| I was not expecting to be a shojo/romance anime. Eh. Still enjoy its just I have the wrong expectation. |
| No not really, she was raised by someone who already knew how to make magical items, who was doing well for themselves, and taught her the trade. |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
| It might have a touch of Bookworm vibe to it, but just a touch. If anything, I like it's bent towards business, and the relationship issues that brings, more like Spice and Wolf. Although Dahlia's tail is nowhere near as spectacular as Holo's. 😆 |
| Haven't watched the latest episode yet which just dropped a few hours ago today, but going into it I was under the impression (from the synopsis) that there was some level of romance - or at least, conflicts and plot points stemming from dealing with relationships, including broken up ones, but that wasn't the main draw or appeal behind my deciding to watch it. It was more the fact that it seemed like a laid back Slice of Life isekai focusing more on inventions in a fantasy world and business. And only a plus that it had a female protagonist. I don't necessarily have a strong preference either way on the issue of whether a series has a male or female protagonist (ideally, as in the case of some of my favorite series, I think that some of the best series have both in equally principal roles in terms of importance and screentime). But the reason why I say it is a plus in this instance is because it's a new/modern isekai, so ones with female protagonists can feel less like the JRPG harem ones of which I'm not interested in most of and can feel generic and obnoxious with so many slightly differently-styled variations of coming out. A female protagonist-centered isekai now or really anytime within the past five years or so feels a little more unique and kind of like a throwback to the earlier 90s and early 2000s days of isekai, or, the minority exception of newer ones which have that and are generally worthwhile to watch, like, yes, Ascendance of a Bookworm. Unless it's one with a female protagonist and also with a reverse harem, in which case, I have even less interest in those than the generic male protagonist regular harem ones. Which is nil. Fortunately this isn't that. But yeah, going into it I was hoping the invention side would take up the most time and focus and so far it's been doing decently on that front. The romance still isn't very interesting to me, but I only like very specific types of romance so that's more of a niche personal issue. And it does still have a little more depth than I expected based on the last episode at least - they didn't just make the new male love interest a totally cardboard Prince Charming and gave him some insecurities and personal issues and challenges of his own, even if most do just derive from being too handsome. At least the characters are generally likeable and they're approaching their relationship in a way which feels pretty reasonable and realistic. It's in an odd spot because compared to a lot of anime it's a breath of fresh air to have these honest young adults comfortable with each other and content with a friendship, working together, and getting to know each other slowly over a long period of time. But if it was like, a Lifetime TV movie with the same characters I'd say it was a dull vanilla romcom. So yeah. Better than a lot of high school-style crushes and harems, but seeing the discovery and design process (like the one used with the fairy crystal lenses) and more worldbuilding would generally be most of what I'd prefer to take up this series' runtime. I don't really know how to categorize this show. Taken in and of itself or after watching any given individual episode, it's not that captivating. There's nothing I'm particularly entranced by in the writing and characters. Music, I couldn't point to one track which stands out as having left a big impression. I like the color palette of the art in that it looks dull and muted in most parts with drab greys, browns, and greens like Pisa or any (at least my imagining of) 15th century Renaissance city or alternative universe equivalent, while still knowing when to let a few features like beautiful bright red hair and lustrous green eyes on Dahliya pop and stand out, but animation is average to lackluster. Direction, nothing of note. Voice acting is fine, but nothing really stands out. And so on. And yet I do find myself having decided to continue watching this show and not minding the experience, because something about it is a little more intriguing than the sum of its parts. I think if I had to speculate it's how different it somehow still feels to me compared to other series which superficially have descriptions and a premise with a lot in common with it (such as Bookworm). |
WatchTillTandavaAug 24, 8:09 AM
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