7th July 2012, 12:46 AM
Arcana Famiglia 1
Hey, look, it's more sexist, mediocre anime! Who'd have thought it... I saw from other reviews that people agreed that this is really generic battle stuff, and yes, I agree. That's what this is for sure. Each character has a general stereotype and power, several of them use swords even though it's set in the early 20th century, the girl's father is a jerk and has set up a tournament where she has to marry the winner (unless she's allowed to compete too, or someone wins who doesn't want her, or something)... and yes, she protests -- she's one of the better characters here -- but the setup sure is generic and sexist. Sure, given the setting some sexism is believable (annoying to have to watch, but believable), but are such generic characters and such an obvious battle-tournament setup? Not so sure about that one.
So yeah, I wouldn't guess about whether I'll be watching this one to the end, that's for sure. However, it's not terrible. Just blandly average, much like Campione, and a lot of other stuff this season too I'm sure. There were a few amusing bits in the episode, and it wasn't offensively bad, which is always good for anime, but it wasn't anything good, or especially interesting, either.
On the note of amusing, though...
Hey, look, it's more sexist, mediocre anime! Who'd have thought it... I saw from other reviews that people agreed that this is really generic battle stuff, and yes, I agree. That's what this is for sure. Each character has a general stereotype and power, several of them use swords even though it's set in the early 20th century, the girl's father is a jerk and has set up a tournament where she has to marry the winner (unless she's allowed to compete too, or someone wins who doesn't want her, or something)... and yes, she protests -- she's one of the better characters here -- but the setup sure is generic and sexist. Sure, given the setting some sexism is believable (annoying to have to watch, but believable), but are such generic characters and such an obvious battle-tournament setup? Not so sure about that one.
So yeah, I wouldn't guess about whether I'll be watching this one to the end, that's for sure. However, it's not terrible. Just blandly average, much like Campione, and a lot of other stuff this season too I'm sure. There were a few amusing bits in the episode, and it wasn't offensively bad, which is always good for anime, but it wasn't anything good, or especially interesting, either.
On the note of amusing, though...
Quote:Princess Carry? Sure looks like it to me!
Quote:I'm sorry, Mr. Generic Main Character-ish Guy, but this is the 20th century now, and swords are a bit outdated. Nobody outside of Japan cares about those things anymore. (What, this is anime? But it's set in Europe, in what looks like the 1920s most likely...