[Anime Review] - In/Spectre

This is my review of an anime called In/Spectre

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Finally! After years of delaying, I finally finished this anime... Well, the season 1 at least. I've been interested in this anime for a while and really want to watch it. Just want to say thank you to Muse Asia for the re-upload of this anime. I'm so happy you guys bought the license back, so that people like me can watch it easily on YouTube. You guys are doing god-works.

How did I find this?
I saw a lot of clips roaming around YouTube when this was aired. There are a lot of complaints, but also Karin's clip. Yup! That's the ticket for me to get curious about this anime.

Appealing (Why did I get into the anime?)
At first glance, it was Karin's design.
But when I watch some of the episodes, my interest quickly changes to the communication between characters. I love this kind of storytelling where we, the viewers, are also involved in the conversation. I know! The girl, Iwanaga, is so talkative; people have mixed feelings about her, but her talking is so important, unlike a certain red-haired b*tch that got a remake anime this year.

Platform
I watched it on Muse Asia. It is also available on Crunchyroll and Animax Asia.

The review;
Plot/Story
A girl was sacrificed, but was reborn to become the "goddess" of the spirit. There is also a boy who is not really human because he ate the flesh of 2 yokais and became immortal. Together, they try to fight an evil being with their power.

That's basically it. I don't really want to spoil too much, so I let you watch it yourself. Bear in mind! This has mixed reviews due to the annoyance of the main character, Iwanaga. I mean, I talked about it just before. The main reason it got mixed reviews was also that there were a couple of episodes where the main characters just... sit and talk... Like a lot...
Yeah, it's hard to promote this, but trust me! It's not like Anne Shirley, where she just blabbers nonsense that no one cares about. Iwanaga's talking points are all important for you to understand her point of view.

Character
It's decent.
Well, I said that, but here is the thing. Throughout the series, at least in the first season, both Kuro (the male MC) and Iwanaga only have character development at the beginning of the series. After that, they mostly just fight Karin. No, I'm not joking.

When I thought about it, I get why some people dislike the structure and the pacing of this anime, but I found it intriguing and engaging. We literally get to see how these people's minds work. We get to see how they are making decisions, take those decisions, and execute them. It is so much fun to watch.

Although I must say there is a slight problem with that. I'll talk about it in more detail later in the animation section.

OST/SFX
The OP and ED are soooo good! I love how jazzy the ED. I love the OP more than I thought now, since I watched season one of the anime in full.
The OST and SFX in the anime itself are also great! There isn't any complaint, so I'm just going to give it Two Thumbs up.

Animation
Ahhh....
How do I say this...
Mid? Lol.
See, here is the thing. This anime would be insanely great... if it weren't an anime. There are a lot of reused scenes, still images, and panning with no reason. You know why? They spend mostly on a fully stopped car to battle one foe. I kid you not. It would be more pleasing if this were an audiobook.

And this is where that little problem comes into play. I hate how half of the season, there aren't many animations other than the Kuro fight scene with Karin. It felt quite cheap if you asked me. I would much rather watch this if it were animated in Anne Shirley's style of animation. It is more pleasing to watch. Not gonna lie... Could these two anime trade? I want Anne Shirley to get out of her own anime and replace it with Iwanaga, but also change the animation on In/Spectre with Anne Shirley's animation. 😂

Who am I kidding? These two anime didn't even have the same genre; there is no way that it could happen. 🤣

VA
Such a waste of talent.
Like I said, Iwanaga was the only one who talked a lot; even the enemy didn't talk that much.
No, wait! Let me fix that!
Even Kuro, THE MC, didn't talk a lot. Yes! The MC, ladies and gentlemen. The star of the show didn't talk much. What he did was just fight and groan in pain. 😂

The conclusion;
The good
I enjoyed it a lot.
The bad
What should I say here? I already talked about my point in my review. Hopefully, the 2nd season gets better.

Gratitude
Thanks, Muse Asia, for providing this anime for free to watch on YouTube. Always love seeing anime like this on YouTube.

Overall 7.9/10
Great, wish there were a lot more in season 1. But oh well! Let's move on to season 2!

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