Darling in the Coffin.
Synduality: Noir is a futuristic sci-fi anime where the mechs are small and chunky and also require an R2-D2 shaped like anime waifu’s or a butler or even a black guy, in order to function properly. Drifters use these mechs to scavenge a post-apocalyptic setting for treasure and resources to bring back to their human colonies called Nests whilst fighting off weird alien bug things called Enders.
There's not much about Synduality: Noir’s premise that you can point to as original. In fact, now that the season is complete I can say that it's honestly a bit derivative. However, that doesn't change
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: SYNDUALITY Noir
Information
Type:
TV
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Jul 11, 2023 to Sep 26, 2023
Premiered:
Summer 2023
Broadcast:
Tuesdays at 00:00 (JST)
Producers:
Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Spirits, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Bandai Namco Music Live
Licensors:
None found, add some
Studios:
8bit
Source:
Mixed media
Theme:
Mecha
Duration:
24 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Statistics
Ranked:
#52682
2
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Popularity:
#3289
Members:
52,687
Favorites:
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Your Feelings Categories Sep 25, 2023
I'm gonna come out and say it. This is just discount Xenoblade Chronicles 2 with a sluggish, meandering setup and a smorgasbord of tropes and character archetypes from some of the more illustrious mecha franchises crudely mashed together. I'm hard-pressed to believe that this show's story and setting was drafted by Hajime Kamoshida of Aobuta fame.
That said, the aesthetics and character designs are quite easy on the eyes. But the character themselves do not get a passing grade, unfortunately. Starting off with Kanata: he's just a run-of-the-mill "got something to prove" main character who stumbles upon a macguffin that conveniently pertains to something his ... Nov 26, 2024
This is your generic and cliché trope where the MC will always try to do something for the sake of justice/good but he doesn't have the required strength to do so. His actions related heavily to his feelings, he went straight thru a dangerous situation and always ended up saved by random pedestrians. He's so gullible that you can practically sell him to a slave master, he'd straight up believe that you're giving him a harsh training and he'll overcome it eventually, sigh.
Kanata as the main character had little to none character development on this first season. He shouts at people when he doesn't understand ... Sep 8, 2024
This presents a well conceived post apocalyptic world with great set pieces and environments and enough unique concepts to lay the foundation of a pretty interesting series. However, it pairs that with the most absolutely overused and boring plot one could possibly imagine for such a setting: our hero and an evil organization racing to the key to save humanity culminating in an entirely expected and boring ending.
There are a few genuinely touching moments and when the setting / characters (excluding the comically one dimensional baddies) can shine it's pretty good. If you think you can tolerate the plot and associated nonsense, disappointment ... Sep 26, 2023
Nothing of note happens in this show. The mix of CG and "traditional" animation is awkward and unappealing. Unnecessary musical performances by an idol-like figure are positioned within episodes at random - this seems to be a marketing stunt if I had to wager a guess.
The partners that accompany each mech pilot are slaves. They might be "robots", but they have zero distinguishing features from their human counterparts except that they are required by some sort of hardware-bound contract to obey their owner's command. Things get even more strange when it is suggested that humans can have sex with these contract-bound characters. The titular character "Noir" ... Sep 25, 2023
Can someone tell me: has the Mecha genre really grown over the past few years? And no, I'm talking about everything else other than those affiliated with the Gundam franchise. In my mind, certainly not.
Mixed-media projects are always a big gamble for companies, especially when they're new ones looking to stamp their reputation from the get-go. One recent example that I can think of was of Square Enix's Deep Insanity project, which was collaborated with Ubisoft, and look at how that turned out: the anime was a douche of an embarassing flop back in Fall 2021; the manga adaptation, which had its own standalone timeline ... |




