Yet another new series… this one’s a bit different though. I have no idea why I watched it. And why I’ll keep watching more. I don’t get it but it was rather gripping.

Hence the lack of caps.

I haven’t been this hooked on a show in a while. I couldn’t even take a break between episodes. The cheap cliffhangers were part of it but overall, the story just kept me in. Rather, the mystery behind the story.

For sure, the story is intriguing but that’s all this anime has got going for it. The animation is sub-par, the characters are so-so, and the pacing is inconsistent. Yet I was hooked and I want more. The way the characters’ stories interweave with the main plot and this huge mystery regarding Mushi has gotten me incredibly curious. I am so ready to look past any flaws to get more story. It had better not let me down.

I suppose that’s not the only reason for my interest. Several things in this anime are like, the opposite of what I’m use to and makes me curious. Lemme break it down.

First is regarding the characters. Daisuke is the main character, right? And as such, he should be the hero… yet every other character views him as the bad guy. Of course, only when he’s in Kakkou mode but still. And his organization seems rather evil as well. So our MC is, on the surface, a bad guy… right?

Min-min initially came off as a punk. She was punkin’ Kakkou so by association, she was a bad guy… initially. After episode 4, it turns out she’s just a punk to Daisuke but is a good guy… right?

I suppose this depends on what method is considered “good” or “bad” when dealing with Mushi… if either could be classified as such. It’s now obvious what happens to Hosts after a period of time. Mushi themselves are seemingly bad. Yet killing them off puts the Hosts into a coma of sorts. SEPB chooses the latter while the Mushibane wants another solution. Are either “good” or “bad”?

At this point, I can assume there’s another unrevealed option. I’m sure it deals with taking out the original Mushi but will that cure all the current Hosts?

Next is the tone of the anime. It jumps from intense drama to off-beat comedy in a flash. There were some moments that really pulled at the heart strings, like Shiika’s flashback and Rina’s breakdown over Centi. Then there’s those silly moments like when the kids are in class. This switch between drama and comedy really messes with my head.

I sit here going through heart-felt emotion then suddenly, I’m laughing. Then just like that, I’m breaking down again then BAM, I’m laughing again.

I’m confused.

It’s mostly due to why I want more. Offhand, I can think of one anime that did this sudden drama to comedy tone switching and that was the original Full Metal Panic. I only moderately enjoyed that series due to my biggest complaint for it, which is what I mentioned her about the disjointed switching.

Yet… it’s not a complaint for this series. It’s kinda funny when I think about it. This story must really make me curious. My head is filled with “what is this?” and “what does that mean?” thoughts so I can’t even bitch properly. That’s so unlike me, heh.

Speaking of questions in my head, what the hell is Shiika? She’s just a Fallen but with the (yet another cheap) cliffhanger at the end of episode 4, she still has her Mushi? Plus, she still has her memories so… hmm, maybe her Mushi was never killed? The opening scene made it seem like that but it didn’t actually show Kakkou taking out her Mushi so maybe… hrm.

I should stop before I turn this into a huge “what if?” entry.

I greatly anticipate more Mushi-Uta, even with its many flaws. I hope they’ll stop with the cheap cliffhangers, though. Ending an episode with an “OMG WTF” moment is nice and dandy but when it seems like they just ran out of time and cut it off at the end cuz they didn’t know how to close out the episode, that’s cheap.