diablol3

i originall thought the pacing of this show was terrific. just jump into a tournament with no explanation and no character backstory. works fine for me, as long as these things are explained through the remaining episodes. however, they use one of my least favorite devices almost immediately, the flash back. flash backs to explain who everyone is, flashbacks to explain why they are fighting, flashbacks to scenes in episodes we've just watched. then a story is immediately injected, with little explanation as to who anyone is, or what their motivations are, beyond generic tropes. this show did not make me care about any of the characters, nor make me understand the stakes. the animation was pretty good as far as the action scenes go. this show could have benefitted greatly from being a longer run. even three more episodes to tell the story would have helped immensley.