The decision to drop Macross Delta didn't come with much difficulty. It was really more a matter of confirming assumptions and understanding the qualities it possesses that bothers me.
In a blunt statement, a series that had at one time been a pioneer in story telling and design has now reduced it self to being a clone of current trends in popular anime. While the power of singing idols has been a cornerstone of the franchise since the very beginning the shows, with the exception of 7, have not focused on that aspect as much as Delta does. On top of that the idols are a group of magical girl soldiers. The enemy they are fighting is little more than a zombie infestation. The series is having a really hard time trying to figure out what type of story it wants to be. At once it is Love Live, Kancolle, Madoka Magica and The Walking Dead.
On top of the haphazardly constructed genre's the animation is far below the standard that I would expect out of Macross. The CG is some of the worst I have seen in a long time and is poorly integrated with the background animation. The character designs are cheap, cosplay inspired, otaku fodder. The personalities of some of the key characters differ little from ones you would find in a galge. Over all the series seems to be poorly produced with a script compiled from suggestion box submissions of people who take walking tours of Akihabara.
In a blunt statement, a series that had at one time been a pioneer in story telling and design has now reduced it self to being a clone of current trends in popular anime. While the power of singing idols has been a cornerstone of the franchise since the very beginning the shows, with the exception of 7, have not focused on that aspect as much as Delta does. On top of that the idols are a group of magical girl soldiers. The enemy they are fighting is little more than a zombie infestation. The series is having a really hard time trying to figure out what type of story it wants to be. At once it is Love Live, Kancolle, Madoka Magica and The Walking Dead.
On top of the haphazardly constructed genre's the animation is far below the standard that I would expect out of Macross. The CG is some of the worst I have seen in a long time and is poorly integrated with the background animation. The character designs are cheap, cosplay inspired, otaku fodder. The personalities of some of the key characters differ little from ones you would find in a galge. Over all the series seems to be poorly produced with a script compiled from suggestion box submissions of people who take walking tours of Akihabara.
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