Animation
Oh, Polygon Pictures what you guys have achieved. When I saw Ajin series (also from the same studio) for the first time I wasn’t able to understand why they have used CGI in the anime. But after watching Levius I can tell why. The CGI and the way they have mastered it is just perfect. In some anime, probably because of budget problems, you will see some issues. Such as the way the characters move, the way characters speak and so on. In these “low budget series” nearly every scene will be just one frame (e.g., Saihate no Paladin). When the characters speak you will not see their mouth movement. That same frame will remain on the screen for the whole scene. Just voice acting will be on it. Or when the characters move for example. Maybe in some scenes you will just see their upper body shaking one side to another. That “movement” will just represent characters walking.
So, these types of problems occur because of the style of the animation, or to be more precise because it being “hand drawn”. Polygon Pictures used CGI to overcome the problems that I have stated before. The animation in Levius is primarily CGI. And please don’t get me wrong. I am not saying the animation is 10/10. I am just trying to say that for these types of anime, CGI goes well. And studio, did a good job with that.
Voice Acting
In Levius the main cast is just full of great voice actors. Some examples are Mamoru Miyano (voice actor of Okabe Rintarou, Yagami Light etc.), Takahiro Sakurai (voice actor of Shougo Makishima, Suzaku Kururugi etc.), Saori Hayami (voice actor of Yumeko Jabami, Anju Emma etc.), Ayane Sakura (voice actor of Gabi Braun, Mika Shimotsuki, Nao Tomori etc.), Junichi Suwabe (voice actor of Sakunosuke Oda, Akira Hayama etc.) and Daisuke Ono (voice actor of Erwin Smith, Joutarou Kuujou etc.). These voice actors are just top of the line. And for best part Miyano did a wonderful job to give you that feeling of an "antagonist". Sakurai did the “nerd engineer” type of voice acting so good that when character loses his nerves, you feel it. So, to conclude this part, I can only say that the voice acting in the anime is in fact great.
Music
Ah, the best part. For me in all of the anime industry probably one of the best composer out there is Yugo Kanno (after Hiroyuki Sawano). And as in every anime he participated in, he did a great job in Levius. The main theme is so iconic. And one of the ost named Yakushin (躍進) is probably best ost in the whole series. Including some sounds from the Hispanic world with the dark theme of the industrial revolution while having some dominating violin in it. And there is also some electric guitar. It is a masterpiece. A frickin masterpiece.
I have found this anime because of one of the recommendations of Spotify. The Wit and Love which is the opening theme of Levius. And it is also pretty good. The ending is also good but really cannot be compared to the opening theme. I would recommend you to not to skip the intro. The opening theme is pretty good. Just listen to it.
World/Universe/Story
The world of Levius is just like ours. But with some differences. The period Levius takes place is probably the Victorian Era after the industrial revolution. Everything is shaped with the byproducts of the revolution. Such as mechanical body parts. And our story revolves around our main character, Levius Cromwell who is also using mechanical body parts. The people with these replaced body parts can do a certain martial art. Our story is about our main guy fighting at the tournament with his mechanical arm. I am not going to talk about it anymore because the more I talk I will definitely spoil something. But let me say that story is somewhat okay, not good but not bad either. I gave it a 5/10.
So, to conclude everything, I think Levius can get a 7/10. With everything being considered. It’s a good show that needs more love. And thank you for reading all the things here. Hope there are no grammatical errors in this review. English is not my native language, so I tried my best. Hope you liked it 😊
