Shapeshifting
(This review contains
spoilers!)
Over the last few weeks, Re:Creators burst out of the gates as
the surprise best show of the Spring season thus far. With a creative take on a
genre saturating anime for years now as well as a great cast of characters,
this one has the potential to go far.
This week was no different, although
it was quieter than the past few weeks. Several big early questions got
answered, all the while new characters were introduced.
Picking up where last week left off,
the magical girl was saved from the new purple edgelord character by a knight
lady riding a flying chariot. We didn’t see either of them for the rest of the
episode (except for a cameo by the magical girl at the end), so I’m guessing
they’ll be more supporting roles.
The edgelord didn’t have a huge role
either, but he did serve as a catalyst for answers. While we still don’t know
why all these characters have been transported to the real world, we do know
that the girl in the military uniform from the first episode is somehow behind
it. We also learned that the characters are tied to the traits given to them by
the authors, finding it difficult to break the mold.
Most of the episode took place in the
home of Selesia’s creator, as he invited his artist over to see if they could
use their powers as creators to somehow change how the characters behave or
look.
One of the highlights of Re:Creators thus far has been the
humour. I like the fish-out-of-water comedy the characters are going through as
they adapt to the new world, as well as the meta humour the writers are using
to poke fun at the industry. There’s a fun scene where the artist is telling
Selesia about several twists she doesn’t know about because the anime she’s in
hasn’t caught up with the manga yet. While there is less of that this week, what
we did get is a lot of fun.
It turns out the characters can’t be
changed, since they were already iconic when they were brought into the world.
The public has to accept the changes to the characters in their respective
stories before the characters themselves are allowed to change. It’s a little
confusingly explained, especially for something that’s most likely going to
come into play later considering it’s a concept being introduced this early. Still,
I like that the creators don’t have total control over their creations once
they have established personalities.
Re:Creators
remains a very stellar new anime, one that I’m a little dismayed people
seem to be overlooking. While this week didn’t have the action or humour of the
previous weeks, it proved it didn’t need it to create an excellent episode. If
you haven’t checked it out, now’s a great time to get started.
FINAL SCORE
8/10
Great
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