Not bad. Not bad indeed. Quite the wholesome experience.
Let me first clear it out, I don’t like musicals. I don’t like musical movies and the same applies to anime. If however, the musical aspect is deeply intertwined with the story’s drama like what Your Lie in April pulled off, I would be head over heels. But if there isn’t a good story to back up the musical aspect, I simply lose interest. Reference; K-ON. I need an interesting overarching story to keep myself attached. Having good music on top of that is sort of like a bonus. Tbh, I find them repulsive because strip the musical aspect out and you don’t really have a lot left. Kongming sure had a lot left.
This is exactly what Ya Boy Kongming was. A somewhat good story on top of some good tunes. I won’t call the story great. It was okay at best and somewhat stagnant at worst. Or rather, the story wasn’t really trying to be huge. Yes Eiko’s dreams were grandiose personificated. But the story itself didn’t take that and make it into a big deal. This is primarily fueled by how overpowered our boy Kongming is. That motherfucker can get you through anything. Tell him to find you a million dollars by 7 tonight and that son of a gun would do it. He’s like a geine in a bottle. This didn’t do well for the show’s suspense and tension. Because once you know you always have a trump card up your sleeve. That struggle just vanishes.
This was an enjoyable show. The story had its lightheartedness that I didn’t really vibe with. But it was fun and that’s all I ask from this kind of show. Oh, and before I forget, that OP and Underworld slap hard.