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Watched the first episode. It was Positively Awful!
Bourbon_Boi14 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Right from the beginning, I had an overwhelming certainty that this show would be an absolute disaster. The trailer alone presented a dismal sight, with its dreadful art, abysmal animation, and a complete mismatch in voice acting. Even though I gave it the benefit of the doubt, assuming it was still a work in progress, I couldn't have been more mistaken!

The episode commenced with a bizarre Instagram livestream, providing a fleeting glimpse of the cast. It was a peculiar and off-putting way to introduce the characters, but at least it had a touch of uniqueness. However, the CG models of the three main protagonists were shockingly deficient in detail, and their movements were downright atrocious.

Even if we ignore the wretched art, repulsive animation, and overall aesthetic, there was absolutely nothing to salvage or appreciate. The first four minutes of the episode raced by at an alarmingly breakneck speed: the two antagonists miraculously rescued a speeding truck from crashing into a statue, causing it to spew forth a ghastly blue liquid that sent the unsuspecting civilians into a panic. Then, as if by some cruel twist of fate, the three main protagonists swiftly patched up the leak using an advertising banner and inexplicably became the so-called "Weekly number 1 heroes."

The concept itself was utterly banal, a repulsive and uninspired concoction. The following four minutes of the show descended into the abyss of mind-numbing tedium, with the three main protagonists engaging in mundane UBER deliveries while the incessant opening song mercilessly assaulted the senses. Mind you, this entire spectacle was crammed into a paltry 15-minute episode, including the opening and ending.

And then, to add insult to injury, the protagonists conveniently managed to accomplish yet another contrived "mission" assigned to the aforementioned two antagonists, all in their desperate bid to cling to their coveted "weekly number 1 heroes" status. The ending credits promptly rolled, delivering the final blow to any remaining speck of hope. Without a doubt, this was the epitome of the worst "anime" I have ever laid my eyes upon. Crunchyroll ought to hang their heads in shame for ever licensing this steaming pile of garbage!
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1/10
They hoped ppl will watch it for BTS
shimunayomishi15 April 2024
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Bastions - Thymos Media 1/10 Star --- TLDR: They wanted to make Miraculous Ladybug-style hero show in Korea and added BTS in hopes for viewership and sales (and failed).

----- It seems like they made this to make money, rather than an actual story. They paste BTS literally everywhere, and even tries to sell merch of the logo (which, wow, some notable letters are highlighted in purple! I wonder what they spell out!). It's a very money grab.

Very similar cartoon style to Miraculous Ladybug, but way worse and very little budget. (They haven't worked on ML, so IDK why it's this similar...) Character design is pretty bad as well. Their animation movement itself isn't the worst, but the shading is horrendous. Even MMD can render better shading.

The ending is just a very sudden cut to them dancing with all the characters?? Which isn't odd for an anime usually, but it might have been nice to have a more story-connected ending to give the feeling of the setting since nothing is explained well in the actual story.

Too many questions. Why are they heros/idols? What is the main goal of the villain, and how will they even achieve that with an energy drink? How are they going to control those that used their drinks?? Why are there heros in the world? How old are the main trio; why are they just chilling in the world with no school or job?? What do they gain from being heros???

There's not many likable qualities of any character. They usually act just for the comedy or to move the story to the next scene.

---- Some nitpicky stuff:

No character development, nor morals for some. They're just "evil' or "good". -> The main trio doesn't help out a bullied girl who asked them to bully her enemies back, but they flat out decline without any secondary options given to her because "bulling is bad and we can't do that".

-> Main characters save one person of interest and leaves the crime scene even though there still is a ongoing fight and starts a dance lesson????

(Main trio works as delivery men) They get one order -> why are all three going? Very plot armor New drink to turn into monsters -> Why is no one scared when a first case turns into a monster?? They all just go up to her with "Just calm down" "People care about you dw" ???
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