Review of Tokyo Revengers

Before we start, there are some slight spoilers in this review, so read it for your own risk. The Time Travel stuff can be mostly complicated. They're not entirely explained, so there's nothing to input on this mysterious genre. Tokyo Revengers is one of those shows fitting itself with the Time Travel aspect to change the future and prevent any menacing things from happening. Like myself as a watcher, I checked this out. From here the show was on a roll for the 1st half of the season, flowed nicely, nothing unbearable and entertaining. Nevertheless, the 2nd half became too much of a nuance anddismally presented.

Story (6/10)
The story is somewhat interesting. Trying to save someone you are deeply in love with, is a compelling premise and ideally, fascinate you for what it offers. The first half was actually decent, the foundation layout of the characters, plot twists and the other aspects are what got me attached to this series. I even liked Takemitchy as well (the protagonist). Became 8/10 at first, but oh dear, 2nd half was surely underwhelming. The Vanhalla vs Toman arc displayed the repetitive stuff and delivered the build up in the most poorest way that leaves a huge mark on my face. The problem with this adaptation is the directing. Directing in some cases can present shows with perfect originality and progression. Unfortunately, Tokyo Revengers directing was abysmally produced, for an example, censorship, impactful moments including Baji's death scene. There was something about this that drags the emotion and feels, in which I could not resonate with the characters and the plot.

Art (4/10)
Oh well, this seems disappointing. I'm not hugely impressed with the character designs. This is due to the fact they have pointy lips from side profile view point, which is quite questionable??? and the off-putting eyes, which caught my attention throughout the whole show. But at least the characters do have Drip though. I can point out that. The scenery layout establishes to be realistic and pleasing, which was a feature I liked. Unsurprisingly enough, the animation was average. There were moments where a character gets kicked in the ass and fly unintentionally in the air?? Like why? I know they could have worked on the animation thoroughly more.

Characters (6/10)
I'm going to admit this but I do like some of the characters like Baji, Chifuyu Draken and Kisaki. They have intriguing backgrounds, ideals and personalities, which is pretty gud. But oh no, this series's protagonist (Takemitchy). You guessed it, a cry-baby. Which naturally fits the theme song surprisingly. He's, even more, worse than Deku from MHA, as that dude contribute something. But back to Takemitchy, I can't believe he had to be an eyewitness throughout every single gang fight, which makes the character writing unappealing, and literally CRIES. At least there are some that are understandable, but 80% of most of them are noisome. This doesn't mean all characters are displayed as horrible, I wished Takemitchy's character writing was better with greater character development.

Sound (8/10)
The OP was alright (y'all know for the famous yodelling part lmao). The first ED was groovy and reminds me of IU's Coin a lot, whilst it's playing it at the end. But, the 2nd ED escalated so much better. Its funky, rock mood sets the overall tone of the show better, which got me exceptionally pleased. Now the OSTs. The composer, Hirotaki Tsutsumi nailed the score very well. Personally, it's forgettable but the main theme was the most memorable for me. Hell yes, I get hyped whenever this track appears. The voice acting was impressive and drives each dramatic moment very well, that's all I have to say.

Enjoyment (4/10)
There are some parts that can comedic and I can appreciate them from time to time. But, as I said before, Takemitchy's baby crying moments were bothersome and couldn't help myself but to resist every time he does that. Furthermore, the staby staby moments can be overdramatic and laughable. I also want to mention, about the voice acting again, since I discover one problem. There are characters that are 12 and are voiced by 25+ year old dudes, which makes it painfully confusing and jarring.

Overall (5/10)
It's a mediocre adaption with subpar animation, pointless logic and poor execution moments. It still remains a good flow on the plot and concluded with a settled and captivating cliff-hanger. I wished the directing was much better if S2 is in the production works.