Wolf girl and black prince myanimelist12/29/2023 It absolutely befuddles me how this anime managed to get a rating of almost 8. The manga, light novel or other source material is not included in my review of this anime. ***DISCLAIMER*** I have not read the source material for the show and the review is for the anime adaption only. ![]() Finally, I really hated the creepy sexual assault scene. For reference the most useful side character is Kou's brother whose only job is to feed Futaba information about Kou and, his back story. Another problem is that the side characters don't do anything to warrant their inclusion in the show. The biggest problem of the show is that it forces character "resets" for the sake of the story. It has good art and music but neither of these elements overcome the pit falls of the show. I just felt that it was unnecessary and, in bad taste. One scene that left a terrible impression with me was when Kou told Futaba that he could sexually assault her if he wanted to after climbing on top of her. However, the addition of the side characters, love triangle and, after Kou's character reset, Ao Haru Ride just wasn't all that interesting or, something I really cared about anymore. I wanted to know more about the characters and, was interested to see how the show would progress. It may have been a generic premise but, it was well executed. That being said they aren't really all that great of characters either since the only thing about them that matters is how they feel about Kou. They are both members of the Kou fan club and, I didn't have any particular problems with either of them. If the writers would have put the revelations about Kou's past at the start of the show and, then had Futaba and Yuuri try to get with him everything would have made more sense and, Kou wouldn't have had to have a forced character reset.įutaba, and Kou's brother are the only other relevant characters in the show. It feels really unnatural and, forced for the sake of the "story" which is finding out why Kou is different then he was before.Īo Haru Ride forces this unnatural character reset by having Yuuri and, Futaba pursue Kou before they find anything out about him. Somewhere around episode 7 or 8 all of his progression just disappears until the final episode. My problem is that he isn't a consistent character. My problem with Kou isn't that he can be an annoying, angsty teenager. The viewer is after all supposed to be drawn into the show by his mysterious change from being kind and, quiet to cold and, "too cool to care". Kou starts off as an interesting character. She is supposed to cause conflicts between the two main characters and, have conflicts with them but, she fails at all of the points I listed. She is supposed to be a part of the story. Why I didn't include her with the other two pointless side characters is because Yuuri is supposed to have a purpose. Her love for Kou doesn't cause any conflict for the two main characters Kou and Futaba. The fact that she and, Futaba both love Kou is supposed to be a source of conflict for herself and Futaba but, it doesn't really cause any issues in their relationship. All she does after befriending Futaba is obsess over a CD she borrowed from Kou. The problem with her is that again, she doesn't do anything for the story, it would have been the same if she was removed from the show. Yuuri is the second member of the Kou fan club and, the third member of the show's love triangle. So why were they in the story, I don't know? In addition to not having a point, they aren't particularly interesting and, the viewer isn't really given a reason to care for them. The show would have been the same if they weren't there. ![]() In the case of Kominato and Murao, they didn't add anything to the story. The characters I didn't like were Yuuri, Kominato, Murao and Kou. Sadly, most of the characters in Ao Haru Ride aren't all that great. Also, there was some good voice acting for the characters, especially Kou. The music during the show was appropriate and, sounded nice. The art is distinguishable from other series but isn't anything unique or all that interesting. It was colorful and, the character designs fit the settings and, the characters themselves. how the two main characters had met in the past and, now Kou was entirely different for reasons unknown to Futaba and the viewers. The premise itself is kind of generic which isn't entirely bad. I pretty much already went over the basic premise but, it's also important to know that Kou and Futaba knew each other in middle school. The show kicks off when Futaba recognizes Kou at her high school and goes on from there. ![]() I have not read the source material for the show and the following review is for the anime adaption only, the manga, LN or other source material is not included in my review of this anime.Īo Haru Ride is a character driven romance between the two main characters Kou and Futaba.
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