Jul 3, 2023
Watching shows together with someone to discuss it as (and after) you're watching it is always a good idea. It helps you recontextualize everything. In the case of this one, I decided to watch it together with my brother.
The first two episodes were... confusing, really. Mainly thanks to the pacing, which was awful.
But it gave us something.
Hope.
Hope for a show that could outgrow it's initial clunkiness, and could surpass itself to become something truly great and memorable. It was mainly the visuals and symbolism in the opening and ending, and it's unique premise that gave us this feeling.
However, as we watched on, we quickly noticed
...
it was becoming a constant teeter-totter in quality. From the animation, to the story, to well, everything really.
I have genuinely never seen something that so perfectly encapsulates the meaning of "mixed bag" as this.
One thing that never disappointed was the music, but it was ultimately held back by inconsistency, on literally all the other fronts. Animation, tone, story build-up, etc. Every episode felt like a turn of the gachapon dial, never knowing what might come out of that wretched little plastic ball next.
Throughout it's 12 episode run there were a lot of good, and hell, even great concepts. The ones that leaned into the surreal and darker tone that was present in the op and ed genuinely captivated us. We agreed that out of all of them, 2, 5, 8 and 9 were the best episodes, truly showcasing what this show is capable of at it's peak.
So, I hear you asking, was this show any good? And, if not, was it even worth watching?
And to you, I raise,
who am I to tell you what to like, and how much to like it?
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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