Fashion_Mage

Initially airing in 1999 to 2000, Corrector Yui has only very recently been fully translated to English, which is why there hasn't been much discussion or reviews for it. [Theme and tone] Despite being of the magical girl genre, this series' thematic probably has a lot more in common with something like Mega Man Battle Network and even .Hack//Sign, rather than the typical magical girl anime. Its thematic similarities to .Hack//Sign extend to some of Sign's darker themes as well. Notably, the uploading of one's consciousness to a virtual world (and the potential consequences that could arise from that) is a major theme in both series. While thisseries is pretty light, humorous, and upbeat most of the time, it occasionally has surprisingly dark moments in the story that can range from serious to grim or unsettling. These moments create a nice tonal contrast when they pop up. Much of the story and interactions between characters can also often be surprisingly thoughtful, particularly how side characters interact with Yui and how they develop as characters as a result. [Plot] There are two "arcs" in Corrector Yui that are essentially halved up like a "season 1/season 2" kind of deal. The structure of each half of the anime follows that the introduction starts off with a bang that sets the overall plot in motion, then for about the first half of the arc it focuses on introducing and interacting with new characters while the plot partially progresses in the background of each episode, occasionally with some well-executed foreshadowing of plot elements that you likely won't see coming. Characters introduced in the first half of each arc continue to be relevant later on. In the second half of each arc, the series directly focuses on the main plot and its major characters. A healthy helping of character development occurs in general, though the first halves of each arc in particular serve as nice build ups to the plot and character developments in the second half of each arc (rather than otherwise feeling rushed). It's worth pointing out that the series has a nice sense of subtlety when foreshadowing major plot elements, this sense of subtlety also typically reflects onto how the characters act. It doesn't quite hit you over the head with how characters really feel in regards to more serious moments. I found this nuance to be refreshing, and it helps make things more tonally consistent in these serious moments. Overall, I'd say Corrector Yui has a more complex plot than most magical girl series, along with a pretty good build-up to major plot events. Its sense of subtlety will likely ensure that the twists in the story stay surprising. Prior to watching all of it, I had read claims that it had virtually no real plot or backstory. Thankfully those claims would appear to have been a straight-up lie, or perhaps the result of rather poor media literacy. [Characters] The protagonist is the titular Yui. She is very kind-hearted, but can be childish and clumsy. Amusingly, given the setting of this anime, she is extremely inept at using computers. She isn't a flawless combatant either, and there are many times she gets overpowered or needs help to overcome obstacles. Yui's character develops really satisfyingly, and she actually proves to be very perceptive and sensible as the story goes on. When things get tough, she is persistently kind-hearted almost to a fault, willing to take significant risks to herself if it means a happier outcome for others. I found her character to be very endearing, and I think she fits the role of protagonist in this kind of story perfectly. The cast of characters are likeable and have a diverse range of personalities that work well together, particularly since Yui's interactions with each of them are quite entertaining. The interaction between Yui and a certain antagonist (to be vague for the sake of keeping this spoiler free) is particularly interesting and I feel should be noted. They're both great foil characters to each other, and she is the primary factor for his character growth. It's one of my favourite character dynamics in general. The primary antagonist of the first arc creates a nice sense of mystery regarding his motives, and I feel he served to be a pretty great antagonist in general. The second arc's antagonist doesn't have motives that are quite as engrossing, but the circumstances surrounding them are quite interesting, managing to make good use of a primary theme of the series. [Comedy] Comedy is fairly prevalent in Corrector Yui, often taking on a light-hearted humorous tone. It's also my personal favourite genre of anime, and this got a lot of laughs out of me to the point that I'd say the comedic aspect is one of the better parts of the show. Of course, comedy is subjective to some extent, so feel free to disagree. An important part of the execution of comedy lies in the quality of voice acting, which I'd say was done rather well. Thankfully the comedic aspects are placed and blended in sensibly; without at all interfering with the tone and pacing of more serious moments. Which I'd say is worth mentioning since this does have important portions of the plot that are genuinely dark and/or serious. [Art/animation] 90's anime typically have my favourite artistic styles, and Corrector Yui provides as such. The linework, shades of colours, and overall style are quite likeable for me, and it's all pretty consistently drawn as well. I very much enjoyed the visuals in general. I found the animation to be pretty solid, and the fight scenes are usually quite dynamic. Like other anime of its kind, it has transformation and special attack sequences that are reused when appropriate. [Music] The soundtrack is sincere, cute, bubbly, and somewhat adventurous. I enjoy it to the point that I've found myself looking it up just to listen to it randomly. It kind of gives me the vibe of a nostalgic video game's soundtrack (though I've only watched this in 2021). I particularly adore the opening of the first half of the series, the singer of which has a rather elegant, soulful, jazzy voice. Easily one of my favourite openings ever. [Enjoyment/Conclusion] Corrector Yui is among the best hidden gems of anime I've had the pleasure of experiencing. I enjoyed just about every aspect of it more than I was expecting to, ranging from the story, characters, voice acting, music, and overall style and visuals. I imagine that it's rather obscure simply because it has only been fully translated recently (from the time of this review). Had it been given the translation and marketing it deserved, I'd be surprised if it wouldn't have been held in the same high regard as other major series of its kind.

