Review of Listeners

Listeners (2020) First off this is a show that will be slated and in some cases for good reason but at the same time, it is a bit harsh. I think this would have benefited having more than 12 episodes but not as many as 24. Perhaps the ending should have been an OVA immediately released to allow it to spread more of the story. The show itself does contain a pretty basic plot and it is also one that does a full 360. In this I mean we have an event that causes a war-like scenario which is then repeated to have a different ending.The ending is more representative of the 1960-1970 era of the hippies and love.

The show started off really strong and it was building itself to be a real show breaker coming out of the generic storyline to actually build. Problem is that it faltered about 6 episodes in. Personally, I believe this was due to it being only 12 episodes. If it had a few more it would have been able to portray itself much better.

The art of the show is actually pretty brilliant. It is a high standard throughout and really shows the symbolism that it wants to give. The CGI used on the mechs is also of a great standard.

Sound in the show is good, not quite as I would have hoped since the music it was based off is so iconic. I guess there must have been some legal reasons that dulled the authentic feel down.

Characters mainly Mu and Echo the protagonists are really good. To begin with, you believe Echo to be the soul main with Mu then coming to take over and then it is shared.

A few other characters of note make for an interest situation. Nir is very interesting since she actually gets an episode purely for her which was so unusual.

We must remember most characters are based off someone generally.

Best girl tournament in this for me:

1. Nir
2. Sally
3. Roz
4. Mu
5. Janis

Mu is a great girl but she develops in a different way and her Tsundere personality is handled a bit weirdly.

Remember in episode 12 you see 'track 13' so it sort of has a short ending episode with a short OVA you could say.

In the end, I would say honestly the show is good. Nothing more and nothing less than good. It would have been a solid 9 had the show not been rushed to cram in content and possibly a 10 if the music was that little bit better and more authentic.

The show is an enjoyable ride as something casual to watch. I would recommend it since the ending is pretty nice and a cliff hanger. Saying that I don't expect to see it renewed, I actually don't think it needs to be as it left on a nice note.