Takt Op. Destiny

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 6, 2021 to Dec 22, 2021

Premiered: Fall 2021

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 00:00 (JST)

Producers: DeNA, Bandai Namco Arts

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Madhouse, MAPPA

Source: Mixed media

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Theme: Music

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.15¹ (scored by 211,952 users)

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Ranked: #3586²

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Popularity: #435

Members: 509,489

Favorites: 4,649

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The United States of America has been in chaos ever since the emergence of D2s, an invasive species originating from a black meteorite that fell to Earth. A public decree banned citizens from playing any melodies, to prevent further casualties caused by the D2s' hatred for music—even now, in 2047, this prohibition is still in effect. Humanity's only form of defense against the D2s are Musicarts, young women representing pieces of classical music; and Conductors, the ones controlling them.

Takt Asahina, an aloof piano prodigy, finds himself transformed into a Conductor following a spontaneous D2 attack. The same incident kills Anna Schneider's younger sister, Cosette, and brings Takt into contact with his Musicart, Destiny. Searching for a means of stabilizing the pact between themselves, Takt and Destiny—alongside Anna—embark on a perilous journey to the Symphonica Headquarters in New York City.

Takt is in a hurry to reach the city so that he can play the piano again, even though his passion attracts the creatures he has come to despise. Meanwhile, Destiny's sense of duty drags the group into trouble along the way. With a D2-infested path and many more arduous obstacles ahead of them, will the trio make it to New York City in one piece?

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Takt Op. Destiny is a mixed-media project centered on classical music, created by Bandai Namco Arts and DeNA. Under the same umbrella, a Japanese RPG for smartphones is being developed by Game Studio. The game, titled Takt Op. Unmei wa Akaki Senritsu no Machi o, was made available for pre-registration in March 2021 and was originally announced to be released by the end of the same calendar year before being delayed to 2022 and then again to 2023. A beta test was held in April 2023 and the game is set to be released on June 28th a few months after.

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Destiny

Main

Wakayama, Shion
Japanese

Asahina, Takt

Main

Uchiyama, Kouki
Japanese

Titan

Supporting

Itou, Miku
Japanese

Schneider, Anna

Supporting

Hondo, Kaede
Japanese

Heaven

Supporting

Minase, Inori
Japanese

Lenny

Supporting

Hino, Satoshi
Japanese

Hell

Supporting

Ueda, Reina
Japanese

Sagan

Supporting

Hanawa, Eiji
Japanese

Walküre

Supporting

Uesaka, Sumire
Japanese

Schindler

Supporting

Namikawa, Daisuke
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Fukushi, Yuuichirou

Producer

Kimura, Makoto

Producer, Executive Producer

Matsuda, Hiroshi

Producer

Kawagoe, Wataru

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Opening Theme

"takt (タクト)" by ryo (supercell) feat. Mafumafu, gaku

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Ending Theme

"SYMPHONIA" by Mika Nakashima

Reviews

Jan 9, 2024

Senji-san

Recommended

Well what can I say ... at some point in my life, music became something I couldn't go a day without. Now, I don't really listen to classical music but I have a huge appreciation to the people who created all those masterpieces. In this anime, we can hear A LOT of different classical music pieces that suit incredibly well in the scenes they are played at!

I love how many scenes, just as "Titan's finale", Lenny starts playing 4th/Final movement of the 1st symphony of Gustav Mahler - which funnily enough, this symphony has the nickname "Titan" - how cool is that?
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Mar 25, 2024

Justykanna

Mixed Feelings

"Let the performance, begin!"

Story & Characters: Takt Op. Destiny takes place in the US, where Takt Asahina is attacked by a D2 - a monster that originates from outer space. During the attack, Cosette Schneider covers him, and seemingly loses her life in the process. However, instead of going away, her body is taken over by Destiny. She is a Musicart - special beings who have the power to fight back against the D2s. As they attack in sync with their conductor, their master, they are able to effectively kill these things off so that mankind can be preserved. ... Together, with the help of Cosette's sister Anna, as well as Lenny, another conductor, and his Musicart Titan, they hope to travel to New York City, where the Symphonica Headquarters are located. It is there that they hope to find answers to what actually happened to Cosette and why she is now Destiny.

