May 13, 2020
- A fun story hidden behind less than average animation -
The first thing I noticed when I started watching the first few episodes was the lackluster animation quality, and so did a lot of other people, hence the low score.
But the second things I noticed were the lovable characters and the story that made this worth watching, despite the animation.
I'd played the game after watching the first few episodes before it went into its short hiatus, and sped through the Spring and Summer troupe stories and after watching the characters triumph through their struggles, I can say this:
The story and characters make this anime worth
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watching despite the poor animation and lackluster art.
The story put in a nutshell is just as you read in the description. Our MC, Izumi, rebuilds Mankai Company while trying her best to avoid the company going under thanks to our local Yakuza dude, Sakyo.
Of course, on top of that simple run-down, we have the characters' backstories and situations to explore throughout the story as they do their best every time to put on the best show to build an audience that will support them (monetarily).
Now, let's look at the characters.
One of the best parts of the wide cast of characters is the Main Character herself. Unlike other female MCs in the genre, she's rich in personality. She's capable, mentally strong, and has actual comedic value. She serves as the perfect leading character for the other characters, who each have their own strong personalities.
Some of the characters follow a lot of common tropes, but they are tropes done right and tropes that keep them interesting and their interactions definitely make it worth watching.
I've picked four of the characters to talk about just a little in this review that have appeared in the anime.
Itaru's section has spoilers, so be warned.
Sakuya, our main guy of the Spring troupe, is an optimistic go-getter with a strong passion for theater. He's very much like a typical Shounen MC, but I found him to be quite likable as I was reading the story and watching the anime. He's someone that makes people say, "He's a good kid."
(!SPOILERS!)
Itaru is a character that I, and surely many others, can relate to, to an extent. He looks like an upstanding, responsible member of society, but behind all of that is a gaming addict. His lack of motivation for anything other than games is something that hit me deep and made me feel just a little bit ashamed. Just a little, I swear.
He's an interesting character (like most of the characters, really), and kind of punchable, in a good way.
(!END OF SPOILERS!)
Tenma, the lead of the Summer troupe, is a snobby rich kid with a superiority complex but (spoilers?) he Gets Better. So hold on a bit if you end up disliking him.
Now Yuki may wear girly clothes (his main outfit is literally a dress), but before you start screaming "trap," let me tell you this: He is not like that. That's why I found him so interesting as a character. I won't go on any more, as I don't want to spoil too much. I'll let you watch for yourself and decide what you think about his character.
For the plays themselves, they are handled fantastically, and as someone who read the story in the mobage, I was really excited watching the first Spring troupe play and was pleased with how it turned out.
I would definitely recommend this anime to those into theatre and plays, and for those who aren't, I would still recommend for the characters and story.
The animation quality of the latest episode at the time of writing this review has gone up a bit compared to the previous episodes, but whether that pattern will continue is beyond me.
And that concludes my review! I hope that this will convince you to give the anime a shot. There's a lot of other anime out there with animation just as average and just as bad, so get through it and watch it for the lovable characters.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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