I cannot imagine going back to Japanese anime after this show. It has obliterated all current standards. The worldbuilding, storytelling, music, ART, plot....everything has surpassed my expectations.
I watched the donghua before moving on to the novel, and suddenly realised there are tons of easter eggs hidden within the show, waiting for me to grasp the meaning of. And when i did, ho boy. I fell so fast and so hard.
It is rare to empathise with more than a handful of characters in shows - but not for this. You don't finish this series without having strong feelings for close to 20 characters. You
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Nov 24, 2016
Hybrid Child
(Anime)
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This show had me sobbing in 4 episodes. I have no words for how beautifully the art and music combined. I literally created an account on here just to be able to review it because that's how good it was ;_;
Much more heavy-hearted than other BL animes. The non-linear storytelling, set in old Japan with excellent details in backdrops. Sometimes the dialogue is so good and well thought out it seems to belong more in a critics' choice kind of film rather than an anime. Characters are not over the top and highly believable - that's why i immersed into the story so much. Just ... |
