Review of Fire Force

My biggest pet peeve when it comes to anime has got to be when the story could be killer, but the lack of consistency just ruins it. Unfortunately, Fire Force is in that category. There was *so* much wrong with this series. The plot felt like it didn't know where it was going. You'd have something minor happen that had a lot of emphasis put on it, but then something important would happen in the blink of an eye. Certain characters were introduced through a poorly written backstory, and others were given three or four episodes to fully join the cast. There was an elementof "talk no jutsu" in this series that totally flopped as well. Back to characters for a second, many of them had character traits that just got plain annoying after a while. That coupled with the fact that the story wasn't told smoothly at all, made a lot of this series agitating to watch.

However, now that we've got all the cons out of the way, I wanna explain why I think this series could be really bomb. For one thing, the art is gorgeous. The colors and effects are done so well, and it almost has a comic book feel to it. The architecture, too, was to die for. As far as the score/music choices for the anime go, it wasn't always perfect, but I thought a lot of the music was put together really nicely. A lot of it was able to make a big scene feel even bigger. The characters were developed poorly, but they were all good fun. The humor was showcased so well through them, and the humor itself was so unique and entertaining. I don't think the elements this series gave itself were executed perfectly, but a lot of the story pieces got me really excited. This season alone should've been twice as long to really delve into the developments of the story because the foundation of Fire Force is very strong.

So, in the end, it was really rushed and poorly put together, but I still think it has the potential to become something amazing. I'm glad I got to experience it, at least, because if Fire Force can capitalize on some of the outstanding work it did in this season, it could be an anime I want to show my friends. I guess we'll find out next season!