It is always six that are chosen. And for this reason, they are known as the Braves of the Six Flowers.”
The sentences above are introduction for every ep of Rokka no Yuusha series. As it states, the story follows several main characters as Yuusha or Heroes chosen by Goddess of Fate to save the world from fiend's resurrection nowadays. Adlet Mayer, this guy who seems like a masculine girl for the first time (sadly it's a boy, so sad for me), got the seal of Yuusha in the back of her right hand. The seal on the body is the proof if someone really is the chosen hero from the legend. Then, these heroes gather fast to stop the fiend's resurrection from happening. In the meantime, they gather and tighten relationship to build teamwork and getting any plan in mind to work out later at the moment they fight, problem arises...there are seven persons got the Yuusha seal. So, what does it mean actually? and how they will stop the resurrection if among themselves have a crucial problem of mistrust by being the fake one?
[something spoiler] I wish that there's no romance such Adlet and Flamie is going on. I felt so weird watching scenes when Adlet told his feelings to Flamie. It would be better if Adlet keep it or rather adore Flamie by her willing to survive and be kind even if her harsh personality remains. However, I can't deny too, if I like Flamie when she is being more human at heart, and her smiling is drowning me so deep to her personality.
The opening made me think that it would be a rock out show with hard-to-deal opponent as the ending. It wasn’t like that actually or I should say it wasn’t reach that step within 12 eps. The studio gave no option for us but to follow the characters’ mindblowing problem put in there. When you’re accustomed to see the end of action, fantasy/supernatural story with a bombastic ending like nice strategies, a long wait til main characters show off their hidden abilities in a long time concealment, or even death of several characters (then exhale “phew” in an amusement)—those are all still kept by the studio. The show attains my attention with its attempt to lead us differently from other common shows focusing on letting fire break out. For few eps, the Heroes are quarreling about the seventh/fake Hero’s identity and to eliminate her/him. Worthless battles in such cruelty sometimes made me speechless with fury like ‘why bother much wasting time with lame logic. Let’s hit the hay and gimme something to amaze within 12 eps’. However, I did never imagine that method to amaze me enough, I commence to plead for knowing the logic reason behind the catastrophe of fake Heroes. How does the seal manage to appear for seven persons? It isn't a painting or tattoo, right? What if the Goddess of Fate power is no longer pure and the fiend successfully interrupt its progress to pick Yuusha?
Stay out patiently til the end of the show, for watching the arguments willy-nilly made me find out deeper about each characters. Focusing more for one to two characters, I could relate why it succeed to bring up the explanation more about other characters’ storylife. We could get more knowledge about how the characters think and act according to their reasoning. But it wasn't good enough to amuse someone who has a need of battle tense or even be a disgusting show by much talk here as well as an impression from the visualization of Rokka no Yuusha series. It’s nice enough and nothing to brag about thoroughly. I would wish it could be much better. I mark few scenes when Adlet nicely pictured using several tools as offense and defense method.
I think this show production was expensive after I realized it had many theme songs. For short series (12 eps) and few changes for both OP and ED songs, I guessed it was a waste. Basically, "a waste" by my opinion happens due to its lack of charm. These theme songs aren't satisfied enough, average and there's below average. I couldn't enjoy the music, I couldn't get the beat related to the tension of the show. It was sufficient to stay for background of the theme songs (scenes when theme song is playing on scene). Two OP songs are Cry for the Truth by MICHI, Black Swallowtail by UROBOROS. Then, three ED theme songs are Secret Sky by MICHI, Dance in the Fake by Nachetanya (Yoko Hikasa), and Nameless Heart by Fremy (Aoi Yuuki).
It can be way livelier with battle scenes, I hope for more worthy battles if there will be 2nd season. It is good enough by unexpected story and how far logic is using here for now. I give 6 for rate.
Pros:
Damn unexpected story and logic
Cons:
What a waste of theme songs
Lack of battle scenes to fight fiend. C'mon guys, your enemy is fiend. Why stuck for so long about the seventh. Find out faster by aws logic and make it out, the harsh battles!
