowhere interesting, and in the meantime, we get a whole bunch of bog-standard harem antics, with the notable exception of Moroha's imouto character Satsuki, who has the honor of being so overwhelmingly obnoxious and shrill that you don't feel particularly bad for her when she gets her ass kicked in the school's battle arena. There's a scene later on where Moroha, Satsuki and Shizuno all sit down for some fast food together, and the romantic rivalry between his potential waifus erupts into a contest where they start alternately mashing his confused virginal face between their school-uniformed tits while screaming and pointing and making a giant scene. That they didn't get arrested is a mystery - that I kept watching this anyway is a bigger one. This is zero-effort junk. The animation is generally passable minus a few sloppy character moments, but the bodies on the women - at least, the ones with enormous breasts - are drawn really strangely, with their breasts sticking out to either side of their torsos like the flaps on a tri-fold wallet. The school uniforms are straight out of every single fantasy/sci-fi based-on-a-light-novel anime you've ever seen. Come to think of it, so is literally everything else about this show. Why am I still talking about this? I have other things to do. World Break is available streaming at Crunchyroll and January 18th at Funimation.com.discuss this in the forum (570 posts) |
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After a traumatic accident takes his loved one, Tooru Kokonoe enrolls Koryo Academy, a school where every student has a weapon that is their soul manifestation. Fueled by his desire for revenge, Tor is dismayed to discover his soul is not a weapon…but a shield.
Reasons you might like Absolute Duo...Weese187 says...World Break Aria Of The Curse Holy Swordsman Opening Download For Free
They arent too similar but they are seriosly both extremely good to watch. They both have aFantacy sense to it and a lot of comedy. This anime will keep many viewers at the end of their seat during battles.
Sakurapie says...
They both have the same feel if you're looking for school, magic and romance I'd suggest both
JH579 says...
I don't know why, but I have a feeling of unity or a undescribable similarity watching these two. I really like them both.
arhamathar says...
i agree because both are soul powers and i think they both are like each other
so you watch it and romance is very good in both of these anime
minoriakabe says...
Both animes have their m/c as swordsmen. Their weapons exists thanks to the power that comes from their souls. In short, they use a kind of magic to fight.
There are not a lot of differences between the two. Both animes have a special school especially for those kind of students, there's a lot of competitions between the students and unexplainable powers of the m/c.
Fantasy/superpower/school-life genre lovers should watch this.
saffydog461 says...
There not entirely the same but definitely have the same sort of feel about them. The whole fantasy world and the back story for both are quite good. Definitely a good match if you like to watch these sorts of things.
Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero
After saving a fairy-tale kingdom, Akatsuki returns to the real world with his prize—Myuu, the busty daughter of the defeated Demon King. It’s one hell of a happy ending until they’re forced to enroll at a school for magic users. There, Akatsuki can’t keep his hands off the girls, Myuu’s constantly ballooning measurements make her a walking wardrobe malfunction, and it seems like someone is always plotting against them.
Reasons you might like Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero...redstormer says...
I feel like 'Hagure Yuuha no Estetica' is the grown up version of 'Seiken Tsukai no World Break!' Both have the talented 'Oni-sama' that goes out of their way to protect their little 'sister' and do so fabulously! These series share the adventure of a new start at a school for the gifted, if you're looking for a magical time definitely check out these two series!
aeriass says...
There are several similarities between the two anime. The protagonist is a power heroes with a badass sword. Heroin have a pink hair. It happens in a academy for heroes. Fan service is present! The chara-design is not bad.
DarkSide90 says...
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Both animes are very similar because they share many themes. Major themes is how the main character is over powered throughout the anime as well as being a 'hero.' There is also the theme of Harem/Romance.
StreetNinja says...
Both of these echi harem animes have an overpowered male leading charecter and are set in a magical school with fighting and romance themes.
Qualidea Code
This is a world where humanity is always at war with the Unknown. The kids who were evacuated to a cold sleep facility during the initial invasion decades ago wake up from their slumber to find that they'd manifested superpowers called the 'World.' To protect Japan from the Unknowns appearing from the Tokyo Bay, these kids would start their own battles at the defensive strongholds of Tokyo, Kanagawa, and Chiba.
Reasons you might like Qualidea Code...PurplePeopleEater says...
High school students fight creatures with weapons and what could qualify as magic. That sums up both decently well.
DianaTaiTan says...
It's very similar how the teenagers posess a super power and are trying to save the world from 'unknown' monsters etc. I enjoyed this anime as much as I enjoyed Qualidea Code and I definitely recommend this anime if you want to see something similar yet entertainingly different :)
doggylue08 says...
In both animes, the protagonists are all fighting against supernatural creatures that want to destroy the world. In Qualidea Code, it doesn't focus much on romance like it does in World Break, but I can see the similarity between the two.
