Gleipnir

Premise, something gives a bunch of people the ability to transform into a whole host of things or just modify their bodies to enhance them.

Off the bat, we'll spoil this; 1-4 and 10-13 are all you need to watch of this show, literally the middle chunk gets made irrelevant at the end. Also, doubt this is getting a season 2.

I watched this on the premise it was a DARK and DISTURBING anime, it's not. It's an adult anime, so it does push those boundaries a bit, a lot more gore, but no real nudity, some inappropriate sex content, but again censorship in the way the hair falls over parts. It's super tame and as edgy as Blink 182 in the 90s.

The problem is, the whole ending kind of negates everything. They threw together an interesting mystery that didn't really have clues for the audience to play along and solve themselves.

Acting's fine, animation/art is great, and the dog from of the main protagonist is adorable. I love dogs. Don't watch. You'll fall asleep.

This anime, based on the manga of the same name, is worth watching.

The good: The characters are interesting; they are not too much stereotypical (yes the main character do follow the reluctant hero type but that's only the starting point). Their motivations are understandable, if you give them the time to expose why they are doing what they do, and there is personal growth.

The story is strange, not totaly new in some aspects, but if this follow the manga (and for now it has followed it) it will get to some pretty interesting territories, with some interesting psychological aspects to it.

The design is good, and the animation is well done.

Music is on point (the ending song is epic and it's from the same band that did Goblin Slayer opening).

The bad (?): The thing that could discourage some viewers is the ecchi part. Honestly i think this anime doesn't even have that much fan service compared to other more famous mainstream anime, even in comparison to anime aimed toward younger audience (like Fairy Tail, or even Ranma 1/2). Yes there is some partial nudity, but is not all over the place, and at least they have human realistic proportions and bodies that follows the laws of physics. And yes there is a concept in the story that hint to something sexual in nature, but once again somethign similiar has been done in more explicit ways in more mainstream anime (like Darling in the FranXX).

In short: If you like anime with a very good story, good characters, well animated and don't mind partial nudity here and there i would say this is a must watch of this season.

It's rare I don't finish a show. However, Gleipnir isn't worth my time. I watched the first 6 episodes and I'm convinced half the screen time is spent on close ups of muscles and tendons on the female characters.

The plot is practically non-existent. Someone came up with what they thought was a good idea and somehow got paid before fleshing it out in the slightest.

The voice acting is over the top. Moreso than most anime. The characters are tropes with no personality or growth. The soundtrack wasn't bad but that doesn't make it watchable.

All in all, it's sub-par. It may appeal to some if other reviews are anything to go by but I'd suggest only watching the first 2 episodes before making up your mind. It really doesn't change after that. There's no "pay-off" moment that makes the slog worth it.

I don't know why I completed this series though it was really "weak" series but still I eat he'd it completely. The characters are so not good whenever u watch those characters u feel like "something" is coming out of ur mouth😂😂 (I felt like that) though it is a "supernatural" genre one, still there must be some logic inside, this series lacks those logic, if u r ready to watch this series without logic then go ahead(but I am damn sure u won't enjoy it) the FMC SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES looks cute(🤔🤔I don't think so) o..kk.. but still... Hope u will come out of it after watching all EPS (short for episodes)

I had high hopes, even when almost finished with this show. I really hoped it would come through and surprise me with a meaningful ending, or even a good pausing point hoping for another season. In reality, I was severely disappointed. The body horror and pain porn moments don't earn anything worthwhile in terms of plot or character development. Rather, grief is used to add pretend stakes that don't feel real.

Quite disappointed.