Review of Deca-Dence

I dived into this anime not knowing much about it and just went straight into it and I was definitely surprised at the twist that came in EP2. The twist was so unexpected that some people began to drop it. Now just from the first episode itself, people might think it is a dupe of AoT/SnK. From my POV, if we take it as a whole – it's not. BUT, it is just as good! One of the things that makes me love and enjoyed this so much was the character development. I have to say that this anime has one of the most solid characterdevelopment, and it was done truly well. The protagonist was endearingly likable and has the sunny-disposition MC trope personality to counter the desolate nature of her mentor. I adore the relationship between these two because the studio really paid attention to that by the amount of screentime and fleshing out their character developments together.

Talking about the story, I was completely absorbed because I do enjoy sci-fi and how they direct the plot. Some people do not enjoy twists, but I very much do. I love things that I cannot expect. Things fall into place as you go through the episodes. I did not feel any dissatisfaction as they didn't drag any parts just for the sake of filling the quota for an episode. One episode felt complete and not draggy, and this drives me to continue watching. It is also considered short as well, with only 12 episodes.

TLDR; I really enjoyed this and the last episode ties the whole anime well by itself. There were some questions that can certainly be exploited and I take that as a small hope for another season. Overall, the finale did tie the premise completely, though it leaves room for a season 2 if the studio wanted to do so! How I loved this, that I even wished for more. Went with little expectations, and maybe—you will be surprised as I am!