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Okay, so Heavenly Delusion. What a deceptive show indeed.

You see, one thing that gets quite noticeable as the show goes on is a constant effort to subvert viewer's expectations. It happens everytime. Characters that seem like ducks become pigeons for a brief moment only to reveal themselves as some kind of turkey. A side-story might become so deep and twisted you forget where it started.

The world of show itself seems like delusion. It starts as a pretty doomed place to live in, atleast it presented this way in the first couple of episodes. There're berserk-like creatures huntin for human brains, the society and progress got ... rolled back for a few centuries. But then you see a womens dominant fetishist community, a tomato paradise, a nympho-host and stuff. People do some crazy bs in this show, but it doesnt fit the post-apocaliptic setting not for a bit.

And then there is gore. Not much, but it is there and it never feels in place in this show. One character in particural goes through so much psychological and physical horror that you might wonder if he still resumes his sense of sanity, but nope hes chillin like no tommorow. Like, everyone is so upbeat here no matter what. The huge amount of fanservice doesn't help either.

There is an entire parallel subplot which takes place somewhere in "neverland". It takes a decent runtime and tries to play the themes of complex relations between teenagers in a weird setting like Shinsekai yori did back in the day. Its not bad and the suspense is there, but we have to wait for the 2nd season to see the outcome if its all worthy or not. The main story exists only to make sure the main protagonist won't just stop and grow some tomatoes instead of constantly moving forward.

The one strong aspect is animation for sure. It starts high and keeps a steady pace (aside from one weird episode). The opening is, probably, the best one this year so far. The song is a banger and animation is stylish, creative and pretty unique. I'd say it sets the bar so high its almost distracting to watch the show for how inconsistent it is. Another delusion indeed.

So in the end, should you watch the show? I'd say, wait for a 2nd season. It has some potential to strike as a world-premiere meta drama accompanied by a twisted plot or it may burn as a pretentious garbage, who knows. So far, its mixed, incosistant and unresolved.