GR Anime Review: Psychic School Wars

Now some might think that this does not qualify as "Awful" necessary. And before watching it I would have agreed with you. However, once @RBKapoor1 suggested that I watch it, I couldn't help but agree with him that this needed to be here.
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[@user-ot1qi4mc3n]

lol, that SAO burn

[@buttholeweeb621]

"Stuff...happens.. On the screen." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zuenseow]

Very innovative!!

[@myrage9978]

Landon McInjames xD

[@buttholeweeb621]

King BlueTM xD

[@TheZombiesReanimated]

Superfluous. Animation. Overload. I laughed more than I should have.

[@KidSnivy69]

It took me a second to reallize the burn

[@javelinmaster2]

We must make a thing of it!

[@vaibhavsr.2101]

The movie suffer from SAO😂😂

[@groofay]

I feel like I've seen that acronym before...I can't quite place it, but I want to say it sounds like a horrifically overrated anime... Hmm. I guess we'll never know.

[@kcsupersonic1]

The funny thing, is that he doesn't hate SAO. He doesn't think it's great but in both his reviews he never says that it is garbage.

[@Thezftw]

Because SAO wouldn't really be that bad if it didn't have a bland & nerdy power fantasy chick magnet main character for the audience to project themselves on... If Kirito just had any kind of personality the show could be quite good.

[@twinkacast]

Thezftw I mean SAO abridged managed to fix the problems.

[@shinjimirou928]

well yes, cuz the author already explained that it was his premature work. Which is why he is making SAO: progressive, basically a revamped version of the premature SAO, where it properly focuses on sequence of events and proper character development. In short, it is a better revised version of the first series and novel we saw

[@lakamokolaka]

Anti-phone PSA the movie, oh god sounds like my grandma got into my anime movies

[@TheRezro]

It is worst.. because they didn't even bother to explain why, and instead they "Mackey" the problem.

[@yugoxgc]

lakamokolaka Yes that but if your Grandma were also a hipster

[@theehhhnd5708]

South Park did it so much better. #Putitdown

[@anim242]

possibly. the movie is based off of a 1973 novel by taku mayumura. how much different the film and the novel are i couldn't say as i haven't read it and haven't really been able to find comparisons.

[@EarlnEarl]

lakamokolaka, I wish my grandmother appeared in my anime. Maybe then I wouldn't be so hung up about her being dead.

[@xITZxGODZILLAx]

Okay the SAO thing got me

[@armvex]

#metoo

[@tariqueanderson9240]

SAMEEEE

[@wolfie23288]

Lol

[@skyofglass1243]

DEAD

[@Lugmillord]

"The drama of horny psychic teenagers to figuring out who their kokoros dokidoki for" That statement is so totemo otaku desu that some people may wet their pantsu.

[@blazingwaters7469]

Cross Ange: An anime so bad Arkada almost couldn't finish it. Mars Of Destruction: An anime so bad Arkada almost couldn't find footage of it. Psychic School Wars: An anime so bad Arakad almost couldn't pay attention to what was even happening. I'm sensing a pattern, here...

[@KentaroMiyamoto21]

BlazingWaters I'm frankly afraid to see what's next.

[@SonicXeno]

So this film is essentially the anime film equivalent of EA's Star Wars Battlefront games, where the visuals are stunning but it can not save the overall product and it's just bad

[@javelinmaster2]

At least this movie doesn't have Loot boxes

[@CSMPiano]

Your video hilarity level really skyrocket LOL Review week of Awful might be a good idea afterall :P

[@devastator5042]

CSMPiano your forgetting Arkada is torturing himself to do this

[@CSMPiano]

lol I know I know, jokes aside, I would not want to see him suffer mentally if he has to force himself either. I would be more than fine if he decide to stop making more RWOA after this. After all, it's his decision what kind of content he wants to make. All I'm saying is I'm thoroughly enjoy this year RWOA as it is extremely hilarious and informative.

[@nausicamassalve5307]

that cheeky sword art online reference

[@Heroism4499]

This show is the inverse South Park. It have very beautiful animation but shit story telling and characters

[@Mr7tv]

I always called this movie a walking talking art book. All of your point are 100% correct, but for some reason I still had a good time watching the movie. Even though I had no idea what was going on.

[@KidSnivy69]

Can it resort to standard animation, this film gives me a headache

[@chrisossu2070]

I wasn't even thinking about the plot when I watched this. I was just thinking, wow the animators put way too much work into this.

