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rynlingEveryone told me I needed to see Promare. Twitter told me I needed to see Promare. My students told me I needed to see Promare. People I have been friends with for years told me I needed to see Promare.
As of yesterday evening, I can finally say that I've seen Promare, but it took me two months. Except for the three days I went on vacation (from Promare), I treated it like homework, watching five to ten minutes every other day.
As far as I can tell, the movie is about strobe lights and screaming teenagers. If you can imagine looking directly at a fire alarm while it's going off, that's Promare. No joke, I had to let my husband know in advance when I'd be watching the movie so that he could make sure to leave the apartment.
The story is a linear progression of basic anime tropes, and none of the characters has any depth. I was surprised to learn, during the end credits, that many of them have actual names. I think the main point of the movie is supposed to be the flashiness of the animation, but it just gave me a headache.
It's weird. I like Studio Trigger. I used to love their ONAs, and I was one of the original Kickstarter backers for Little Witch Academia. I've watched Kill la Kill from start to finish multiple times, and I had a lot of fun with BNA earlier this year.
Promare is way too much for me, though. It's very long, and almost every minute of its runtime is physically unpleasant to watch. The two male leads have an epic life-saving soul kiss at the end, but they don't share any actual romance, and the journey to get to that point really isn't worth it. I think that, when it comes to anime that's squarely situated within the genre of "not for me," it might simply be best to read the Wikipedia page and quietly appreciate the fan art.
As of yesterday evening, I can finally say that I've seen Promare, but it took me two months. Except for the three days I went on vacation (from Promare), I treated it like homework, watching five to ten minutes every other day.
As far as I can tell, the movie is about strobe lights and screaming teenagers. If you can imagine looking directly at a fire alarm while it's going off, that's Promare. No joke, I had to let my husband know in advance when I'd be watching the movie so that he could make sure to leave the apartment.
The story is a linear progression of basic anime tropes, and none of the characters has any depth. I was surprised to learn, during the end credits, that many of them have actual names. I think the main point of the movie is supposed to be the flashiness of the animation, but it just gave me a headache.
It's weird. I like Studio Trigger. I used to love their ONAs, and I was one of the original Kickstarter backers for Little Witch Academia. I've watched Kill la Kill from start to finish multiple times, and I had a lot of fun with BNA earlier this year.
Promare is way too much for me, though. It's very long, and almost every minute of its runtime is physically unpleasant to watch. The two male leads have an epic life-saving soul kiss at the end, but they don't share any actual romance, and the journey to get to that point really isn't worth it. I think that, when it comes to anime that's squarely situated within the genre of "not for me," it might simply be best to read the Wikipedia page and quietly appreciate the fan art.
