![]() It's rare for a sequel to better a prequel but Birdy S2 most certainly did. Oh well - at least S2 didn't come across anywhere near as fillerish as S1 and didn't end with plot reset / memory loss rubbish. but, since S2 credited the new, 2008 sequel manga, I'm guessing S1 butchered / altered the source material to the point that the two aren't recognisable when placed alongside each other. The only positive is that the Birdy II manga is currently being translated at a reasonable pace. It makes the events of S1 appear even more pointless. There's no real chance of S3, and that means we'll never get to know what the deal is with Gomez and Revi. It's a shame both S1 and S2 sold poorly - S2 only coming to be because the budget for both seasons had been set when S1 was made. I wasn't really fond of it but I was still able to get into the action, and it beat the shounen speed-lines treatment! I mean, why did the female villain kill her commander, after it was shown that he'd saved her in the past? That didn't make a whole lot of sense especially when Gomez didn't keep his word.Īnd as for the animation, the staff picked movement over consistent art - hence lots of 'off' / ugly faces when the focus shifted to action. But, then, it simply ran out of momentum and the characters' actions started to become hard to accept. And I was very appreciative of the fact that Birdy's backstory was tied into it all, alongside some good old fashioned childhood love cuteness. The bullet-in-gut time reversal bit is one of the best anime moments my eyes have seen, and tales of brutal vengeance ALWAYS have an edge of intensity that makes up for their simplicity. Until all the cards had been placed on the table, the series was great. Nataru fight just wasn't very good, and some lip-sucking action didn't make up for it.Īlso, what was with The Butterfly Effect / The Terminator moment? Wouldn't Nataru's adult self have had to exist in the past to begin with in order to save himself - as well as Birdy - from death in the explosion?. ![]() It didn't come across as if it was well-planned in advance, and the way Nataru regained his sanity by talking to a kid he barely knew - after Birdy's begging fell on deaf ears - was another '.What?' moment. so good, in fact, that I'm gonna kill my woman! MUHAHAHA!!!!" went against his character. Nataru suddenly going all "It feels good to kill. The "blob animation" issue aside, this was my main problem with Birdy's end-game. Senkawa pops up out of Birdy's body and almost talks to Nataru, and suddenly Nataru decides he's not a psycho anymore?
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