Gleipnir is one of those shows that screams "ANIME", don't you think so? It's over the top in both violence & tiddies, yet you can't help but enjoy everything that is being thrown at you! I remember weeks back when I first started watching Gleipnir and I couldn't help but laugh at the scene where Shuichi turns into a teddybear to save some hot chick he'd never seen before in his life. It's this over the top B.S. that I love about this show and if you've never seen Gleipnir yourself, I bet it'll hook you right in as well.
The Good
So let's start off with the good things about this show! Our main female protagonist is amazing! She's badass, hot and a little crazy. Not just that, but Gleipnir's story is one you won't be able to predict. It can go from 0 to a 100 in no time and there were times where I sat at the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next! The reason Gleipnir is able to surprise you is because of the extensive worldbuilding we get in the first couple of episodes. I was genuinely surprised about how much worldbuilding there was for a show that only ran for 13 episodes!!!
The Bad
Oh... My... God... Our male protagonist is truly horrible. This guy is the weakest, most douchy guy I've seen in quite a while and it's hard to watch this show when he's on screen. All is well if he's paired up with our female protagonist as she's his hard counter... but when he's alone... Hell naaaah!
Besides a poorly written main character I'd also like to point out that the middle part of Gleipnir's story telling is rather weak. While the world building element of this anime was so freaking awesome, I couldn't say the same for the middle part. Naturally I won't be talking about the ending, that's for you to figure out yourself!
Finally I'd like to talk a little bit about the supporting characters: Sayaka, for example, was in my opinion, a pretty cool supporting character, yet most of the others were rather lackluster in all honesty.
Conclusion
So... is Gleipnir any good? I mean... yeah pretty much. Look, what I'm getting at here is: it's not the next big thing. Gleipnir is not THE anime that everyone will talk about for the next couple of months. But that doesn't make it a bad anime. Like I said: it's an enjoyable ride and I reckon most people will really enjoy it's over the top story.
It's nothing special, but I enjoyed it enough to give it a slightly above average score. It deserves it!
Thank you for reading this review. Make sure to check out the video I provided. It'll give you some visuals and might help you decide whether or not you'll be watching this anime in the future.
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