Diogo_Gomes_1995

Finally! I've been wanting to give my review on this anime ever since i began watching this wonderful anime and finish it. And now that i've done thoses, i'm ready to give my thoughts on this anime. But first things first, here's the rundown: Corrector Yui is an anime series that aired in 1999 and ended in 2000 and made by noneother than Nippon Animation. I have already mentioned about Nippon Animation multiple times already, so there's no need to introduce them again. The show was created by Kia Asamiya, who has been involved in the anime industry since the 80s. As he's usually known as one ofthe key animation for Fist Of The North Star. But he's also known for creating other series such as Silent Mobius and Compiler. The show had a huge cult following ever since it's airing in other countries like Mexico or Brazil. So what do i have to say about this one? Here's my full thoughts on it: First, the story: The story takes place somewhere in the 2000s. Where the world is dominated with computers and it's massive central network known as "ComNet". Which is linked to each computers all over the world to become a single global computer system and designed to be served as a interest to mankind. However, Grosser, the one supercomputer who manages all of this, decided to take over ComNet and corrupt the entire world with viruses. That's where we are introduced to our main heroine of the show: Yui Kasuga. An highschool girl who wasn't too good at handling computers. One day, she met an corrector software named "IR" who chosen her to become the one who will fix all the wrong doings of Grosser. Now it's up to her to become "Corrector Yui" to find out why Grosser's doing all of this wrong doings and put a stop to his evil schemes and his henchmen. There's also a second part/half of the show that continues the story of the anime after the Grosser Saga, but i won't go into the spoiler territory. The rest is up to you to see for yourselves. Anyway, this anime is absolutely awesome! What i love about the anime is it's worldbuilding surrounding ComNet. We are given more time to see a great variety of networks that Yui and the other correctors visit. Such as the Western Net, the Mystery net, the Adventure Net, the Ocean Net, the Space net and so much more. Not to mention the fact that the story is awesome in it's own right. As the series progesses, we get to learn more about why Grosser and his henchmen would try to take over ComNet and then when we reach to the second half of the show, things starts to get more interesting as we get to know more about the mystery surrounding a certain character that will play a role for the Ai Saga. Also, after the commercial breaks, there's a small section called "Yui's Comic Strip Theatre" which tells a small story in four panels. Which serves a cute way to give us some funny and really adorable small stories to see before getting back to the show. And then we have the characters themselves. Well i can safely say that every single one of them are great. You have some that are serious and others not so much, but they all serve a purpose to the story as the series progresses. There's far too many characters that i know that would take forever to introduce, so i'll just give my thoughts on the main character herself. First you have Yui Kasuga (I call her Yui-chan because she's so cute). What i really love about Yui-chan so much is her looks and her personality. She's such an adorable sweetheart that shows how funny she can be, but at the same time how empathetic she can be for the A.I. programs and does anything she can to help them. She's also quite a charming person who has a will to cheer people up even if people are at their lowest. Also, she's so adorable when she tries so hard to do something as simple as trying to type on the computer which made me smile and giggle. There are also the correctors themselves who also help out Yui in certain situations where she needs the powers to Initialize the bugs. Some would give her water powers, one would give her earth ones and the other gives the fire one. There are also a few differences that makes the correctors standout from each others. For example, Rescue has the power to heal people, while Follow can transform into each people. And then you have the villains themselves. Grosser, as i said before, is one of the main villains of the show and the one who's tired of taking care of ComNet so he decided to take over the world. But then you have his four henchmen. War Wolf, who's one snarky son of bitch who keeps his snarky personality towards his companions, Jaggy, who despite being one by strong man, he's quite knowledgeable one who knows how to prepare himself to fight, Virus, who's the most intelligent one of the group, is armed with light sabers and computer viruses and finally you have Freeze, who's the only female in the group, can use her ice powers to freeze her opponents. each and every characters have their own powers and distinctive personalities on them. Making them all stand out from each others. So what about the animation? The animation here is spectacular even for 1999 ajd 2000. The character designs look really cool, giving each and every characters their own unique style of designs and dresses that they wear. The animation is also pretty great as well. very smooth and gorgeous to look at. Even the worldbuilding in ComNet looks amazing as well. very detailed, basically, the animators took the time to draw certain areas very well. So basically, i barely even seen any errors or goofs in the animation. Even if some episodes don't look as good as the others, still looks good enough to make it watchable. So Nippon Animation really did outdone themselves with the animation here. The sound is also great as well. The music is also pretty great to listen to. Especially the opening and ending theme song of the first half of the show. Which are the most memorable to me. Eien To In Basho is easily one of my favourite opening theme songs of all time. Unlike most of opening theme songs for anime that are given a more upbeat and energetic opening to keep you pumped for what you're about to see, this song is more calm and relaxing to listen. It also helps the fact that the opening animation is pretty good as well. The second opening and ending theme songs are pretty good as well, but nowhere near as catchy as the first and ending theme songs. I only watched the Japanese dub of the anime since i'm more confortable with it than i'd do with any Portuguese dubs. And as far as the voice acting goes, it's pretty great as well. Everyone did a great job giving more life to the characters' voices. Including Makiko Oomoto (Nintendo's Kirby's seiyuu) as Yui-chan. She gave such an adorable voice for her and her performance is very well done. The same can be said with other seiyuus like Kotono Mitsuishi (Sailor Moon's seiyuu) voicing Freeze, Tomohiro Nishimura voicing IR and more. So overall, guys, after finishing the entire anime all the way through, i can safely say that this Nippon Animation's best anime they have ever created and the most original they created. The characters are amazing, the story is awesome and epic, the animation is great, the voice acting is outstanding, the music is awesome and overall, this was a great anime to watch up til the end of the show. Sadly, only 18 episodes has been officially translated by Viz Media and finding the DVDs for theses episodes are very rare to find. But luckily, Old Castle Fansubs did picked up the rest of the show and translated the entire anime for all of us. So you'll just have to torrent theses episodes and watch them for yourselves. But seriously, though, go watch this anime. It's an anime that can easily entertain you through out your time. You won't regret it. And i give this anime an perfect score of 10 out of 10. I think it's an epic masterpiece that i cannot forget! Anyway, this has been my review of Corrector Yui. My name's José Diogo and i'll see you next time.