Be My Wife

I feel like this anime had so much potential, it just didn't happen right when it needed it the most. First, are its downfalls and then it's strong points: 1) The characters are very pleasing and interesting, there could have been so much more added to them. Their backgrounds, the mysteries about the main character, how she gets to is able to even start her new journey. Her feelings about what caused her to even start that journey could have been elaborated so much more. The other main character (male) he could have been explained so much more, about his past and what he has tostruggle and deal with. 2) Same thing here. The story misses some huge plot points that could have strengthened the story sooo much more. As I said, there was so much potential, yet it didn't pull through and I was very disappointed. Sometimes, it felt very awkward to end at certain moments. 3) Episode lengths. Short. Short. Short. The episodes themselves aren't even that long, however, the intro and ending songs are each over a minute, add the overview of the previous episode you are looking at possibly 11 or 12-minute episode. 4) Was it just me? Or did the last episode end on a cliffhanger and leaving us with nothing more? I know it is a new anime and maybe that's all they got so far. Strong points: 1) The art background wise is amazing! It's beautiful especially for the intro and closing songs. 2) I really like the music that goes with the anime. It is very fitting. 3) The art for the characters design wise is very clean and fitted. 4) Previously, I did say that we lacked character development, but that doesn't mean none happened. We did get a few glimpses here and there on the male main character past went, but not too much. We do get to see how the character changes in some crucial parts which is important. Overall: This anime is pretty good, It had a lot of potential, but if you're really really really bored and have nothing to do watch this and give it a chance. However, if you have something else in mind, you might want to go for that one. ;)

This anime really had a lot of potential with a good first few episodes, but it just felt so rushed with having such short episodes that are typically about 10-15 minutes of actual show, if that. The story held itself together enough to make the episodes make sense, but the interactions between the characters were so rushed, it felt like some things were just getting forced into place rather than having it feel natural. It made it feel like characters feelings for each other were just there for the image of a romance rather than having one culminate with actual reasons or causes for it. Overall,I was pretty disappointed with how this anime was handled. It's okay for when you're bored, but it's just going to get your hopes up for nothing.

STORY: 4/10 The premise seemed promising in the initial episodes, but it quickly went downhill. The story was rushed and the romance felt really forced and awkward. There was a lot of tone inconsistency throughout the series. We got a lot of cringe-worthy shoujo moments, some awkwardly placed comedic scenes, and some moments that got uncharacteristically dark compared to the rest of the story. The opening and ending sequences as well as the unnecessary episode reviews and previews took up way too much time. That precious time could've been used for better story pacing. ART: 3/10 Animation wasn't smooth and was really basic. The studio didn't convey different moodsor emotions very well. The art style was bland and inconsistent. The ending sequence animation was probably the nicest animation in the whole series. I'm not a fan of how the female lead and her maid look like they're wearing magical girl outfits compared to the rest of the cast. It made it harder for me to take the female lead seriously when she's supposed to be a bad-ass assassin. SOUND: 3/10 Voice acting was fine, but other than that, nothing really stood out sound-wise. Like the animation, the sound was really basic. I did like the ending OST though. CHARACTER: 3/10 Everything in this series felt rushed and that goes for the characterization as well. Personality wise, I think the male lead was perfectly fine. He's a bit of a tease, but he's kind and protective to those he cares about. If the studio paced the story better and fleshed his story out (seems like he had a tragic past), he would've been much more interesting to watch. On the other hand, I found the female lead really annoying as the series progressed. I liked how she stood up for herself in the first few episodes, but her personality quickly deteriorated. She is impulsive, hypocritical, and somewhat arrogant. I don't understand how the male lead fell for her because she was pretty cold to him for most of the series. I understand that she was bitter and reluctant to trust because of her past, but her back-and-forth regarding the male lead was incredibly frustrating. ENJOYMENT: 3/10 The limited amount of episodes combined with poor direction from the studio made for a poor watch experience. I really wanted to like this series, but it was extremely mishandled by the studio with a rushed story and poor animation, not to mention an unlikable female lead.