Review of Deca-Dence

No spoilers: Overall, this show is a 9/10. I watched this show a year after release. There were so many other things I was trying to catch up with that this show just fell through the cracks. BE WARE, the cover for this show is not indicative of the actual show. After episode 1 you will see that this show is not at all what it seems. The bombshell reveal in episode two will either make or break this show for you as it completely shifts art styles, voices, manners of speech, plot, and well...everything gets flipped on its head. This is what makes this show.Honestly at first I was conflicted thinking...man why not just keep the show going, but then it would simply be a hybrid between attack on titan and darling in the franxx which were already done. Well, they added a HUGE SAO element to it and that really made everything feel fresh and unique.

Now that that is out of the way, about the show. First of all, I feel like the art styles chosen for the show are adequate, but honestly could have been better. That is where I knock that 1 point off. Both the dub and sub are fantastic, outstanding actually.

The best way I can summarize this show without spoilers is this; Its surprisingly good, oddly funny, and strangely wholesome. I binged it in one day, and it really felt so well done. Pacing was spot on to keep the story going and keep you invested every single step of the way and the characters are far and few between that they don't feel like they overlap. I feel like the characters are all unique enough and are given just enough back story to allow for a really good one hit wonder of a show where there is a beginning, and an ending without any loose ends.

Also, please watch the last episode all they way to the last second, otherwise...you will be a bit confused as to how it all wraps up.

ENJOY!

PS: No this show doesn't really live up to the standards of the masterpieces it takes its ideas from, but that does not mean I should take points off for it. In a bubble, its a great show, and comparing it to other shows that go on for longer, have much higher budgets and more effort put into them and try to milk their respective fan-bases with merch etc, is unfair. I am not one to compare shows with each other, and like to watch them in their own bubble, as if I know nothing about anime, so if its a show I can give to a non anime fan and they will like it, it gets good scores from me.