[@zerodawn09]

i have seen this and this is my take. this is a movie that should have been a anime series. theres alot that is half way or not explained at all. they also go against what they have said a few times in this movie but... the overall story is worth watching. it is something that needs a reboot badly. another movie or a series wont help what they have done allready. i do think this is a watch just so you can see if its awfull or just a meh.

[@thedigiseviper1330]

I agree. I constantly felt like I was missing half the story here. I kept wishing there was a Manga or prequel movie or something so I could have context for the story, because the first half was excellent. But it feels like everything just de rails in the third act and I ended up really confused by what was going on. Given more time, like with a show, I feel the core concepts and the subtext could have been better explained and the intentions this movie conveyed only partially could have had more attention. For example: the idea that cell phones are dangerous to the time travelers because pictures or texts could create a time paradox is brilliant, but the way this movie goes about conveying that makes it seem like the idea is actually that "cell phones are evil" when in fact the subtext was the complete opposite. Students who opposed the new rule had to be eradicated for the safety of the psychics. You can see this happen when the student council suddenly becomes more aggressive about the rule, to the point that one of the council members that isn't psychic loudly argues against such drastic measures and then suddenly moves away right after. To be honest, a 12 episode anime version that better fleshed out the concepts and fixed the messy direction could have been incredible, it's just a shame that it had to be so poorly condensed and that the visual storytelling is so sloppy.

[@headbangersbrain]

Clair de Lune has always been this most requested song for a pianist by far, at least in my experience

[@littlekuribohimposte]

LCDandbathsalts Go to a bar. Piano Man will quickly take that spot

[@javelinmaster2]

Just like Wonderwall for guitarists

[@tiggerbooth6968]

I enjoy the KH music at the beginning. Great video! Also Superfluous Animation Overload XD I laughed real good.

[@gagejoseph91]

You and me both, fellow KH fan. I had to rewind the video to re-watch his intro to the anime because the music was distracting me x3

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

He used another OST as well! Think that one's from Castle Oblivion.

[@gonebynow5612]

Glad for this comment. It sounded familiar but I couldn't remember _where_ I heard it from and it was bothering the hell out of me.

[@SupremeMarioGamer]

Arcadia needs to put a list of songs he uses in videos in the description. I want to find a lot of these.

[@AstroAnalysis]

Twitch I happen to know some of these tracks, are you looking for one used here in particular or is it a general notion? (In which case yes he uses great music overall)

[@redhead1251]

Do you know the song at 4:41?

[@SupremeMarioGamer]

general, the music that plays 3:34 in particular because it sounds familiar.

[@ftrwrwbg]

Im pretty sure one was from Kingdom Hearts

[@AstroAnalysis]

redhead1251 It's called 'Nitori Get Down' iirc

[@AuraKnightStar]

My guess is that this film was made as a resume for the animation studio. Something they can show to potential clients as demonstration of their abilities. Not to actually tell a story.

[@TheAnimeMisfit]

I remember watching this movie a while back and forgot completely what it was about. I assumed it was a show about a time traveler stealing people and it was up to our reluctant heroes to save the day. But, then that bratty girl shows up to woo the time traveler and he had no personality and then things just happened.. IT WAS ABOUT PHONES?

[@CountZeroOr]

So, as soon as you mentioned the "Cell Phones are Bad" thing, my brain immediately went "Is this an anime movie that's a recruitment effort for a cult, like Happy Science, or made because the director joined a Cult, like what happened with Earth Maiden Arjuna?" Unfortunately, I can't find anything to answer this question. Which is a shame, because while the film appears to have some dramatic thematic issues, it is definitely pretty. EDIT: Also, the Japanese title translates as "Awakened School", which makes me think that the English Title of "Psychic School Wars" was chosen because that's what the Marketing Department told them would sell. (The same reason while the Marvel Comics event "Secret Wars" was called "Secret Wars").

[@japzone]

Alexander Case, Yeah, often I face palm at the English titles that sometimes get chosen solely for the marketing. Then there are title translations that are just so lazy they loose the original meaning. I'd list off some examples, but I didn't bother remembering any of them.

[@MorbiusBlueBalls]

secret wars was actually secret wars...

[@fujinofshadow]

Damn! I thought it was going to be Glasslip.

[@doge1709]

Same lol

[@Mvillano13]

A reference to Interstella!!! DUDE YOU ROCK!!

[@TheDeathtoll99]

Holy shit they turned the emoji movie into an anime

[@TheProfessor529]

No, the product placement isn't NEARLY egregious enough for this to be THAT bad.

