When I first started watching this anime I believed it would be a generic isekai anime. But as the story progressed it started to get more complex with lore being built into it as well. I wish they would've included more lore to the anime as most of Cid's childhood and training goes by instantly and we don't get to see his skirmishes. In the LN, it goes into depth on how he increased his magic, but its just skipped over in the anime. Other than some things being left out its an amazing story with dialogue thats cringe but in a really fun way, not a cringe where you want to skip to the next scene.
The animation style is generic for the most part but when they break free from the norm, it's impeccable. When Cid goes on a monologue on "becoming atomic" in episode 5, theres a unique art style where its all white in the background with black swirls filling the screen and it's really a sight to see. The way they animate his "I am atomic" moves is also amazing. In episode 20 I couldn't get over how amazing the art was when he finished the fight between him, Beatrix, and Iris. Watching his magic surge through his body and change his eye as it overflowed was genuinely one of the coolest scenes I've experienced in media. In this fight there was another scene that I couldn't get over due to its uniqueness and its a very small detail but it makes it so much better. When the fight first begins, Cid literally teleports behind Beatrix with no afterimage or blur. It just made his speed come off as that much amazing as not even a blur could be seen as he moved.
Last, but most importantly, sound design. The sound design could probably be the biggest reason I loved this anime. Every time Cid goes atomic, the audio distortion on his voice is amazing, especially in episode 20. The way they distort his voice when he's letting loose on his magic is just insane. The OST is also really good and its the way the did the closing song was really neat too, having each of the seven shades sing the song separately was a really unique thing that I haven't seen many animes do in the past.
I believe this anime is worth 10/10 due to its perfect blend of cringe, badassery, sound and graphic design, and story. I cannot wait for the next season.
The animation style is generic for the most part but when they break free from the norm, it's impeccable. When Cid goes on a monologue on "becoming atomic" in episode 5, theres a unique art style where its all white in the background with black swirls filling the screen and it's really a sight to see. The way they animate his "I am atomic" moves is also amazing. In episode 20 I couldn't get over how amazing the art was when he finished the fight between him, Beatrix, and Iris. Watching his magic surge through his body and change his eye as it overflowed was genuinely one of the coolest scenes I've experienced in media. In this fight there was another scene that I couldn't get over due to its uniqueness and its a very small detail but it makes it so much better. When the fight first begins, Cid literally teleports behind Beatrix with no afterimage or blur. It just made his speed come off as that much amazing as not even a blur could be seen as he moved.
Last, but most importantly, sound design. The sound design could probably be the biggest reason I loved this anime. Every time Cid goes atomic, the audio distortion on his voice is amazing, especially in episode 20. The way they distort his voice when he's letting loose on his magic is just insane. The OST is also really good and its the way the did the closing song was really neat too, having each of the seven shades sing the song separately was a really unique thing that I haven't seen many animes do in the past.
I believe this anime is worth 10/10 due to its perfect blend of cringe, badassery, sound and graphic design, and story. I cannot wait for the next season.