+ Beautiful art and very creative worldbuilding/mythology.
- 3D scenes look ugly and the moral lesson of the show is kinda bland.
I was pleasantly surprised to watch this.
There was some plot exposition (since the setting is so outlandish), but for most of the time you're just thrown in the middle of it and left to figure things out by yourself as the story goes on. Think Spirited Away.
However, by the end everything clicks into place. It leaves some over-arching events and outcomes ambiguous, but the "mechanics" of the world, how the system works, is well explained, so I was satisfied with it. A sequel would be
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Oct 16, 2020
Joshikausei
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[Short review gang]
tl;dr - Good idea, poor execution. Perhaps 2/12 episodes were entertaining. Mayumi is cute. Rationale: No audio means visuals should tell the story. In this show, the visuals are often confusing and the animation and pacing of each scene don't help clarifying it. The studio seems comfortable with anime basics, but not with universal storytelling fundamentals. Them having voices (giggles, screaming, etc.) also made it weird to hear no words whatsoever, I would have prefered more silent characters. Conclusion: If you're looking for mute skits, Nichijou has a few but good ones. Or watch this if you want to, it's not a big time investment. |
