Oct 3, 2017
This is my first review, but hopefully it goes well regardless, haha! (Note: This review will be spoiler free do a degree; though I am writing this more for those who have already watched a bit of it, or for those who have finished it)
First things first; I completely understand why so many people dislike this anime. Its pacing is weird, some of the characters are annoying, and it changes into a practically different anime half way through.
However, I'll use this review to explain why you should watch this one anyway.
Last note: I drop anime like a mad man. If I start to dislike an
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anime at any point, to a certain degree, I just won't watch it. As I watch more and more, I become pickier, so my completed to dropped ratio becomes smaller and smaller as time goes on; but that's just me.
START-O:
Story (7/10):
I feel as though people are being too hard on this aspect. The story had to focus on the extreme tropes of the characters to introduce them in a dramatic way; I believe, to get you more invested in them. So the first half of the show (more like the first third, but whatever) is focused on character introduction and dramatization of the way they live their lives. Once that is over, it heavily focuses on the drama surrounding the characters in a much more unique way than I have seen in many of the anime is this genre. Its biggest highlight is the hilarious comedic overtone that affects the story as a whole.
Art (9/10):
A place where this anime really hits me is certainly not in its general character art or its background art, but rather in the hilarious, intentional way it draws its characters. It's absolutely hilarious to watch the way the characters forms change in response to what happens to them or those around them. It was what made me come back after dropping it after episode one, and what kept me laughing hysterically throughout the show. By far my favorite quality of this anime.
Sound (8/10):
The OP and EDs were pretty great, especially on the art side (affects the above score, obviously). The music definitely fit during the great moments of the show and was overall decent. Not memorable in the least, however. Lastly, I don't pay much attention to the music, so this is as much as I could come up with.
Character (7/10):
The characters are obviously what made the show as good or as bad as most people feel, I believe. In my opinion, I loved the characters (to a degree). The way they interacted with one another, the inner monologues, the reactions to events, the way they changed flow suddenly occasionally. I loved it all, which is another reason why I enjoyed myself so much. However, they are also all very flawed in many ways. They lack really any depth beyond how they act, so you can't really connect with any of them on a deeper level at all (which can also be a good thing, since it means focusing more on the overall picture; at least for me it did). I really loved one of the characters and felt like she grew more as a character than any of the others, by far.
Enjoyment (9/10):
Overall, I really enjoyed myself throughout the course of the show. I loved many aspects of it!
TL;DR for each category:
Story: Dry in the beginning, got much better in the second third of the show. Many will disagree; it depends entirely on taste I believe. The pacing is weird and it changes quite a bit.
Art: The animation of the characters is what made me keep watching, and it only got more hilarious as the show went on. I really enjoyed this particular aspect of the show. The artwork itself was average or subpar.
Sound: Not much to say, OP is great, EDs are fine.
Character: Love and hate relationship in many ways. If you read any part of my review, I would like if you read this one in particular.
Enjoyment: I really liked it, but it definitely has its flaws.
OVERALL: I give an 8 as both a perfect average of my scores, and what I generally feel it deserves. Not great, but definitely better than what many have to say about it.
Thanks for reading! Any tips would be much appreciated as I have never written a long comment, much less a review of an anime, at any point in my anime career. Look forward to writing more. Thanks again.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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