Dec 8, 2014
Lame world building, unrelatable characters (other than Gai; Gai is awesome), but nice music and art.
It seems as if the writers thought, "let's put together everything teenage boys like: scifi, flashy magic sword moves and guns, over-the-top fanservice, and a faux-serious post-apocalyptic atmosphere".
This is something which annoys me to hell and back: when various scientific terms are thrown around haphazardly, without any thought for what they actually mean. For instance, the main conflict arises from "resonance genomes" powered by a magic space virus pulsating gigantic radio waves which induce crystallization of tissue which is called "cancer" for some odd reason. Does that make any sense?
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It doesn't. Radio waves don't instantly cause "cancer", folks.
I can tolerate the frequently abused "power of friendship" and "power of love" tropes. It's a common theme in TV and anime, and it's something you have to live with. But when they're used over and over to solve **unsolvable** problems, I start screaming on the inside. I'm not a fan of deus ex machinas -- especially when they're as unoriginal as giving the protagonist a magic sword which destroys everything in his path.
Looking past the lackluster storywriting, plot, and one-sided characters, we surprisingly have some beautiful art and music.
And that's the only reason I would give to watch this anime -- the gorgeous art and the lovely voice of Ai Kayano in "Euterpe". Various ethereal motifs scattered throughout the anime actually make it bearable -- almost enjoyable?
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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