Fire Force #01 — Hot Flash
July 5th, 2019
What on earth was with the super sexualized nun fetish ED?
Although the ED did do a good job of showing just how little you need to do to actually convey a character's tragic backstory, so I assume it'll also be expanded into an entire episode, probably a three parter.
Impressions:
*ahem* Certainly the best animated thing of the day so far by a huge margin, even if the 3D fire effects were a bit corny a lot of the time. It was also blissfully mostly free of the standard Jump yelling and overreactions, opting for a somewhat more subdued approach to at least its levity. Not to the drama. Good lord, no. Smileyboy here seemed like he was full of confidence and at least didn't scream his head off when cleavage was shoved in his face, but I guess he was sent straight into mortal combat with no training whatsoever, because after getting pulled out of his traumatic PTSD flashback origin story, the very first thing he did was freeze up back into it, followed by saying that it totally wasn't a panic attack as he stood paralyzed in the grip of yet another PTSD flashback. Eventually, he would save the day on the first kick thanks to the rest of the team sitting around and waiting patiently for him to do that. The script and direction for what was supposedly the episode's big emotional high probably needed another pass.
I can also only say somewhat because there's a whole scene where they call everyone into the room to have what I guess we're supposed to take is a daily review of the show's setting, as if every morning at McDonalds begins with a staff meeting where the boss explains their goal to bring type-2 diabetes to the world and that the hamburgers are made of a meat byproduct. This is in addition to every character getting a nameplate slapped upside their face and a readout of their powers, not to mention nobody being able to even sneeze during the action scenes without announcing what they're doing. That last part is especially weird because the ones with special powers announce what they're doing, but the dudes without powers all yell stuff like "Hammer swing strike level 2!" And then there's a mascot nun character for the fetish crowd that just stands on the sidelines and prays, but apparently they can't function without it. Must be a homeopathy thing.
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The manga was so-so but the anime looks quite good. At least is visually appealing and is not yet another medieval fantasy setting. At least is a contemporary fantasy setting with tanks and guns.