Yes,I'm talking about once "most anticipated" Koutetsujou no Kabaneri,the anime that EVERYONE thought of looking like the clone of Shingeki no Kyoujin. And I don't blame the viewers,because I thought the same too.And it was my motivation to continue to watch it in the first place. But...
Story:
The was decent.And I mean flat-out decent.It's a overly "simple" straight linear progression. It introduced to the problem,gave a gradual slope rise,introduced the villain,jumps to the climax where the entire beginner plot turned upside down(maybe tried to create a "holy shit!" type of failed excitement),then it progresses down the slope very fast and ends up with the villain dead and everyone lives "happily ever after."Hey don't get me wrong,I have no problem with positive endings.But...you know...this is too common,lol. And it is nowhere close to the twist and turns and mystery of Shingeki no Kyoujin.Please don't compare them anymore.
Art:
The art style was pretty unique.It was not anywhere close to Shingeki no Kyoujin.It was not overly detailed.But the scenes are fluent the visual effects are exciting to look at.It did give off a apocalyptic theme with dark colors.
Sound:
The music and soundtrack were fair and it blended in with the scenes.They were quite noticeable.
Character:
The character info and development was a disappointment to me.They overly summarized the character's personality,mentality and history.There were many characters who are left unknown even though they were connected to the main characters. They just picked out the most notable characteristics of the characters and only spent time on that,which made the story too simple to watch and confusing regarding how or why the characters got involved with the main story.
Enjoyment and overall:
I tried to keep the review short,but I know it's still a bit long.But I had a lot to say about this series.Honestly,when Biba was introduced and the entire story turned to "I want to kill my father because REVENGE!" plot,I totally started to hate it.I even wanted to quit it if it wasn't for only 12 episodes.I enjoyed the story in the beginning and had high hopes for it.But toward the end,I didn't like it as much.It was too common,too simple,too strightforward and not at all like Shingeki no Kyoujin.I wish they made the story more like that.But this anime is just like that - really pretty outer look, but dumb inside.
