Board Thread:Anime/@comment-26032509-20161219022427/@comment-77.234.168.170-20161219105428

And so the first season of TRH ends and my overall thoughs are honestly positive. I will admit, TRH is not the most extraordinary anime. There are just as meny times where the story really don't work, as there are moments that are just so amazing that you don't mind. There are good episodes, bad episodes, Meh-episodes, really the show kinda feels a little all over the place. But it is a really good time. Let's be honest, Touken Ranbu is a sell-out; they are trying to sell us mech, toys ect. the same way Pokemon does, by its characters. And so was the intentions with the anime - Selling more stuff. But for what we got as fans, I am extreemly appreciative. It could have so easily been a mesh of meh, or a massivly cheaply cunstructed show just to sell us more stuff. But it really feels like the creators did their best. It is not just a pretty and well animated show, it takes its character's seriously but also allow them to make a little fun of the selves. Yeah, it is very safe, in the sense that they are not trying to break any grounds in terms of story-telling, because it is trying to appeal to a broad audience of people. But there is so much effort put into this. Each episode has a dedicated ending sequence with a new song, they tried their best to have every character (that are from the very beginning of the game) in the show without it feeling forced. And let's be honest too, Touken Ranbu Online has practically no plot, but an insane amount of stories to tell, and they managed that well too, without it feeling like you had to know everything about ever character before hand, as well as a decent beginning middle and end. Its nice, its cute, its not the most dramatic, or has the best plot, but it felt honest and true to itself, not just to sell-out.

Yes, Touken Ranbu Hanamaru is a very middle-of-the-road anime, but as a fan, I would gladly take a trip to Japan just to put my knees on the ground and bend over in a deep bow to show the creators my appreciation and graditude towards this. Because for a sell-out franchise, I am extremly happy for all the effort put into this, and I would gladly watch another season.