Aug 6, 2023
I feel like this anime completely misdirected the audience. I'll try to keep it spoiler-free.
Let's start with the trailer, the trailer makes it seem like a physcological thriller in the idol industry. The idea is pretty unique and you would think that it's true after the reception received after episode 1.
Episode 1 was phenomenal, considering the twist at the end. The first half of the episode makes it look like a slice-of-life anime but it steers into a completely different genre in the end. This, along with Ai, was what made the reception great. Combine this with the animation quality [The stars in the
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eyes, basically] and the author's popularity and you have high expectations on this anime but what you recieve is a massive disappointment. People were overhyping it or rather- the anime went downhill from here.
Episode 2 went back to a generic highschool anime with romance and drama. It has no hint of thriller other than the occasional scenes where Aqua, Ai's son, finds clues about the mystery (for lack of better terms to keep it spoiler free). The next few episodes did not mention Ai whatso.
Also, the characters didn't really feel fleshed out, to be honest. Aqua is just a smart emo kid. Ruby is the very apparent comic relief [They don't even try to hide it] who aspires to pursue her mom. Kana is just the tsundere who's in love with Aqua. Just your basic cookie-cutter characters
The anime focused too much on Ai, they used her as the selling point. But after Episode 1, the story drifted away from Ai to Aqua and Ruby [Ai's children].
I think it would have turned out fine if they didn't market Episode 1 only.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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