What does "putting your heart into something" mean to you?
After giving up on Attack on Titan, WIT Studio returns with another anime. In a world where human coexist with AIs, an AI singer, Diva, had to save the world from the apocalyptic future where AI took over.
In typical WIT studio fashion, the animation was absolutely gorgeous and stunning. The character setup, the backgrounds, the closeup shots it just ties up so perfectly. any anime needs good music to give that depth the sense of immersiveness. the character develops so beautifully you start with the premise of being just a simple songstress then the story unfolds its just like an onion you peel one layer and there is another layer underneath that. It keeps you hooked to the very end. the way the story develops you feel like you are the protagonist you feel for the characters, you feel their joy, their despair you put yourselves in their shoes. theres no overexplanation of the plot like in some other anime there's times whem you are left to your own devices to feel what the character is feeling it dosen't hold your hand throughout telling you what to feel and how to feel.
The music, it's just so beautifully made it ties in perfectly with the premise of the story. And not just you will listen to it once in the anime and then never again it actually makes you listen to the song outside of the anime. I am not a native japanese nor do i understand it very well still this music i listen to outside of the anime.
The animation, the studio did a damm good job creating this not once do you feel like you are not present in the moment you are hooked from the beginning the motion is so smooth and the action scenes are to die for it just flows from one episode to another not once do you feel disconnected it just grabs you and never lets go till the very end.
Each arch, Vivy had to change certain part of history while not making a significant change in result. This part reminded me of Violet Evergarden, where she met different people, got to know them, and made memories. I cried so damn hard. Although Vivy did deliver the emotions like Evergarden, it wasn't as impactful that would steal tears from me.
Of course, the music, because it's in the title. The Opening of this song was fresh and beautiful. It's one of those few anime where I didn't skip the Opening (no shame). It's a blessing to my ears. Other singing scenes in this anime were also as beautiful.
This led to the final song in the last episode. It's a strong and powerful end note that conveyed the main theme of the show. It's about passion, purpose, and free will, and ironically told from the perspective of an AI that had a designated purpose, which was to sing to make everyone happy.
Another bit of awesomeness was the symbol. Like the two pills in The Matrix, the human's and AI's blood were red and blue, respectively. There was a scene in episode 6, where this symbol was clear and made a powerful impact on our main character.# # >>
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