The concept for show by rock is not really something new. It's a school girl being summoned from another world to fight of darkness, in other words an isekai. That's it in a nutshell, the only differences is, this time it's in a world of music, and friendship is the key to victory. I love music, so this was a good concept...at first.
GOOD:
Let's get the good out of the way first: Visuals are good, the transition from 2d to the 3D music scenes are great, the music is well written, and the easter eggs for musicians such as when Cyan writes her song is awesome.
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The sound is really good, and the music other than being well written is done in many different styles which is refreshing showing each bands personality in their own way.
The character of the main president is quite funny and I really like his design being an egg, the shingancrimsonz characters are funny for most of the time, the other bands are okay rivals, the main bad guy and his henchman are a funny bunch too, and balance out the two sides well.
So, that's everything that's good. Unfortunately, most of the story does not focus on this, but instead the band of plasmagica, which has at the start interesting takes on characters but unfortunately puts Cyan in the spotlight for most of it, and unfortunately does not develop other characters unless it's through her, and she by all intents and purposes is not a good written character.
BAD AND SPOILERS AHEAD:
Cyan is a highschool girl who wants to be in a band, she can play the guitar and is summoned into a different world from her own. She is then told through her guitar which is possessed by the spirit of grateful king (Another guitarist) that she must vanquish the evil dark monsters of their world.
The first time Cyan beats a dark monster is in the first episode. This is not done through her alone but also through grateful king who helps her. He even says it's through his power, not hers.
Yet without any training (that we at least see) she can somehow turn dark monsters back into people later when she can't even communicate with him, and in the last episode beats the main bad guy in one hit with a bow which is summoned out of nowhere, which again is not explained.
The writer takes any convenience possible not to develop characters but to show he/she kind of tried and gave up halfway..Everytime.
Each time there is tension it will be resolved either that episode or the next, and this happens with every character and situation, it's just more noticeable with Plasmagica because they are the centre characters, but it happens to every character who has a small (if we can even call it) arc.
Cyan: a person who can literally do anything out of convenience, and can finally be in a band which has always been her dream.
Retoree: A person who is afraid of losing her friend, until she again accepts out of convenience out of the plot that she's okay with Cyan leaving. She has no further development.
Chuu Chuu: a person who wants to be the top musician in the world, she wants all the spotlight on her, until that is that she no longer wants to because Cyan and the rest of the band ask her if it's true. Then she says she's sorry, that those were her thoughts and again, the band just accepts it and it's okay that she was using them.
Moa: an alien from another world who has to study this music world, and misses her mom and family, but at the same time doesn't', and this goes nowhere.
It's important to note, I am not saying their characters are bad by default, they have interesting aspects to them, I enjoy the band members by themselves when you take into account their flaws and what could come from them to develop the characters. But that's the thing, they don't develop, they just win all the time, every time there is a sad moment between them, you can bet it will be their friendship that will win the battle, not their skills, and that their inhibitions, and bad sides will be put to the side and will be resolved almost instantly because the writer just wants to continue the story.
Cyan from this band and Natsu from fairy tail are actually very similar they both win by ass pulls constantly. But here's the main difference: It's actually believable sometimes with Natsu because he has had about 20 years of experience by the first season and keeps getting more training to get stronger. When he beats someone by the skin of his teeth, you will accept it sometimes because you have seen how much he has struggled and trained, and how many opponents he has won previously, before almost losing and pulling an ass pull. This stops working it it happens all the time.
This happens constantly in show by rock, and it ruins the entire viewing experience. There is no development, and the main character will always win in the first season, so what's the point of even watching it?
Apr 4, 2020
Show By Rock!!
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The concept for show by rock is not really something new. It's a school girl being summoned from another world to fight of darkness, in other words an isekai. That's it in a nutshell, the only differences is, this time it's in a world of music, and friendship is the key to victory. I love music, so this was a good concept...at first.
GOOD: Let's get the good out of the way first: Visuals are good, the transition from 2d to the 3D music scenes are great, the music is well written, and the easter eggs for musicians such as when Cyan writes her song is awesome. ... |
