This was a very frustrating show. They touch on some interesting topics, but never go into them enough for it to become interesting.
The characters feel two-dimensional and bland. Many of the backgrounds are distractingly CGI, especially the café scenes. And it has little in the way of progression, and the ending is inconclusive.
There are three especially frustrating aspects:
In the very first episode, Nanami falls for Koito, immediately and out of the blue, and then immediately confesses as well. No dwelling on her feelings, no thinking things through. If it were established that Nanami was a particularly impulsive character, this could be believable, but no, she
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Sep 23, 2023
Aggretsuko has been running on fumes for several seasons, and the finale is sadly no exception.
It's frustrating, because the season has several great scenes and the basic core has always been solid: anxious and insecure Retsuko working a menial office job, trying to find love and using death metal as an outlet for her pent-up rage. Combine that with some typical modern day life issues, bad co-workers and employers, demands from family, and so forth, and you have plenty to take from – without having to get too outlandish with the plot. Instead of focusing on Haida and Retsuko and giving closure to any side-characters and ... |
