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Jun 23, 2019
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (15/23 eps)
I'll be fair. I had quite the high expectations for this anime. Not only from what I've heard about it, but from what I saw on the trailer and first episode.

It starts with an interesting concept. It's not an uncommon one, but it seemed to be well-executed. That, and the great art-style and animation, including Re-L's character design made me want to continue watching. I was starting to get hyped, since I haven't felt this need to continue watching something so badly for a long time.

Third episode comes. The opening is really interesting, and got a feeling out of me. A character who seemed to be a supporting role starts to become more important.

Then, slowly and without realising it so quickly, the animation begins to become... inconsistent. Their faces become distorted at times, and then they look really gorgeous. But even with this unstable art, it manages to be great as a whole. The opening doesn't evoke the same feelings as it did before.

The characters seem to do the same things, or have the same behaviour. Where's the character development? Not to be found. Yeah, there are some episodes dedicated to the acceptance of their identity, yet it seems they don't really change that much with their revelations. It tries to be smart and it kinda achieves it, yet it goes nowhere with it.

Was it a letdown? Yeah. Is it a bad anime? Eh. Not really. It's just not what it's hyped up to be. I was expecting a deep, heavy anime, so perhaps that was my mistake.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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