Review of Absolute Duo
(SPOILER FREE REVIEW) Absolute duo was a complete disappointment for me. It didn't impress me at all, but we need to give it a fair trial. This anime turned out to be pretty mediocre, but it clearly isn't a 2/10. Story: It started off pretty promising but then suddenly took a turn for the worst. The two main characters have a weird father and daughter bond, but that is all there is to it. It seems they lost interest in the romance aspect between the two main characters after about 3 episodes. It just broke down into this generic harem anime with a boring cast of characters. Characters andCharacter Development:
The characters were interesting at first and had potential, but the producers had something else in mind. For the first few episodes i enjoyed the interaction between Tooru (Main hero) and Julie (Main heroine). After a little while they added more characters but they were so bland. A blonde spoilt girl who gets everything she wants. A weak and clumsy character who just suddenly falls in love with the hero. Then the most interesting addition, the black haired tomboy (by interesting i mean, "kind of acceptable"). Julie seemed to actually have a slightly interesting back story, but then, they revealed it. It was a generic tale of revenge. Boring!
Art and Music:
This is one of the only reasons why i gave this anime an okay score. The OP sounds pretty good and they don't have many quiet moments in the anime. There is always some interesting track playing in the background. The art style was also nice and polished, there isn't much to say about this. It was pretty good in the technical aspect.
Overall:
The anime has pretty good music. That is all i can say about the positives. In my eyes, the ending is PARAMOUNT. The ending for this anime was pretty horrible. No plot twists, no satisfying ending, no NOTHING. It was just one of those, "and they lived happily ever after" endings. The last episode made no sense, and since this is a spoiler free review i can't go to details on it. You will realise when you see it (if you ever decide to watch this anime).
I give it a 6/10, go listen to it's opening song Absolute soul, that is the best this anime has to offer.
Sorry if this wasn't a really high quality review, it's my first one, hope you enjoyed reading it!