Back to Itagato's Profile Itagato's Profile

This is my first time writing a review so I'm going to try and keep this short and sweet. (edit: I guess its not my first lol, forgot i posted one before)

But this anime was definitely not one I expected to like as much as I did. I usually give all genres of anime a chance and decide if I want to continue after a couple episodes. This one was worth the shot.

The story telling was done so well. Everything from the animation, to the music, to the pacing. From start to finish I found it to be thrilling and fulfilling all at the same ... time. Normally when watching anime I'm very off put by characters being overly nice/fake. But in Dance Dance Danseur it did not feel fake, and in fact felt like the real emotions of 13/14 year old boys and girls. Through the anime I could truly feel the struggles of being a teenager trying to break out of the norms of society, and I found that very enjoyable.

The way they even paced the anime to have a mid season climax with their performance was WELL DONE. The performance was encapsulating of course with the visuals, the plot, and the music but tied in with the pacing it was just *chefs kiss*. And then the introduction of new characters... extremely well done. Characters were fleshed out just enough for them to be relevant and impactful to the story (imo), which says so much for the story as a whole.

The ending was perfect too. Once again I'm not one for the sappy endings, but I felt that the ending was realistic and perfectly executed. Hard to put into words the emotions I was feeling at the end but they were genuine.

I pray for a season 2 with just as much effort and attention to detail as the first.

And I know I gave this a perfect 10. That does not mean I think this is literally perfect or that I am comparing it to other 10s. In my ratings I rate things based off of their own metrics. Kinda confusing but to explain it as simply as possible, I do not compare this 10 to other 10s. However, generally similar genres will get similar comparisons.

Not even sure what happened at every twist and turn with every little detail. Not even sure we are supposed to know the answers to every little detail. But alas the ending somehow was a conclusion to a series full of questions. In my honest opinion its impressive that that is even a thing, in my mind endings need to be question-less but here I am with many questions and satisfied all at the same time. Does it make sense? No but it does to me at the same dam time lmao.

At the end I surmised this anime to be a lesson to the youths, ... and a lesson to all those still yearning to grow as human beings. Everyone (in the anime its just the students but i say everyone cause imo it can relate to anyone who is willing to open their mind) is given this opportunity to do whatever they desire. You can roam about, "waste" time and fool around, spend time with friends and loved ones, work endlessly, become one with nature, study / research, or even "die" in this supposed never ending multiverse. You have the option to choose whatever you want to do. Basically total free reign and control. Or you can take this free time of yours and learn from it and make this situation out to be an opportunity to be the person that you really want to be (given you take the leap of faith and go back to the real world). If you decide to stay in the multiverse longer, the path out is always available to you, whenever you see fit. It could take years but whenever you feel the desire to go back and rejoin society, you can. It seems there is no rush or even need. There is no downside to never going back, just like in life you make your own decisions and this is one of them to make.

Our MCs grew and matured and wanted to return, so they did. Both were unsure whether or not they actually grew as people. The girl mc showed some growth by opening up to nagara, maybe there was another sign i missed but that's what I observed (also could just be the fact she was willing to leave such a comfortable life, that alone could be a sign of growth). Nagara showed some growth by caring for those he normally did not even think twice about (the birds and his old friends).

So in the end no matter who you are and even if it is just these small instances of growth, there is still a firm belief that "our lives are only just beginning. What lies ahead will take just a little bit longer."