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Plot driven or main focused shows, are normally pretty fragile, they either do an excellent job with what they have or fall into a pit of similarity. And unfortunately, in my opinion, “B: The Biginning” an original Netflix produced show, falls into the later.
As far as animation goes, despite being well animated and designed, for a studio such as Production I.G., there is always the expectation of an insanely “Attack on Titans” level action scenes. Thankfully, since it is a mystery and suspense show, those scenes are not as missed or needed, which helps, but doesn’t solve the fact that animation was just standard level.
In terms of the main selling point of this anime – the plot, it is well written and interesting with a decently sized cast of characters, that despite not having the most unique designs or personalities, are still pretty enjoyable to watch interact with each other and developing along the show. It starts to lose steam in the mid part of the series and for a mystery and plot driven show that is a pretty big blow.
Overall, the problem with “B: The Beginning” is that it fails to make an impact, or at least that is what I felt. Is a show that because it is so standard, in a genre that produces such big names, it makes the viewer forget all about the show in a year time period.
