Dec 29, 2015
This is my first review, so I'll try my best to not mess it up.
Date A Live could best be described as cheap enjoyment for people that don't want any substance in it. Now, is that a bad thing? Well, for people that want an anime that makes them think, or at the very least anime with innovation, then yes, it is. However, not everyone on the planet is like that.
The story is basic, predictable, and fairly poor. There's not really an overarching plot from all 12 episodes, but rather a couple of small stories contained into one series with some filler too, well,
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fill 12 episodes. Nothing worth noting.
The protagonist is the same copy and paste hero from every harem you've ever seen. However, he doesn't matter. What matters is the girls! You got Kotori Itsuka which is your typical tsudere imouto that everyone either loves or hates (I'm on the hate side). Tooka Yatogami is the main girl, and she's pretty forgettable to be honest. Origami Tobiichi is much of the same, constantly fighting with Tooka to see who Shido will love more or something like that. Yoshino is a shy loli, and that's about it. Then, there's Kurumi, who is probably the most interesting character out of the bunch.
These characters, aside from two of them, don't change from episode 1 to episode 2, except for the fact that they love Shido. The side characters are so forgettable that I don't even remember their names. I think there was a teacher that looked younger than the girls did. Maybe that was a joke. Or maybe all of these characters are jokes.
Art and sound are good. A lot of these harem shows seem to have a good visual and audio aesthetic because pretty things + boobs = money. The designs on some of the girls where quite nice too. They didn't look like generic harem girls, even though that's basically what they are.
Despite all of that, I found myself spending the whole night watching this show. It was surprisingly funny at times and the interaction between a couple of the characters was interesting. I was rooting for Shido, aka bland protagonist boy, to save the more interesting characters. It was like watching a stupid summer blockbuster. Of course it's bad, of course it's cheesy, that's the point. It's dumb, mindless enjoyment, and I'm honestly okay with that. It's not horrible by any means, but it's definitely not great either.
Overall, it was a fun and terrible experience that I would definitely not want to go back to.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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