Revisions is one of those anime series where you just have to accept the insanity and go along with the ride. Its the best way to enjoy a series like this and judging from the kind of stuff thats in this series probably the intended way. For a science fiction anime the story is fairly original and not really anything Ive seen before. Ive always loved stories about groups of people being stranded somewhere unknown and fighting for their survival and Revisions takes this concept to an extremely large scale. Instead of just a few people all of Shibuya is transported into a postapocalyptic future where dangerous creatures begin killing and kidnapping the residents leaving only five teenagers with the ability to pilot mechs to stop them cant really get any more anime than that. Of course there is a larger narrative going on but I dont want to go into spoiler territory and I would recommend watching it for yourself anyway. The way the story unfolds was done very well as each episode packs in just the right amount of story and character progression while still leaving an interesting mystery thatll have you wanting more. Pacing is a big issue with a lot of anime and thankfully Revisions doesnt suffer from poor pacing. In fact the show is paced extremely well which was something that I was really glad to see. The story is only one part of the product though as characters and characterization might be even more important. Thankfully Revisions gets this right as well. The characters will probably be most peoples problem with this series as Ive seen other reviews call the protagonist Daisuke Dojima loud and annoying. Im not gonna lie and say that he didnt annoy me sometimes very few occasions but his characterization is far from a negative. I dont want to spoil anything but his hero complex that he has for most of the show is an important theme to the story and is something that is very important to his growth so it is definitely not a detriment to the story. At least hes not an annoying wimp or stupidly overpowered and boring like so many other anime protagonists now. The rest of the cast are pretty good as well fitting their roles quite nicely. Another big sticking point for people will be the animation. This show is a 2D/CGI hybrid which threw me for a loop when I watched it. Most shows are either one or the other but Ive never seen a hybrid like this that relies more on 3D. The only other anime I can think that does this is Inuyashiki from 2017 but that only uses 3D for action and for certain scenes. This is far from a bad thing however as the animation looks quite good especially in the action scenes where the directing really shines through. The animation wasnt done flawlessly however as the models are quite simplistic and their movements during most scenes are pretty stiff. It didnt hurt the series for me in any way but it is noticeable. Just like the soundtrack which will immediately catch your attention. Most of the songs are quite good and fit their scenes but the real standouts are the rap songs that play during a few of the scenes. Having really hip sounding rap tunes in this show fits surprisingly well as the show feels very urban considering its in Shibuya. It was a really nice surprise to hear a rap tune in an anime like this and I am very glad they took a little more effort to give a smaller show like this some urban identity. Some sorely needed identity I might add. Shows like these arent very popular with the current anime audiences which is a damn shame since a series like Revisions has a lot of potential to be big if more people gave it a chance. So I hope Ive sold you on watching Revisions or at least sold you enough to give it a chance. Given that its a Netflix anime its pretty easily accessible and it also ends on a bit of a cliffhanger so a second season would do a lot to give this show some more reach. If youre at all interested in this show I highly advise you to check it out. As long as you roll with the punches you should find yourself enjoying it.
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