Review of Soukou Akki Muramasa
Subject | Soukou Akki Muramasa |
By | Helpfulness: 0 Vote: 5.5animecac on 2021-09-25 |
Review | I was waiting for a long time for this one. In short, I was disappointed, very disappointed.. If I were to score this based on my enjoyment alone it'd be lower than a 6, but my score reflects an attempt to merge my own feelings with a more objective look at the story. It does a lot right. It sets up an interesting world, set with intriguing lore and philosophical conundrums. There are some very well done battle sequences, and it does introduce ideas that get you thinking at various times throughout the story. From a narrative perspective, I have to say I couldn't be more disappointed and frustrated. The true ending was hollow. The earlier heroine routes were often cheesy (particularly the Otori route); bloated and not terribly well written at times. There were many scenes added purely for a sense of shock and sickening, and whilst I understand it could be argued that these enhanced the reality of the terrible world they inhabited; I'd say that is more likely an excuse (particularly if you take into consideration of the age of those on screen); and there are much better ways to achieve this sense in any case. I feel much of the plot points were left not very well addressed or concluded, particularly those surrounding Hikaru, and whilst I understand that "This is not a story of Heroes", and wasn't expecting a "Happy Ending", I was still expecting one that felt a little more definitive and conclusive. It basically ended with me thinking "Okay... I saw that coming, now what? Wait, that's it?!" Which is ironic given its length, but still - most of its length is wasted - and when I felt like it needed a little more to conclude it - well, that's it! I get the sense it is trying to create. It is trying to leave it on a note in which it forces the viewer to ask questions about the nature of justice itself, thus it does intentionally leave things unresolved. Even acknowledging this, it none-the-less suffers from questions it raises then leaves hanging, and in my opinion, failing to thread everything together to leave a great impact at the end. Music - 7/10 Action Scenes - 9.5/10 Characters - 6/10 Art - 7/10 Scene & Setting - 8.5/10 Writing - 6/10 Pacing - 4/10 Ending - 3/10 Enjoyment - 4/10 |
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