The first thing that truly jumped out to me is the actual story. From the first episode to the last it is truly cookie cutter. Now to be fair that can work both ways which I love. If you know what to expect that has its advantages. However, if you already know what you are in for then it can become boring fast for some people. Within the first minute of the series everything you expect to see happens and it made me laugh quite a bit. Every episode after that is just the same as well. It’s exactly what I signed up for and was hoping to see.
The actual characters themselves are not all that interesting but the types of roles they play I found super interesting. For instance, Gerard plays this old wise gramps character and its endearing. Likewise with Rion who is this little sister character. Everyone plays this role in the group and it’s like one big family. When the first episode played out, I thought that the main character was going to be quite the loner. I will say he’s antenna looking thing behind he’s ear is so stupid. It is just so out there that I cannot stop starring at it.
The art is mega basic at best. It does the job and that’s about it. There are a lot of scenes that use 3D animations especially the fight scenes. But as I said to my brother who watched a few episodes with me. They don’t hide that, and he put it best. Its like a cut scene. Sure, it is a sudden jarring thing to see in the animation but its not awful. It adds dynamics to the scenes that wouldn’t have otherwise been possible.
The sound design is good all things considering. I really do like the opening though it is something that took a couple of listens to get used to. Likewise, the ending is not too bad either. It has a dark souls esc feel to it. In some of the scenes along the way some of the soundtrack caught my attention and I was like. Oh, I want to go back and listen to that when I have the chance.
I knew what I was getting into when I first went into the first episode because I went looking for it. I was bored and it was a good way to pass the time. I had a few laughs, and the pacing wasn’t awful. The animation and cookie cutter story hold it back. If you are like me and want to just binge watch a power fantasy that has recently been adapted, then this is what you want to feel your boots with. If you want something a bit more unique, and a bit lengthier then this is best to be missed. It is not for everyone despite appealing that way.
