Granbelm shouldn't be a bad anime at all. The premise even though it seems overused actually felt original and with the different twists every now and then it shouldn't have had this low of a score. However while watching it I just felt cringe and disappointment.
As I stated the premise for this show is quite good even though there is a bunch of shows already with a similar vibe to it, cute girls doing really messed up shit, but I still was semi excited to watch it. However, after watching the first episode I was quickly turned off with how bad it was and stopped watching it. Later after a few more weeks when more episodes were out I picked it back up again only to be disappointed once again.
This show had some good qualities to it though. The OST was amazing and one of the best this season, the uniqueness of some scenes were honestly fun to watch, one which stands out to me was in episode 13 when Suishou was talking with Shingetsu and her shadow was on the pillars and the angle of the scenes actually made me feel terrified and was amazing. Suishou as a character was awesome from her creepy body movements when her body turns into a black figure and distorts as well and her voice at times, genuinely gave me chills. Her backstory was dark and her charisma was a joy to watch. She was what made the show for me and kept me being able to continue watching it.
However, even with the twist about Mangetsu and even what happened to her at the end it didn't honestly shocked me or get me to say, "WTF", I just felt nothing. Maybe it's because the rest of the show was such a turn off for me with Anna's constant screaming and bickering that even when knowing why she acts the way she acts you still feel nothing for her and just wishes she jumps off a bridge, as well as the rest of the characters just being a bore and an annoyance. Most of the characters were just one dimensional beside Suishou, I would of said Shingetsu as well but towards the end she just became bland.
Now, with all this said do I think that this show is not worth watching at all? No, I think it has some amazing qualities which were a joy to watch at times, but the rest of it was such a boring cringe fest that I couldn't honestly feel any excitement when the time came. In all I would say watch the first 2-3 episodes and if you don't like it stop because the amazing things you will see afterward are not worth the torture of getting to that point.