Takt is deeply connected to his music, almost at an obsessive level. So much so that prior to the current story, his health would begin to degrade because he wouldn't take care of himself. He cares nothing about anything but music, but the D2s attack all sources of music, thus bringing their lives to a conflict with Takt. He doesn't really bring much to the table as a conductor, and it feels like ideals that he already should have, are forced on him because he won't accept reality. It's really not until the end where he develops a little. Destiny is a pretty empty shell of a person, born only at the beginning of this series. She knows it's her sole mission to eradicate D2s, but she doesn't really have any personality traits until the end. Anna's the levelheaded person of the group, and not someone who should probably shine as much as she does. Look, in a show about giant monsters attacking people who have these giant weapons at their disposal, someone who is just an ordinary human probably shouldn't be one of your best characters. She thinks on her feet, does all the heavy lifting and knows what state the world is in. That alone should present you with a decent character, but she has to keep the group together so often that she shines.

Lenny is probably my favourite of the group. He has strong ideals and watches out for Takt when he can. He's a pillar of positivity, and his partner, Titan, displays just about the same amount of fun-loving affection has him. Titan's powers aren't really as flashy as Destiny's, but they get the job done. Sagan and Schindler belong to the association in New York and serve as the main antagonists in this story. The problem? They don't display any reason for doing what they do. It's horrible, and brings what was a seemingly okay conclusion to a fall. There's always this grand talk with our main hero and villain at the end, but the one at the end of this tale? It doesn't mean anything.

One of the main issues with the story is it's inconsistency. It goes through ups and downs far too often in terms of good storytelling and I did not appreciate how little certain parts meant to the overall plot. One such plot point has our main cast going from their home, to New York, and everything in between that did not contain Lenny was such a let down. It doesn't really present new topics to our story and Takt and Destiny's underdeveloped characters don't help things at all. While fights were plentiful, just bashing in ordinary D2s gets old after so long. As our party nears its destination, fights got a little more exciting, even if it comes at a cost down the line.

Some of the better episodes were near the end, outside of the final episode, and it's here that the script is a little stronger, with fights that mean a little more. While the weaker cast of characters don't help things, it was at least a little bump up from where we started. However, it does feel wasted once you can tell that the story takes a lot of inspiration from Guilty Crown, a series that had serious story flaws in itself. So while the best moments mirror Guilty Crown, it's a little disappointing that it's so similar, including where it ends our story. (Story: 5/10, Characters: 6/10)

Art: Madhouse and MAPPA are two big names and they lend their talents to their series well. Fights are very flashy, especially with Destiny's weapon design. Most fights take place at night or in darker scenarios and it really makes the colours pop. While there is some loss of quality very late, the series, overall, was done well. (8/10)

Sound: Music is equally up to the task, with some strong pieces, even if you're not a huge fan of the classical tone that this series takes its theme from. The OP and ED are strong as well. And of course, I'm not at all surprised that Caitlin Glass voice directed this because the voice talent here was exceptional. Emi Lo (Cosette and Destiny) isn't someone I'm too familiar with, but she was strong here. Alexis Tipton (Anna) and Jason Liebrecht (Takt) are two voice talents that are basically always strong, and they fit their characters very well. Reagan Murdock (Lenny) lifts Lenny's character so much, and this, hilariously, is my second exposure to him after A Sign of Affection, which is literally airing right now. (9/10)

Overall: Takt Op. Destiny brings a mixed bag to the table because while it had some strong characters and plot points, there weren't nearly enough of them to offset the strong art and sound. I was very hyped for this series when it came out to Crunchyroll and couldn't get around to it at the time. It's fine, but nothing to make think that I missed out on it a couple of years ago. (6/10)

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Jun 20, 2023

SneezySaturn

Not Recommended

Takt Op Destiny was an amazing 10 episodes. I was enjoying the music, the animation, the action, and even becoming attached to some of the characters and their stories. I thought the world was interesting and unique compared to most modern anime worlds. I don’t get the other criticisms people have been throwing out about fan service and waifu bait?

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There’s 12 episodes?

Look… if you have the insatiable desire to finish any show you start, don’t watch this. If you can stop in the middle of a show and be fine with the high quality content you got, then go ahead and watch the first ...

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