天下制覇

I’m far more creeped out by this than I should be.

Impressions:

Yawn. This is a noitaminA plot to completely put me under, isn’t it? Much of this is also a disembodied voice over the tinkling keys of a piano, because it’s a simple, down-to-earth, yada yada can barely keep my eyes open. At least unlike Fractale, this has a much better idea of what it is and how it wants to present itself. Consistency and focus are all too-often overlooked virtues. The artistic style is also… well… it’s there. I can’t say that they really do much interesting with it, but as far as furthering the theme of dysphoria by making everybody look rather similar, I guess it succeeds. Given anime’s track record though, I’d imagine that’s more of a happy accident than something done by design. On the other hand, the art also terrifies me. It’s those eyes… they have reflections in them… but they never move… Those empty… soulless eyes… staring into my soul… trying to… take my precious… bodily fluids…

*ahem*

Anyway, it’s hard to really get too worked up about a show this unambitious. I barely even feel like making fun of all the shots of the tops of people’s heads. What’s the point? It feels like after deciding on the artistic style, all creativity for this ran out and the rest was just completely by-the-books. The important take-away message here is probably that there is absolutely no surprise with this one. It was packaged as angsty teen melodrama about gender dysphoria and that’s exactly what you get. If nothing about that sets your loins ablaze, then there’s absolutely nothing to see here. In fact, it’s better if you don’t look. I think they might be possessed and I hear that eye contact lets them eat your dreams.