Anime Review: DRAMAtical Murder
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shadowfireflameAnime Review: DRAMAtical Murder
In a dystopian cyberpunk society, the streets are controlled by gangs with special tattoos who play Rhyme, a street cyber game. Aoba is not a member of any team, but instead has amnesia and intermittent migraines after a mysterious accident.
Aoba is surrounded by his grandmother and a team of hotties who seem to know more about him than he does, and everyone in Aoba’s life is protective of him, from the street gang leaders, his boss, his grandmother, to Ren, his cute “AllMate” companion puppy.
Ultimately, the worldbuilding and the homoerotic tension carry more weight than the plot, which feels aimless and confusing (like, 90% of the dialogue is characters saying each other’s names). But I enjoyed it anyway because the anime has such heart and is very sweet.
The anime is based on a BL (boys’ love) game/visual novel, but the anime is not explicitly gay, unfortunately.
Recommended for fans of Togainu no Chi (I reviewed that here), which was made in a similar way (based on a BL game made by the same company, Nitro+CHiRAL).
More anime reviews here.
In a dystopian cyberpunk society, the streets are controlled by gangs with special tattoos who play Rhyme, a street cyber game. Aoba is not a member of any team, but instead has amnesia and intermittent migraines after a mysterious accident.
Aoba is surrounded by his grandmother and a team of hotties who seem to know more about him than he does, and everyone in Aoba’s life is protective of him, from the street gang leaders, his boss, his grandmother, to Ren, his cute “AllMate” companion puppy.
Ultimately, the worldbuilding and the homoerotic tension carry more weight than the plot, which feels aimless and confusing (like, 90% of the dialogue is characters saying each other’s names). But I enjoyed it anyway because the anime has such heart and is very sweet.
The anime is based on a BL (boys’ love) game/visual novel, but the anime is not explicitly gay, unfortunately.
Recommended for fans of Togainu no Chi (I reviewed that here), which was made in a similar way (based on a BL game made by the same company, Nitro+CHiRAL).
More anime reviews here.
