Apr 8, 2021
The first 6 or ten episodes are easily the best and most enjoyable part of the show, so if you do end up watching this just stick around for those. Once the actual plot gets started things just get worse from there. Which is really unfortunate because there were a lot of genuinely moving character beats and arcs that are suspended in a god awful plot and story exaction.
At its core my main issue is that the story is slave to whatever perpetuates drama in the moment, damn character and damn integrity of the narrative. The story suffers from a severe lack of creating
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believable stakes and plot, because of the aforementioned issue, as any upper hand the protagonist gain is surely to be lost, and same for the antagonists. This is the state of the story for 26 episodes which really drag on.
The story probably could've been condensed into something 1/2 or 2/3 of its current length, with a higher density of action and character beats and would be better off for it. The issues with pacing are exacerbated by an uncathartic ending.
Between these story beats is sometimes pretty decent action and character beats. The animation and art is jank at times, and the action is actually pretty sparse throughout the episodes. The voice acting is pretty good, although there were a few parts where it felt like things could've used another take or the performance didn't fit the scene.
To me at least what ROD did best was the characters and the relationships between the sisters and other characters. The drama while extremely heavy handed and transparent does sometimes effectively create compelling character beats.
On the whole I'd repeat what I said in the first paragraph, watch the first couple episodes and if you don't like where its going after that feel free to drop out.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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