Jan 24, 2021
I initially made a review after 8 episodes and I rated it a 6. I thought this would be a remake, but it's a sequel, so I treated it harshly. Although I would've loved a remake + sequel, a sequel with bits from the 1st and 2nd season is not too bad. I like it now, but it was hard to digest it initially.
NO SPOILERS AHEAD.
To start things off, I want to mention that I initially wanted this show to be a full remake, but after 16 episodes, It
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became clear to me: this is not a remake, but a sequel that starts off by making the first half into a recap of the story AND serves as a base for the content that will follow. 'Thus I suggest watching the first and second season from 2006, even if they are done by the infamous Studio DEEN.
STORY:The story follows the same method as the previous seasons: 4-episodes arc, the first two are, so far, almost identical with its counterpart from the first season. The last two episodes of the arcs try to compile both its counterpart from the 2nd season AND the counterpart from the first season. Or so it seems? In reality, it tries to accentuate what this season is trying to say, but I won't spoil it. When I think of Gou as a sequel, it makes sense. Take it as a remake and it looks like an insult to the source material. I give it a 10/10.
ART:The art is good, in my opinion. Someone said it's worse than what DEEN did in 2006, but I think he is either blind or he did not watch the 2006 animation. Looks too bright, but it goes in contrast with the gore so I like that. 8/10
SOUND: I initially did not like that they didn't reuse the intro from the 1st season (they used that intro at the end of the 1st episode), but I grew to like the current one. The other sounds are also great, no complains here, so 10/10.
CHARACTER: I get it: it's a remake, so they shouldn't get too much into the characters. But how can you reduce them to only their specific trait and remove everything else? They sound...retarded, for a lack of a better word. They were supposed to be the bridge between the Slice-Of-Life feeling the anime has and the Gory elements it revolves around. I give it a 5/10 because Rika is carrying everyone.
ENJOYMENT: A 9/10 minus the over-simplified characters. I definitely enjoy watching it, I am unsure however whether this will be a memorable sequel or a harsh sequel. Since everyone thought it's a remake, many treated it harshly.
OVERALL: 8/10 -- Would've gone up to 9, maybe a 10, if the characters weren't so simplified. At this part, DEEN made a much better job, surprisingly. The fact that they kind of tried to give us bits from the first and 2nd season in the first half of the show was something I did not like initially, but looking at it now, I think it's a great choice.
I suggest that you read the manga, since there is a Manga adaptation and it looks and feels very clean. I initially thought that the manga is the original source material, but I was wrong. This series is one of my favorites, I love horror-mistery-time-travelling shows, too bad there aren't many of this kind.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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