The first few episodes of the final arc will definitely blow you away by the new things it will add to the overall plot. The execution is just so poor. Then, the second half happened. This adaptation is basically a slideshow, the animation is that non-existent. Something that paved the way for so many other works in the decades thereafter.
Plenty of them were just made extremely unintelligent especially in specific situations where many solutions were present. Do note that my opinion isn't factual. At first Takuya doesn't take it seriously, but soon he realizes that he possesses a device that allows him to travel to alternate dimensions. Nothing bad to say about the rest of the cast. And because the story moves so fast, there's barely enough time to develop much attachment at all to the wide cast, leaving you to wonder why you should even care about them at all, and making them feel disposable. Here, however, again, the sadder moments just felt gruesome and unnecessary and had little to no impact. In the second half of the series with characters that I won't mention, the voice acting was truly incredible.
It simply falls flat in areas that, if had been done with much thought and expertise, could have really elevated the plot to the level that it was in the visual novel. Not only that some of the animations were great. The character designs ranges from school girls to more mature adults with character expressions matching in tone with their various personalities. I did like the art style it was clean and neat. It's something more worth watching to satisfy your curiosity and to learn something in the process rather than for what entertainment value it possesses by itself.
The one drawback, however, is that the characters are mainly used as plot devices to advance the story - Takuya learns valuable pieces of information about the world and mysteries surrounding him through interacting with each character during their individual arcs, and the arcs focus on the story more than developing the characters, which causes some of them to fall flat. The story itself isn't one for the faint-hearted. The characters themselves are also fairly bland, and you're often left with the feeling that a bunch of content has probably been cut out from the original since the pacing can be quite jumpy. On the other hand, mysterious characters such as Kanna makes little impact for the show altogether. It's almost as if they completely changed the tone, trying to add comedy when really they overdid it and it came off as stupid and tone-deaf. Coming into this show as an anime viewer, these were on my low priority list. The second ending is probably my favorite of the four themes! In fact, the first main story arc deals with Takuya using his device to time travel and making changes to the past to influence the present.
The positive parts of the story are the many shots of foreshadowing - dropping hints on things that could become very important pieces of the puzzle as we progress further into the story. Oh and remember the girl that kissed Takuya from the first episode? Finally, I will say that Mages does deserve some credit for making the anime production flow consistently. At first Takuya doesn't take it seriously, but soon he realizes that he possesses a device that allows him to travel to alternate dimensions. Sound effects were from good quality, maybe even great. During a summer vacation Takuya receives a peculiar package from his missing father, along with a letter containing information about the existence of various parallel worlds. Synopsis Takuya Arima is a young student whose father, a historian who has conducted various researches, disappeared recently. If so, where is he? Is his father alive, after all? Because the characters surrounding Takuya are professionals with real-world life experience, this gives more credibility to scenarios where Takuya finds himself in danger or encounters obstacles a high schooler usually wouldn't.
The only female character I can tolerate is Eriko who has a more mature personality and actual brain with her school nurse outfit. Some great characters get randomly killed off, others get introduced and never get any screen time afterwards. It might seem as though he doesn't care about the people in his life with his flippant remarks and the way he's constantly having people do things for him mainly Yuuki , but his carefree attitude in a way is almost an advantage for him because when he gets serious, people almost immediately notice it and take him seriously. Fan service is not too explicit but definitely appear often thanks to Takuya and the tone of the plot. During a summer vacation Takuya receives a peculiar package from his missing father, along with a letter containing information about the existence of various parallel worlds. From here, Takuya is thrown into a wave of conspiracies and his life changes forever. The characters themselves barely hold any presence which doesn't make them outstanding or memorable.
After receiving a kiss, she disappears. Takuya is a daring protagonist who resolves to take risks that puts his own life into jeopardy if it means learning the truth. The story will actually blow your mind. Using the fantasy setting, we have guilds, weapons, magic, and all the old tricks from the book. With each route focusing on a different plot although connecting the overall core story , this anime had to at least make some of its female characters intriguing. This wasn't what I was hoping for out of this adaptation, but it was average! Honestly, watching the second half of Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo felt like watching a different show altogether.
Through the first arc, we see hints and glimpses towards what the protagonist is getting himself into and what he'll be trying to achieve. Eventually things does start to make more sense about what is going on in the grander scheme of things but it takes quite a long time to get there, and once it gets to the final arc things will have changed so much it feels like you're watching a completely different anime than you did at the beginning. Is his father alive, after all? The show has its own female character roster too. The popular Steins;Gate franchise also used such ideas that made a thrilling sensation. Very passionately done all across the board. And the ending is an even bigger let down. All of the other characters are well-built and each have their own motives for their actions.
I'll leave it at that. If so, where is he? Overall 7 Story 8 Animation 9 Sound 8 Character 5 Enjoyment 7 If you are into shows that cover alternate dimensions, time travel and pretty much traveling between dimensions then this might just be the one you've been looking for. Takuya comes into the show with a personality that blends the line between confident and cocky. Switch Browser Recommended — Firefox 2. Even with the final arc all questions got answered, even if it was in a rushed manner, the story was complete. That said, the actual anime itself isn't really that special by today's standards. I'm probably going to do the same one of these days.
Is his father alive, after all? As the main character, he gets involved into a variety of mysteries that sparks some potential. The whole story is actually amazing. I don't like that kind of thing in shows. The anime adaptation was announced nearly 2 years ago and planning this was not an easy task. Now, we are also introduced to other characters such as Amanda, Illia, and others who takes on the adventure trope. His personality is defined: nonchalant, almost in a way that makes him seem like a huge jerk, as he's constantly making wisecracks to the dismay of others. The script-writing dropped the ball, honestly.