Review of Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut
Sure my review will have some spoilers and I don't know if it'll be helpful for you the reader. I know there'll be a lot better review out there by professional anime watcher and reviewers. I'm only a working guy stressed at work and enjoy watching anime to relieve stress. Also dont expect me to name the characters, as I loved giving them my own term. I decide to watch this anime adaptation of a light novel series from Gagaga Bunko, and as of now it was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for an English release next year, around mid-2022. That made me interest on this series. Story Vampire, andouter space. The concept is new for me and also kinda weird but its the taste that made it interesting (against all those isekais)
One of the pros of the story is, yes, the vampire who dreams to go to the space or moon, whatever. She was trained and used, and through out the course, she had develop relationship with the main dude who also dream going to the space.
But behind those dreams are some bloody history of her kind. A certain faction on the government where she live, killed her kind. That made her resent the other kind, aka humans.
And by that, the main dude which also the very best good guy in the training regimen of the "cosmonauts to be"was assign to her as her coach because the guy was demoted (he is a good guy hinesty sometimes makes shit happens), and this become his way of salavation to be part of the "cosmonauts to be"
I dont know if you enjoy that part of the story, but its the one that carry it all along with the...
Politics, I can say this is a side dish of the story. I really dont get it but in the end, I find that there's 2 faction, pro and anti vampire. Some want her to be killed after the mission, which I think the other country wants to do. And the pro ones are those who just go along in the end. The first cosmonaut was a vampire, hurray!
Ps. I can accept if they can drink a room temperature carbonated water in that cold water but eating ice cream, for real? Its already freaking cold.
Character
I can say both main characters guy and the vampire, somewhat grow but there's nsome immaturity in the last episode.
If there will be a season 2, it would be good to see the vampire talk to other humans, but i dont know if we will have some.
Also the side characters carry the high school trope, where the other "cosmonauts to be" bully he main guy and the vampire and they did change after the main characters able to do their goal.
Art/Animation
The fact, I like the anime visuals compare to the light novel illustration. Theres no problem with the visuals as we dont need sakugas whatever.
The studio did well for the Soyuz, on how it took off and how the first stage disengage when you see it from the ground, it creates the cross like the real one.
And the vampire is cute during funny moments, that made her a lovable character though her tsun- is always given.
For the use of CGs, its the always the odd one for me like the moving vehicles.
Sound/FX/VAs
All voice seems natural except for the vampire but I given up and accept its the way used to be. As she doesn't interact with the other kind for so long. Which make the voice sounds robot like and angry.
For the soundfx, its passable.
Enjoymenr/Conclusion
I enjoy the flow of the main dish, but not the side dish yet the main characters pulled it well, except for the last episode. I need season 2 if theres any. I gotta used of thay vampires voice, that made her characterization shines enough, "oh its the vampire"
I don't know if there's some romance here, but i didn't expect it. I only expect the unexpected like the guy getting killed during the mission or the vampire getting killed after.
The story and the characters push the story that both of them will experience the outer space but not yet the moon.
Hoping if it'll will have some and make some changes in the history. First vampire in the moon.
This is worth watching if you like rockets and into nerdy things like space exploration and stuff ....as well vampires.