A bland anime with some generic harem characters. Absolute duo may seem like your average action/harem anime, because it is.
Story: 2/10
First off let me remind you that the plot is set in a world far, far away where girls possess all the cup sizes from A to Z cups. So don't be suprised if they turn out to be the only thing worth watching in the whole show.
Absolute Duo is about your average male protagonist who gains a special power and wants to seek revenge for his deceased family. Tooru Kokonoe is a teenager who has the ability to materialize “Blazes” out of his soul. But he has no ordinary Blaze his blaze is an irregular, while other people generate Weapons Tooru can generate a shield. (Big deal right?) He then uses his special ability and enrolls himself into a school that teaches him to become stronger (even though he’s a bit overpowered already). At this school he is forced to kick some booty, which then leads the female protagonist, Julie, to realize his existence. She takes interest in him, and by some random chance they are forced into the dorm room, and as the series goes on they become an “absolute duo” which also forges an intimate relationship with each other. The anime throws you a couple curve balls later on, which keeps the story somewhat interesting.
Sound: 7/10
- Great Choice of voice actors, Matsuoka who voiced Sora and Kirito from NGNL and Sao voiced Tooru.
- The OP’s and ED’s so far are pretty great, in my opinion.
- Great soundtracks for most scenes especially the romantic scenes.
- Did a good job of using music for suspense and such.
- They need better soundtracks for action scenes.(not really many action scenes so far tbh)
Characters: 3/10
Most of the characters are a bit bland and unoriginal.
- Tooru- Your average male lead who has a harem, he cares for his peers, and has overpowered combat abilities.
- Julie- Your average shy airheaded dandere who’s a few slices short of a fruit cake, also has good combat abilities
- Miyabi- Your average shy useless character who’s afraid of males and her only job is to piss the audience off. (At least for me)
- Tomoe- Your average female protagonist who doesn’t know what love is, but then realizes she falls in love with the male protagonist. (So let the awkwardness ensue)
- Lilith- A bratty rich girl, who is apparently from England, and also an irregular, she has mastered the fine arts of Engrish.
- Usa Sensei- Their homeroom teacher who has two personalities. (Probably the most interesting character in the show)
Needless to say if all of these females had the brains the size of their bust it would make the show a whole lot more interesting.
Art: 8/10
The only thing that was good in this anime.
- Characters have big boobs.
- Great use of vibrant colors.
- Good contrast between light and dark.
- Nicely animated action scenes.
I’d say 8-bit studios did a pretty great job.
Enjoyment: 3/10
The anime definitely wasn't worth my time. The anime was pretty horrid from it's stupidly broad plot to it's equally broad characters. It's sad to see the anime end up so horribly because it actually had a lot of potential, but the directors or whoever does the screenplay ruined the whole show by making the show 99% fanservice with no plot.
Overall: 4/10
I gave the anime an overall score of 4. Taking all things into consideration I had high hopes for this anime and I'd hoped it wont let me down. But several episodes in, I'd realized that even Jesus couldn't save this anime. The genre and tone seemed to be right up my alley, which is action, harem, and a slight dab of comedy. But after watching this many episodes I think my opinions were most likely clouded. I gave it a chance, but it's a pretty big let down.
Recommended For- People who have watched all the good action/harem/romance anime's and have a lot of spare time. Or if you just love action/harems so much you want to watch it.
Not Recommended For- People who want a action/harem with a good plot, and interesting characters, because I assure you this isn't something worth your time.
