Comments on: Bartender – Anime First Impressions

By: nosef

nosef — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:27:40 +0000

My reply is at least 4 years ahead of these guys, but I just needed to say something. This anime was so smooth and creative, I loved how the feel of this anime was (and no to the comment above it did not have that 1-3 customer of the weeks, then like 4 episodes of one big story) it was consistent and that’s what i love.

This anime was extremely similar to Mushishi, Golgo 13, and Gallery Fake. They’re all wonderful anime, and they all follow the same type of ordeal, I love it, and there really needs to be more anime like this.

By: Minimoto

Minimoto — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 13:36:48 +0000

This is a beautifully made anime. It is,however,only for certain audiences who enjoy this type of anime. Nothing special happens, no swords, no magic drinks, or anything of that sort. It gives a serene feeling, it is for those who have this taste only. Indeed, most westernized people may not like it, but I did. Hailing from the U.S. I can say it is an extraordinary piece of work.

By: Abel

Abel — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:48:13 +0000

Touching episode, incredible subbing, just awesome.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:41:02 +0000

I whole heartedly agree with what most people here are sayin, this is a VERY refreshing anime. It seems like something I can sit back and enjoy at a nice comfortable pace(much like a good cocktail ) without having to get inundated with sappy romance themes that will never happen in real life, or soemthing extremely and needlessly violent I love anime like i just described but sometimes you just need something different. I think that’s one aspect about this anime that I do really like a lot is that it’s a lot closer to real life than anything else i’ve ever watched. I can’t wait to see more of Bartender, too bad its only 11 episodes. I also am in LOVE with the HQ x264 encodes that Lunar is distributing, OMG I didnt know anime could come in HD like that, i’m completely blown away.

By: Zephie

Zephie — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:14:30 +0000

I love it! Awesome! I also really love the concept since I’m interested in the bartending profession. I know some expected it to be the anime version of the sitcom “Cheers” but I’m happy it’s not. I was VERY glad that wasn’t the case. Not bashing the show since I used to watch it but, I’m just tired of comedies. All anime does not have to be comical or even action-pack to be good. I felt as though I was drowning in repetition until this unique series appeared. It’s already the best of the year in my eyes so, I’m going to track down the manga as well.

By: WiredGeek

WiredGeek — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:11:29 +0000

Bartender is one of the best animes for this season, simple as that. But… of course, just for the kind of ppl capable of enjoying ‘real life’. It’s been fansubbed and I’m trying to see if they keep on subbing it =D

By: Takemoto

Takemoto — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:05:19 +0000

This anime caught my eye and when i did watch it i was drawn in. I thought hell an anime about a bartender, why not? But after watching the show i thought it was genuinely intersting and think that there could be some potential to this.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:33:48 +0000

I think the first episode was very nice and relaxing. Of course, those desensitized guys expecting saabisu, tatakai, mecha, bakuhatsu will be horribly disappointed. The show is called “Bartender”. Seriously, what did they expect? Albeit anime is very diverse the prejudice “anime == comedy for kids” is often very true at least for those who never watch any other shows. That doesn’t mean a show with a different formula is bad.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:50:51 +0000

Oh my god, what an incredibly goofy anime. Now don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of good ideas at work here. But a good idea doesn’t automatically give an anime a free pass on bad dialogue.

I feel really bad for Azuma Kazuma. They’re totally crimping his style!

By: Karura

Karura — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:28:42 +0000

Although I wasn’t too convinced when I first heard about this, over time I began to wonder if it would actually be quite interesting, and episode 1 was certainly pretty good. I’m looking forward to seeing more stories and more cocktails.