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Straight up bad. Season 1 was one of those few shows that had a satisfying and conclusive ending, then they pull a steins gate 0 and bring back the show for no good reason only to ruin what made the original so great. They turn Joe from a likable goofball with a dream, determination, and some skill into some junkie. There is some new plot about a bunch of randos I couldnt care less about illegally squatting on some guy's land and I think the show is trying to make you feel bad for them but they never actually give a compelling reason as to ... why I should care about them or their plight. They never claim it was their land, they outright say they have no claim to the land, and for the love of god why in gods name did they revive anime real steel to tell a story about a land dispute between some people I could not care less about and the MC from the original nowhere to be seen!

If you told me this show was written by some upper middle class millennial while drinking a pumpkin spice latte at starbucks typing it out on their mac and occasionally browsing tumblr and twitter I would fully believe that. It reeks of having no understanding of the source material and existing for the sake of... I dont even know pushing some anti-land ownership beliefs?? If SOMEHOW this is the same writer as the original then clearly we have an avatar the last airbender situation here where theoretically a monkey can write out a shakespearian play on his 1st go but lightning (or Kora in this analogy) doesn't strike twice and your sequel is trash because the creator themselves dont understand what made the original so great.

1/10 and thats being generous. Not the worst anime I've ever seen but it comes pretty close.

1 word. Masterpiece.

This show is f***ing stupid. Like REALLY stupid! Thats 95% of the enjoyment. Its basically about a dystopian Japan that was divided into city states or "clusters" each of which has a different government structure and all of which ban citizens from traveling to other clusters. The MC and pals are "extractors" who help people start over in a new cluster. With a plot like this they COULD tell a super mature and realistic story about how restricting freedom of movement can cause societal issues and comparing the different governments of the clusters to show the best and worst of society, thankfully ... thats not what they did. They took a risk by turning the plot into 1 big joke while still having the characters take it seriously and it worked out very well for the entertainment value of the show.

Story: 10/10
The plot is interesting on its own regardless of execution. While I adore the direction they went with it it does make me curious what a more serious take on the plot would look like. Episode 3 when Equa was interrogated and they reveal that everything about her is either fabricated or indeterminable that REALLY got me hooked! Whats this girl's past and how is it that they weren't even able to narrow down whether she is or is not a human (or what she is for that matter). Regardless love the plot

Characters: 100/10
The characters are the main draw of this show. I'm 5 episodes in and every single character thus far has been incredibly likable and interesting in their own ways. Equa is a plank of wood but in a good way. She's basically a yes man thrust into the position of a leader and is always needlessly optimistic regardless of whats going on. Martes is a complete psychopath. The reveal that she is a slime was interesting by itself early on, but then episode 4 they reveal "the congress of Martes", AKA 100 mini versions of her in conflict over what she does. It was pure lunacy and a very good parody of real life politics. Feles is a magical girl former yakuza and full tsundere, need I say much more? Meanwhile wolf guy is basically Kenny from south park cus he practically dies off early on every episode.

Animation: 10/10
YES THE ANIMATION IS BAD! THATS WHY ITS SO GOOD! A show like this plain and simple would not work with traditional animation. You can do it but half the impact is this animation style. If the show was actually trying to tell a serious story then yes this animation wouldnt be good but its a slice of life comedy masquerading as a serious story. The animation tells you right off the bat not to take the plot seriously.

Music/OP/ED: ?/10
I wont give a hard score to the music. The OP and ED are skippable and forgettable and same with the music. It just doesnt stick out as anything good or bad so I dont feel comfortable giving it a score.

Voice Acting: 8/10
How in gods name did this filler anime get a dub? A descent dub at that. The actors themselves are great, my biggest complaint is that the lip sync can be off at times.

Alt Anime Recommendations:
OreTwi AKA Ore Twintail Ni Narimasu. Its the only other show I've seen able to pull off taking a plot 100% seriously while half the joke being how stupid the execution of the plot is.

I judge books by their covers. Cover for this looked cute so I figured, hey, I'll give it a shot. Cute girls doing cute things is usually very hit or miss. This time it’s a swing and a miss. In summary, it’s a very cute looking and mildly disturbing cringefest. The girls are prepubescent and MC is horny, that's the entire plot. Also they are ninjas. Maybe it'll get better as the show goes on, I dont know, but I personally am not willing to give it more time than I already have. This show is the definition of seasonal filler. Honestly you’re better off ... just watching Naruto, and that’s coming from someone who isn’t even particularly fond of Naruto.

Non-spoiler review:

This show is an insult to steins gate fans. The problem is its DECEPTIVELY terrible. It hooks you in early on with promises of intrigue and conspiracy only for any and all potential to be wasted by episode 7 or so. The next 10 episodes or so are effectively just more buildup for a twist so obvious that I thought the actual twist I couldn't believe Steins;Gate of all series did it. Finally it concludes with blatantly ignoring nearly all established lore from the original and introducing so many plot holes its actually impressive.

Summary:
- More plotholes than there are worldlines in the series
- ... Some of the worst twists I've ever seen in fiction.
- The worst villain of all time.
- Blatantly ignoring established character development and world building
- Horrible animation at many points
- Bringing up plotpoints only to be dropped and ignored 5 seconds later

Its very hard to describe the problems with this show without spoilers. Lets just say I was considering doing a video review of the series and then dropped the idea after realizing it is so fundamentally flawed that doing so would require me to dedicate a full video for every episode, because each episode is just that bad.

I would give this a 0 if I could. I'd unironically rather watch School Days, Chaos;Head and Sword Art Online back to back. There is beyond no redeeming value here, it will actively detract from the greatness of the original.