Oct 17, 2024
The date I wrote this review is on around episode 3 of season 2 of the show,this is the first review that I've ever wrote,and I feel like this is a review that I should write before the series keeps on going.
What is the most charming thing about Original Anime? There are no source materials,No spoilers,No pre-established fanbase,all there is for original anime is that no one but the staff members of the anime knows what's coming next.
Binge watching original anime and following through original anime are two completely different experiences,and to me KamiErabi is a show that perfectly embodies the unknown aspect of following
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through a original anime.
I was one of the first few people that saw KamiErabi's teaser trailer,being attracted by the people working on the show like Yoko Taro,the creator of Nier Automata and the Drakengard series,Jin,who was behind Kagerou Project and Atsushi Ohkubo,author of Soul Eater and Fire force,with it's interesting 3D look to it I had a feeling this show had a potential to be a unknown gem.
When the first episode dropped,I went into the show with excitement and shortly after finishing it... I don't know what to feel.
The deal with KamiErabi is pretty simple at first glance: A game where you fight till the end, and the winner of the game becomes god.
Pretty simple stuff,battle royale type anime should be familiar enough for people that watch anime,but then as I went on with KamiErabi weekly,there is this energy that the show had that despite feeling lost and mixed on what is happening,there is some sort of weird energy that just motivates me wanting more of it.
The show itself is pretty weird,in fact I think the choice of using CGI actually helped establishing the vibe as well,sure I bet traditional 2D animation could better capture Ohkubo's artstyle and more free with it's battles,but the CGI while not being the best,is very expressive,and the effects it had is also really interesting,in fact I think it's because of the disadvantages of CGI in most anime being pretty wonky,added that extra bit of weirdness that KamiErabi had.
I tried to figure out what is this feeling that I felt watching this show,and till so far with S2 of it airing,I still don't have a single clue on how to describe it,and that's when I started to realize just how great the staff behind the anime is with using a anime original format.
KamiErabi felt like taking large names in the community,and throw in the most limited amount of resources to test the limit of how much can they do,and with my weekly experience,it definitely felt that KamiErabi has done far more than what people expect of it at first glance.
This is a experience that only people who were there weekly can feel about.
Because let's be real,KamiErabi most likely wouldn't be that first choice of a show to choose to binge watch,because to anime fans standards,the only real attractions of KamiErabi would probably be just for the staff members behind it,truth be said: KamiErabi is designed for people who were there for it.
I have no clue as to if KamiErabi's ending in season 2 will letdown what it's done or take the show to become a hidden gem,but that is also what made watching KamiErabi so engaging,because it is a show that is designed for people who truly loves original anime,who truly likes the feeling of gambling for what's next for it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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