[DreamSword]

Episode 3: Tigerish

We're now a quarter of the way through and I am most certainly having a good time!

This anime has found some ways to be absolutely refreshing to me, both in terms of "Netflix Originals" as well as shows that I've been watching recently.

Like, let's just get it out of the way right here, this is already way better than that Film Trilogy that Netflix put out a few years ago, the biggest factor being that at the very least stuff is actually happening in this show unlike those movies.

The majority of this episode is all about the Otoki Crew saving the town from the Rodan invasion, and the various different hurdles they run into along the way. Meanwhile, Biologist Girl goes off to get an advancement in her career or whatever, but really, who cares about that?

Speaking of which, Yun is so refreshing as a protagonist for me. I've been watching so many shows recently where the main protag is either a total meathead or is that sort of fantasy fake "smart guy" who solves all of his problems with brute force despite their alleged intelligence. But Yun not only isn't going around punching Kaiju, he's figuring out creative ways to save the day.

But really, the best thing about this show so far really is its atmosphere. Both episodes 2 and 3 have had me totally hooked from start to finish thanks to it, and it's an aspect that I really hope the show as a whole doesn't lose. The characters being likable, the animation being visually pleasing, and the action being fun all add to the experience, but man, this team nailed the atmosphere first and foremost for sure.

Though I do hope I don't end up essentially just repeating myself with each write up going forward. There are shows are I think are much better reviewed as a whole rather than on an episode-by-episode basis, and I think that this might be one of them? Only time will tell of course, but still, I'll do my best to try and vary things up going forward. But for now, all I can really say is that I'm having a good time so far, and I'm looking forward to how the anime is going to go about unraveling the few mysteries that it's set up so far.