Jan 29, 2017
If this anime aired in the early 2000s, it'd probably be pretty okay. Too bad it's 2017.
Story: 5
In summary, the story is every anime trope put together.
So, here we have our main protagonist who spends the first half of episode 1 living his daily life - and then, of course, dies. Considering the amount of time spent on building up his life, you'd think that you would actually *care* about his death. Well, you sure guessed wrong.
Anyway, so the protagonist dies, only to meet the oh-so-mysterious second main character, who offers him to become his Spirit Shadow. Four episodes in, and I've
...
only got a vague idea of what that is truly supposed to be. But, sure. Let's just go with that.
So, upon becoming his new Spirit Shadow, Sir. protagonist (if you're wondering why I am not calling him by his name, it's because I don't remember. Nor do I care.) travels along with mysterious.TM second main protagonist to his mansion and... what?
Where's the rest of the plot? What is the goal? 4 episodes into the series, and that is yet to be revealed.
Art: 3
Welcome to 2004. That is all.
Sound: 2
I usually don't comment on sound, because it never stands out to me in a series - which is how it should be. A good soundtrack should blend in with the events, and amplify whatever emotions are being portrayed.
Spiritpact also does that, as decently as every other series ever.
SYKE.
The soundtrack might just as well have been picked from a playlist on youtube, and randomly be inserted into the episodes because, oh man, it does anything BUT blend into the events. I spent the majority of the first episode distracted by the music and not the actual important dialogue.
Character: 4
Hello character-tropes, my old friends.
To quickly summarise, the characters are cut-outs of every trope you can imagine, oh yes.
Here we have the mysterious, oh-so-secretive second protagonist, who barely speaks, and even when he does, it is condescending and, in reality, would make him see like nothing more than a douche... but, oh, who cares as long as he has those rippling abs! Bonus points for the white hair, because, as we know, all white haired characters will turn out to be badass.
The mystery-guy.TM. is, of course, accompanied by the typical annoying female character. With a sympathy-inducing backstory, you are expected to forgive her borderline-egoistical antics. Nevertheless, you will find yourself wishing to transcend into another realm of existence every time she and her fake-looking pair of breasts appear on screen.
What about our star of the show? The dead guy, the Spirit Shadow - our very own, most beloved protagonist! If you're familiar with yaoi series such as Junjou Romantica, his personality will appear awfully familiar to you - he is pretty much Misaki, but 75% more irritating, what with being used as a constant pawn for the anime's poor excuse at ''comedy''.
Also, this is still unclear, but I speculate that he will adopt a tsundere vibe upon realising his future feelings for white-hair-seme guy who he currently seems to 'hate'. Oh, joy.
Let us not forget about the antagonist, with his spiky red outfit to remind exactly how very evil he is. Don't you dare forget that. Of course, to not disappoint you loli-lovers, he has a girl who looks like she should be spending time in elementary rather than killing people by his side. He knows your kinks and is about to exploit them.
Enjoyment: 3
Do you enjoy cold-hearted white haired men with abs brighter than your future? Do you love cheap comedy that is 95% shouting things that somebody said? Are you desperate for some gay in your life, no matter how forced the romance seems to be? Or do you just want to ironically enjoy this trashy excuse of a series?
If so, then, oh man, you're going to love this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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