The Irregular at Magic High School
The year is 2095. Magic has been tamed as another form of technology, and the practice of magic is now a rigorous discipline. Brother and sister Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba are just about to start their first year at the renowned First Magic High School of Japan. But the school's ironclad rules mean that the brilliant Miyuki enters the prestigious Course 1, while her older brother, Tatsuya, is relegated to Course 2--and that's just the beginning of their troubles!
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Both have a sister who is way too interested. Both have an overpowered main character.
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wolf405 says...
both have a sister with a brother complex, are overpowert and use magic. beside it looks like if they didn't go to school they where still the most power full
Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Ikki Kurogane may have come from a long line of Blazers, people with the ability to create weapons or devices manifested from their souls, but as far as the Hagun Academy is concerned, he's been a major disappointment in the magical powers department. He is so disappointing, in fact, that he's earned the unfortunate nickname of the 'Worst One'. However, things change for Ikki in the most surprising way when Princess Stella Vermillion, the most promising Rank-A Blazer to come along in many years, decides to transfer to Hagun. When she challenges him to a duel where the loser must obey the winner for the rest of their life, the last thing anyone expects is that the Worst One might prove to be a match for the Crimson Princess… and the unforeseen consequences will push the boundaries of society itself!
Reasons you might like Chivalry of a Failed Knight...elfspirit says...
They are simmilar in base consepts, but take the idea of Magic Knights differently.
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mesanator says...
pretty much a ctrl+c, ctrl+v. But honestly, Chivalry of a failed knight is much more entertaining.
Hundred
'Hundred' - the only weapon capable of fighting the Savages, mysterious life forms attacking Earth. Hayato enters the battleship university Little Garden in hopes of becoming a Slayer... but his roommate Emile Crossfode, who seems to know a lot about him for some reason, awakens a sort of unsettling nostalgia within him. What's more, right after he joins the school, the strongest Slayer at Little Garden, the 'Queen' Claire Harvey, challenges him to a duel!
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Twenty-five years ago, the world suddenly changed when monsters called “Dragons” appeared; seeking to ravage the earth and find mates. Over time, superhuman girls possessing the powers of the dragons, called “D girls” were born. Yuu Mononobe is the only male “D” in existence and is forced to enroll at Midgar - an academy for D girls. At the academy, he accidentally runs into Iris, a delinquent D girl, while she’s naked, and even reunites with this long lost sister, Mitsuki, whom he was separated with at birth. Will Iris and Yuu, the boy who is supposed to become the strongest assassin, be able to challenge the seven dragons that threaten to destroy the world?
Reasons you might like Unlimited Fafnir...Baddie007 says...
Both have the same plot where it dwell on the same plot where the world faces an apocalyptic invasion from Kaijus of interdiemensional orgins and the ones that stands aganist them are high schoolers with special powers, both also have the same character harem guy who is surrounded by girls of various personalities, however there were two prominent ones whom mere mostly associated with the harem guy where there are diffrences. In Juuou Mujin the two prominent hamem members inculde a horned loli and a bimbo, while in Seiken Tsukai, involves a flat chest bitch and a yamato nadeshiku.
Pace-wise, Juuou Mujin is more focus on the plot of fighting the kaijus, while Seiken Tsukai has a rather chaotic pace in its plot direction, where it mostly focuses on the harem than the objective of the plot.
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Akuto Sai enters the Constant Academy for Magick Arts hoping to become a high priest and change the world for the better. But when the school's oracle declares his future profession to be 'Demon Lord', he finds himself feared and hated by the entire student population. Now, instead of making comrades and studying for his exam, Akuto finds himself fighting off monsters, bullies, and well-meaning classmates in various states of undress. If navigating a magical high school as a transfer student wasn't difficult enough, Akuto now has to deal with a cute android ordered to observe him 24-hours a day, the precocious attention of the flying, invisible and naked Keena Soga and the advances of the school's most popular girl. Will he be able to overcome his fate, pass his classes, and mend his friendship with the violent Junko Hattori, or will he succumb to his demonic destiny?
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Earth is under attack by other-dimensional threats known as Nova, and only the Pandora – girls with special implants that grant them enhanced physical abilities – can battle against them to protect the planet. The military academy Genetics helps train the Pandora, who must choose a younger boy known as a Limiter to assist them in combat. Bridgette L Sattelizer, known to her peers as 'Untouchable', is at the top of her class and lets no one near her – that is, until new student Kazuya Aoi falls into her breasts one day...
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Overpowered MC is inducted into a somewhat secret, elite 'organisation' which fights celestial beings and rather than develop powers as the series progresses, he unlocks them.
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Existing members of said elites push and test MC, some of whom want to welcome him to the fold and others disparage him but ultimately he ends up being the most powerful of them all and must defeat the boss character with a little help from his harem.
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