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Apr 11, 2024
The world of Metallic Rouge has so much to offer, but the show becomes a tragic victim of time. With only 13 episodes, there was no way to build up and ultimately conclude all the important story elements in a sufficient way.
That being said, I still found myself enjoying this show quite a bit. With a lot going on and the story being hard to follow at times, I rarely felt overwhelmed with information and the occasional lightheartedness of our female leads provided some needed breathers in between. The fighting scenes were a pleasure to watch and the soundtrack didn't disappoint either.
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a massive ammount of characters, there are obviously some, that I would've wished to have more screentime, more background and thus more meaning given to them. Some of the later revelations just didn't have the impact on me they should have had because of that. Especially the ending sadly felt more like an info dump than the atmospheric and meaningful conclusion to the story this show would've deserved.
So overall, there are pros and cons for this show. A well built world, well animated fighting scenes, an atmospheric soundtrack and some well-designed characters were hold back by simply to little time to give everything the deserved depth and meaning. Which truly is a shame, because that really feels like the one big thing holding back this show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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Jan 9, 2023
I stumbled upon this show while it was airing more or less by chance and wasn't sure if I would like it. I mean, I never watched any Idol-Show and even the mother of all "Cute girls form a band and having fun" - Shows aka K-On was still on my watchlist. I decided to give this show a try anyway and boy did I not regret it.
This anime is nothing short of amazing for so many reasons.
Let's start with the most obvious ones.
While the comedy itself is already enjoyable enough, the animation choices are, what makes this anime stand out from the
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rest. The animators used every thinkable form of art to help convey emotions (especially forms of anxiety inside Bocchi's head) or simply to make every fun part so much more ridiculous and also more memorable. Even after watching this show (twice), I still can't get enough of some of the scenes because of how hilarious and ingenuine they are portrayed.
You will understand it better after watching a couple of episodes.
To let these jokes fully flourish, what it takes are some harmonizing characters, and you won't get disappointed here as well. The band consists of our beloved anxious and therefore more or less relatable "Bocchi", the incredibly caring and motivating leader Nijika, our always cheerful and super cute Kita and...well...Ryo (jk, she's awesome as well). It is simply hard to find words for how well these four harmonize together. Their interactions are pure on one hand, then become completely ridiculous and over-the-top just seconds after. Paired with those ingenuine animations it really gave me an addicting mixture of pure joy.
In addition to those four, we were getting blessed with some amazing minor characters. Nijika's sister Seika, while being quite the tsun tsun tsun tsun tsun tsun tsun - dere at times, reveals herself as a quite kind-hearted and always supportive person who really wants to see Kessoku Band excel and grow. We then have Kikuri, our beloved and always drunk bassist from another band, who after meeting Bocchi continues to follow the journey of our group while also giving some helpful advice and just staying a source of positivity (although in a bit weirder way than Kita) all the way through.
The music is obviously a big focus of this show. The soundtrack is simply stunning, not just crushing various charts, but also staying in my mind for weeks after finishing the show. The album of "Kessoku Band" is definitely worth listening to if you enjoy this type of music.
Another thing I'm pretty amazed by (even though I have no knowledge about this and therefore no idea, how accurate this is) is the love for detail in those performances on stage. Every grip on the guitar and every motion of the drummer is as precise and realistic as possible. I watched some guys on YouTube explaining various performance scenes and I'm just trusting in their knowledge, but the love for every little detail seems to be pretty impressive and speaks also for the commitment and enthusiasm of the staff behind this show.
Last but not least is the Voice Acting something we have to mention. Because - you probably guessed it - it's nothing short but amazing. With the most memorable scene being the "Banshee Scream" from Bocchi's VA in Episode 4, every band member got voiced in a beautiful way, which enhanced the comedy of some scenes, but also just blended in really well with everyone's respective personalities.
Overall, Bocchi the Rock came out of nowhere and conquered a recognizable part of the anime fan scene. Being in the same season as Chainsaw Man, Spy X Family, Bleach, Mob Psycho, My Hero Academia, and Blue Lock and still being considered as anime of this very season by many people should already give you a feeling for the quality of this show.
So yeah, I think it's an amazing show and you should definitely give it a watch, even if this show might not appeal to you at first sight.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Sep 25, 2022
What a show. I rarely ever got this excited waiting for the next episode week after week. But be aware. The promise of the show might fool you.
It's about guns and girls. About a secret organisation, who fights terrorism with special trained girls called Lycoris. But you will soon enough see, that the focus of this series lies elsewhere.
That beeing said, this show is about the main female leads, it's about Chisato and Takina. There is no doubt in probably everyone's eyes, that those two carried the entire show. Chisato alone would've probably been enough to make many people enjoy the show. Her positivity
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and carelessness, the way she talks and thinks but also her backstory and her resulting motivations, it just feels so perfect. Takina builds a great counterpart with her more realistic and cold view on the world. As the anime moves on, we'll experience Chisato's cheerfulness leading to Takina loosen up a little. Henceforth we get to see a lot of cute and comedic interactions between them and it made the whole show so insanely pleasurable to watch.
But we shouldn't forget about the rest of the cast. We have the great "comedy-couple" of Kurumi and Mizuki, Mika as an awesome father-figure, an honestly really well written antagonist, although it might not look like it at first.
The characters paired with the enjoyment, that came with them was certainly the best part of the show. Here I should also recommend you guys to watch this show subbed. The seiyuus did their job so incredibly well. Again, it's Chisato and Takina who stand out the most. Their performance was simply stunning.
The animation is super solid, with some nice fighting choreographies and nice colourwork.
Soundtrack was honestly not something I will remember. The ED is pretty good and BGM is going smoothly with the show but nothing outstanding here.
Finally, we have to talk about the story:
It's fine but you cannot overlook somewhat of a wasted potential. I mean, the concept of the show was so great.
A secret government orginazation uses orphaned girls to fight terrorism, while trying to keep the people of Japan unaware of it.
We then have Chisato, the strongest Lycoris of all, but with an intresting trait of valuing everyone's life (because of things happened in her past) and therefore not killing.
We finally have an antagonist with some understandable intentions and some well thought off ways to reach his goal.
But the execution and especially how things ended left me feeling a bit underwhelmed. I don't wanna spoil anything here but ultimately you can see the creators valuing the characters over the story, which I dind't mind that much, however, it could be a turn off for some people, who are in for a great and well thought-out plot.
In addition to this, our main characters are getting supported by quite a bit of plot armor in various situations, such as gun fights or through convenient events or object placements, occasionally saving their lives. It is clear to see, how certain events were merely created to push the story in the right direction without caring much about, how reasonable it ultimately is. Again, I didn't really mind. However, I can see how stuff like this effects someone's personal enjoyment.
At the end, it's for you to decide to give it a try or not. If you like awesome characters having a great time, with lots of comedy and some nice action choreographies, then you most certainly should give it a watch.
If you prioritice a heavily action-focused show with great and well thought-out and executed plot, you better stay away from this one, because it simply won't satisfy you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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