Review of To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts

Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e (2019) A show of high potential that failed and doesn't need to come back. A classic 12-episode intro to manga/novel. The show has a pretty good first couple of episodes but then it falls hard. I like the storyline of hunting the monsters and not all is as it seems and so on. I enjoy the usual story of weapons that everyone needed and when they win are discarded. Much like the fate of heroes in some fantasy settings. This is the US Civil War with monsters. The art honestly looks good if it was made in like 2012 but for 2019it looks dated, grainy and just plain old. If that is what they wanted to do then great. What it does is make it something I don't think will be rewatched and in 5 years will drop off anyone's list if they haven't got around to it.

The music is fairly fitting but overly dramatic at times. Shouting is not the best and the show lacks any emphasis behind any action it does, sounds very flat.

The characters want to be deeper than they are. They try to set them up but then they fall apart too quickly. One minute they have absolute dedication and the next just like meh I am done.

The show had potential and in the end, it was rushed at the end with a plot that didn't provide enough interest. The fights are good, it is mostly enjoyable but at the same time, it does very little for me in progress or development. 4/10.