Review of Absolute Duo

Let me start off with that I do reviews more based on my enjoyment of the show and how much I got into it and things of that nature opposed to very technical aspects though i'll get into that a bit as well. I knew nothing about Duo other than about a two sentence description going in. Honestly the story is a bit weak. The general idea is pretty good but there alot of sort of oddness and things that don't get touched on. In other words some plot holes. I wasn't really in Duo for the story though. The place where Duo shines I think arethe charries. As with alot of anime especially in this genre today I think are alot more character powered and centered than plot/story. Which is fine by me for the most part. There is nothing really special about any of them in terms of being something new or different. They can all fit different tropes but they are very likable and done well for the most part especially the female mc Julie. The male mc however is probably in my opinion the dullest/boring of the cast. The sound and music is pretty good and as with most new anime the art is good as well and my preferred style.

There isn't a whole lot to say about this anime in terms of story and things of that nature it's what I would call just one of those guilt pleasure anime. Not a very good plot/story and nothing really special about it but still enjoyable. However one thing I liked that you don't see with alot of anime of this type was the little thing they threw in of having the male and female mcs be roomed together at the school for the entire anime. I have thought about this many times before in anime and wondered why they don't take advantage of the chances to do this considering how many more options and choices it gives them for different scenes and relationship building among other things. Seems every time the few times i've seen that they do it it's more the "angry raging or oh you perv *slap*" type girls and it's not really taken serious and is more there just to be a joke and cause corny humor. It was nice to see the male and female mcs be roomed the whole show and it be done more normal and less comedic. You see male and female charries and mcs roomed together alot in normal rooms or houses living together but not roomed alone together in a school/academy setting.

Other than this not much to say really. If your looking for a deep intellectual masterpiece or great story then skip Duo. If your looking for a fun show with good charries,art,sound then give it a try. Overall I give it a 7 and probably should even be lower but I give it an 8 for enjoyment and that's what I like to go by :p.