Viral Hit: From Zero to Viral - Review

VIRAL HIT

Hello anime lovers, today I'll be reviewing an old anime, and I feel it's underrated. The name of the anime is Viral Hit; it is also a popular webtoon (Manhwa). I have not read it yet, but I've heard that the Manhwa is really good. However, I don't have enough time to read, so I prefer to watch, and for that reason, today I have decided to review it. It was released in 2024, and I didn't know it; I don't know why it popped up in my YouTube feed, so I felt like giving it a try.

At first, when I saw the trailer, I thought it was about boxing or something related to sports anime, but I was wrong. I watched the trailer over and over again, and I understood the concept; I found it pretty unique. I could not resist watching the anime. I feel it would be a waste if I didn't watch this anime because I cannot miss masterpieces like this one. No wonder my friends never talked about it; maybe the anime adaptation is not as famous as the manhwa. But I felt guilty about how I could have missed this anime for a year. Seriously, I should have watched it long ago.

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The show concept is really unique because it's bold and a good adaptation of the Manhwa. Viral Hit is truly an amazing anime. Coming from an unique anime theme lover's perspective, it is a true example of a Korean oversight story. The story is about a poor high schooler who's name is Hobin and he is badly bullied by his classmates. His classmates are NewTubers, and they earn a lot from it. Hobin is also in need of money; eventually, he ends up running a NewTube channel, which he named Viral Hit. This channel is created to call out the bullies and to unmask them. This concept is very interesting; Hobin does not pretend about it; he really needs money, and he's a little grungy trying to get it.

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Well, I won't say the ideas about this concept are flawless; however, every audience would want to see Hobin's character development. It is an unique scenario of a YouTube channel, which is known as NewTube in the anime. Viral Hit also gives in the context about martial arts; we get to see moves in different fighting styles, along with a strong explanation of the reason why Hobin is able to fight off his stronger opponents. There are also some scenes where the protagonist is lucky in certain situations in the show. The story makes the fights more realistic; we don't see Hobin directly gaining his strength, but rather he is slowly learning. That's one thing that you don't often see in anime nowadays. The anime didn't depict Hobin as ridiculously strong; it is shown that he just used strategies. For that reason, the show is interesting.

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I feel everyone should give this anime a chance; you will experience today's reality through it. It's overwhelming, and I have liked it very much. I think it's one of the best in 2024 after Solo Leveling.

Ratings: 8/10

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