Jun 26, 2015
Listen up son!!!
This anime is good, so good in fact that it prompted me to create an account on Myanimelist just so that I could write this review. Now, I won't pretend to be some sort of anime sommelier or connoisseur, but on purely based on that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you finish an anime, Familia Myth (lets call it that, it's shorter than "is it wrong to pick up chicks in a dungeon) is up there with some of the very best anime that I have ever seen. Here's why:
Storywise, this anime is good, not fantastic, but not average either. Obviously with
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this sort of anime, the hero is never in any real peril (or at least you know he isn't), but the way this show convinces you that the situations and events are gonna lead to Bell's untimely death is fantastic! This is largely what contributes to that sense of satisfaction at the end of each episode, and indeed the end of the season. Another nice aspect with the story is the way it plays with the RPG theme, I know others have said this, but it really does emulate that feeling of discovery when you first pick up a game, like you are enjoying the story vicariously through Bell. OH THE ENDING IS SO GOOD JUST WATCH IT (stereotypical but good).
In terms of characters this anime is also pretty darn good! Aside from Bell being the sort of stereotypical fairly plain hero personality-wise, the rest of the characters are all pretty cool, and are developed really well. The two criticisms I have are: One; Hestia is kind of weak as a character and fairly useless throughout, but in the second last episode she almost makes up for it, and Two; Welf could have been developed a bit more, and he was only present for a short while, but hopefully if there is a second season this could be resolved. Also Aiz and Bell's relationship could have been developed a bit more, but it was good aside from that. Overall characters in this anime are pretty strong, with a good showing of strong female characters (RYU FOR THE F****** WIN!!).
Character design was excellent. It was nice to see a main character that didn't just have black hair for once, digging the white on red colour scheme for bell. Lilli was also darn, really fit the supporting character image well! Oh also the fanservice was pretty tasteful (if you can even call it that) for an anime which has a girl with white sheet vacuum-formed to her breasts on the poster, and it never really obstructed the story's progression, which is always a plus, so points for that.
Sound design was actually flipping cool, this is definitely one to watch with a good pair of headphones on. A special mention goes to the ending theme song - holy crap it got me pumped for the next episode every time, and really added to the sense of enjoyment!
Speaking of which, in terms of enjoyment, this anime is up there with the best, each episode was really fulfilling and felt like it was contributing largely to the story's progression (also pacing was really good). THE ENDING HOLY SHIT THE ENDING - ok I have literally just finished watching it, so I am still full of those end of season feels, so I may be slightly swayed in favour of this anime, but seriously the ending was good. Just go watch this anime, please?
And there we have it, the end of the review. Overall This anime is really good, go watch it. I really hope it gets a second season!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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