TLDR/Spoiler Free: The show is pretty good Good animation and great visuals during the performances really good music and a good plot despite being fairly predictable at points. The last episode had a good deal of filler but other than that I loved it. 9.8/10 // 98/100 Despite my high score I complain a lot in this review and also go on tangents so if that annoys you its best to read a different review Spoilers Below Like literally the first sentence lol Selection Project is a show that is predictable from the beginning but that doesnt make it bad. At the beginning of the show we follow Suzune who is part of the titular Selection Project which Im gonna refer to as the competition for the rest of the review to make it easier for me to process my own thinking. Suzune is in like the semifinals or whatever it was and she loses because her heart has a problem during the competition and she collapses. Guess what happens Im not saying its bad but Seira the girl who beat her could have been a background character and this show could have been 12 episodes and a more concise story. The last episode had like 15 minutes of filler and I think cutting Seira and letting Suzune win despite her collapse would have been more interesting and saved time. So that was the first predictable moment for me and then when the group meets we get two things that were easy to predict back to back. So the group of nine finalists are having their first meal together and they do introductions and Rena says something along the lines of dont forget were all rivals here. So obivously Once again not bad Rena is probably the most interesting character next to Suzune but its like super obvious thats gonna happen. All the other girls get along super well so Which like is exactly what I wanted out of the show I love idol groups so every time Sumipanda hints at the fact that only one of them can win Im like ummm no and then they all survive the round. The best plot point is when theyre told they have to vote two girls out of the competition since all of them made it to the final round cuz theres like. SO much to unpack. Firstly Nagisa has a great breakdown its not really a breakdown I dont really know what word to use to describe it in the episode where this is introduced. Even if its short the part where she tells three of the other girls that they need to vote people out and she has a plan and theyre like no thats super sketch we shouldnt coordinate votes THIS happens: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924207228922241064/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924207409197645875/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924207826002378792/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924207892654063660/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924207976598867988/unknown.png The other three comfort her cuz theyre all close and assure her shes not getting voted out spoilers she doesnt but like she was right for this one for real like I would be doing the exact same thing as her TANGENT BEGIN Speaking of doing the exact same thing as her I play games like Survivor and Big Brother online and even though I pretty much already knew the outcome of this vote although there was an unexpected bit Ill get to later during this arc all I was thinking about was the obvious vote is Uta and Shiori. So at the beginning of the competition the group split up into units based on their best skill between Singing Dancing and Instruments. Uta Mako and Shiori chose Instruments and formed GapsCaps. Ao Nagisa Hiromi and Nodoka seen in the above screenshots chose Dancing and formed Splasoda. And Suzune and Rena all alone formed SuzuRena by choosing Singing. Now everyone in the competition like each other at this point but if we think about these groups like alliances we notice that theres a 4person a 3person and a 2person. Based on what Sumipanda said we can assume this will be the only vote so we dont have to think about how this will affect future votes like in Survivor because there wont be any. From Nagisas perspective she has 4 votes on her side and needs 2 more to confirm her safety. So realistically she should go to Suzune and Rena. Suzune and Rena are at the bottom of the food chain socially due to them being isolated by the groups and isolating themselves for various plot reasons. Uta and Shiori are both very popular people one being an actor since she was a small child and the other being from a rich and influential family its easy to see why you would want to vote them out in this popularity contest based on the publics opinion. If they choose not to simply go to the other group. The two are isolated and also refusing to vote anyone theyll be disqualified anyway so you should vote them so you can stay TANGENT END But no everyone I saw that coming from a mile away for reasons stated earlier and they all get disqualified. So now comes like the best part of the show where they all become an idol group and like perform on the street?? idk I thought it was cute but I dont have much to say about it. There is one thing that caught me off guard where Suzune like goes into a coma?? thankfully it lasts like a few hours and she makes it back in time to perform but that scared me lowkey like dead serious I thought she wasnt gonna wake up and they were gonna give them a sad ending for a bit there. Also props to Nodokas improv skills during the part where they have to stall for time because Suzune is still in a coma https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924212897406664704/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924212966512009236/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924213063484342292/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924213123701948446/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924213186536833084/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924213323329863761/unknown.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/916808299654049822/924213388861665341/unknown.png Never change Nodoka never change. but yeah last ep they officially debut as idols roll credits its cute I loved it 9.8/10 // 98/100