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It's still pretty early which is why this isn't much of a review yet as it's more of a first impression for the people interested.

The reason I'm writing this is because I'm really satisfied with how well the adaptation came out. Don't get me wrong, I'll evaluate it as an anime not as an adaptation but I just want to say that it really stood out to me how the anime made the setting pop out more than what the manga did. I never really felt the surroundings in the manga and I'm really glad with this since it holds an importance in the ... show. It also stays faithful to the source material as of now but again, it's still too early to end it there.


To begin, this show is about romance. Lesbian romance.

Now with this kind of stories, people like me usually watch it for the sexual fantasy and stuff. It's more about the characters so It doesn't really need to have a mind bending plot. It does have some sensitive themes if that concerns you. With that said, it does a good job on executing it's story.

We have this girl; Yuzu, who is very enthusiastic about being a gal and even lies about having boyfriends to her friends but she gets transferred to an all-girls school because her "mama suddenly found a new papa." On that school she meets other characters but most importantly Mei, the intriguing student council president/grandchild of the school chairman/the betrothed in an early age character (trust me, this is not a spoiler.) They started on the wrong-foot pretty quickly because of their conflicting personalities but what they don't know is that they're connected much closer than they think. We find more and more things about Mei through Yuzu and boom, character development.

It gets spicy very early but it doesn't feel rushed or forced and there's nothing I can really complain about. That's just the scenario but the pacing itself is fine along with the direction. It kinda feel like a k-drama. The use of lighting, the backgrounds, blurring or shaking camera shots, I love how they use the light behind Mei to hide her face when she stood up then showed her expression afterwards as she walks away. I can tell that the studio respects the manga and is really trying all they can to not just merely copy what's drawn in the source material. The art style really captivates me because it's not overly detailed but it looks so good.

The animation isn't outstanding or anything but it doesn't have to. It's good enough for a drama show and the studio knows what it needs to emphasize. Like that scene where Mei searched for Yuzu's smartphone In Ep 1. That scene wasn't just to grab (no pun intended) attention, it's actually important because that's the reason why Mei left such a huge impression on Yuzu when they met. I really like the occational dynamic camera movement too like those in the OP. The show can look good even without that but they still went for it and that's always good to see. The music is fine but I don't have much to say about it really, there's some good ones like the one played during Yuzu's bath in Ep 1 but nothing that stands out.

I'm not sure if this is helpful or anything but I like the show so far that's why I'm persuading people to give it a try.

My very first review: Let's get started.

A lot of people expected Re:Creators to be an action-heavy series only to be given a lot of dialogue throughout the show which is fair because that's what it looked like in the beginning. And although it played with the concept of being self-referential or meta, I think that what the show is trying to accomplish is to give a message about acceptance. Which is ironic with it's reception.

The main problem that I got from most reviews about the show is that it wasn't able to translate it's exposition effectively and while ... I can't blame them for this, I need to say that the dialogues were not useless as they describe it to be. It does have a lot of talking so if you don't like this aspect of the series then, I rest my case.

Now, reviewing this show without giving any kind of spoiler is impossible as it's going to cut the series short from what it is. Consider this a warning.

I find the core theme to revolve around acceptance. Altair; the main antagonist of the show, herself is the very embodiment of the hatred of the REJECTED or rather someone they run to when they are rejected. The whole show begun because the main character Sota, wasn't able to ACCEPT that he is a shitty artist just as the creations that got transported to the "real world" can't ACCEPT the reality that they were not "real" in the beginning. The creators can't do anything in the show unless their audience ACCEPTS what they made. And the show even resolved it's conflict by Sota finally ACCEPTING what he did. Not with fighting but by accepting his feelings about his friend Setsuna. It's about realizing and accepting what it means to create and what a creation is. Why do people draw/create stories? What does that drawing/stories mean to them or to others?

The show do have lot of flaws especially in the plot department but that only strengthens my point that the story wasn't what's important. It's the message, that it wasn't trying to weave an amazing original story rather it's a love letter to all the people involved in the community and industry and that includes the viewer. It's a message in RE:gard to CREATORS hence the title. Episode 13; not only being cleverly meta specially because of the ending of the series, but also explains the process that goes into the show.

I still gave the story a 7 because even though it was driven by emotion a lot more than logic, it dealt with the harshness that comes in a competitive workplace and explained it in a not in a very straight forward way like what Bakuman or Shirobako did (which I both like as well.)
The art and animation isn't the best but It looks pretty to me and while the character designs were trying to reference characters from
other shows, they weren't total knock-offs and actually gives an original take that clearly doesn't look ugly. I give it an 8. While some of the music I can understand to sound generic, I find the way it was utilized amazing especially in the sound effects department from the glitchy sounds to the explosions. I give it a 9. The character interactions was one of the strongest part of the show for me when they do actually interact. I loved all the characters because they feel somewhat real and close to me but I'll give it an 8.

Overall I think it's a good show and deserves an 8. I hope my review made sense and convince some people to give the show a chance because I thoroughly enjoyed this show.