Moonrise

The pacing and the way this story is produced is nothing short of frustrating.

Half the time you don't know what is going on or how you are supposed to feel.

This isn't a story unfolds type situation more a jumping back and forth with terrible plot connection. I'm all for a show that initially shows you a peak into what the future has to offer but for this it makes absolutely no sense and adds nothing to the story.

Even the weaponry & the characters talents & why they have been picked for the mission has massive holes in it.

The only reason I have it a 6 is the animation is fantastic & I feel for a team who put the heart & soul into this only for the sitting & story to let them down so very very badly.

Title says it all really.

WITStudio truly did some outstanding work in the production from animation to music. The setting is fascinating. The action sets are intense and well choreographed. The animation is vibrant, colorful, and impactful. The musical score accentuates both those things... But the story and the writing are painful average with a major issue in pacing.

I'm sure you'll see other reviews eating this a 10/10 and denying "the hate" but it's copium. As harsh as this may sound, to all those who rated this 10, all I can respond with is "Baby's first sci-fi?"

You'll see those reviews say it explores themes of grief and loyalty... If by "explore" they mean "present" then sure... but let's be clear Moonrise does not explore any theme that deeply especially not enough to warrant discussion.

The plot of Moonrise follows Jacob 'Jack' Shadow and friends survive an initial devastating attack framed as an assault from Moon Colony. Jack is framed as part of the terrorist group, Moon Chain, that is apparently responsible for the attack. As the show progresses you'll learn about Jack's past and a deeper connection he has that revolves around an unfolding conspiracy involving the war between Earth and the Moon.

Sounds fascinating right? It certainly starts off strong and grips you but half way through the season it completely loses its steam with pacing issues and questionable writing decisions. The show will continually add more pieces to the mystery but in a disjointed and disfuncional manner, often leaving you wondering what the point was. A saving grace is that by the very end, it does tie up MOST loose ends. Ultimately, if it weren't for the stellar production I and most others wouldn't even have finished the show.

Most characters are forgettable.

The main character is memorable for the wrong reasons, I wanted to like Jack Shadow so much but by the end of it, he was one of my least favorite characters in a roster of boring 1 note characters.

Rhys, another main protagonist and 'love interest' also falls into this as well. Special shout-out to Commander Salamandra for being a badass.

The ending is in my opinion downright bad and I mean face palm bad. It really takes away from the whole experience. It undercuts the rebels themes and message as a whole. What was a soft 7 quickly dropped to 6. I would even say 5 but no matter how many complains I issue against the writing and the story, it's still a visual treat. Id recommend watching it in passing. Something to hold you over while you wait for your other shows to return or as mindless fun.

The animation and visuals are stellar. And I will forgive A LOT when I finally find a show with sharp animation.

I don't know if I will go as far as saying the show's story is a mess. It does, however, seem only to exist to create cool visuals. There is some pretense at an overall plot and given AoT I though there might be a bigger mystery revealed but so far it seems that the pretense is as far as it goes.

I think it might have worked for previous generations. It's technically serial but the badguy of the week without much else feels highly like the episodic stuff most of society has shifted away from. Not great for an overall story.

The characters are also highly annoying over and above thy typical constant drama and dysfunctional emotional regulation that is such a ubiquitous part of anime that I have to overlook it or I would have very little anime to watch. However, along with this is the animation shifts that feel totally out of place in a show that looks this solid in animation and takes itself so seriously. It would be like Castlevania doing Chibi.

But what really kills this is the exposition. I tried to shift over to the sub but it isn't any better. It's so bad it feels more like they are breaking the fourth wall to talk to us instead of each other. Like it's forcing you to have it on in the background, half-ignored. If you sit down and give it your full attention it is intolerable.

It's really unfortunate that a show that looks this great doesn't have anything else going for it but I guess thats the way it is.

With several months left until the end of the year, I'm not afraid to say that this is the animated product that has disappointed me the most, without a doubt.

Netflix's promotion was disastrous from every perspective, but I still didn't expect what I found in "Moonrise." A priori, it had everything to be a success. Wit Studio (which, needless to say, hasn't gotten it right since "Attack on Titan," with the exception of "Spy x Family") guaranteed excellent animation.

If you looked at the directors and people involved, you could see titles like "Full Metal Alchemist," for example.

However, none of this was reflected in this product. The 18 episodes released in one go, as is Netflix's trademark, coupled with the scant promotion, was a difficult combination to swallow. But if you add a poor script and even worse editing, you knew this was destined for failure.

We have inexplicable time jumps throughout the series. Furthermore, we have a group of main characters with confusing developments, strange motivations, and even more difficult-to-understand connections. More characters are added as the episodes go by, and we don't know who they are, forgettable like the rest.

But we also have an important secondary character who dies in episode 3 and has little or no relevance to the others, to the point that we didn't see anything on camera; he's completely inconsequential. A main character doesn't die until the last episode, and it's completely anticlimactic. The deaths in this war are never felt, and that, in my opinion, is a huge failure.

If you look at the pace of the first seven episodes and then compare it with the rest of the series, you'll realize something's strange; the difference in quality is noticeable! If we analyze IMDB, we realize that there are people who participate in this series right up to episode 7. Is that a coincidence? I don't think so!

They sweeten the deal with incredible animation, especially in the fights and dynamic sequences, but we don't get a single explanation as to why things happen. What are the SEEDs? Who is SEED 3? What is the L-Zone? Why can it terraform? Nothing makes any sense in this series.

I could go on about all the vices found in 18 episodes, but that's not the point.

Unfortunately, this series, which was highly anticipated and had everything to succeed, ends up being the worst animated product of the year, by far. No animation can save a bad story...

I just finished watching moon rise and I am disappointed it took them 7 years to make This in terms of animation the show is brilliant but there is no story I think for the last 7 years they have been just animating the show and have forgotten that there is something called story, plot, setting.

And don't get me started on the characters they are just frustrated overall I am just disappointed if you are looking for something good to watch something which can please your eyes go for it but there is no story and the show feels quit rushed even with 18 episodes still the animation is one of the best I have ever seen .