[@sarafontanini7051]

The Emoji movie with a focus on the exact opposite message...and even shittier characters and morals

[@UTU]

Anyone knows the 2nd anime he suggested? I can't find it by hearing him say it alone. 'Ganshimen Krouts'?? Would love to know.

[@reireiryuuji]

I really wanted to like this movie tbh. But I just can't. The longer I watch, the shittier it gets. I wanted like the romance but one is too cliche and the other one is... I don't get their relationship tbh. I wanted to like the plot but... "yeah, plot? Bish where? Oh those plots? Which one tho?" I wanted to like the animation but it really felt like the animation doesn't fit. Welp, I should've stopped watching after the first 2 mins of the movie cause that scene got me excited atleast. My first thought was..."orayt they're gonna be best bros and then like each other then get married" xD

[@reignmademoiselle6664]

Saaaamme, I shipped the main protag and the antagonist too 😂

[@Schenkel101]

I couldn't help but laugh at Superfluous Animation Overload, even though I like SAO. And that Meet the Heavy reference.

[@azmainzakaria2177]

Review Boku no Pico Academia next

[@Spartan-Primer]

Yes, Pico.

[@j.fragoso7451]

Thomas Cavanagh Please don't look it up

[@madcircle7311]

was gonna recommend the same

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Best crossover ever?

[@boredfangerrude]

My Hero Academia? That's a good anime.

[@Nightmare88ish]

I love your short skits. The things you do in the background to help get your points across are appreciated by me at least.

[@SKULLDERCOMICS]

*When you gonna review traps?*

[@a3mill643]

When I hear the Kimi no Na Wa soundtrack I just melt away.

[@Exel3nce]

Larry Tablando it had a soundtrack? :P

[@kyan5358]

BeThomsen get out. Zenzenzense is amazing

[@a3mill643]

I think its really good though. I listen to the entire soundtrack every time and not just the songs. I find it really good. Plus it has substance.

[@Exel3nce]

Kyan what ?

[@akashP998]

3 videos in a row O_o THIS IS AWESOME!!

[@valentinomartinez2234]

"Cellphones Are Evil" [Is Watching review on phone] Throws that shit down a fucking staircase

[@jamcalx]

It's a good thing that this doesn't have any "plot" and jiggle physics, otherwise I would be cringing, retching, choking, barfing, and seizing all at the same time. Superfluous Animation Overload......SAO..........HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@audroraa]

Ooh, this is going to be interesting

[@danielonenut1864]

What's the song at 7.35? I've always heard it but I never knew the name 😅

[@fearlessgamer3006]

Your uploading so much this week. Keep it up ^^

[@wafflesthewookiee4716]

Anything to play Daft Punk huh? I can respect that.

[@Blackbirdofheaven]

I love your reviews! They help me out a lot! Thank u!

[@nah6024]

I think I saw a really pretty amv of this a few years ago that had me vaguely intrigued. Glad that's taken care of EDIT: also omg seconding the Gatchaman Crowds rec!!

[@vroman65]

This was the best review you have done because you played Daft Punk!

[@vojtechslezak4553]

Hi Arkada (sory if I have written your nickname wrong), do you plan to review Shakugan no Shana?(all seassons) I just want somebody to realy make this very underated anime justis. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work, becose your reviews are very good and funy (Well at last i think so).

[@timm8o475]

I just aced my Economics final! I haven't watched the video yet, I'm just saying this in hope to get likes...

[@LuckyBastard12345]

Timm8o Sauce I finally passed physics

[@TheLanracer]

Good job !

[@Purpose_Porpoise]

Good job. Time for me to pass my biology and sociology finals.

[@Shiny_Misty]

Timm8o Sauce congrats on passing your test. :D

[@eruno_]

I think I just failed my Japanese final today。 *ties a rope around a neck*

[@Foolsome]

Oh damn...I'm watching this review through a cell phone. I'm a rebel.

[@LiveseyKnight]

damn the name for the song at 4:40 is on the tip of my tongue

[@b_28282]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYGYlJKDethso9E

[@logan83243]

You should do music credits in the video description. Just for those of us that appreciate the music choices, but don't know the songs.

[@gekosaha1954]

This is the funniest you have ever been! Please consider making this an yearly thing.

[@janathonching1290]

Man I missed your reviews. Too bad this is what had to bring me back.

[@TheRhythym]

Can't be as bad as Mars of Destruction.

[@MrKiwitox]

It isn't, this at least has one redeeming quality.

[@pielordminiman8124]

These videos have been really good. You can feel how much effort you've been putting into them.

