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Scissor Seven is a Chinese animated series that was
streamed in 2018 with the name of Killer Seven. As soon as Netflix streamed
this show at the start of 2020, it became a hit globally!
With the increasing popularity of Anime, Netflix has
created a whole Anime library for anime fans. Scissor Seven is the first
Chinese anime being streamed on Netflix. It’s a serious debate on whether to call
it an anime or not, but I won’t get into that discussion for now.
Why Should You Watch Scissor Seven?
If I needed to coat only a single thing in the list of
why you should be watching it that would be the COMEDY! It is hilarious! Seven
might not be the best killer, but that Goofy-head is the best entertainer for
sure!
It is a hilarious satire on the whole hero business, as
we can how Seven is nothing but a Professional Goof! Scissors is his ultimate
weapon on which he uses his telekinetic abilities. Every Hero needs a sidekick,
here our sidekick is an angry bird with cool shades. Our protagonist, along
with using telekinetic abilities, can also transform into anything using an
enigmatic Gaiba egg!
The whole show follows the crazy adventure of this
Goof-ball hitman who ranks 17,369 on the killer list!
This adult anime series has got all the quirky jokes that
will give you bursts of laughter from time to time! Each episode is only 15
minutes long that makes it quite easy to binge-watch the entire show in one go,
and this show totally deserves it! The on-point humor is something that will
keep you hooked on to the screens throughout the run-time!
The action sequences are fun to watch with fluid animation that gets you all hyped up!
The story-line is episodic with the main plot arching up on the whole setting.
Let’s see what the plot is all about!
Seven is amnesic about his past life, and being clueless he’s
working at a Meet Offal stall on Chicken Island. Along with Dai Bo – a bird-guy
who looks more like an angry bird with cool glasses – they plan on becoming
assassins as a get-rich scheme. Dai Bo explains how being a mercenary is one of
the oldest professions and pays a whole living! Despite being bad at every
skill required to become an assassin, Seven is given a certificate of approval
from Dai Bo. Seven lacks all the mercenary
As a cover-up job, Seven becomes a hair-dresser. All this to regain his lost memories at Stan that is the most technically advanced country.
Animation and Art
Animation and Art of Scissor Seven are going to blow you out! The fluidity in
the animation and the hand-drawn style is incredible and never loses a chance
to amaze its audience.
The
art-style is a mix of Japanese anime and western cartoons. At first, you cannot
really tell what it is, but as the series progresses, you get to know how the
art-style works. The art-style and animation are extremely dynamic. Everything
changes from crayon scribbled light-hearted to a more dark and sharp art-style
smoothly.
In my opinion, the crayoned soft pastel style is very
pleasing and added on with the flashy graphics; it is a pure delight to watch!
Music and Themes
This is another point where this show stands out! The music and the themes are incredibly made with each one being equally worthy of your adoration!
Characters
Seven (Wu Liuqi) is the main protagonist who wants to regain his past memories for which he needs a hefty amount that he plans to earn through being a hitman. This guy is pure fun with his gravity-defying hair and telekinetic scissors!
This cool angry bird is Seven’s sidekick and helps Seven
in his hitman job. In fact, Dai Bo was the one who suggested him to do the meet
offal business and also to get into the high paying 2nd oldest profession of
assassination! Dai Bo is a cool-headed hilarious bird who wears shades and is
an absolute delight to watch.
Xiao Fei
Xiao Fei is a small bird that Seven uses as an escape
device. Xiao has got many skills up his feathers (As he got no sleeves) that he
uses to help Seven from time to time.
This pretty lady is 37th on the killer list. She has got
a faceless mask and the longest braid with a Kunai knife tied at the end.
Thirteen follows Seven everywhere to deliver death to him. Seven develops a
crush on this mysterious masked assassin and never lets go of a chance of
hitting on her.
Season 3
After the surprisingly warm reception of Season 1,
Netflix came back with a 2nd Season on May 7. Fans are left with the
desperation of wanting more. Seeing the success of this show, Netflix is surely
going to come up with another incredible season soon!
Final Say
Scissor Seven is one of the best-animated shows that you
can watch right now on Netflix! This series combined slice of life, action,
drama, and comedy in a perfect amalgam.
Each episode with only a 15 minutes run-time makes it the
best show to binge-watch. If you’re into comedic adult shows, then this is just
the show that you are looking for!
As for a final rating, I would personally
give this show a 9 out of a 10!
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