Rewatched ep 1 on 2025/05/25 (today’s a nice sounding day) with James and Vik. Told vik it was a quick in and out 20 min episode. Little did he know hehehe.
Literally watched the whole series in one night with James.
I knew this was gonna be good, but goddamn, that was gooood. Especially that first episode. It was basically its own movie, and honestly, if the story ended right there, I would’ve been satisfied. After that though, I was super skeptical about how the rest of the show was gonna play out. Would I like it? Or would I not? Well, I’m really glad I did. It was amazing. Mainly because this wasn’t just about revenge or even the entertainment industry. At its core, this is a very character-focused story and that’s totally my vibe. Definitely an instant classic.
One thing the show absolutely nailed was building up this aura around Ai Hoshino. Anytime she’s mentioned or shows up, she’s treated like this legendary figure. And when we actually get to see her developed across literally just a single (though pretty long) episode all that hype feels completely justified. She just has that thing in her that makes her feel special, like she exists on a whole different plane compared to everyone else. Even her animation feels distinct from the other characters, it’s crazy. So when people in the show say she’s on another level, we feel it too.