![]() However, despite having some great sakuga sequences, most action scenes felt underwhelming due to the dialogues. There were some battle shounens I liked a lot, and Summer Time Render could turn into one of them at the end of this journey. Still, I didn't fall into despair quickly. I was strongly sorrowful after realizing I got deceived into watching a battle shounen instead of a mystery-thriller. The whole show starts to become an action story after the episode the main antagonists had introduced, and it almost totally transforms into a generic battle shounen with the start of the second half. And this is not something unique to this four-armed beast. Instead, the author used him as a simple action boss. Also, it would be a match made in heaven with the shadow concept. If there was a threat who constantly chased the main characters and they tried to come up with a strategy during this cat-and-mouse game, it would be way more exciting. Instead, he backs down, relaxes, and gives enough time to the main characters to come up with multiple plans. However, this four-armed idiot doesn't change the main characters. ![]() This guy was a perfect contender for being an "Implacable Man" where he will chase the main characters while they are hopelessly trying to find a solution to this calamity. His strength is ridiculous, and he has so many tricks under his sleeves. One of its antagonists is a very tall shadow with four arms. And, once again, Summer Time Render has a perfect contender for this. Although nothing says this rule is absolute, if you throw it into the dumpster after the first couple of episodes, you need to use another method to make for its absence. Summer Time Render breaks this rule very early by showing its two main antagonists and revealing some of the most important secrets of shadows. If we can't see the scary monster that tries to catch the main characters, we start to feel uneasy and almost feel like we are in the same story as those characters. Why? It's simple, due to the nature of the mind, we fear the unknown. In horror/thriller works, if a horrifying monster is way more powerful than the main characters is present, there's a crucial rule about not showing the monster. The first major problem: Breaking the "Don't Show the Monster" rule show turned into a mindless action where you can't get the intensity. So, what happened? How this propitious thriller The main plot was like a knock-off mix of Higurashi and Steins Gate but still gripping, and most importantly, you could feel the thriller. The art style was great for the most part. With the first minutes of Shinpei's journey, I quickly sold out for the series. It ticked all the boxes I sought-a murder mystery in a rural town with time travel, scary monsters, two-cour without any prequel and sequel, and good production values. After getting heavily disappointed with the latest Higurashi titles-Gou and Sotsu-I was very excited about Summer Time Render. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |