I began to watch this show because is my favorite theme in anime: historical-fantastic (I am a huge fan of Mushishi). The story is original and the first 8-10 episodes are very good in both production quality and storytelling, and, overall, they achieve a really captivating atmosphere.
But, inexplicably, the quality suddenly drops in the second half of episodes. The animation, which was very good in the first episodes, became lousy and amateurish, the storytelling was irregular, and the overall story stales. There are utterly bad episodes in every aspects (animation, script, story, but specially animation), as the one with the demon-moths and caterpillars or the one with sharks.
Why, guys? maybe changes in the production team, fund cuts, tight deadlines, or simply the writers and animators get tired?
A really good show at the beginning, ruined in the second half and culminating in an unsatisfactory ending.
A really good show at the beginning, ruined in the second half and culminating in an unsatisfactory ending.