I'm Joybo · review
This is my review for a very unusual yet interesting show. [No spoilers (probably)] Story: 10 Art: 4 Sound: 9 Character: 7 Enjoyment: 8 Overall: 8 As a non-Japanese show, I was expecting something pretty cliché and boring story. It turned out to be a hidden gem- a near masterpiece. The pacing was perfect and managed to cramp all the necessary detail into a 12 episode long series. Both the innocent scenes and serious ones balances each other out filling each episode with rich and filler-free story.Art was... disappointing. After watching other Chinese shows like Quanzhi Gaoshou or even Quanzhi Fashi I was fairly disappointed to see the use of bad CGI on the characters, although I must admit the still scenes remind me of Your Name and A Silent Voice level of animation, but that's really the only reason I give the art a 4/10. At least it's not as bad as Bersek?
Again, I wasn't really expecting anything out of the ordinary when it comes to sound quality and music. Voice actors and sound effects were pretty average, but the music is what gives more impact on the scenes. While I still think Japanese sound lovely, I wasn't expecting Chinese, with their "Xi"s and "Feng"s, to have a very soft tone with no hard pronunciations.
Nothing really to be noted on the characters that would make them stand out. Fairly cliché personalities but amplified by the story.
Overall this is definitely an anime I recommend if you're into the genres. A lot of people might have dropped it due to the CGI and framerate, but that's also a lot of people who have missed out on anything but the animation. If it wasn't for the art this would be the 3rd anime I'd objectively give a solid 10/10.