Aion
Time-Traveller
After finishing Vandread, I started watching my Vol. 1 & 2 DVD's a couple of days ago...
The series blew me away initially. For the first few episodes (the first story arc), the pacing was perfect, slowly introducing you to all the main characters and only moving it a faster pace once the viewer got to know everyone important a little. So many series do that first step wrong, throwing too much at the viewer at once, leaving them unable to remember the names of the characters. The first arc amused, thrilled and (to a certain extent) scared me - It was truly amazing.
It all started to become a bit messy after the opening arc, though. I quickly discovered the series is told out of sequence and includes parallel universes. I also discovered that there seems to be one question and one answer arc for each parallel universe. If anyone else has a memory as bad as mine, I'm sure they'd understand how hard it is to follow the events of various story arcs that occur in parallel universes (most of the arcs being told out of order) while trying to figure out the mystery!
I'm currently at episode 22/26. This final (at least I'm assuming it is...) arc of season 1 looks like its going to focus on Rena, one of the characters who I don't like very much. I don't mind too much since the previous six episode answer arc was about my favourite 2 characters; the hot green-haired twins; Mion and Shion.
What do you guys think of it?
The series blew me away initially. For the first few episodes (the first story arc), the pacing was perfect, slowly introducing you to all the main characters and only moving it a faster pace once the viewer got to know everyone important a little. So many series do that first step wrong, throwing too much at the viewer at once, leaving them unable to remember the names of the characters. The first arc amused, thrilled and (to a certain extent) scared me - It was truly amazing.
It all started to become a bit messy after the opening arc, though. I quickly discovered the series is told out of sequence and includes parallel universes. I also discovered that there seems to be one question and one answer arc for each parallel universe. If anyone else has a memory as bad as mine, I'm sure they'd understand how hard it is to follow the events of various story arcs that occur in parallel universes (most of the arcs being told out of order) while trying to figure out the mystery!
I'm currently at episode 22/26. This final (at least I'm assuming it is...) arc of season 1 looks like its going to focus on Rena, one of the characters who I don't like very much. I don't mind too much since the previous six episode answer arc was about my favourite 2 characters; the hot green-haired twins; Mion and Shion.
What do you guys think of it?
