Razmos Wrote:Akuma No Riddle episode 5: ...so, in this show about deadly assassins, is anybody ACTUALLY going to die or what? I mean the show is.. OK, but there is no suspense whatsoever. A different girl announces her assassination attempt, she fails, gets a pep talk and then transfers away, rinse and repeat. It doesn't seem like anyone is actually in any danger other than a few cuts and bruises. Haru annoys me too, absolute dead weight. she's basically just a constantly optimistic cheerful punching bag who never learns her lesson and nobody ever calls her out on it. and why exactly is the main character protecting her again? The OP and the synopsis suggests she has fallen in love with her, but I've seen no signs of that at all.
God I love how every girl has her own ending theme and animation though.
The problem with formulaic shows like this is you know exactly what will happen. Maybe the first time is suspenseful, but after a while you expect and get used to it. We know Haru will not die to any of the early assassins, because the show would then be over. The show is more about the assassins backgrounds and why they are fighting. The episodes are repeating the same thing over and over, while slowly developing the back story. When there is only one target, there's not much to do. You can't kill her off, and you know all the players, just not why they are in the game. I guess a lot of suspense is lost since everything takes place at school, so the scenery does not change much, and everyone has already been revealed. They are not hidden.
Still a week or two behind because my internet at home sucks.
MEKAKUCITY ACTORS 4: pineapple. I knew this was coming, but pineapple.