I just heard about this anime a couple days ago and in the back of my mind, I thought to myself that it wasn't for me and hesitated to watch it. That's when I thought about the anime Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War and realized that I've done it before and have been wrong, so I should pull the trigger and gave this show a try. The 1 hour time length didn't throw me off because I knew about the praise before hand and was eager to see what the hype was about, but I was NOT expecting for the whole first episode to be a prologue for the ENTIRE series. It's such a bold move for a show to make and I think it's too soon to say it's payed off considering I have no clue what happens next, but the doors that are opened give some huge promise. Knowing that people can be born reincarnated, could Ai's killer be reborn potentially? And even then could Ai herself be reborn? That would be insane but I think I'm speaking too down the line there. But I have a hunch that some huge twists will be coming down the line in this show and maybe in the future we'll see Aqua finally find out who his sister truly was before she was reborn.
I don't have too much to say regarding the story (which I know is crazy to say considering this was a 1 hour plus episode lmao) because I feel this was essentially building the foundation for the series and the rest of the season will lead us to what the show will truly be about, but I really want to touch on Ai's last scene. I was completely thrown off when her stalker just straight up stabbed her, but the moments after were brutal to watch. Seeing Aqua struggle to help her knowing he was a doctor in his previous life, and Ruby on the other side of the door seeing the blood everywhere not being able to go to the other side had me stunned. But Ai's last monologue to her stalker and her kids was the moment that stole the show. It was a full circle moment for her character as she finally was able to say the words "I love you" and truly mean it and not have to feel regret or any sense of hesitation because she truly knew. It was one of the most heartbreaking moments in anime for me and considering it happened in the first episode of a show says a lot.
I'm interested to see what's to come with Aqua being on the search for Ai's husband, what's to come with Ruby's potential dancing/musical/idol career, and I'm excited to see where this show goes in general after the care they put into this 1 hour prologue. Also huge shoutout to the artist who made the outro song. Hopefully that's the intro theme for the entire season because it absolutely slaps lmao.
I don't have too much to say regarding the story (which I know is crazy to say considering this was a 1 hour plus episode lmao) because I feel this was essentially building the foundation for the series and the rest of the season will lead us to what the show will truly be about, but I really want to touch on Ai's last scene. I was completely thrown off when her stalker just straight up stabbed her, but the moments after were brutal to watch. Seeing Aqua struggle to help her knowing he was a doctor in his previous life, and Ruby on the other side of the door seeing the blood everywhere not being able to go to the other side had me stunned. But Ai's last monologue to her stalker and her kids was the moment that stole the show. It was a full circle moment for her character as she finally was able to say the words "I love you" and truly mean it and not have to feel regret or any sense of hesitation because she truly knew. It was one of the most heartbreaking moments in anime for me and considering it happened in the first episode of a show says a lot.
I'm interested to see what's to come with Aqua being on the search for Ai's husband, what's to come with Ruby's potential dancing/musical/idol career, and I'm excited to see where this show goes in general after the care they put into this 1 hour prologue. Also huge shoutout to the artist who made the outro song. Hopefully that's the intro theme for the entire season because it absolutely slaps lmao.