Jan 31, 2024
It's very understandable that this show wont be everyones cup of fan-service tea, but it has really cemented it's place in my heart as one of my favorite anime of all time. My rating on it, as with all my ratings, is based on how much I enjoyed it despite it's flaws.
But that's just it, Cross Ange sure has it's flaws. It's world building is messy and feels almost thrown together in the middle of the series as big plot twists that had absolutely zero hints leading up to them, are thrown in your face. Other plot twists and revelations do have a good bit
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of build up however, so I can look past most of it. There are a few scenes that just make me cringe... The dragon singing one... Ugh. But for the most part, the scenes can be very entertaining, fun, sexy, and even at times very emotional.
The characters have a way of making you hate/dislike them at first, before you start to get to know them and recognize how broken they are from the trauma of their fricked up world. Very dark themes are present within this story, themes that are all to familiar to the human race as we know it. The oppression that this show throws in your face is only a small taste of it. But there is a lot more to it than just that. The ending of this show brings closure to most of the sad stuff our characters go through, but not completely. But such is life.
I'd highly suggest you give this a watch if you can actually find it. It was on HiDive for a time and I managed to snag the blu-ray before it shot up to over $200 for it on Amazon. Hopefully Sentai get's their stuff together soon because this show really deserves more attention.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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