Jul 10, 2017
Since this show is a Coming-Of-Age story about a 14-year old boy with rebellious "all adults or either stupid or selfish" themes running through it, and I am a 15-year old boy, I feel that I am especially qualified to review this here anime.
It's meh. Decent. Fair. However you want to say it, this anime is not particularly remarkable in terms of quality.
The Story:
The story is as minimalist as this type of series can be, which I can get behind. It's a bit liberating to not be overwhelmed with plot like a LOT of other anime are wont to do. However that doesn't mean it's
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great. FLCL's story is good, but only good. It's not as deep or engaging as some more plot-heavy anime like I was referring to earlier, but it does have some subtlety despite what you may have heard about this. There are some good themes and still manages to hook you in at the end. Now onto the bad. The show has a terrible habit of breaking the 4th wall or making references every chance it can get, and it isn't even funny. Firi Kiri also has a habit of thinking of something it thinks is cool, (i.e. guns) and then having that thing all throughout the episode ad nauseam. And it seems to think it can get away with all manner of sexual references just because it is a CoA story. It sort of does, but still, some may get tired of it like I did. All in all, pretty mixed. 6/10.
The Art:
Why does it matter? What show could have such good or bad art that it makes or breaks the anime?
Mini-rant aside, the art style is fantastic with some great shots every now and again. Nothing more to say, except there a couple of CGI cycling shots that look horrendous. 9/10.
The Sound:
How much do you like Grunge? If you don't care for it, congratulations on having horrendous musical taste. (Just kidding, but I'm pretty sure you knew that already.) Pretty good. 7/10.
The Characters:
They suck and there's pretty much no development for any of them and 2 of the 3 female characters are pretty bad people and arrrrghhhg. They do a thing at the end where two of the characters turn into villains but one of them stops like 30 seconds later and it doesn't make much sense. The protagonist functions as a kind of straight man to any of the adult antics in the show (and there are a lot) and to all the weird BS going on around him. He works alright in this role, but he is quite the Grumpy Gus at times and some viewers may find that grating. The writers put in a (kind of) love interest, she can get rather irritating at times, especially in the finale, but she's not horrendous. There's a robot. Not much else to say. 3/10.
Enjoyment:
It was fun. I was entertained at least somewhat throughout, I got quite invested in what little plot there was at the end. "Fooly Cooly" had some annoyances as I mentioned earlier, but those don't quite break the anime. 6/10.
Overall:
A cautious recommendation, though numerous amounts of people would tell you it is a must watch. It kinda is, just because it's old Gainax and has the reputation it does throughout the anime community. 6/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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