Ranked #3981

Melody of Oblivion

In all honesty, Melody of Oblivion could have had potential to go in many good directions. However, due to poor character development, confusion with plot linearity, and the most ridiculous last four episodes to a series I have ever seen, that potential was utterly wasted.

In our story, we find Bokka, a teenage boy living in a new century following a bloody, violent war between humanity and their enemies, the monsters. Warriors fighting for humanity, the Melos Warriors ultimately lost and became nothing but a legend. After the first episode, our protagonist finds out that he holds the same power as the legendary Melos Warrior and embarks on a journey along with a busty sidekick and trusty motorbike vehicle, the Ibar machine. During his journey he contends with the Monster Union, an organization of humans working alongside the monsters and the sole enemies of the series ( their catch phrase “Viva! Monster Union!” will more than likely cause bleeding of the ears ) and meets several other Melos Warriors as well as other supporting characters. Which brings me to my next point.

Character development. Many characters were introduced, but they had very little background to them. Particularly the monsters, who in this series take the shape of humans, were introduced, but over the course of the series played absolutely very little role or none at all. They simply took up space. The Monster Union characters also made me laugh, because their designs were ridiculous and many times I found myself not taking them very seriously. Which in turn, made me think that this bloody, violent war we are led to believe happened, was nothing but a farce.

I was also bothered by the linearity. You never know how long it’s been since the characters arrive in one location and the next. At some point in the series you are informed that it’s been a year since our protagonist left home, but you are left scratching your head thinking “Really? He’s been gone that long?” You have no sense of time, and that is rather annoying.

I will say that the music was perhaps the only thing that I liked overall about the series. The opening and ending themes were rather good, not the best, but better than others I have seen. There’s the occasional violin instrumental track ( particularly when our heroes are having a heated battle against the monsters ) and catchy background track.

Without spoiling the ending, the last four episodes are a complete train wreck. They made absolutely NO sense, watch and you’ll understand. Possibly one of the worst endings I have ever seen.

So, I apologize for the long review, but the Melody of Oblivion could have been much better. It’s a decent series, but do not expect something grand. If anything, watch it to laugh at the ridiculous, but sometimes entertaining Monster Union members and their crazy antics.


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...In a world where monsters have taken control, and human sacrifices are made to please them...

That basically sums up the story here. Smaller story lines tend to form while watching, but end very quickly, often in the same episode. If you enjoy subtle horror, and action as the hero tries to save the day, then you have a good anime here.

But wait! What is this? The last four episodes involve crude humor that is not pleasing in any way... some could call it... freakishly startling? It does have a point in the story line, these weird images they show before and after breaks in the last four episodes, but the story that they are part of is a thought, merely a cell of importance, it would seem that the guy who wrote it thought it would add to the romance which was... there... at parts. It seemed that all it did was turn you away from the show and ruin any good feelings you had for the series.

I would also like to add, due to my love of voicing opinion, that this series is in no way scary seeing as every monster you come across doesn't look scary, and they tend to act stupid and run around in animal suits. It might symbolize something... it might not... but I must say, most of what happened, especially towards the end, made no sense.

With all that said, if you read it all, I STILL favorited the show. I Loved the story. I'm sorry, I know it was somewhat perplexing and had to value, but it was worth watching, it even made me sad when it ended! I was hoping for... a better ending (Like I said, the last four stunk.... bad) but it was poetic and entertaining. I recommend it fully. read more