[@AstralPhnx]

Haven't watched your stuff in ages but I came back for this new review week of Awful and oh man you are top of your game. Amazing stuff dude

[@ihsaningersoll9232]

Is that Eva music in the background?

[@danielsjohnson]

Arkada, I think your music choices are very appropriate for topics you talk about in any part of this video. I like them all. Could anyone please identify these songs for me? 6:45 I've heard that in a comedy somewhere, 4:55, 5:45 sounds mysterious, 7:37 is from a Makoto Skinkai film based on the music style and context of Arkada's speech at that time (I know he's a director not a composer but I still associate that music with him), 8:45, 9:27

[@TehJrn]

Quick random comment. I was present for the D2 days but I lost touch with your stuff due to life and such. Really happy to see you still successfully at it. It feels like the humble community has grown a lot and I love it. Keep up the good work my man. Sorry about razing you about Kid on the Slope back in the day

[@KittyNaptune]

From the title this sounds like Mahou Sensou (Magic Wars or something) which IMO deserves a spot in the Review Week of Aweful

[@spiritedrenee9895]

You've been uploading a lot more videos this past week. Thank you.

[@Ragingvibrava]

Description Untitled it's because its the review week :)

[@TheFrostyBrit]

What is the song at 2:54?

[@night1952]

I want to know too

[@MrMaximumOfficial]

Daft Punk - Face To Face

[@night1952]

Fuck, it's been so long since i heard it i forgot this song. Thanks guys

[@xHeigoux]

so weird. Today at my guild wars raid I needed some music nad I chose daft punk because I hadn't listened to the old songs in ages. and I thought I left a tab open, when it suddenly played.

[@JoJoTalksTooMuch]

I really love that it's not just tearing down the film, but you're also looking for ways to bring out what it could have done better as well. ^_^ Also, I appreciate that sliced bread metaphor, metaphors are lovely!

[@Karakuioshi]

I love that KH music is used in this review. I see what you did there Arcada :D

[@anyavanillagarden4377]

I remember when I decided to watch this movie hoping for nice visuals and I wasn't disappointed. Didn't really expect it to end up in a list of "awful" anime...

[@OneJazzyBoye]

It looks utterly beautiful, but I mean after this review I think I'll do better things with my time.

[@Cptbbb300]

At 1:06 you seem to have forgotten to edit in that 'screen shake/glitch effect', just a friendly heads up

[@VGJ9044]

I can’t hear Clair de lune without thinking of Dangronpa V3.....and I don’t need to be reminded of the reason the song is use

[@chrisossu2070]

I can't hear Clair de lune without thinking about The Evil Within.

[@Luinta]

7:33 that music... instant memories.

[@name10891089]

What's the anime with the two people are under water, on resting there head on the lap of the other one?

[@quiquaequod322]

Thanks for the review, but I wish I knew what your second recommendation was for. Sounded like "gotsuman crowds", but on google that just gets me to digimon. Please write these names, either in captions or in the comments. Thanks!

[@ten1851]

can you do uchiage hanabi? ill take ur advice if its good or not

[@AstaIsAMonster]

The animation was great but the story was fucking horrible but for me it is just forgettable.I got tricked when I saw this trailer on Funimation youtube channel and the movie title was fucking miss leading which kinda pissed me off but one more thing I really liked the music but that’s my opinion

[@GarethXL]

Batmanisawesomesoami it's misleading because that's not even close to what the original title of the show is in Japanese. Hell it's not even AoT bad grammar, the original title should be translated to somewhere around the lines of "the school that was targeted" FFS can western companies stop screwing with names first there's megaman (yeah because rock and roll is a Japanese only music genre in the 80s) switching 3 of SF charecters name around which cause confusion to this day, jelly doughnuts, FUCKING JELLY DOUGHNUTS.

[@dude10067]

Is Insight also included in that Gatchaman recommendation

[@anythingrandom4370]

The main thing I wanted to hear in this vid is why did the movie end like that

[@supermancyWON]

Dammit S.A.O. ruins everything XD

[@DeadmanWalking789]

Well, not the abridged series. That's fucking awesome! Side note: somethingwitty just started their second season of SAO Abridged.

[@dansong9161]

Music at 4:40 please? It's come to the point where I must know so that way I stop wondering what it is.

[@AstroAnalysis]

Dan Song Nitori Get Down

[@Yoroiful]

That SAO thing you came up with was just too accurate.

