Jan 26, 2023
- - SPOILER FREE - -
-----------------------------------------------------
Kakegurui twin was easily the best entry in the series. As a whole, Kakegurui twin focuses on Mary Saotome as a First-year student at Hyakkaou Academy accompanied by her friend Tsuzura Hanatemari. This is a Canon prequel to the main Kakegurui series.
Animation:
The team was guided by Mappa and Netflix, and to be honest, the animation was a bit better simplified in Twin.
The opening animation was by far my favorite in terms of looks. The color scheme, the matte look, it all looked really nice and pleasing. The ending animation was also very satisfying with its pastel colors and
...
smooth frames. They tried lip-syncing again as they tried in the opening in Kakegurui XX, and this time it actually works and doesn't look uncanny/creepy. Although, I was not a fan of the chibis that represent Mary and Tsuzura. They look like something out of Disney, which displeased me A LOT. Altogether, I'm going to give the animation a 7/10.
Music:
The Background / Accompanying music had a substantial upgrade in Twin compared to the other entries. I don't know why, or how it got better, but it somehow fit the themes of the show and sounded very pleasing. The opening was much simpler, High tempo Jazz just like OP 1 of Kakegurui, but no lyrics. I saw that many people did not like the change of no lyrics, but I personally enjoyed it! I do wish that the opening was a bit longer, but all-in-all it was a very nice opening. The ending was also very enjoyable. Queens Bluff by i☆Ris fit perfectly with the theme of the show and the pastel ending. With the upbeat tempo and bright melodies, this song was perfect for the animation. I wouldn't say this is the best ED in the series (lay-on-the-line is literally perfect) but it comes in at an EXTREMELY close second. I'd say that the music is a 9.5/10.
Story:
To keep this review Spoiler-Free I am going to keep this section short. The story was very solid for a six-episode anime. The first five episodes made perfect sense and even was better than the main Kakegurui series. The ending to the story though, not quite. This ending felt rushed. It did fit as a prequel and did end the story well, but still felt rushed and required a bit of brainpower to understand. Overall, I'm going to give the story an 8/10.
Character Design:
Oh my god. Ten out of fucking ten. Mary was so much better designed than how she was in the main series, her friends Tsuzura and Yukimi also seemed like amazing friends, and had really good development. What's also really good is that villains Like Inui and Aoi were perfect villains and just pissed you off in the right areas. Mary's character development also was really good, towards the end of the anime she seemed like her true self, just like in the main Kakegurui seasons. 10/10.
I give Kakegurui Twin a 9/10. Easily the best in the series.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
What did you think of this review?
Nice
0
Love it
0
Funny
0
Confusing
0
Well-written
0
Creative
0Show all
