Every storytelling medium has this occurrence, and with anime, it's no different. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but at what point do we cross the line between paying homage to other works and being a complete ripoff? Many titles have been labeled as copycats or cheap knockoffs before, usually riding the coattails of tentpole entries to gain recognition. Overall it’s a very "effective" anime that knows its targeted audience, but won't be remembered 10 years from now. It has a really catchy premise, some nice action scenes, but on the other hand its full of plot holes, one dimensional characters, plot conveniences, clichés, etc. Just like the majority of the overhyped stuff this one also fits the "the-more-you-think-about-it-the-more-you-hate-it" category. Since Inaho solves everything his potential gets wasted and remains at the sideline.Īldnoah zero is basically the anime version of a Hollywood action movie. Marito – The alcoholic, traumatized war veteran. Sadly his reasoning and actions often contradict each other, but considering the overall bad writing he gets a pass. Saazbaum (antagonist) – The only bad guy in the show who has a reasonable motivation which puts him way above the rest of the cartoony villains. Exactly how most teenagers would react in his situation. Led by hormones and emotions, tossed left and right, naive and easily manipulated. Slaine (protagonist) – The best written character in the show (most likely unintentionally). Inaho (protagonist) – The new "industry standard" empty shell with some desirable traits (genius, chick magnet etc.) so the average viewer can project his own personality at him and say "oh hey look he is just your everyday normal person. ![]() Meaning he is making somewhat logical wild guesses and he turns out to be right every single time.Īnd naturally he is also able to flawlessly execute these plans, because he is an ace pilot who mastered the art of sidestepping instead of standing still and waiting for the fatal blow while screaming like an idiot. Especially because the more you think about it the more you realize that while his plans look good on paper, based on his observations he could have came up with different conclusions/interpretations. ![]() I have to admit it that compared to the „the-main-character-gets-an-overpowered-robot-for-no-reason-and-beats-everyone” cliché this is sort of refreshing, but gets boring really fast. This time we get a Japanese high school student called Inaho, a genius, who singlehandedly comes up with amazing battle plans to defeat the invaders. This could have been a nice approach if the show was about the desperate fight for survival of the Terrans, but since it’s about them kicking some Martian assess you know that won’t be the case. I would say if your knowledge about history, politics, economy, social behavior (etc.) is limited to Hollywood movies you can come up with a BS like that, but what we see on screen is disappointing at best (or causes brain aneurysm at worst).Īfter the first two episodes it’s quickly established that the Martians are „super-duper” powerful and the Terran military is pretty much helpless against them on a worldwide scale. It’s pretty obvious that they wanted to tell us a „cool” invasion story, but put minimal effort into the worldbuilding. Since the anime is focusing on both sides I was hoping for a show where at least the basics (history, motivations) are done right, but nope. This is probably the worst part of Aldnoah Zero. Wish the rest of the directing was on par with that (in terms of using the music I mean). This added more depth and emotion to the final showdown which is admirable. The only time when the director showed real restraints were the final scenes in episode 12. Instead of letting your audiences make the interpretations for themselves about how they should feel (based on the visuals and the sounds) you force feed them with the information by using music. Problem is when you overuse it you will achieve the exact opposite and take away from the intensity of the scenes. Usually the music’s role in a movie or a TV show is to enhance the experience during certain scenes. The anime and not the OST I want to talk about how they USED the music in the anime. ![]() Hiroyuki Sawano showed us again what a talented composer he is. The show is easy to follow and visually appealing.Īs many have stated already – it’s great. Apart from a few scenes where the Terran mechs looked really clunky most of the time they were using various tricks to make the robots blend into the background which included the clever use of camera angles, lighting, colors, smoke, snow etc. The only „criticism” this show usually gets is the use of CGI, but after re-watching those scenes Ill call it good. The overall art design is beautiful, very atmospheric.
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