[@Alex-ow2dz]

Nice tiny AMV pieces you did there :D

[@tardifan]

HOLY SHIT 07:13...is that... Music from The Empire of Corpses? Please review Empire of Corpses! It's so good and more people need to watch it asap.

[@barrybend7189]

After the review week of awful can you please review the Battle Angel Alita manga as there will be a movie this coming summer. Please sense you reviewed yotsuba & I and that is just a manga.

[@dude10067]

Barry Bend he already has a list

[@KidSnivy69]

Why would he review a manga?

[@barrybend7189]

Just thought it would be fun for him to do it and plus there's going to be a movie of it this coming summer.

[@freddiefisher9177]

Barry Bend

[@klericajohnny3990]

Barry Bend we all know Hollywood can’t adapt mangas and anime’s....Im don’t looking to see this shit. It will be dump down that the us ppl can understand it, like ghost in the shell or death....no thx you

[@0lx448]

I resonated with the critique so much that....the anime recommendations at the end felt just right. Like the timing and everything felt like a silent 3pointer shot. Cant explain it. It felt right!!!

[@manamaster6]

"Psychic school wars" sounds like the stand in preproduction name a company would put to a project before deciding the name or plot. Like "High School Musical" but for animus like Asterisk War, High School DxD or HxH (not Hunter X Hunter).

[@Crazedknife21]

Wow, something I've actually already seen... ...And then promptly forgotten entirely about (after being confused to the moon and back by the ending)... ...Until now. "Oh, what's this one...OH! It's THAT movie. I see."

[@gdraider723]

so familiar sound at 7.30, just can't remember where it comes from...

[@Seiza25]

Sorry for asking but, what's the name of the piano piece at 7:34?

[@JayVeeDee]

Kimi no Na wa :D One of the soundtrack songs called デート - RADWIMPS, but really just listen to them all, they're great :P

[@Falmosta]

What's a good to end with a first reaction to Black Clover?

[@idonotmakevidsyet]

Anyone know the music at 7:50?

[@eduardotorres6108]

finally someone like GR said to watch gatchaman crowds! I love that series & s3 need to happen!

[@imthrillz5255]

Can you review Boku no Pico. For some reason thats all everyone ever recommends to me when i ask whats a good anime to watch.

[@user-dx8nj7qj2g]

can i just say kana hanazawa sounds amazing, and this movie seems to just waste her skill as a voice actor

[@nathanielshawtheoverclocke7045]

9:51. So that center left picture is about Attack On Titan. Neat. Now who are those girls above and below Stines;Gate?

[@Bebo18]

What was the budget on the animation?

[@E3Persona]

I totally forgot about the cellphone plot of this movie. I remembered the time time traveling BS

[@Osprixx]

I was trying to remember this movie for so long.

[@cI0ra3m0n]

What is the music used at 7:38?

[@DamianV8501]

I love how you added the Neon Genesis Evangelion music perfectly lol

[@Gappasaurus]

2:54 Tune! 😎 ...speaking of which, *have* you ever reviewed I5555? That was a GOOD anime film 😁 just wondering.

[@TheChannelJ1]

What was the song?

[@Gappasaurus]

@Joe “Face to Face” by Daft Punk from 2003’s “Discovery”. The entire album was turned into a feature-length movie/anime/music video called “Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem by Toei Animation & Leiji Matsumoto, in his signature Yamato/Harlock/GE999 style 😁 ...TMI? 😅

[@TheChannelJ1]

@@Gappasaurus Thanks

[@James--Parker]

1:13 Man it's a shame the movie sucks, because the animation is beautiful!

[@Mikorionyan]

Did you just used on of a "kaleido star" soundtrack?!

[@WaifuTrashWeeb]

Oddly enough as a kid I never thought about the candy bit. I always knew that mixing too many flavors would suck. Also Smarties are great.

[@sleepyowlsleeps]

Somebody wanted to have fun with animation, got their best friend to write a story and their cousin to spice it up and then acted it out in such a way that a company thought it was cool. Unfortunately, they were all drugged by some schoolkids from the future who wanted to stop the Evil Cellphone Rebellion of 2056 and figured an anime was the best way to go about it.

[@ricardoludwig4787]

Whats the song at 4:41?

[@SwallowFury]

This would be a lot better if there were actual psychic school wars because going by some of these clips here, these guys have some serious animating chops. Also, Gatchaman Crowds is tops because Hajime is love.

[@anniemz6887]

This anime looked like something that a graphic’s design student would create after learning all the effects of photoshop

[@2254narken2254]

What song is at 4:40