Review of Recovery of an MMO Junkie
Just as you think you're gonna have another NEET, who seemly wasted his or her life or has dedicated his life to live in a virtual world of MMORPG, along come this and yes, it's RECOMMENDATION OF A WONDERFUL VIRTUAL LIFE, unlike any anime that has a Hokikomori NEET/ MMO Junkie where one would wanna go in there to drag that guys or gal's ass into the real world , this one features an MMO junkie Mori Mori, who quits her jobs cu'z she disillusioned with the real world and finds meaning in a gaming site Fruits de Mer but in the end she cameback into the real world were she had help from someone who is as awkward as she is. Ok, so at first she maybe annoying where one would pity such girl with a good career only to waste all of it in a game......but you know what, as one goes on watching this, there are things that would make you give her a second thought:
So............................
Very Good 8, Story:
What makes this anime's plot soooo good , was that it features such gender bender in the virtual world where we see the girl playing a guy and a guy playing a girl. The thing about the story plot was that it focuses on each of character's alter ego where in the game they become someone else which is completely different from who they were. Another thing that make this part soooo good was that it really happens in real life it may not be in a game but it would also be in any form of social site in the internet . Also, the romance between two players in the game whom have from a relationship in the virtual world only go have their relationship takes it's course for real.
Decent 4, Art:
Ok, so there were no fanservices around, and there were no moe thing that goes around here, though there is Liliy san being this maho shoujo in the virtual game, her illustrations isn't something to be given such malice.
Good 7, Sound:
Well for a 37 year old seiyu Noto Mamiko to sound very mature wasn't much of a surprise cu'z she doesn't have to struggle being a teeny booper, we can say for sure that she is using her natural voice, the same thing with seiyuu Sakurai Takahiro who is in his 40's also uses her natural tone given that he has to play a mature role.......it's not just those two it's every seiyuu that does the voices for the real world characters as well.
Good 7, Character:
When we talk about the characters here, we certainly would love to hate Mori-Mori for being this women with a promising career only to throw it all away to become a useless NEET. We would also find Sakurai being this good looking bishonen to only fall for a socially awkward NEET like Mori Mori, but you know,the only character who made such impact around here is Kpwai Homare, whom at first we thought is gonna be an asshole, but it turns out that he's a blessing in disguise who somehow knew the situation of Mori Mori and Sakurai and has to play this go between with the two in order to get them together, never-mind if he has the gift of foresight as long as he did what he was need to do in order that his former colleague Mori Mori would have finally have a life in a real world and not rot away being a penniless NEED for the rest of her life and for his colleague Sakurai to be in a relationship and not be lonely for the rest of his life, at this point the score is for Kowai......nice job , man.
Very Good 8, Enjoyment:
Here's the thing, the enjoyment itself is the part where Mori Mori and Sakurai meet up and get to know each other's secret, which live up to what was expected.
GREAT 9, Overall:
For an anime like this to only run for 10 episodes, was well worth it, something like this need not be extended to 12 episode only to ruin the anime as a whole, in fact you can say that it is the best 10 episode that you'll watch, kudos to studio Signal MD. So should this have a season 2??????Ans, no, it has to end the way it is.
Michael Flynn OUT!!!!!!!