Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi

Music:
The music always fit the scene and I feel like the intro's and outro's were certainly catchy.

Characters:
I liked all the characters, and I could definitely see development in most of them. I just wish that Taito could've been more resolute in his love of Saitohimea. Like, bruh, you love her. Kiss her more often. Why be afraid of that?

Story:
I feel that the story was definitely growing, and had some great potential. I loved the few hidden hints of Taito having some sort of dark rabbit in him and I really wish there could've been a second season. I just hate that Saitohimea had to be ... the one to kiss Taito several times. Like bruh, that's not how it works. The guy should be kissing her equally or more. I dont know... But I loved how the gaps in the story were filled.

Final thoughts:
This show was a little etchy... showing teenage girls in the swimsuits and it kept zooming in on their panties >.< little weird, but otherwise a pretty good show. I would kinda recommend it if you don't mind the slight dirty stuff. Otherwise, it was nice!

Going to give a quick review because this one isn't worth much time. Honestly, not much happened considering how many events transpired. What I find astonishing is that they setup tons of plot points that they let drop throughout the series and then chose to make the last episode a trashy "bathhouse" episode that literally did nothing to wrap up the plot whatsoever. Please enjoy this fan-service so we get renewed because our terrible plot certainly isn't going to do it.

The characters range from likable and determined to annoying and frustrating. One thing I really liked is MC is basically a weakling with a ... huge heart. He keeps trying to fight enemies and get stuff done but then gets wrecked and barely survives. One thing I really HATED was that they took what was a bit of a tragic love story and then turned it into a trashy harem thing in the last episode. This approach was done 100x better in Shakugan no Shana. EVERYTHING was done 100x better in that anime. In fact, instead of watching this just go (re)watch Shakugan no Shana, it is a far better anime that has a similar vibe.

The story could likely go somewhere awesome but they dropped so many plot points it would take a lot of work and they clearly aren't getting renewed. I didn't think it was awful but I can't really recommend watching it.

Story 4 / Art 8 / Sound 6 / Character 7 / Enjoyment 5 / Overall 5

Taito is a wishy-washy butthead and I hated him more and more every episode. The entire core of the show revolves around his and Himea's feelings for each other but, I just don't "feel" that core because of him. Taito as a character just doesn't belong in the story that's being told here. More than that, the show filled itself with "fan service" and sets itself up as a pseudo-harem but, those features don't gel with that core "love story" that is supposed to be the driving motivation of both Taito and the narrative as a whole. It just didn't work for me because I ... didn't believe his motivation. All his "cool" moments felt completely unearned because they were all supposed to be based on his devotion to Himea and he just really doesn't seem that devoted.

There were some moments that I found laugh out loud funny but, overall the show feels rushed and shallow. It tries to have emotional moments but, the ground work needed to make those moments land just isn't there. The animation is questionable a lot of the time but the soundtrack was pretty good. The music was probably my favorite part.

The best word to describe this show is: disted.

I don't fully regret watching this but, I gotta it it was a struggle to make it through the last couple of episodes. In the end, I think it's an occasionally funny, but primarily frustrating and forgettable show.