Solty Rei

Solty Rei

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Reading the description again after watching it, I really have to admit that it looks quite interesting compared to the actual content.

I liked the basic idea of ​​this Show.
The story revolves around the protagonist Roy Revant, who lost his daughter in the "Blast case", a catastrophe that caused enormous damage to the city. After this, he could not find his daughter again and fell into direct despair, lost his old self, and became a bounty hunter who hunts criminals. But he didn't just do this for money, but also to let off steam. Since he was finished with ... his life, there was not much left in him. But then he met the protagonist, "Solty" as she was called (probably one of the most annoying female characters in fiction).

As far as you can see from the description, it doesn't sound too bad, in fact almost inviting. Also, based on the genre, you might think it's going to be a more serious and gritty plot.
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If only that had really been the case. The story revolves around Roy in the foreground and all other characters get enough screen time depending on their priority. Roy simply cannot assert himself in this work. Everyone rides around on his head all the time, destroys his everyday life and he has no assertiveness. Then comedy often simply takes over, although the genre shouldn't be present here. Anyway, the work was also blessed with plenty of "fan service" and shower scenes that totally jump out of the overall picture.

Until episode 14 the anime is total everyday life, practically absolutely nothing happens. Every day a new experience, the characters are introduced and introduced. There was a slight tension curve with twists in the middle part, but until Ep 20 it was quiet again and nothing happened until a rather monotonous finale occurred.

Well, in the end at least everything was cleared up, which made the plot more likable. Yes, it was actually a decent statement that resolved all questions and actually opened up a big picture of the world. But apart from that, it was actually pretty average. Most of the female characters' dialogues, in particular, were practically a waste of time. Rose and Solty were practically never able to express themselves and their ways were quite annoying, especially Rose, who was really compulsively focused.

Well, otherwise the work had a few clichés, but nothing earth-shattering.



Story:


For me personally, the plot was probably the best part of the work. Sad that I actually had to wait so long for it. Most of the Show was more about her everyday life and a few small jobs, nothing more. Towards the middle, something surprising finally happened, which quickly lost tension and dragged on again until the final. The finale was also pretty weak, mainly action and a few scenes that didn't make any sense. In the sense that they didn't have to be at all, they weren't essential in any way and just ate uptime.

But otherwise, I liked the clarification at the end about the city, the characters, and the disaster. What was really behind everything and what connection everything had with everything? At least this has rekindled my curiosity. It's just a shame that the whole thing was only spat out at the end, which meant that you had to fight your way through the other episodes.

Unfortunately, the tension in this work was quite sluggish.

Animation / Pictures:


The animations were nothing special either. The style is ok, but alternative animations for machines and cars of all kinds were used again, which just jumps out of the overall picture. The animations of the surroundings, movements, and lights, were satisfactory

Conclusion

Is an interesting older title, unless you are hoping for too much. I don't regret looking at him. Despite everything, he had some strengths and some interesting scenes. Unfortunately not enough to ever be viewed again.

I only saw four episodes of this because I could not stand to watch the rest.

Nearly 100% of the characters that show up in those first 4 episodes are completely lacking. Roy is a 45 year old man who is a complete asshole, especially to people he doesn't know. Solty, the main character, is a foreign being who he saves and she immediately develops a crush on him (though she looks like a 15 year old). Miranda is Roy's employer, 27 and can't do anything without her adopted daughter's instruction.

The first four episodes are spent trying to establish how Solty got there and how she ... makes her place in Roy and Miranda's lives and even discovering a little about what she can do.

Personally, I felt that the first episodes were too slow and harped too much on Solty's new obsessive crush on Roy. When officials find out that Solty is an unregistered citizen they have a crisis on what to do with her; Miranda or Roy need to adopt her. Roy refuses to do that and even though Miranda and her daughter are SO concerned about her getting adopted, she doesn't bother doing it herself―she forges Roy's signature, forcing Solty on him.

After the DVD was finally over, I swore I'd never watch it again. I still have no idea what the real point of this story is because it never caught my interest watching. I suppose if you like Shoujo this might interest you but I got bored with it easily. ):

Aside from the plot, and character development, the art and soundtrack is good. It's little comfort.