The first season of this was a 6. It was extremely boring and too metaphysical, taking 5 minutes to get a simple point across with strange visuals and the main guy just talking about how much he hates himself or whatever. The second season was miles above the first one, with the first half being absolutely phenomenal, mostly because it was about hina, but also because it was incredibly well done. After that there is some boring shogi stuff that sucks, and then the last bit is absolutely phenomenal again.
I dropped this after about 6 episodes, then came back after a few months and finished it off. I don't really know if I'm glad I did it yet, but at least I can stop wondering if I'll really like it, (spoiler alert: I didn't). There is a 100% chance that if I knew how shogi worked I would like this show a lot more, and honestly it sounded pretty interesting, but as someone who knows next to nothing about kanji it was impossible to tell the pieces apart, let alone tell what was going on. If this was about chess, I bet I would have really liked it, and I can see why someone who knows Japanese or who knows the differences between the pieces on the board would like it. Honestly the only reason this show gets a 7 and not something lower is only because the first part and last 4 episodes of the second season was so good. Also, the music and animation are both phenomenal, I don't have any problems with them other than the fact that the music doesn't really fit the mood sometimes. I don't think I would recommend this show, but I can see why people liked it, even if shogi and metaphysical self-hate (for at the least the first season) aren't really my thing. If there was a single reason to watch this show it would be momo, momo is best girl.
I dropped this after about 6 episodes, then came back after a few months and finished it off. I don't really know if I'm glad I did it yet, but at least I can stop wondering if I'll really like it, (spoiler alert: I didn't). There is a 100% chance that if I knew how shogi worked I would like this show a lot more, and honestly it sounded pretty interesting, but as someone who knows next to nothing about kanji it was impossible to tell the pieces apart, let alone tell what was going on. If this was about chess, I bet I would have really liked it, and I can see why someone who knows Japanese or who knows the differences between the pieces on the board would like it. Honestly the only reason this show gets a 7 and not something lower is only because the first part and last 4 episodes of the second season was so good. Also, the music and animation are both phenomenal, I don't have any problems with them other than the fact that the music doesn't really fit the mood sometimes. I don't think I would recommend this show, but I can see why people liked it, even if shogi and metaphysical self-hate (for at the least the first season) aren't really my thing. If there was a single reason to watch this show it would be momo, momo is best girl.