Hey all I’m back with a look at one of this latest season’s new series. It’s my Dies Irae Episode 00 Impressions!
Plot Synopsis: At the start of the second great war, an important leader in the German security bureau takes on a mission to fight supernatural mutants himself…
Plot: The plot of this first episode really doesn’t make much sense, but I’m going to bet it’s a really important set up for the series. I do want to note that this is an adaptation of a visual novel and that it has an English release, for those who get curious about the series. I myself might look into the source material if I can get a solid grasp on my workload again.
Characters: Reinhard Heydrich seems to be our main character, at least in this first episode, because there was some odd kid that just screams “Main Character” that shows up in the first minute that I don’t really think we see again in this episode. The rest of the cast was also fairly interesting, although I’m quite creeped out by Karl Kraft.
Art: The art is okay, but not even close to ufotable quality animation.
Music: The music was okay, but not super memorable either.
Overall: A pretty odd start to an adaptation of what is looking to be an interesting Visual Novel. Hopefully it does the source material justice.
For those who like: Historical Fiction, Supernatural, Military Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Action, Drama, Interesting Cast of Characters.
Not for those who don’t like: Any of the above.
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