braun.abelardo - 2017-01-01 12:00:03

(I try to keep my reviews short and sweet and straight to the point without giving away spoilers with that said lets get this show on the road)

Code Breaker is anime that catches your attention at first but then it let’s you down.

Story line- The story line lacked a clear direction as it stared and it never recovered. The whole thing felt rushed, “like lets just throw a whole but of stuff and see what happens”. Nonetheless, it did have a plot and mediocre ending. Nothing heart stopping, jaw dropping or tear jerker. Overall the whole story line was bland.

Art & Sound- These aspects of the anime were nicely done.

Character- There was no character development aspects to the story. My personal opinion is that there were so few characters for one of them not to make an impression on me. Basically they all just came and left from my memory. Nonetheless for a 13 episode anime each character did compliment the other.

Enjoyment- I overall enjoyed this short anime. It had a nice concept but had a problem with deliverance. Nonetheless, there was plenty of Action, Supernatural, School and Comedic parts of the anime.

ullrich.braulio - 2014-07-01 02:52:41

Code:breaker is really a amazing anime. While watching it, I often found myself thinking about the characters and how they act or what they believe in and then I think about it in this world. I really liked this anime, it had a different theme.

estefania.mertz - 2013-08-02 17:49:40

Questions of morality, what is wrong and what is right, what is and what shouldn't be. That is the running theme of Code: Breaker.

The story is good, not an original concept, but it's executed well and developed throughout the duration of the anime.

Animation is beautiful and consistent. The animation for the opening and ending themes match with the animation of the show and looks great as well.

The sound good nothing special or memorable. The songs for the opening and ending themes are just ok.

The characters are good and diverse in age as well as ability and skill. They offer great interactions with each other and are used well throughout the anime.

I very much enjoyed the anime and am looking foward to season 2.

barrett.nader - 2013-03-12 01:47:47

Who should uphold the ultimate authority to draw the linebetween good and evil?

This reoccurring theme of judgmental truth has catechized doctrines, ignitedlarge conflicts, and even rendered many modern day anime to challenge itsviewers with such a fundamental yet intellectual inquiry. Amongst these boldworks is the wimpy anime Code Break. Evidently, the main source of influenceCode Break obtains doesn't spawn with originality, but actually traces back tothe renowned anime named Death Note.

While Death Note deals with much less supernatural-focused notions, Code Breaknoticeably makes several references to the source as it approaches theprinciples between "good and evil" in both its plot contents andcharacters with similar entities. Which, fortunately, doesn't necessarily make Code Break completely unoriginal or uninteresting; conversely, it only makes the Series more diverse.

Set in the typical high school setting (no surprises there), Code Beaker startsits story in the most oblique way to what later can be perceived as abominations. By that, I mean the first few episodes disguises itself veryprofessionally as a high school rom-com with cheesy, uncorrelated dialogueswhich doesn't correspond logically to things. The premise alsosounds bland and mysterious as it revolves around Oogami, who is yet anotherhigh school male granted superpowers as a code breaker (selectedindividuals with superpowers).

Progressively and surely, though, the characters all disclose somethingdifferent than their first introduction.

Oogami poses as the main protagonist for Code Breaker, and he accommodates typical apathetic behaviors of an overly powered daredevil participating in inhumane executions, as excepted in a shounen. Right from the start, Oogami reveals the sole existence for his existing hatred. Through contentions betweensupernatural figures, Oogami utilizes his own abilities to display his strive for thedestruction of evil through what he believes to be an appropriate method, whichis to kill criminals cold-bloodedly. Knowing and acknowledging his own evilnessakin in the progress of good-doing, however, Oogami follows a musty complexion, and he doesn't uphold much change throughout the series. Whilewitnessing your protagonist kill off local villains without mercy bringsendless entertainment, it does get old, but for other reasons.

The story soon exposes the existences of other code breakers besides Oogami andsimultaneously introduces these characters with ease. Although the wholeprocess unfolded with persistence, the director forgot an essential quality in narratives. While some code breakers developed intriguingly with a maturedvibe, most other characters resented consistency and often served as simplycomical reliefs, which doesn't cut the mood for some of materials Code Breakertries to present or impose. Some characters never change or break theirpersonality, while other characters incongruously change at will; and characternaiveness becomes the centre of problems.

A perfect example of underdeveloped characters is the milking ofdull females like Sakurakouji. I despise all aspects of her, but she doescomply for ridiculous comedy reliefs at times. Yet, she is still the mostunjustified character in Code Breaker, or even in all of anime, and thedefamation that is Sakurakouji's fallacy exemplifies with how she proceeds to handle situations. Shown as an ignorant whiner who knows no consequences, Sakurakouji never accomplishes anything but provoke hateful reactions from enemies without care, and her whimpering reaction provides no significance for the reasoning behind her actions. She manifests the creation ofconvenient story sequences, some fan service, and evinces the lack of originality even in the story's character archetypes. Simply put, Sakurakouji's appearance in theSeries ruins its coherence, and she demolishes the plot in its entirety. With Sakurakouji serving her role as the main character, Code Breaker only trembles further down the rabbit hole.

All criticism aside, Code Break could've presented potentially serious and meaningfulsubjects with slick execution if it wanted to. Its direct, ruthless writings demonstratesome themes about upholding justice between the balance of evil, wickedness,and propaganda, and even illustrate reasons for being skeptical of authorities. It's wretched how they've managed to present suchmature contents, yet just couldn't flesh out the resoundingly immature tones andcharacters. It's even more displeasing to first see signs of bright characters regressing into a mindset close to psychological break down, such as "Ace" Hitomi leaving his subordinates as he's losing his sanity, yet have no development at all carried out.

Production values at least doesn't disappoint as the demographics Code Breakerattempts to target is shown obviously in its Original Soundtracks with heavymetal vibes and insipid animation. The action scenes all manage to give each charactersthe dauntless outlook they're supposed to have, and each character design doescome off as feasible. The Ending song [Shiroi Karasu] especially concludes each episode witheffect, and likewise, each episode starts with the OP [DARK SHAME] by GRANRODEO. The background music playing during dramatic scenes does sometimes increase the tension and inserts itself with appropriate proximity as vibrant, histrionic orchestra soundtracks do.

To balance out the spectrum though, Code Break is in no ways exceptional. Unfortunately, in all its banal attempts at creating a heavy, atmospheric battle-shounen, Code Breaker's supernatural themes and dark schemes fail to deliver the sense of jurisdiction any serious series of a respectable degree would otherwise manage to do. Its fault started with the aggrieved cliches Code Breaker comprised of in the beginning, and somehow the series never quite grew out of its own immaturity even towards the end. Although, if a generic shounen with no singular distinction from the rest is what you're looking for, Code Breaker would certainly live up to your exceptions