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Somehow this short ONA manages to both be one of the most strange anime in the Dementia pantheon, while also having absolutely nothing interesting to talk about. It's an inaccurate loop of an embryo becoming a fetus. It's not a bad gif per say, but it's just a gif.

Story - 4

I can confirm that the "Embryo" in question develops into a "Fetus".

Art - 7

I could very much visualize the "Embryo" becoming a "fetus", however the inaccuracy of the process and visuals hinder the score.

... Sound - 1

I was disappointed at the lack of noise while watching the "Embryo" developing into the "Fetus".

Character - 1

I can't say I was emotionally invested in the "Embryo"'s journey into developing into a "Fetus".

Enjoyment - 4

I was very tired while watching this (along with plenty more from the genre) and I can safely say I got what I expected.

Overall - 4

Don't have much of a closing statement here, just saying, the "Embryo" DOES in fact develop into a "Fetus".

This manga is a masterfully written piece of art that I could not stop reading no matter where I was. At home, in class, on the bus, I was consistently reading, and all seven volumes were finished in about three days. There's a lot to unpack here.

Story - 9

If you were bullied as a kid (or ever really) you'll be able to easily relate to the idea of humanizing your bully in an attempt to see them as a better person, and constantly being disappointed at their continuous bullying and never growing as a person. However, this manga is from his perspective, letting us see ... what's really going on in his head and the lengths to which he tries to repair the damage he's caused, allowing readers to easily relate had they ever bullied anyone in their past. It's absolutely masterfully written, aside from a few slip-ups where the manga feels like it wants to be a generic romantic comedy, but they usually only last a few pages or sometimes up to a chapter.

Art - 10

Aside from how good everything looks, the art carries the constant idea of how our bully protagonist views the people around him in the world with the constant X's over their faces, while also allowing the artist to focus more on beautiful details elsewhere as they have to do less work on panels with background characters. It's a way of cutting corners that makes sense and looks unique, beautiful, and smart.

Characters - 9

A majority of this cast are well fleshed out, whether positively or negatively, while usually not feeling forced. The biggest slip up in this regard is when they introduce too many characters at once and develop them one at a time, leaving some characters feeling rather bland until many chapters after they become part of the main cast, which isn't even that big of a deal.

Enjoyment - 10

Absolutely beautiful. I already mentioned how I couldn't put these books down because of just how amazing they are.

Overall - 10

If you're ever looking into any career involving story telling of any kind, read these books. They're a perfect way of showing a flawed and unlikable character redeeming themselves and earning a second chance.

I've never been so bored binge-watching an anime before. I wanna get this review out of the way so I can ultimately forget about this show and move on with my life.

Story - 5
It's fine and leads to a few fun ideas throughout the show, but none of them are really developed interestingly. I think. Honestly, I don't remember. I literally am writing this review five minutes after binging the entirety of this show and its blandness has led me to forgetting everything about it. Also I'm still irritated about the fact that Kai is apparently "The Chosen One", but whatever.

Art - 7
Easily the most ... interesting thing to talk about in this show is its blend of 2D with 3D animation, which I completely adored. The 3D animation was beautiful and worked amazingly into the story, but the big drawback was how stilted and awkward the 2D animation was. Points for trying to be different though.

Sound - 7
Plenty of beautiful piano pieces throughout the show, as one could assume. That being said the OST itself is rather bland and uninteresting. If you're a piano buff, you've probably heard most of the pieces in this show already, and if you're not, it'll all sound very same-y and it'll be hard to understand what the characters are getting so worked up about.

Character - 2
Kai is the only character that can even remotely be interesting, but most of the time he's boring along with the rest of the cast. The show continues to add more and more characters building up to a final piano showdown that falls completely flat, leaving the characters overall uninteresting and a total waste of time. Takako is especially shafted in this regard, which is disappointing because she had an actually interesting bond with Kai that's never brought to any sort of payoff. Easily the worst character in this entire show is Shuuhei, though. The show continuously tries to portray this self-centered and arrogant asshole as one of our main protagonists as he proves time and time again to be completely insufferable. He's either an extremely unlikeable protagonist, or an extremely boring antagonist, and the show can never seem to decide which.

Enjoyment - 4
Boring. This was very boring. I was interested for the first 3 or 4 episodes, but eventually it felt like the same five minute chunk of piano played over and over for the rest of the show. Every single episode feels like another shot of numbing novocaine injected straight into the wrist.

Overall - 4
I'm bored and wanna move on to more interesting projects. Watch the show if you want, but like, I can't say it'll be fun.