Trigun Stargaze
Short Synopsis: Trigun, but it’s not really Trigun, it’s a weird new Trigun, but man does it look really pretty.
Lenlo: Hey, Milly is finally back! I’ll admit, I don’t remember much about Trigun Stampede, as it was kind of all over the place. So a decent bit of this first episode made absolutely no sense to me, especially after how season 1 ended. Even with that hurdle though, I had fun. Studio Orange continues to make CGI work, with beautiful animation and incredible facial and full body expressions, Trigun really does look great. But outside that… I’m torn. I’m really not sure how much fans of the original show will enjoy this remake. If you’re able to separate it from the 90s anime, think of it as its own unique thing (which I suspect anyone still interested after the first season will be able to), then it should be a good, if confusing, time. If you’re not though, if you’re somehow still stuck on this being Trigun and not Trigun Stargaze, I think you’ll be put off by how different everything is. Personally though, Studio Orange go brr, I wanna see what their take on the series is and watch some pretty lights as they do.
Potential: 40%
Prism Rondo
Short Synopsis: The young adult heiress to a kimono boutique enrolls at a prestigious art school in early 20th century London.
Wooper: Prism Rondo (Love Through a Prism) may be the most Netflix anime ever to Netflix. I don’t typically bring up streaming services when doing these impressions, as they’re really just delivery systems for the shows themselves, but this one falls so neatly into one of its home site’s subgenres (young woman navigates life in a trendy European city) that I was taken aback. Not every anime set at an art college needs to match Honey & Clover’s level of oddity, but Prism Rondo falls on the opposite end of the spectrum, opting for total straightforwardness, and I wasn’t convinced by that choice. The school where protagonist Lili enrolls is quite traditional, so some amount of presentational simplicity is appropriate, but the “become the top student in six months” mandate from her parents offers too clear a path forward in my mind. On the plus side, the visuals are very nice, especially the background art, which is the biggest draw of this premiere. Yasuko Takahashi’s character designs, too, give everyone a striking appearance – even passersby on bustling London streets and within the halls of St. Thomas Art Academy. I’ll keep watching this one for its setting and female focus, but something tells me I won’t make it through all 20 episodes.
Potential: 30%
The Holy Grail of Eris
Short Synopsis: A young girl is possessed by the spirit of a disgraced dead noblewoman who helps the girl navigate the noble court.
Lenlo: So I guess we’re haunted by the spirit of a dead noblewoman because we witnessed her last moments, and she occasionally decides to help us out as we navigate noble society? If I’m being perfectly honest, I zoned out roughly halfway through Eris. Neither Scarlet nor Constance were particularly interesting to me, and the opening scenes of the execution and the ballroom that were meant to set the series up both fell flat. I guess if you’re looking for some kind of girl-boss rising through the ranks of the nobility with the help of Casper Scarlet the friendly ghost, this could be fun, but for me it was a whole lot of nothing. Still, there was nothing offensively bad about it or anything. It was just dull.
Potential: 5%
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