Oh man, that was kinda disappointing. It felt like this anime had no substance, it was just “oh mah music, music is so great I’m gonna save the world with my music” while barely actually talking about music.

They never really explained what musicarts and D2s are and how their powers work outside of attributing it to "ah, space rock fell on earth so we had to retaliate" and even when the show had the chance to explain all that when they met up with Lotte in New York she literally just told them “nah you know what, I won’t get into detail cuz you probably won’t care” Dawg... I CARE. The D2s are also just so uninspired, and even though they did cause massive destruction, they never felt like a REAL threat because they were defeated relatively easily every single time. Also, if they people really wanted music THAT bad, I'm sure there were ways to play music without attracting the D2s just like how we saw in that one underground bar shit had was basically a bunker with soundproof walls and everything. It was good that they went around different towns exploring them and kind of showing the impact of the D2s but it felt like they wasted a ton of time at each stop.

The characters were kinda bland to be honest some of them were alright, takt's total obsession and fixation with music kind of got old after a while but it does make sense. My favorite characters are Lenny, Anna, Destiny and Hell. I liked Lenny as a mentor figure, he fulfilled his purpose pretty well and had an amazing final fight. His dynamic with Titan was also super cool. Anna was a sweetheart, I feel bad for her having to take care of 2 children while grieving and trying to cope with Cosette's death. I didn't like the scene where she kissed Takt though that felt really out of place as she wasn't really portrayed as a love interest and more like an older sister. Destiny probably had the best character arc in the show where she actually changed and developed, I enjoyed seeing her start to help other people and becoming more emotionally aware instead of just fighting all the time. Hell was just a fun character to watch, she was one of the musicarts who actually had a personality.

It was really strange how Takt barely even reacted initially when Cosette “died”, bro did NOT care. But I guess they did explore that pretty well around the later episodes. Also why tf did Anna kiss Takt that was so freaking random dawg.

The first antagonist with the blond hair (I forgot his name) was so goofy bro, this guy literally told takt “you wouldn’t understand my great plans with your small brain” shit was so goofy.

The art and animation were both great which is to be expected from a collaboration between mad house and mappa.
Freaking amazing opening song also

Overall this anime had a good concept and a very strong start but it ultimately fell flat unfortunately.