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Tetsuwan Birdy Decode

One of the lesser-known anime that is rarely talked about. I saw it for the first time in 2012 and never finished looking, I can't answer exactly why.
Now that I have given him a new chance, I can say that he is somewhat individual and dull. The typical sci-fi concept of good alien vs evil alien.
Somehow I had a "lilo and stitch" vibe all the time while watching it.

The basic idea of ​​the divided body is interesting and you could discover somewhat creative processes and approaches, but otherwise, there is nothing more.

The plot is enormously transparent and flat until the end, one only hopes that the implementation of the events will surprise since the content does not do it anyway.
The pacing makes it difficult for me to judge whether it is good or bad. They had the attraction of constantly adding little flashbacks to the scenes, especially episode 4 (the terrorist attack) had enormously deterrent pacing which fluctuated too much. However, the creativity in the process could compensate for this.

The greatest strength of the anime is without a doubt the two main characters, who have an interesting connection to each other and have a notable personalities. One cannot speak of "profundity" here, the word is out of place here. They are simply dull normal, but personable.
Towards the end, the protagonist became more of a hypocrite, but that is still a very realistic process, so understandable.
Another good aspect of this is the antagonists if I can call them that. There seem to be several groups with different roles, so it's hard to say who belongs to which side.

The animations are fluid, at least as far as the fighting is concerned. Little can be expected of the details here, as the dynamics take over completely. Towards episode 11+ the animations slipped down, they tried to distort the whole scene so much that it looked action-packed and dynamic, which made it just ghastly. No aesthetics at all.

And then there was the music ... on the one hand, the intro was quite individual and the outro was probably one of my favorite outros. On the other hand, the Osts have been used so badly, I thought I was watching a cheap action film from the 80s. The main thing is to play loud music in the background, regardless of whether it fits the topic (especially episodes 12-13), as long as things explode and the music roars, it looks like a final fight. Wrong, this cost me a couple of lives.

Conclusion

A sci-fi title that is well worth seeing and despite its low standards it has average entertainment value. I would never watch this anime again, but it can be entertaining for in between.

Enjoyment - 6