Alright, let me give you this tea. it's 2 AM on a Saturday night and I'm looking for a fat, new anime to watch. Hence, I checked Netflix on a whim. With their recent successes like that of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Romantic Killer, I was hopeful of finding something new released. Let me just say, my hope was not forsaken. I watched this anime from start to finish and enjoyed every fucking second of it.
For sake of convenience, I shall refer to the main character, Park Hyung Seok, as MC.
Story:
----Basic Summary: MC, after years of torment and bullying for being fat, gets the power to change his body to that of perfection.
Throughout his time in the body, he tries to help others who shared his condition and make genuine friends along the way.
----Praise: I was once a fat kid, so when a story goes into depth about a fat kid being bullied, I can greatly appreciate the
representation. The anime presents MC's problem in a realistic manner. That being weight loss is a tough journey, people make fun
of you for your weight regardless, and you feel like shit because they do. The story manages to perfectly encapsulate this cycle.
Furthermore, it isn't black and white. MC often will get upset with his mother because he believes she doesn't understand. By
having MC not painted in a "perfectly flawless" light, I was able to see him as a human and not just as another anime character.
----Criticism: The only thing that holds the story back is the level of violence that occurs in the anime. It is not necessarily a
problem, but when trying to address a real problem it slightly undermines its validity of it. However, the violence does add in its
own right (I'll elaborate shortly).
Score: 8/10
Music:
----Characters sing in this anime sometimes. The singing is amazing. The rapping is amazing. I would listen to the music unironically
in my free time.
Score: 10/10
Art:
----Being adapted from a webtoon, the art style is very reminiscent of the original medium. There will be sudden camera pans or
zooms that would appear to be jarring but actually enhance the mood. They also do a good job of not beautifying the ugly
characters so that way their struggle actually seems real. More specifically if the "ugly" characters were ugly in terms of anime
standards then it would be hard to sympathize. Besides this, the art style is clean and refined. However, there is one glaring issue
that holds it back for me: CG. Everyone knows the love-hate (mostly hate) relationship between CG and anime and the problem
persists in this anime as well. The CG is not overtly bad, it just can be jarring at times. Thankfully though, the CG is sparingly used
so it is not too hard to look over.
Score: 6/10
Personal Enjoyment:
----This anime had me laughing and saddened at times that may have been only over one episode. It masterfully kept me engaged
with its use of violence as a pseudo-superpower system in this world almost. Furthermore, it is not difficult in the slightest to feel
sympathy for some of these characters, and the music felt straight out of a cover album you might find on the Top 500 billboard
Overall, I loved it.
Score: 9/10
Overall:
----Great anime, great comedy, great sympathy, great story, great music.
FINAL SCORE: 8/10
