Review of Migi & Dali

At the start I was barely engaged enough to keep watching, by the creepy image of two identical blond boys. By the time I got to episode 8 though the joke was wearing thin and I was only continuing out of sunk cost. The fundamental issue is that this series is a mix of a very anime plot, and the story throwing as many absurd things as possible at you. The animeness of the plot really undercuts any investment because it draws your attention to how this is a work of fiction you've seen before. It also extends to some of the visual and audiocues too. One common anime plot point was used twice even. Saying all this without spoilers is really difficult, but I hope it makes sense.

The deluge of absurd things undercuts how interesting the show is. You know from the cover and synopsis that it's got one really weird thing going for it, but the rest of the plot is slathered in so much weirdness that it just becomes expected when you're watching the show. It's weird on top of weird with no rhyme or reason.

I ended up having to pause each episode once or twice to find something to perk up my attention. This is series is simultaneously too unrestrained and too generic to be engaging on it's own.

Wow this review sucks without spoilers. Not my problem though.