At the razor’s edge of quality, dancing just shy of something a bit more meaningful. The art rules, body horror hits, and overarching plot beats are aesthetically interesting. But there are a lot of interruptions in momentum, often focusing on superfluous human-military subplots. There’s also the glaring problematics surrounding Nagisa and her compromising imagery.
Tl;dr: a small but blemished gem, surely rewarding for diehards but easily dismissed by the majority.
At the razor’s edge of quality, dancing just shy of something a bit more meaningful. The art rules, body horror hits, and overarching plot beats are aesthetically interesting. But there are a lot of interruptions in momentum, often focusing on superfluous human-military subplots. There’s also the glaring problematics surrounding Nagisa and her compromising imagery.
Tl;dr: a small but blemished gem, surely rewarding for diehards but easily dismissed by the majority.
