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hmm how to describe this series without giving too much away...

basically a standard preteen romantic drama with a slight twist
very twilight inspired and i don't mean that unironically.. they share many, many themes.
a bit lacking in certain areas but watchable and entertaining by showcasing a large number of romantic tropes

1. overall theme: 7

2. production: 9
A. art style: 8
... B. frames: 8
C. Music: 9

3. writing: 4
A. story: 5
B. character progression: 4
C. dialog: 3

something that requires time investment and motivation preparation
but worth a watch if you got time to waste.

TLDR: to summarize this series in a nutshell,

"OMG THIS BOI IS SO GAY!" (and yes you have to scream this at your screen)
but this is not because he IS gay
but because hes doesn't realize that he is NOT actually BEING gay.
and that is what makes him gay...

Initial thoughts:

Not sure i can take this season seriously. I'm sure it was bad before, but one thing I dislike the most about this CGI style is the studio having the characters speaking dialog and then pausing to react to the other party or act out emotion afterwards with the movement trackers. Sure this style is new to the anime industry specifically but CGI is by no means new to the film industry as a whole. This is terrible pacing and timing, this in my opinion is even worse than having a delayed or bad dub, because at least we go in with low expectations ... with knowledge of the difficulty timing the translation of something that may have no equivalent. A VA is not the same as a traditional actor nor do they all share the same quality skills. You want a example of what "good" CGI acting and production look like? Look no further than The Hobbit: Desolation of Smog. In that movie it could be said the fact for Cumberbatch to go above and beyond to convince the audience of his role of an imaginary beast without precedent for only speaks to his genius and talent.

Personally ill see this through as the franchise in itself warrants a watch but ill have do so casually and avert my eyes and just leave it playing while on my phone as i listen to the dialog and story and occasionally enjoy the fight scenes.

TLDR:(Episode 1&2) Bad (physical) Acting, Bad Directing (direction choices), Bad Production (cgi)

Final thoughts:

After casually watching with no expectations and seeing the rest of the series for what it is (re imagined superhero/action comic series), ill give it props for a decent attempt of revival of the franchise. Noted after the first few episode the quality improved and it could be seen a lot of work and effort went into making it the best it can be with what was on hand. the new motion capture CGI format, yes its awkward at times (its difficult to perfectly express facial emotions), yes its clunky with the movement, but i can see it was edited with care. As far as comic superhero series go, in terms of dialog, its no dc comics but its simple and does the job, as far as action goes, no it cant beat marvel but its engaging enough to be entertained.

TLDR: Mid part quality decent, ending is acceptable. Overall decent. Apart from beginning, no terrible mistake made. Simple and to the point, a kid or preteen would eat this up no problem.

Yes the art is pretty and the production isn't bad but that's all it has going for it. the story is weak and the character development is just all over the place and forced into tropes and stereotypes that do not render a smooth plot and add no value to the story except maybe to drive the narrative into a scenario or doctored still frame to further showcase the art and production (aka the only thing that's it got going for it). This is same way a crappy ecchi, hentai, or porno would be written excerpt for the fact this series isn't any of those ... nor does it have any of those element to come close to having even a tag of those genres.

TLDR: basically its a crappy porno without any porn (not even nudes) if that makes any sense to you. So yes apart from enjoying the art like a pintrest feed or memes on reddit it has no value and serves no purpose than to pass time.

IMO:The first few episodes were ok until we hit episode 4 and i plan to finish it as a matter of principle but if you have reached the mental and emotional maturity of an adult, do not waste your time. you know what a real quality story is and you will not like it.