Aug 8, 2018
Everybody has that one show that really REALLY gets them interested in the wider world of whatever medium that show is linked to. Before this one in particular, anime was something that just existed to me, all anime was just edgier cartoons when I was growing up. I watched series like Dragon Ball and Yu Yu Hakusho thinking they were everything anime was. I was a dumb kid and all that mattered to me was the spectacle, but on whim, the series in question brought me to understand a lot more about myself then I thought I did.
As a young man at the time, I
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was pretty hard to impress and mostly went into anything not expecting much of value. I was not one for subtlety and quietness or even anything requiring much thought. However, almost immediately, the atmosphere of it all grabbed me by the balls. I like war stories, always have, that was the main draw to it.
Everything about it I couldn't help but love, even if the cute girls doin shit aspect was a concern of mine. Ultimately, it led me to appreciate the quietness in storytelling, as well as change my views completely on how I feel about art in the grand scheme of things. As cliche as it sounds, it literally did change my life. I definitely would not have the same mindset and values without it. Sound of the Sky was the groundwork on how I would grow as an individual, and the things I would come to appreciate about life in general.
But all this praise comes from a feeling of respect for it. I'm not afraid to view it at face value, it is a cute girls do things series, and to be honest, it's probably not for most people who are looking for something with more.... to find I suppose. Not that there isn't anything of substance, its just not the most fast paced show, and it probably won't have anything of substance for most people like it did for me.
The point is that if this is the kind of thing your looking for, I would recommend it. If not however, there might be something else for you in it, and if not that? Then you could skip it if you want.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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