First Date: Persona -Trinity Soul-
- Title: Persona -Trinity Soul-
- Studio: A-1 Pictures
- Genre: Action
Ratings (out of 5):
- Story: ♥♥♥♥
- Animation: ♥♥♥♥
- Characters: ♥♥♥
- OP/ED Themes: ♥♥♥♥
- Overall: ♥♥♥♥ (Definitely keeping up on this one.)
Thoughts:
Ahh, the much-anticipated anime sequel to the game Persona 3. I should note that I’ve never played the game, so I can’t really talk too much about how it ties in there.
But that aside, this is a really well-crafted first episode, with enough exposition that the audience understands what’s going on without it feeling too heavy in dialogue. The art style is excellent and the animation quality is pretty good too.
So, the plot sum-up so far? Shin and his younger brother Jun– who also used to have a twin sister named Yuki –arrive in town where they’re supposed to meet their older brother Ryou, who is a chief of police. Unfortunately, Ryou is dealing with his current case: a series of murders in which the victims were turned inside out. Before too long it becomes clear that there’s some sort of supernatural force involved, though it isn’t made clear in this episode, natch.
I do have a few minor complaints, the primary being the music. Not that there’s anything wrong with any of the music itself; in fact, the BGM and OP/ED are really pretty excellent. But the amount of music sometimes felt like overkill– the first scene featured some opera and then background music that felt like it was from a Tim Burton flick. During the bit with the opera I felt like I wished there was eerie silence instead. During a later scene, there’s some badass action music while Ryou drives to a crime scene, which provided a sense of urgency nicely but was played up a bit much for the actual action that was happening (i.e. Ryou driving a car).
The other complaint actually wore off as I got used to it: the facial movements are very minimal, which is unusual in an anime.
I look forward to hearing more about this supernatural mystery– and getting to know the characters better.
Tags: first-dates, persona, winter-2007-8
January 16th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Badass! So it doesn’t suck. I love the game, and the concept of a three-brother dynamic (with the oldest being a cop) sounds great. Now I go get. Thanks for the review!