BanG Dream! Ave Mujica

ill be honest i wasn't expecting much of this series cause you know how peak was in previous season but deer goodness gracious THIS.ONE.ALSO.HAS.IT! and they step up even further in a unique way too, if bang dream My Go is friendship drama, then this one would be gothic drama!, just watching this was pure cinema literally! even the opening and ending is so lit like a battle anime,(which is not your usual bandori at all),

while watching im starting to realize this anime was way too maturity for a bang dream series anime, im not talking about their personal life problem or etc.. i ... mean technically that still counts but what i really talking about is how they show their "Melodramatic" in a unique way possible it can be to us viewers and if you understands that then your perspective reaction would be absolute cinema! its like drama-dramatic-dramatic cinema are transforming as one, slowly but surely that why kudos to whos the one directing this show,

also this may sound like im dissing but ill still say it, ngl ever since MY GO i was starting to think of this but i couldn't conclude it yet since im not sure but after watching THIS season anime im super sure now thattt "OG BANG DREAM SERIES IS A KID SHOW" well technically at first was kid show then at some point it turn into "showcasing characters" show for their game's player based entertainment and for promoting their songs overall, that why im grateful MY GO and Ave Mujica series didn't do that path

ANYWAYS

guys, if you want to watch this anime just be ready to be slap ok? cause they will literally slap you with GOTHIC! trust me on this, gothic opening and ending, gothic theater, gothic costume, gothic songs, and gothic melodrama. so i recommend you to watch it

P.S its still episode 3 so i maybe exaggerated this anime too much but i expect more will come, either that or ill edit this review later if im wrong when this anime is about to end its series

I started watching this with zero context on this universe, only to find out an hour ago that this anime is actually based on a real Japanese band, and that this anime is not even the first season of its series. I seem to have enjoyed it even so.

Now, as a guy that usually watches action packed anime, I rarely watch shows with full female cast. However, I'm a sucker for dark, fast-paced, psychological drama (ahem, Madoka Magoka, I'm looking at you). And even though this show is technically slice of life (no supernatural so far), the drama of the characters is very real. Unlike ... a show like Oshi No Ko that depicts mostly the same setup, but ends up being too exagerated or inconsistent at times, Ave Mujica ends up much darker without even trying hard.

Each of the 5 main girls have their own issues and reasons for being in the band. Their interests are not aligned. They try, but end up making mistakes that upset the others. They break each other's expectations, then they try to compensate in the way they can.

At the end of the day, there is no villain.
You can't really even call it miscommunication.

It's just different people with different visions that try to sync, and sometimes fail. All of that despite the fact that their band seems successful for people on the outside.

Story: 9/10
Music: 10/10 (listen to it on youtube as well)
Animation: 6/10 (I hate the 3D CGI , and they DO seem like EMOTIONLESS DOLL sometimes)
Action: 8/10 (quite faster-paced compared show with full female case)

This story is gripping. It's one of its specialities to surprise and show everything you might not have expected. Following on from “Bang Dream it's MyGO!!!!!”, we had to expect an even more psychological aspect to this work, focusing on the members of Ave Mujica. And it's perfectly realized.

The gothic ambience associated with a turning point in history towards horror, where everyone has to face their own torments, is very well realized. The animation is beautiful, the music immerses us in the particularly dark atmosphere of the plot, everything is special. You could almost forget that this is a work in the Bandori universe. In ... the other BanG Dream! series, music is often a means of finding one's place, expressing emotions and connecting with others. Here, music also becomes a prison. Music is like an outlet, but also as a curse.

It's a very absorbing viewing experience, you can see the effort that has gone into producing such a good result, and each character expresses a very specific theme, which leads directly to the moral of never trusting appearances; nor judging a book by its cover. Ave Mujica is an example of this, and well worth the detour.

Then, If you like stories about musical groups but with strong psychological tension, a dark aesthetic, and a reflection on loss and illusion, Ave Mujica could be a striking series to follow. Definitely not to be missed !