#PROS - The Art Style
The art style is really a major standout for this Anime. Every character design looks unique & vibrant. The monster character designs, Radons, Spiders & of course Godzilla gives the feel of the monster that they are. The series is made by studios "bones" (FMAB & MHA) & "Orange" (Land of the Lustrous & Beastars) and you can tell who's making what, if I've seen their previous works. The human designs looks so vibrant which are hand drawn.
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And the monster design look creepy & scary but unique, which is thanks to the CGI. Many have a misconception that CGI is always bad but that's definitely not the case here. The clunky CGI really worked for the creepiness & monstrous look for the giant, other wordly creatures.
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#Cons - Bland Characters
During every episode which has a monster attacking a character, I constantly asked myself, "Why should I care for you?". I know that sounds really harsh & edgy, but seriously the characters are just so bland, they feel more like "Plot devices" than actual characters. Their only personality is their design & maybe their high intelligence but nothing else. The series focusses so much on the plot and the sci-fi element, which completely forgets that these are people. Only memorable character are the AIs who shows more personality than people.
#Things we can debate on This is a section where few things may or may not apply to others that I personally found bad. So, these may not be cons or pros. - Lack of more Godzilla
I mean, c'mon.... You have Godzilla in the title and there are like what! A 20 minute scenes in the whole 13 episodes Anime?? Are you kidding me!? is what many might think after watching this. I haven't watched many Godzilla films (watched only two of them) but I think that shouldn't be considered here. This is Anime with not much to the production, and that's a live-action Hollywood film with more budget. It's kinda unfair to compare both, but that's really understandable if you are someone who expected to see big creatures fight and hated this work. I don't really disliked lack of Godzilla, but it could've been so much better if Godzilla had much screentime
- The Sci-fi Element
Honestly, it is pretty interesting how the series managed to convey it's sci-fi element through boring dialogues. The exposition is completely based on more & more dialogue, which is very fast paced(for sub watchers, Dub seems to be fine).
For Die Hard Sci-fi fans who constantly wants to wrap their head around, this show can be a treat. For me though, I really found it boring even though it's actually interesting. You could actually tell the creators did their research. I mean, HELL. One of the spiritual theories they talk about(The Bagvadgita) is something I'm familiar of. It's really nice to see a homage for my country. But that's kinda it. I really appreciate it, but it didn't impressed me because of the bland execution through boring dialogue.
- The Blend between 2D & 3D
In the series(and few Anime in general), you have few scenes where they blend the 2D & 3D together. Now this is a little problem for me. While they are good in their own way, they aren't really good together because the distinction is visible. I personally think it's a little out of the place cause it didn't worked well.
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It isn't terrible by any chance, just a little off.