Mar 17, 2022
I am honestly so disappointed with how this show went. This was the very first manga that I ever picked up and that was back in 2005. I had just learned that there was an anime created after rereading the manga again and was so excited initially.
The art and animation did not do Arina justice. The manga is beautiful but this anime was so weak.
Spoilers ahead:
One thing I love about the manga is the relationship that builds between Maron and Chiaki. Unfortunately, it feels like Chiaki is really just a side character in the anime and he's not there very often. It also takes
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forever for Maron to learn that Chiaki and Sinbad are the same person and I think that just hinders the relationship that gets built. Weirdly in episode 33 at only about 8 minutes in, Maron says she can't trust him lately- this is weird because at no point in the show has he given her a reason not to be trustworthy. It feel like the creator was running out of time to finish the story and these last 10-15 episodes were rushed with information just randomly thrown in to relate it back to the manga.
The Zen arc also felt forced and rushed. There was no character development and somehow he randomly already knew who she was and ugh. I am glad that he got to see his parents though! That was a nice switch.
Fin's backstory change was also dumb.
I will say though, one thing I liked was the added character of Myst and their havoc. That was a great addition and fun to watch.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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