I don’t really get it. It seems like we’re also meant to be drawn in by Haru’s charisma, but I just found him an insufferable asshole, which made Gaku look like a spineless rube. Maybe it’s just my hatred of corporate politics or the fact that I can’t see having a trillion dollars as a worthwhile goal (what, substantially, is even the difference between that and having a billion dollars, other than being top of the wealth leaderboard?) I couldn’t bring myself to watch the second episode. 1/5.
I have mixed feelings on this one. On the one hand, I like our leads and they have great chemistry, and that can make up for a lot of flaws. On the other hand, the action scenes felt a bit overly ambitious (the spinning shots especially felt poorly done), there never seemed to be any sense of urgency in them, and the tech elements seemed sort of overpowering and distracting when they have to shout their magic settings out loud in battle. On top of that, I’m also a little concerned that The Boss’s role in the story is going to largely be the butt of some very transphobic jokes (like, why would Kana be so fearful in that stinger if not “man in dress?? scary!!”). This one is another for the “maybe” pile. I’ll give it another episode to see how it settles in. 3/5.