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Imawa no Kuni no Arisu (2020)
A masterpiece to last me a lifetime
Just finishing the show, I can't count the number of times Alice in Borderland has made me full on sob. This show was an emotional roller coaster and I loved everything about it, the characters, however are the highlight for me. The characterization of everyone is deep and through, I ended up caring for practically every single person. Not to mention how morality and trauma are shown, a lot of characters are depicted as morally gray, and have sides that are so decidedly human. You can go from hating a character in a moment, to understanding and even empathizing, with people like Aguni, Akane and even Kuzuryu. Whereas trauma, is shown to be reoccurring, deaths leave a impacting effect on their characters, as we see people like Arisu and Aguni, throughout most the show, are revisited by their dead friends.
For viewers I highly encourage you to pay attention to the details, and you'll find wonderfully crafted layers of complexity, like the scene with Hatter (Takeru) with his last encounter with Aguni he calls him by his real name, heavily implying that he was actually there, instead of Aguni's guilt conquering up his image.
Alice in Borderland has its flaws and plot holes, sure, (and very dramatic deaths :) but it is so much more underneath, it's exciting plot and mysterious story make it a forever favorite of mine.
Tian Bao Fuyao Lu (2020)
Comedic Emotional Adventure
Nine episodes in and I'm hooked. This is a hilarious show that balanced comedy and emotional, while sometimes comedy is used to much and downplay the emotional scenes, overall it is well done!
The character names are hard to remember but it doesn't really matter, you still end up caring about them so much. And get so proud/sad for them. The character development is in progress and so far so good. The storyline just keeps getting better and better, trivial things becoming world changing, and the gang sticks it together through thick and thin, the relationships become so precious.
And while sometimes it can get very hard to keep up with what is being said, subtitles flashing fast, if you stick with it you will definitely end up falling in love with the world building and relationships!