As I write this I am only five minutes into the show and I am already lost. Hand Shakers is a new anime in the winter season of 2017, and by my accounts the best way to describe it is 'busy'. I could only watch for a few minutes at a time or it would just get so cluttered I could not pay attention.
Having now finished this first episode, I must say I am cautiously impressed. Much in the same was one is impressed at a car crash. Most every part of what I have seen so far feels like the stitched together remains of three different anime. The pacing leaves much to be desired. At times it feels like I was watching the truncated version of a two part episode, and it still ends on a cliffhanger. Dialogue does not seem to be from natural conversation, as each person behaves like they are talking to a wall. While the wisps of a premise that they showed could be interesting, wisps was all that they showed leaving no room for me to be intrigued. All the characters felt like cliches pulled from a hat. This is the anime that people who don't like anime think about when talking about anime.
The only thing I think may be praiseworthy would be the backgrounds. While at time they did look very C.G., or like photos, either way the backgrounds did go a long way into grounding the show. To bad then should the characters often felt like they were just photoshopped in. At many points they felt as if they were not in the space, and at others felt like they were a sprite in the 1990's Doom. While the use of these backgrounds allowed for more camera angles, these angles often were more disorientating that dynamic.
Should you watch this show? Honestly, yes. Either for a so bad it's good sense, or just to dissect what is going on here. This anime will be forgotten by the end of the year, or at least that is what I think. And while looking at each individual part they seem good, but as a whole it's mostly forgettable. Approach this with a morbid curiosity.
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