Apr 21, 2024
This short review was written after watching the first three episodes of "Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night" (2024).
Now this anime is what I call tasty. The animation is excellent (although nothing out of the ordinary, let's just say not the level of the heights of Friren or the first season of Jobless Reincarnation), you can feel some pretty good art-direction, especially in the first episode, every line of dialogue in the script actually works for something, instead of creating an unnecessary filler, the personality of the characters are clearly seen from the very beginning, instead of them being dull dummies, filled with exposition.
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plot is extremely melodramatic, "chizzy", if you will, however it is competent. You can easily lay out where and how the creators are trying to beat this or that emotion out of you, each component of the story is so carefully calibrated that you won't be able to undermine it. I can only accuse Medusa of being overly "artificial" in its structure. Theoretically the themes this anime speaks on should be close to me, but it still was not able to win me over completely. Maybe this plot is too naïve for my taste or, perhaps, I’ve watched too much anime in my lifetime. It's hard to say for sure.
I would say that it is objectively well-made ‘musical band’ type of anime (even if it causes some doubt on my part), perfectly hitting the emotional hits. I can safely recommend it to everyone who would like to enjoy some heartwarming and sentimental story. I think it will go well with the same people who, long time ago, liked "Ya Boy Kongming!" (2022) and "Bocchi the Rock!" (2022), but I could be mistaken.
In general, this anime is about creative people of all sorts, be it artists, singers, writers and the last, but not least influencers on the internet and all the rest. This whole anime is driven by a certain idea. It was created for the sake of art, not for the sake of a soulless money maker and it clearly shows. This is even, despite even the above-mentioned "mechanical" accuracy of the content. In conclusion, this is the main reason why it's pleasant to watch it, even if you didn't manage to fully get behind the main idea.
I’d say it’s a solid 8/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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