Dec 21, 2021
After hearing about a collab between two remarkable studios − Madhouse and MAPPA −, I decided I had to give it a shot. How couldn't I? Both have brought so many delightful animations to life in the past few years, such as One Punch Man and Jujutsu Kaisen, that I was under the impression they had conceived, at the very least, another visually gorgeous work, even if the story wasn't that promising in my eyes. Then, a weird thought came up. "Who cares about plot, right? Let's just enjoy a bunch of cool and flashy fight scenes and call it great!". Sometimes, we just want
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to "turn off" our brains and escape from a boring reality, don't we?
Well, here's a lesson I learned by going through a lot of rough experiences: there's no such thing as "turning your brain off" without dying. Simple as that.
When I think about Takt Op Destiny, the first word which pops up in my mind is "plastic". It feels very artificial, so to speak. Not a single line of dialogue sounds spontaneous, as if the writers were trying really hard to emulate generic exchanges from other pieces, instead of conceiving unique, organic and creative interactions. Ok, I might be exaggerating. There's a few moments which depict kinda well human beings talking like actual human beings. Are they enough? Probably not, considering how difficult it was to simpathyze with each character, from start to finish. Most scenes just repeated the whole "Hey, look at Takt! Isn't he such a obsessive prick who only cares about music, despite having a good heart deep down? Oh, there's our Destiny − a perfect waifu material, quite gorgeous and addicted on sugar!" over and over again, through annoyingly similar deliveries. The same pattern goes for other characters, such as Anna (a worried onee-san) and Titan (a cheerful loli).
I won't even make a deep dive into the plot, because it's almost non-existant. Giant monsters started to attack mankind, causing society to rely on a strict set of individuals capable of striking back − how many times have you seen this? Well, that's basically it, with a cheap conspiracy plot that doesn't tell anything new or meaningful. Even the main villains managed to disappoint me with their lame motivations. On the other hand, the soundtrack is kinda captivating and the action is decent, although the fight coreographies could impress a lot more given its animation's quality.
Takt Op Destiny turned out to be just a shallow and forgettable experience. What a shame. For those brave enough to explore the game, good luck. I hope the plot gets better.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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