Mar 24, 2020
OK, so admittedly I am a huge Triger fan boy. Keep that in mind as i talk about this show. First off, my hype for this show was immense. Coming off the last Trigger show I saw, Gridman, I was ready for that sweet sweet predictable Trigger goodness. From here on out I'll break down the show in its components. Spoilers from here on thru episode 6.
Story: The story so far, 6 episodes, feels not super linear. As in its not moving towards its main goal in a direct manner. Every episode, besides the first, feels as if it could be shuffled around and not
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effect the overall story too much. At this point I have to assume this show will be around 24 episodes with the slow pace we have now, mind you the show is insanely enjoyable at its current pace. Almost every joke lands super well, and I smile for most of each episode. Overall I would give the story so far a 7
Art: the art is almost identical to the Trigger art style in Little Witch Academia. So its as simple as if you like that art style you will like this one. A couple asides from that though are; the backgrounds feel more 'there' then in LWA, as in they feel like they aren't just a 2d wall behind the characters it has depth and a significant amount of detail to it. Another difrance from LWA is the color is more vibrant, almost every scene will have colors that pop out, if that's your taste then even better. Overall I would give the art a 8
Sound: OK, so the OST for this show is inedible. The OST was actually one of the things I was most hype for going into this show. If you look who is credited with the music in the show it is mabanua. Now you probably do not know who mabanua is, well, he did the music for 'Kids on the Slope' a music anime that takes place in 50's ish Japan and is my favorite Josei show out there, also my favorite music show in general. The only other anime he is credited for, OST wise, is 'Megalo Box' the gritty futuristic world of boxing with probably one of the top 3 OSTs from 2018. Back to BNA though, every single episode has had one moment where the music kicks in and I cant help but think "holy shit thats a good track." OST gets a 10 from me.
Character: Lastly we have the character rating. As for the designs of the characters I think they each have a uniqueness that is overbearing, something Trigger has pretty much made a name for, and Each character design fits its characters personality spot on. The character personalities themselves are were the debate starts. I've seen people talk about how they don't like Michiru's personality, how she is completely oblivious to everything, and that's OK. Anime characters are allowed to be dumber or more exaggerated than you or me. Now if you are the type of person who hates this character arc-type then you'll probably get very annoyed by Michiru. I personally find her the be charming and endearing. Its 100% personal preference if you like her or not. The other polarizing character is Shirou, the over-powered secondary lead. I suspect later in the show we will probably get a full episode or its equivalent in time allotment for his back story. He is pretty OP and its would be ridiculous if he wasn't explained thoroughly, since he represents the wolf god. To be fair, I think it doesn't really make sense to rate the character personalities themselves until they each finish their respective character arcs. So for now I am rating Character as an 8. Mainly for the designs.
BNA is the new hotness by Trigger and if you've enjoyed any of their previous works this is right up your ally
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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