Opening Songs
OP 1 - Daze (Jin Ft.Maria from GARNiDELiA)
Ending Songs
ED 1 - Days (Jin Ft.Lia)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Episodes: 12
I really wanted to watch "Mekakucity Actors". I really did, so much so that I even watched the little episodic trailers introducing the characters that came out before the actual show. That's because its based on "Kagerou Project", possibly one of the best series of story related vocaloid songs. Of course, no matter how much you hype up an anime...the results aren't always the best. "Mekakucity Actors" has some of the more interesting characters I've seen in anime, and it starts out pretty strong, but only goes downhill. What started out as something interesting, unique, and possibly dark turns into something somewhat weak and generic as it reaches its conclusion. There was so much potential in "Mekakucity Actors", but it just didn't live up to what I imagined it to be. If you're familiar with the "Kagerou Project" series, this one might mean something for you. But if you have no idea what it is, "Mekakucity Actors" might just serve as a gigantic question mark to the face.
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| Yeah, looks badass. But not for long. |
The opening song is pretty freaking badass (so are most of the insert songs, which serve as covers of some of the songs in the "Kagerou Project" series), and its "Daze" by Jin Ft.Maria from GARNiDELiA. I've never been too big of a fan of GARNiDELiA, but "Daze" was just magnificent when it was sung by Maria. Brilliant opening animations and just a great song overall...this is seriously one of the best opening songs I've heard in quite awhile. The ending theme is "Days" by Lia, and its somewhat of your everyday regular slow song in an ending theme. Not really my thing.
Rating: 7.0/10
Its alright I guess, though I do think that it could have been a lot better if they dragged it out just a tad bit. If you never been into the "Kagerou Project" series, chances are that you're not going to have the slightest clue about what the f**k is actually going on, even towards the end. There are so many things left unexplained, so many plot holes that could use filling up, and there are even some things that they throw at you out of the f**king blue, expecting you to already know what it is. What's more, its one of those animes that focus on different characters from time to time, so there isn't really a main character. With all the time skipping and jumping of characters, you won't really know who's who and or what part they play in the actual story. Like Kisaragi, what the heck is his role? His ability isn't even fully explained, so there's really not much you can do if you're not familiar with the "Kagerou Project" series. I guess it all boils down to not having enough episodes to fully flesh out the characters or story.
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| Yeah, Kido is pretty badass |
The story talks about 9 special characters that make up the Mekakucity Den, a group of teenagers with specials abilities after coming close with death. Shintaro is just a regular NEET who stays at home all day with his AI partner Ene, a pixelized cyber girl that terrorizes his PC. One day though, due to an error on his part, he spoils his keyboard, and is forced to go out to buy a new one. Unfortunately for him, being a NEET, he's never left his house for a LOONG long time. His first time going out in a long time, Shintaro just wants to buy his keyboard and quickly go home, but of course, as luck would have it, things wouldn't be so easy for him. The department store that he went to was assaulted by burglars, and the entire store's customers where taken as hostages, him included. However, he meets 2 hooded individuals that help him out. Before he knows it, he is dragged in as a member of the Mekakucity Den, being told that he has a strange power within him...
Without further ado, I conclude this post. "Mekakucity Actors" just doesn't kick as much ass as I thought, and even goes as far as to not make sense. As long as you have no experience in the "Kagerou Project" series, this one isn't going to appeal to you as much. Its even better if you'd just watch the original series of "Kagerou Project" videos, you'll probably have better luck there.
Peace.
