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Shoujo kageki revue starlight. A very enjoyable show, but not without it& #39;s flaws.
Animated by Kinema Citrus (creators of Made in abyss & shield hero), the child of production I.G and Bones, and directed by Symphogear staff Tomohiro Furukawa, it& #39;s a pretty interesting project.
Animated by Kinema Citrus (creators of Made in abyss & shield hero), the child of production I.G and Bones, and directed by Symphogear staff Tomohiro Furukawa, it& #39;s a pretty interesting project.
The premise:
A bunch of girls are in a performing arts school, and there& #39;s an underground audition run by a talking giraffe that the girl who passes the audition the status of "top star, the eternal leading lady" whatever that means. The auditions are fights by the way.
A bunch of girls are in a performing arts school, and there& #39;s an underground audition run by a talking giraffe that the girl who passes the audition the status of "top star, the eternal leading lady" whatever that means. The auditions are fights by the way.
It& #39;s got quite a few similarities to symphogear:
Cute girls fighting while singing that attend a school related to the arts.
Strong yuri overtones.
Some funny moments tossed in.
Cute girls fighting while singing that attend a school related to the arts.
Strong yuri overtones.
Some funny moments tossed in.
Let& #39;s talk about the show& #39;s flaws first:
Plot: It& #39;s a bit disconnected at times. The story itself is fine, but a certain twist doesn& #39;t really have a super satisfying conclusion and is resolved in the next episode, and...
Plot: It& #39;s a bit disconnected at times. The story itself is fine, but a certain twist doesn& #39;t really have a super satisfying conclusion and is resolved in the next episode, and...
The lack of explanation about the nature of things leads to a climax that doesn& #39;t quite make much sense. I& #39;m all for leaving things ambiguous, but when that much isn& #39;t explained, things start to feel like an ass pull. Also, again, not much is explained.
Characters: Many of the characters are kind of one note. With some of the motifs of the show, it appears to be intentional... but it& #39;s still something to note.
It should be noted that there& #39;s a sequel movie announced, so it may address some of these issues.
It should be noted that there& #39;s a sequel movie announced, so it may address some of these issues.
Strengths:
Action is pretty good. @Nine0uh90 would enjoy the use of geography in the fights.
Sound track is nice.
I& #39;m a fan of the direction and shot composition.
(Do note that not all the fight scenes look the way this one does. there& #39;s a pretty good variety)
Action is pretty good. @Nine0uh90 would enjoy the use of geography in the fights.
Sound track is nice.
I& #39;m a fan of the direction and shot composition.
(Do note that not all the fight scenes look the way this one does. there& #39;s a pretty good variety)
The show really does have some nice shots in it. Take a look at this call back shot.
