(c) akai toshifumiPlot? Story? Does it even have one? If it does, I certainly have missed it. It should have been about military stuff. At least they need to toughen up and not to be so nonchalant. It certainly lack the urgency of a war. They ARE still at war, right? They don't even wear their uniform like they should to. Just look at Rio's and you'll know what I mean.After the first episode, I sincerely thought that they will dwelt more on the trumpet shit. I was so far from the truth. That's how much this anime has deviate from the first episode. Was it bad? Well, I certainly don't like it but I do know some retards out there that think Sora no Woto is a masterpiece. Ah how we have degraded ourselves and succumb to emoe-blob-shit. I blame it all on K-ON!Sure, they attempted to make the last few episodes to have a tiny little bit interesting development but it was too late because I can already tell what's coming. Even with the small usage of trumpet cannot salvage this series, in my opinion. For example, the typhoon episode... we all knew that Kureha and Claus will make it. Where was the excitement in that >_>Most of the episodes bore me to death and I would have fallen asleep. In one episode, all Kanata ever did is sit in front of a phone and waited for it to ring. Speaking of waste of time, that.The characters themselves are extremely ordinary (although with too much moe). The only character that stands out imo is Kureha. I found her annoying at first but gradually she grew on me. She's the only one who take her duty as a soldier seriously. Like when they met the Roman's spy, she had the right mind to report her but the rest of them were all about being humane. For fuck sake, she's a fucking spy invading the enemy's territories! *sigh*The sound and music. Hmm, not really a fan of its OP or ED. Too much of moe. I mean, at least they could try and make it seems like they are really in a war or something. The good news is I kinda like the Amazing Grace trumpet song. It kinda grow on ya without you realizing it. Brainwashed? LOL<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vYhuD3G8wdQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vYhuD3G8wdQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>No complained for the seiyuus either although I do think that Rio sounds like a man sometimes.I would have dropped this series if not for the art and animation. They were amazingly details and fluent. The background is one of the most gorgeous looking scenes I’ve seen in a while. It is breath-taking. Even the CG usage was a success. I guess at least there's one thing that A1-Pictures did right.At the end of the day, I couldn't appreciate this show because the similarities to K-ON! is too much. I might have missed a lot of things because of my cynical view but I can't help it and I don't give a damn really. Some says that it has lots of potential but I think they wasted it trying to shift to moe. Don't do it again, A1-Pictures.Arts & Animation 10/10Sound 9/10Story 5/10Character 6/10Enjoyment 6/10Overall 6/10
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