Šingeki no Bahamut - Genesis

Nice animation, gotta give it that, it was a joy to watch. Even though the story wasn't great, and the characters were as they were (not really interesting but not hateable), there was quite a bit of fighting, which was good. There wasn't any room for character development or any bonding between the viewer and the main characters, except that just surviving was fine, since the anime didn't really play at being anything more than what it was: pretty animation and battles. I watched it during meals, and I always ate well. (24.05.2021)

What is it about? Rage of Bahamut: Genesis features a dragon, and a very fearsome one at that, and, who, in the show’s fantasy world, is sealed and guarded by members of the celestial race, the Angels. The problem, however, is that Amira who has the powers of a demon (she is a half-god, and half-demon) holds the key to unlocking the seal restraining the dragon and escapes with it. She then runs into Favaro, the main male protagonist, and then enlists his aid and so he helps her because he is sort of forced to. Favaro is a bounty hunter and have a rival Kaisar, who is also a bounty hunter. They are connected and divided by a past feud. Favaro and Amira try to escape the pursuit of the heavenly faction (Gods taken from Greek mythology + Angels) and their allies in the human world (e.g. the Orleans Knights under Jeanne D'arc), as well as the demons themselves and, of course, the aforementioned Kaisar, who is joined by the zombie Lolita-like character called Rita, but this is just the beginning... What do I think about it? As I have already written elsewhere, it is really chaotic, although it is also very interesting and I enjoyed watching it. The main male protagonist is quite unique in both his appearance and character traits, as are the other characters. The animation is really well-done, and I really enjoyed the soundtrack, whether the superb opening theme by SiM, or the music soundtracking the narrative all the way through, which is really epic in places and superbly complements the atmosphere of the show. I thought the narrative developed into a very interesting epic-heroic adventure, and even though I am not familiar with the original online card game from Cygames that the anime is inspired by, I had no problem keeping up with the plot and following the main narrative. In addition to that, in my opinion even the ending was also very well-executed… It certainly has its shortcomings, which I completelly turned a blind eye to, which may have been due to a certain subjective enthusiasm. For me is this show 9.5/10. (02.01.2020)