For this review, I have included highlights of the PROS and CONS at the end.
STORY: 6/10
It’s about a journey of six warriors called the Braves of Six Flowers. They happen to be randomly selected, strong, talented people who receive special abilities bestowed upon them by the Goddess of Fate. They exist only to defeat the re-resurrected Demon God who rules over creatures known as fiends, but who desires to rule over fiends and humans alike.
This cycle of the resurrected Demon God and the selected Braves has happened many times before. There can only be six Braves chosen at one resurrection. However, this time there are seven, which means one is an imposter; a betrayer to humankind.
The story is nothing new, but that doesn’t make it bad necessarily. In fact, if done well it could be an excellent rehashing of a typical mundane premise. That is what I was hoping for. Unfortunately, it was not. Passione failed in that aspect.
Now you may ask, “But why is the story scored a 6/10 if it was such a failure?” The answer is simple; where it was a letdown by the time the ending had arrived, it surprisingly succeeded elsewhere. It is true that the final battle against the Demon God could have been epic had it actually happened! That was not the case, hence the failure since that should’ve been the main story arc with the mysterious seventh false Brave being the enriching sub arc...which instead happened to be the main story arc, but it is where it succeeded as well. The way that the enigma of the seventh was broken down piece by piece was done at a high level. I found myself intrigued, curious, and guessing all along the way. That is why I scored the overall story a 6.
ANIMATION: 7/10
The animation is a mixed bag but with more positive than negative points. There is a rather significant amount of both constant and consistent movement among the characters. Where the animation is bad is in the CG department. I mean BAD! It’s awful, low-budget, and sloppy. Passione would’ve been smarter had the studio removed the CG altogether and left the viewer mentally pretending what was happening on screen without the CG. Thank goodness it was relatively limited in its usage.
The art aspect is solid. The range of color used is pleasing to the eyes, even when they find themselves in the darker temple or foggy forest. Although dreary and not nearly as bright, it is appropriate for their respective settings within in the timeline of the main story arc.
The design, color, and uniqueness of the characters is above average as well.
SOUND: 7/10
The OP and ED are nothing special. They aren’t memorable. However, the background music throughout does a decent job of coinciding with the specific scene and the sound effects are quite good. Both noticeably improve the battles and make them more engaging.
CHARACTERS: 5/10
First off, their development is practically nonexistent outside of Adlet and Flamie. That is largely disappointing since the anime does not go very far in terms of story progression, at least not outside of the seventh Brave conundrum. Due to that, both Adelt and Flamie are the best of the group, with Hans being a surprise third. I found myself hating him before inevitably liking him because of how his character got some glimpse of development. Besides, he is written well.
Worthless characters would have to be Goldof and Maura. Goldof could’ve been missing the entire anime and you would not have even noticed. Maura, although a main character, is without a doubt the most uninteresting one. She does have relevance though, unlike Goldof.
OVERALL: 32/50 (61 points)
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers is a mix of some good points and some bad ones. Due that and to the inconsistencies in its surprises, I can’t fully endorse the anime. If you’re looking for a clever mystery of a false seventh Brave and some good, short battle scenes, then you might enjoy this. If you’re expecting it to be about the defeating of the Demon God, then you won’t enjoy this because it never comes to the fruition the way you would expect it too; certainly not in this season, which will likely be the only one to be made.
ENTERTAINMENT SCORE: 7/10
ACHIEVEMENT SCORE: +0 to OVERALL
My expectations were Moderate, and it delivered both Slightly Above and Slightly Below those expectations, which makes it Spot-on overall.
PROS
- Nice deduction of various scenarios, especially considering the synopsis somewhat spoiled the surprise of the main story arc- The various Braves with their different skills and personalities- Some of the fights are fun and engaging, albeit a little too short- The surprise ending
CONS
- The surprise ending that left the story wide open for an unlikely sequel/continuation- CG was horrendous- Lack of character development whose name isn’t for Adlet and Flamie
2️⃣Weighted Average System Score: (18 + 7 + 7 + 15 + 14 + 0 = 61/100)
Additional Information:
Video Format: HD Streaming
Audio Format: English dubbed
Publisher: Crunchyroll
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