Dec 6, 2008
The first time I saw this series I spent the next day frantically attempting to relay what I had witnessed to some of my friends, however, I was at a loss:
MONSTERS. SACRIFICIAL OFFERINGS. FLYING MOTORCYCLES. COW-BUS. MAGIC ARROWS. INVISIBLE GIRL.
And that was just the FIRST TWO EPISODES.
Melody of Oblivion (or MOO, as I've taken to calling it) is a series i'd recommend to everyone. Why? Because it is a spectacular failure. Wonderfully awful. The series tries very hard to take itself seriously but that's a lot more than i'd expect out of anyone viewing it. I've come to refer to this show occasionally as 'the
...
little train that couldn't.'
I can't help but laugh at the overly-dramatic dialogue and rampant pseudo-symbolism that is used throughout the series. It is the kind of show I watch and honestly can't believe what I'm seeing. There are parts of the show that are seemingly random without a little bit of careful analysis, so you have to invest a little bit of thought into watching this show, but I for one say it is absolutely worth it. If you could sit through the end of Neon Genesis Evangelion, then watching this show should be a piece of cake. It's a rewarding series to watch, especially since at this point very few people have heard of this show it seems, so you get to have the fun of recommending it to unsuspecting friends. With my friends that have seen this the series has become a kind of 'rocky horror picture show.' It is just that kind of awesome.
That said, There are some things the series does well, for one: the parts in the series that are SUPPOSED to be funny are usually pretty humorous, and the charters do develop reasonably well, and if you like unwarranted fan-service then this is the show for you.
All in all, this is a series that grows on you (not unlike a fungus). Give it a chance, it's a series that needs some love.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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