WONDER EGG PRIORITY

Wonder Egg Priority is a refreshing anime that has took one of the biggest spotlights for this season. With its heavy themes and lovable characters, this anime has piked the interest and touched the hearts of many.

This story starts with our main character, Ai Ohto. She decides to embark on a personal journey to save her best friend, Koito, and meets many new friends on the way. For me, Ai's development is absolutely phenomenal. The way she started off as a gloomy character who couldn't go to school, to a person who is ready to fight and protect was written quite brilliantly if I do say so myself. Her growth was very realistic and it protrayed a human mindset very well. Aside from Ai, we're also presented with three other main girls: Neiru, Momoe, and Rika. Just like Ai, these girls also received excellent development. Although Momoe is quite lacking in that department, Rika and Neiru developed very well too. A good thing about this series is how it gives attention to each character with their own backstories and why they're fighting. It gives us insight on who they are and gives us a chance to get attached to those characters.

A good thing about this anime is its attention of details and how they make each character unique. All characters have a distinct personality that compliments each other in some way, and the visual symbols that represent that is very good. WEP has beautiful art and each frame usually has something special to it. The symbolism found in each episode (especially the last episode) is meaningful and could be analyzed for a long time to keep things interesting. The animation doesn't disappoint at all too. WEP exceeded my expectations when it came to the visual and musical aspects of the series.

The storyline is quite messy. This anime has incredible potential; it could've stood side by side with Madoka Magica in terms of how fresh and unique it was both art-wise and story-wise. However, this anime failed to wrap up nicely and the ending has left us with even more questions instead of answers. This type of ending is usually a big hit or miss, and unfortunately, WEP didn't nail the ending at all. The pacing is all over the place. The characters get good development but the actual story gets nowhere until the last two episodes. Its concept is very interesting, yes, but the fact that the genuine story behind all the events that happened before that really marks the start of WEP was only introduced in the last few episode makes everything go quite quickly. The flashback added context to things, but it just makes us viewers even more confused rather than enlightened. Usually this would've added a factor of mystery and interest, but the fact that it was introduced so late just baffles us to the point where it can't be closed very properly. This series explores mature themes but never really dives into it seriously, and ends up brushing over them to disguise it as more lighthearted. It talks about very serious topics but it never really shows the extent of them like a well written show usually would.

Overall, Wonder Egg Priority is a very unique show that explores mature themes and makes you think about the value of life. It is the type of anime you would want to see if you want to rethink how important life is and how people would react to the things around them. However, there are many flaws blatantly shown in this anime. This anime is just a missed opportunity to become a masterpiece, but it is still a very enjoyable watch, with intriguing topics, visually impacting scenes, and amazingly developed characters. Wonder Egg Priority will not fail to catch your heart and bring tears into your eyes as it brings you to rediscover how beautiful life is and how it is important to appreciate the things around you, especially your friends.