Shinpei is an extremely well-written character. op and ed both match the tone of the story perfectly. Not overbearing, but it's not too in the background either. TINY SPOILER: i also like how the shadows have red on their bodies so viewers can differentiate between the real people and shadows, i know it has been done before, but the red makes it extra creepy. Pleasant to look at, and character designs are quite unique. the show-don't-tell aspect is subtle and well done. I really like how it gives you enough clues to keep pace with the developments in the plot, but not enough to make it predictable. This is how mystery anime should be done. This is going to be one of those shows that, like the original SAO, garners a lot of hype from people who don't pay attention only for critics who actually do pay attention to come out and show the glaring issues and the score will suddenly drop. If the plot needs the main character to make dumb decisions to build tension or drama then he will. If the plot needs the baddies to suddenly forget they are super strong then they will. Whether they are intelligent or not is dependent on what the plot needs.
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The main character is made out to be intelligent on multiple occasions but has repeatedly shown he's about as smart as the average 90's horror movie extra and the same goes for the baddies. The writing, unfortunately, is just too bad for me to confidently say I'll be able to finish this series. So much so that it has honestly ruined this show in my eyes. They really, really wanted to push the drama but it came at the expense of the writing. I get why that last episode went like it did. In one moment the main character or the enemies are super intelligent but in the next they make the most blatantly stupid decisions. To be clear, I don't inherently hate dumb main characters or dumb baddies. When he tells her to kill him she slowly and reluctantly agreed RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BAD GUYS WHO KNOW HIS ABILITY! What do they do? They very, very slowly approach his ally while she prepares herself even though earlier in the episode we saw that they can flash step through shadows aaaaand obviously she succeeded because there's another 20 episodes of this garbage.
As fate would have it the shadow that has consumed 70% of the island already chose not to take his ally who was 5 feet from the source but instead go around her. They have literally every possible advantage. The bad guys know there's a person on his side that has the means to kill him. In the latest episode I witnessed what had to be the worst writing I have possibly ever seen. He chooses let things continually get worse and they do. What does he do you may ask? Does he pull a Subaru and bite his tongue? Haha, no.
In the fourth episode his secret is found out by the enemy and he knows they know. Once to his family member, once to his buddy, once to the girl he likes and once to himself for being a moron. He has, in just 3 episodes done this four times.
The main character REPEATEDLY chooses to "split-up" even while knowing what his enemy is capable of and that they are looking to strike without attracting too much attention. Our Main character chooses to go off talking to others about "other people that look like you" to other people, without knowing if they are people or the copies. The main character realizes that his enemy can take the appearance, voice and mannerisms of people. I can try to be a bit vague here and there but, generally speaking, it's still spoilers. To explain I do have to add spoilers and there's no way I can avoid it. Idiot, might actually be an understatement here. The problems, however, start quite literally after that point. I will also say that the very first episode has what it takes to grab your attention. Alright, I want to start off this review by saying that I started this show because it was being touted as "the dark horse" of the season.
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