In this world where hip hop is in the making, a movement is created as well as a space to battle through that music and show their presentations, where its artists create illusions linked to their emotions to fascinate the audience and where the darkness and light mix in a single point. "A paradox show time bet with everything" so says the first chorus of Rap Guerrilla, a spectacle never seen before but, Who will seize the spotlight of glory? We will see that in these episodes. Adapting Voice Drama series from Opening Show to LIVE even if only to references, Paradox Live is a Hip Hopfranchise that started at the end of 2019 and that, although it does not reach levels of status like Idolish 7 or HypMic, at least the fandom of ParaLive has managed to keep it afloat not only in Japan but also to international fans. As someone from the ParaLive fandom, the dream of an anime and adapting the 8 Voice Drama albums was a dream come true...in the end, the feeling that the anime could have been better is something I feel within me.

Starting with the animation by the PineJam studio, of which many were afraid of how they would adapt the presentations and it was felt that it would be the use of CGI like the rest of animes with music and ParaLive was no exception. It cannot be said that the animation is horrible both in general and for the presentations, but it's not to be praised either because it is not perfect, at least it is stable for a good part.

It would take too long to comment on how faithful the adaptation of the original material is because it was not, on the scale of 1 to 10 in fidelity, I give it a 7 because the writer of the anime is the same writer of the Voice Drama (Original material ) only he will know why he decided to make those changes, but I don't forgive him for omitting the most important voice drama: LIVE, why? because it is the closing of the events of the tournament and at the same time it is the preamble to a new phase, closing some cycles such as What happened to Kanata now that he knows that Nayuta was an illusion? or questions that the anime did not answer with Nayuta because yes, that Nayuta that we saw in the finale is the real one but they didn't adapt how he survived which in Voice Drama LIVE answers that; It also shows the importance that Buriakan will have in the new phase, which would have been the best to prepare for a possible 2nd season.

BUT not everything is a failure in the adaptation, since despite the omissions, I can applaud the writer's ideas in introducing new things: Seeing the 4 groups outside of their vs and living together in situations that one has wanted to imagine being the young people of TCW and AKYR are seen the most despite the little screen that those 2 groups have had in the anime (By the way, it's nice to see the BAE at the university and it's a shame I didn't see more of Club Candy); Another detail that I loved in the anime news was the development of Allen in episodes 10 and 11, something that Voice past dramas we never saw at least something to develop him with his parents being the only one from BAE due to that and they nailed his agony that his damn father did to him causing Allen to close down and decide to run away from what he defended so much and I understand the fans who complained about that but look at it this way, just as we saw a different side in Hajun because of his drama, something would happen to Allen similar since even the brightest sun tends to burn.

Although the Vs of the groups were not fully seen, which hurt me, ParaLive is not just music but something else that is its lore, a lore that could have been treated better in the anime but at least it is made clear that at sometimes, the path to victory comes with setbacks and sacrifices, something we saw with Hajun who did not care about his health due to erosion as long as he worked hard for his team to win. Also the importance of ties that are not only of blood like AKYR who came together through a tragedy or TCW which is a family that is also called "Like a home for lost cats" or even BAE who are united by the same denominator What is it like to have horrible parents? Cozmez teaches us that no matter how shit life treats you, as long as you have someone you love by your side, it is the best thing to live for.

In the end, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, handsome or ugly... all the characters carry a trauma that they must relive when the Trap Reation arrives, but it is a price that only the Phantom Rappers are willing to pay for being part of that world of illusions and Hip Hop. The only thing they must do is face their trauma, to avoid a mental breakdown and avoid erosion if they do not want to die like Hajun almost did.

This adaptation ended up being something average, it is neither mediocre nor horrible, but it is not a marvel either, so from my point of view it is in the middle (Neither so good nor so bad). In the end it wasn't perfect, but it could have been better.

It's worth it? It depends on how you feel, if you want some Japanese hip hop with different genres (Because each group has Hip Hop but they specialize in different genres for greater added value: BAE with Electro Pop, TCW with Jazz-Blues, Cozmez with Trap and AKYR with afrobeat) but that also has a lore that attracts, it may be for you. Just don't judge him at first, because it's the worst thing you can do.

I would recommend that once the anime is finished, continue with the Voices Dramas to complement what they omitted in the adaptation and you can find them on Spotify or YouTube, the songs can also be found on Spotify.

I just hope that for a possible 2nd season, the writer corrects the flaws... and the PineJam studio improves the animation.