Godzilla: S.P

Well, this is it. Now we wait for season 2.
From what I can tell you, this series is better to binge-watch cause they'd hit you with big brain terms that would challenge even Einstein himself.

The story is... Well, it's not really bad, but it's not good. Basically this season is a big info-dump.
Not really the type I like. I like info-dumps, but if they were done basically all the time, then even I get turned off.
Also, the main big in the title only appeared briefly lmao

The characters also isn't the best thing. They aren't characters, but just plot device that explains the plot for the ... viewers.
Heck, even the AI themselves have more personalities compared to the actual characters lol
That doesn't really scream good character writing.

The animation is really really good. Of course if we separate the different styles. Because of the mishmash of the great CGI of Orange studio and the stylized animation style of Bones studio, both styles are fighting when they are on the same screen at the same time.
It really shows how disconnected each style are from another even though separately, both styles are great and worthy of 9/10.
But sadly, they just look jarring together in the same screen.

The music is great. The OST is good and the op/ed themes are both decent. I don't really have have problems with music from Godzilla franchise. But here, really nothing stands out. But still consistently good.

Overall, I probably won't rewatch this series even if season 2 comes. I'm just really not a fan of big info-dumps.

There is no denying the originality of this story. It certainly is the most intellectual (or pseudo-intellectual depending on your point of view) Godzilla story ever told. That this story is being told through the medium of anime instead of live action should not come as a surprise since there are moments throughout the show that would cost millions in SFX if done live action.

I like the characters very much. They are all intelligent and rarely do anything stupid that makes you groan. Some characters who would have been turned into a second rate villain in past Godzilla stories are actually very nuanced and have ... reasonable points of view to do what they think is the right thing. The MC's are not superheroes, but just very intelligent characters trying to do their best, as in real life.

The anime style is very original. It tries its best to balance between cute and realistic. I think they did a pretty good job.

The story is a very interesting original tale, if not a little convoluted. Time travel stories are notoriously hard to keep a track of, and this one is no different. The first half gives you the mystery and is straightforward enough, but the second half gets boggled down by the pseudo-science and at certain points become almost incomprehensible without the MCs giving us an info dump in the way of SMS text messages between the two. Not exactly subtle. Also, let me warn you that the ending is rather abrupt. Not bad, but also not the best.

The best thing about this show is that you can tell the creators love the Godzilla (and other Toho monster) franchises. The EP is simply a love letter to all past films and is an absolute joy to try to find every little bit of Easter Egg in it. I've noticed about two dozen immediately, but my understanding is that there are a heck of a lot more.

I would absolutely recommend this show. It is fun. It is certainly much better than the last attempt to animate Godzilla.

Godzilla Singular Point is going to get a lot of small minded fake galaxy brain talk because of its speed and the wide variety of high concept science fiction references. Those people have misread the show. Godzilla SP is a goofy, fluffy, and overall fun time. There's classic kaiju running around, rendered in lame-cool CG. There's a lazy genius guy and an energetic genius girl who shout commands at a cute animated AI to do all the fake deep science for them. There's a massive cast of fully formed eccentric adult with quirks rather than horny teenager merch objects. And, maybe ... most impressive, all eight of sci-fi visual novel plots that usually fucking suck in these shows are here, but they fly past while the AI dog does some goofy sight gag.

This show does not give a fuck about handling narrative twists in a certain way nor does it think any of the sci-beats are more important than the character interactions which all kick ass. The massive supporting ensemble works well enough by not pretending to be anything more than vehicles to move between the secret underground lab to the Diet building. And they look good as hell while it all happens.

The show just wants to give you wide establishment shots followed either by the lazy genius guy and goofy-cool CG kaiju fighting the goofy DIY mech or the energetic genius girl running along with her AI dog box on wheels talking about diagonal lines or some shit. The characters are colored with a bright flatness that rubs against the CG really well without ever being too loud or overstated. This isn't ground breaking, but if a monster of the week show pretending to be high concept sci fi kind of sounds interesting to you, then please check it out.