I tried. I really did. I tried to look for something, ANYTHING that could even be considered passable. I don't like giving things one star, as that pretty much means that it's completely terrible, no redeeming factors whatsoever, but GOSH DARNIT, this show did it. So, I'm just going to pick apart different parts of the show, mock it, and maybe we'll all have a nice chuckle through clenched
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I tried. I really did. I tried to look for something, ANYTHING that could even be considered passable. I don't like giving things one star, as that pretty much means that it's completely terrible, no redeeming factors whatsoever, but GOSH DARNIT, this show did it. So, I'm just going to pick apart different parts of the show, mock it, and maybe we'll all have a nice chuckle through clenched teeth.
Characters: I didn't even bother learning their names. They have about as much personality as a Harvest Moon bachelorette. All I got is one likes cooking, one is weirdly, like, a foot taller then the others, and one sorta looks like Emilia from Re:Zero with a mushroom beret. There's apparently two more. I won't be around to learn about them.
Voice Acting: I'll level with you, I can't really tell the difference between good and bad when it comes to Japanese, but I will say that even I could tell it wasn't Emmy worthy material. Also, the audio compression is pretty... not good. It's like they called the voice actors on their cell phone, held the cell phone to the microphone, and they read their lines like that.
Animation: *BLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHH*
Music: It's not ear grating, but we've all heard it a trillion times before. Just your generic J-Pop that has been in far better shows.
Writing: It reminded me of Dora the Explorer. Anime shouldn't do that.
The only audience that I can ALMOST see not hating this would be toddlers, but then they can't even read the subtitles, so WHAT'S THE POINT?! The bright colors?! Unless you want them to have a freaking eye spasm, then don't show them this psychedelic nonsense.
I mean, if it was something like Gakuen Handsome, then I could sorta excuse some of the flaws, as it was trying to be bad, and didn't take itself seriously whatsoever, but THIS?! Just... Stay away. This hidden Fairy World is best left hidden.
EDIT: OK... For some unfathomable reason, perhaps a false hope for improvement, I watched the second episode. It was terrible. I shall critique now:
Story: Here's the gist. They look through their little "fairy hole" into the real world and provided absolutely grating dialogue that I'm pretty sure a child could have written high on Quaaludes. Afterwards, they play an enticing game of charades, portrayed through the sickening animation. Then, they talk about their game of charades. That's about it. Here's the thing, though. The conversation, eerily enough, seemed like a real conversation. Not that it was an INTERESTING conversation, mind you, but the little Fairy things were interrupting each other, stuttering, and sounded as though they were actually in the same room, interacting with each other. I'm pretty sure that the director simply told the voice actresses to play charades, while he secretly hid a microphone in the room.
Now, this doesn't make this episode GOOD. It's not. It's bad. Very very bad. The animation is even worse than before, if only because they are actually trying to convey motion this time around. There is this little dance number at the end, and I swear to god I heard the sound of Tinkerbell crying. The audio quality is considerably better, I guess the voice actress's phones ran out of usage minutes, because I swear they're under 10.
Final conclusion: DO NOT WATCH. RUN. RUN AWAY FROM THE FAIRIES. THEY WILL HAUNT YOUR NIGHTMARES.
EDIT: May God have mercy on our souls.... THERE'S A SECOND SEASON.
*Holds up a cross* Out! OUT OF THIS HOUSE!!!
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