But this anime was definitely not one I expected to like as much as I did. I usually give all genres of anime a chance and decide if I want to continue after a couple episodes. This one was worth the shot.
The story telling was done so well. Everything from the animation, to the music, to the pacing. From start to finish I found it to be thrilling and fulfilling all at the same time. Normally when watching anime I'm very off put by characters being overly nice/fake. But in Dance Dance Danseur it did not feel fake, and in fact felt like the real emotions of 13/14 year old boys and girls. Through the anime I could truly feel the struggles of being a teenager trying to break out of the norms of society, and I found that very enjoyable.
The way they even paced the anime to have a mid season climax with their performance was WELL DONE. The performance was encapsulating of course with the visuals, the plot, and the music but tied in with the pacing it was just *chefs kiss*. And then the introduction of new characters... extremely well done. Characters were fleshed out just enough for them to be relevant and impactful to the story (imo), which says so much for the story as a whole.
The ending was perfect too. Once again I'm not one for the sappy endings, but I felt that the ending was realistic and perfectly executed. Hard to put into words the emotions I was feeling at the end but they were genuine.
I pray for a season 2 with just as much effort and attention to detail as the first.
And I know I gave this a perfect 10. That does not mean I think this is literally perfect or that I am comparing it to other 10s. In my ratings I rate things based off of their own metrics. Kinda confusing but to explain it as simply as possible, I do not compare this 10 to other 10s. However, generally similar genres will get similar comparisons.
