That final scene was incredible. I can't get enough of the visuals and soundtrack.
Assuming that the ending isn't completely botched this is already firmly in masterpiece status for me at this point. I love that the story is staying coherent and tying in all previous plot points, nothing was pointless. All the world building, the early Queerat war, learning about Fiends and Karma Demons. I was convinced that because of this trend what happened to Shun would not be forgotten about and would have some relevance before the end and it looks like exactly that is happening. We really need more anime like this. An adaption of a novel that was not aimed at the otaku demographic and so is completely absent of the usual cliches and pandering. Just a strong story brought to life with art and music in a way that only the animated medium can do. It's criminal that it's selling so poorly and I really hope we at least get a novel translation.
I don't think you really understand what a cliche is. The fact that children go through schooling and that constitutes a large part of your life at that age is a given.
If you want to flesh out your characters by showing how they come to be who they are through their lifelong experiences within the world, it kind of necessitates the inclusion of some school as part of the growing up. Doubly so if the school system is part of your world building and handles drastically different material than you would expect.
Calling it a cliche because your characters go to school at some point is ridiculously vague and is akin to saying "Hey, this anime involves people... what a cliche!".
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u/StormVanguard Mar 09 '13
That final scene was incredible. I can't get enough of the visuals and soundtrack.
Assuming that the ending isn't completely botched this is already firmly in masterpiece status for me at this point. I love that the story is staying coherent and tying in all previous plot points, nothing was pointless. All the world building, the early Queerat war, learning about Fiends and Karma Demons. I was convinced that because of this trend what happened to Shun would not be forgotten about and would have some relevance before the end and it looks like exactly that is happening. We really need more anime like this. An adaption of a novel that was not aimed at the otaku demographic and so is completely absent of the usual cliches and pandering. Just a strong story brought to life with art and music in a way that only the animated medium can do. It's criminal that it's selling so poorly and I really hope we at least get a novel translation.