Neru: Bugei Dogyou Chapter 1 Discussion

LukasPookas said:
As a first chapter, it left me quite unimpressed. The chapter was loose and all over the place, with many aspects of it leaving me confused and unintrigued. The mc's backstory seemed cool, but the execution of said backstory was subpar at best. Other characters were introduced just for the sake of being introduced, and felt rather out of place, such as the mc's friend (most likely). The female character had a very odd place in setting up the first chapter as well, as she seemed to be a person deviating from what the main character would become as a character in the story, but then miraculously was another martial artist attending what SEEMED to be a secret martial arts school or camp or whatever it will end up being. I will say, however, that the whole action sequence that had arisen from what was rather a measly chapter was actually quiet enjoyable, merely due to our female character telling quite the interesting story as it all took place. I could definitely imagine how mystical and enticing a scene like that could be with the appropriate ambient sounds and scoring if it were to ever receive an animation (not too hopeful), even though keeping it imaginative works well with me anyways. All in all, it was a mediocre first chapter with EXTREMELY little flare to it in my personal opinion, but that doesn't mean it can't get better in the future. Only time will tell, and I'll most certainly be keeping my eye on it.