I was struck by beautiful animation and introduced to a plot about vampires, action, fight and interesting characters. And the way the first episode ended was when I said to myself: it's perfect, what else could I ask for?
[ STORY ]
Well, thing is, story-wise, I don't find it engaging. It lacks depth to actually make me invested in what's going on and it feels to me like everything's a bit messy and thrown around here and there so the pace is weird as well as the progression of the plot which by episode 7, we still don't know a lot of. It just feels so "meh".
I also don't know why they try to force "romance" (because I don't really know what to call it) in there when it's clearly unnecessary. I'd rather focus on the plot than having an annoying character serving absolutely no other purpose than being MC's forced love interest to use yet another cliché trope that I can see as being the anchor of the MC for existential purposes (considering that this whole thing is taking up from 40% to 50% of an episode...).
[ ART ]
The art is really good and to me, it's one of the strengths of Tenrou: Sirius the Jaeger. The animation is fluid, the fights are animated well and delightful to watch and I just love the whole universe they recreated and the vibe it throws.
[ SOUND ]
Well, to be honest, as I write this I don't even remember what the soundtracks or the OP sound like so it sums it pretty well, I'd say. Forgettable.
[ CHARACTERS ]
The same goes for the characters. The chara-design is very unique to each character and very enjoyable but it's a bit disappointing that we don't get to dig deeper into their stories and their personalities. It'll all on the surface and just as the plot, they lack depth.
Our MC gets a good backstory though, but the way he evolves to the present day and connects with the plot doesn't do it for me (especially because they use a trope that we could easily foresee). It could have been so much better. In the early episodes, I was expecting a strong character development coming from him with which we could connect strongly but it never happened.
[ ENJOYMENT & OVERALL ]
It's still entertaining as is but mainly because I watch this weekly. I don't think I'd binge-watch the whole thing with what I've seen so far but maybe there's still a way for this anime to repent, eh? Though I don't think so.
Also, I don't really care about neither the plot nor the characters and what's happening which is a shame. I really try to connect but I just can't.
