Tl;dr Gleipnir started out pretty promising but slowly as time went on went from “decent” to nonsensical in about 6 episodes then stayed at that level for the rest of the journey. It MIGHT might be considered a “show that really isn’t for everyone” but I really can’t imagine a single thing that this show does that isn’t mediocre at BEST. I’d recommend you stay away from this anime.
Story: 3
I have no idea how they turned a story of a dude transforming into a mascot with superpowers boring… but they did.
Gleipnir’s story started out SUPER interesting but eventually as it slogs on you start to realize how barebone it truly is which is a trend that we see throughout the whole experience. You start to feel invested just to get dragged out of the story due to really weird coincidences, strange plot developments, or characters acting nonsensically. Characters being the biggest drawback in the anime, tearing down the story instead of lifting it up (save for one or two notable examples).
Art: 5
Probably the only “mediocre” thing about this whole show
The first three episodes were where the show was at its greatest in terms of art with smooth animation, only problem was the relatively generic character design, but a character doesn’t have to be the most unique for the show to be good. Slowly but surely, however, the animation quality started going down as the action sequences became more scarce and shorter until you’re left with almost nothing.
Sound: 5
ngl the opening was kind of a banger…
This is probably the last compliment I can give to this show and even this is a stretch, the rest of the OST is extremely forgettable and repetitive.
Character: 3
Usually, a story is held together and carried by its character which is unfortunate because almost every character in this show is completely one dimensional and is either forgotten or killed before they ever get any plot development of any kind. Almost everyone is boring and flat and it feels like the entire cast is made up entirely of background characters.
Enjoyment 1
Nothing about this show is satisfactory, conflicts end in really bizarre ways, characters that seem like they should be important die in three seconds, the story either progresses at a snail's pace or dashes by so fast you can’t even comprehend what just happened. It’s not fun to watch and it's not even that fun to make fun of.
Overall 3.4 Rounded down to 3
If I had one compliment to give this show is that it kept me watching every episode despite how much I didn’t like it.
