The show easily draws you in with its detailed animation style and artistic direction. It captures the everyday life and puts it into contrast with absurd imagery and fantastical action. The soundtrack is memorable and enhances the surreal experience, and the monsters look shockingly disturbing. The designs of the main characters also stand out and reflect their personalities well.
What mainly attracts people to Wonder Egg Priority is its unique premise. Young girls fighting the manifestations of people's traumas to bring their friends back to life. It's one of those shows with cute characters that deals with heavy subject matters. Not only suicide, but also self-harm, grooming, and rape among others. While the series tries to depict real-life problems that may lead to suicide, it does not really delve into these issues and how to deal with them. Instead, it show us many different suicide cases, some of which feel romanticized. Because of this, I got the impression that the series wasn't taking this subject very seriously.
On the other hand, the characters in this show are complex and fairly realistic. Besides guilt, they all face individual problems that you might relate to, like Ai's social anxiety or Momoe's struggle to be herself. Although each of these characters grows in some way, they don't exactly build each other up. The series doesn't treat them kindly, and in the end, it seems that only Ai was actually important. Even so, watching this group of broken people hang out is kind of comforting.
The show is mostly episodic with the main storyline being the mystery behind Koito's suicide. At first, the egg world seems to be a clear metaphor for Ai being unable to move on, which is dangerous for her mental health. The ambiguity was what made the concept so intriguing. That's why I think the show's biggest mistake was dropping us a scientific explanation for the egg worlds and even for the suicides. A series like this didn't need a mastermind, especially since there is no confrontation at the end. In fact, it feels like the show ends just before the finale, leaving everyone's story unresolved.
In short, Wonder Egg Priority is a series with a fascinating concept but a disappointing execution. The story becomes needlessly convoluted and loses sight of its message about moving on. It won't give you the emotional conclusion you were hoping for. However, what it can give you is impressive action, some wholesome moments, and some horror elements. While I wouldn't recommend this series to the average viewer, it will probably satisfy dreamcore fans with its aesthetic alone.
