Review of Wonder Egg Priority: My Priority

This one hurts a bit. I'll begin by saying that I absolutely love the original 12 episodes. To the point that I actually gave it a score of 10. I love the characters, music is fantastic, whole mood is really up my alley, it's confusing in a very good way. I like trying to find clues to solve the story on my own, piece by piece. This is just something I enjoy, when a story is told in an unorthodox way. When a series gives me all the answers on the silver platter it's unsatisfying to me. That's why the main series is so good tome, because it forced me to focus.

...but this special episode was unfortunately pretty bad. I am aware of the problems going inside the studio (more or less, from the forums and other reviews and commenters) so it kinda justifies it. I'm not gonna condemn the creators for things outside their control, aside from poor management. But sadly, looking at this objectively, the episode is unsatisfying in many ways. Half of the episode is a recap, which is already a red flag because there already was a recap in the middle of the series. The only thing I enjoyed about this episode was the small plot twist with Neiru. I actually found that part pretty interesting. But besides that, none of the more important plot points were expanded or fully explained. Again, I wasn't expecting clear answers, that's not what I look for in anime, but I still want the story to move... somewhere.

I will still keep my 10 for the main series, I'm not changing my mind about that. But if you didn't watch the special yet, I honestly advice you to skip it. It's genuinely a better choice to not bother. Main series ends in a bizarre way, but at least it leaves you with a sense of mystery and gives you that specific "itch" which makes you... wonder (heh). The special episode however... sorry. That's just not it.