So often, I watch anime where the main characters are children, because that’s just the nature of the beast. Anime caters to a younger audience, so the protagonists tend to skew on the younger side of the age spectrum. Just to mix things up, however, let’s watch a couple of shows starring adults — working adults with responsibilities.
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High schoolers overreact too much. Right off the bat, our protagonist Maki thinks he’s destined to a life of loneliness, because he was a bit awkward when introducing himself. Oh no, I was shy and timid, and I revealed that I like to watch B-movies! The horror! Bro, it ain’t that serious. Everything Maki said was completely innocuous. Nah, what’s holding him back isn’t his interests or even how he delivered them. Rather, it’s his defeatist mindset. Maki is only acting this way, so he doesn’t have to try. Welp, no point in putting in any effort to make friends, because I just know I’m already doomed!
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First up is The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt. Maybe you watched a certain show last season and thought to yourself, Y’know, I kinda like polar opposites! I want more of that! Well, Togo and Poem (yeah, that’s her name) are kinda like polar opposites, but in the least interesting way possible. The girl is your old school tsundere. All you gotta do is compliment her, and she’ll melt in your hands like chocolate. Unfortunately, she also gets very, very violent. Oh man, it’s so funny when the girl socks her love interest in the stomach. Peak 90s or 00s romcom antics! But in all seriousness, there isn’t much else to say about Poem. Uh… I guess she’s decent at math?
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A few days ago, I finally cracked open the first volume of Witch Hat Atelier, which I had bought a while back when it was on sale. It’s a decent read, but I haven’t fallen in love with the series yet. Nor do I can tell if I ever will. After all, despite it ending on a cliffhanger, the first volume didn’t exactly make me jump and buy the second volume. Why? Well, a couple things bother me.
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When I first read the synopsis for Ghost Concert – missing songs, I thought we were getting some sort of anime Footloose:
In 2045, when singing is forbidden, a high school girl hears the ghostly voice that possesses her and grants great power.
You can still have music. You just have to let AI create a song for you. You’re not allowed to sing or compose music yourself. So when the episode kicked off with an idol concert, I figured I could go for the low-hanging fruit: if you’re going to lambast generative AI, please try and come up with something a little more substantive than idol slop. But no, Ghost Concert isn’t that simple. In fact, Ghost Concert seemingly wants to be everything and anything all at once.
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