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| It's low because one of the 2 main characters is literally there for exposition and to act as a plot device. The other MC has the plot armor level of freaking Kirito. The animation is good but not great. The artstyle is a favorite of mine and might be the best part of the show. It works really well for the monster hunter aspect of the show. The music is pretty good. The real problem is with the story. I legit knew what was gonna happen in episode 12 by episode 5. It's way to predictable and the most of the characters are generic and bland. Hank's motivation to kill his former comrades comes across as unresolved and flawed. The story basically says that it's okay to be a monster as long as you have a human form but if you look like a monster then it doesn't matter if you're sane and sentient you're still gonna die cause u ugly af. I really think that's the part really pissed off a lot of people. The monster outside vs the monster inside theme of the show wasn't done well at all. It would've been a lot better imo if they just threw that shit out the window and went with a simple strategic extermination mission. just imo |
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| Also Schaal is just annoyingin general. If they took her out of the show It would bump up the show's rating by at least 1. |
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| I liked the anime, didn't love it, but the problem with it in my opinion is, They didn't focus enough on the two mc's. They gave the necessary information on the targets, which was boring and not enough on why Hank was leader, why villain is jealous and of whom. What was that forbidden technology and is Hank's beloved alive or not. By the way this is what annoyed me the most, the manga was not compelling but at least was more atmospheric, the anime is supposed to be dark fantasy, why was there no tension, no cruelty and no burning passion for slaughter. What it had was despair, confusion, down graded PTSD and some flimsy revenge. Also Hank's duty, to kill them if they lose themselves, was halfassed and I found myself rooting for his enemy more than him. |
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| Just finished it and I can understand why it has a lower score, but I have to disagree with some of the criticisms in this thread. Everything in this show is above average bar the plot which is very average. Perhaps even cliche, certainly so in execution. But the art style is fantastic. Nailed the US civil war era asthetic really well. After Dororo and now this I really want to see MAPPA handle something with more potential. The themes regarding soldiers losing their sanity after war had some meat to it, but the actual plot was too bland and predictable, and the two main chracters could have used a bit more development. Mainly Schaal. I think Hank is great. A little one-dimensional maybe in terms of personality, but that's the idea - he's focused on one thing and that's eliminating his former comrades to free them of their fate to become monsters. I think it's a shame the anime didn't focus more on how that's a morally grey objective, which wasn't helped by the far too comically evil and simple villain which made it seem too much like a good guy / bad guy thing. The incarnates stories were hit and miss. Schaal's father, the giant dude trying to reach the ocean, and the siren were all good. The rest were varying degrees of meh. To honest I found it less interesting the more it got to the main plot. I thought the early episodes were the best parts, watching Schaal and Hanks relationship grow alongside a monster of the week. Also, a personal issue for me was the dynamic of having a male/female main pair but completely ignoring the possibilty of a good romance subplot. It would have added another dimension to the story which it sorely needed because it was very one-note throughout. If it's not going to go that route, it could have made more of a point of Hank being hung up on Elaine. But instead, fans of romance subplots were left in limbo watching this, not knowing what direction the show was really going with the two characters. |
| “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Aggregate scoring is bad for the anime fandom |
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