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Dec 3, 2021
Mixed Feelings
It's really hard to not try to dislike some Anime shows because there are so much effert when into it and try to appreciate what its worth, however, I cannot really lie to myself and tell how I feel about "Heike Monogatori" or "The Heike Story".

At the beginning of this show, it had so much potential to enjoy because of its unique art and animation style. It doesn't look like your traditional Anime in the sense... big eyes, big expressions etc... and that's what made it to stand out and make me want to follow through but besides that, it gets quite confusing the more you keep on watching.

So, we're introduced to the main lead, Biwa, who her father get killed by the the Heike which is a clan. One of the members takes her in and start living with them, she can predict the future because each eye has a different color. Coincidentally, the guy who takes her in also has the same thing to him name "Shigemori". From there, we see the rise and the fall of this clan. This is what I could gather from what I'm trying to understand from the series.

***Bit of a Spoiler here***

In 3... 2... 1...

So, this guy, Shigemori, dies on the 3rd/4th episode and this is when the series goes off the rails. The series doesn't help its case when you have to wait from week to another, you'd be asking yourself when another character is introduced or was there in the first place going: "Who's that again?" before your head decides to wrap "Oh! It's that guy, okay!"

Even after finishing it, it is hard to remember what happened but all I know it's that the characters start dying as Biwa predicts that. Her character seems like some sort of spirit that interacts with them and once someone dies, she goes: "I will tell your story".

In the end of it, I really wanted to like this show more because on who's involved and the art/animation look amazingly unique and the characters feel like those old Japanese paintings coming to life by living their lives and going to war but aside from that, it does feel boring, confusing and even if you understood the story, it does feel like slog to go through. Out of the Anime rotations that I'm going through, this is my least looking forward to watch out of the series that I'm watching. So, I guess, 5/10 feels about right for this show.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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