Series in one sentence:
Ball boy is God's USB drive.
Series in more sentences:
A mysterious being drops down a magical orb onto Earth, capable of taking the appearance of those it touches, and eventually, those that die after establishing an emotional connection to them.
While Fushi's one and only purpose seems to be recording the planet in its entirety, he develops human intelligence and curiosity thanks to the human body he required early in time, but a supernatural enemy is hunting him down and a peaceful life looks to be an impossible dream.
Intriguing anime, very good. The one flaw it has is that it doesn't really spend all that much time showing Fushi bond with the people he meets along the way, which is important, as the story and his character development hinges on these relationships.
The prison island plot was the worst offender. The "allies" there were extremely uninteresting, I didn't even slightly care when they died.
But I understood the show's intention, and for what it was, still a great story. I'll be watching season 2 when it's out.
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30-01-2023 UPDATE:
Horrible start of a new season, shit me. It just throws you right in, dumps a whole lot of "this happened" at you, then introduces the descendant of the crazed villain that tried to molest Fushi, now part of an organization wishing to protect him. Right out of nowhere.
And instead of Fushi explaining to the girl that the one who gave her this job is a sick bitch (or putting real effort into running away from these self-righteous stalkers, which he should be able to do), he lets this group shadow him for generations long.
More years pass -cause why let the audience learn about any of these characters and show Fushi dealing with Hayase's horny descendants- until the season finally slows down and settles on developing a story. That's when it becomes interesting again, and thankfully, these new faces are good. For a while. Very welcomed after those boring children from the prison island in season 1.
The prison island plot was the worst offender. The "allies" there were extremely uninteresting, I didn't even slightly care when they died.
But I understood the show's intention, and for what it was, still a great story. I'll be watching season 2 when it's out.
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30-01-2023 UPDATE:
Horrible start of a new season, shit me. It just throws you right in, dumps a whole lot of "this happened" at you, then introduces the descendant of the crazed villain that tried to molest Fushi, now part of an organization wishing to protect him. Right out of nowhere.
And instead of Fushi explaining to the girl that the one who gave her this job is a sick bitch (or putting real effort into running away from these self-righteous stalkers, which he should be able to do), he lets this group shadow him for generations long.
More years pass -cause why let the audience learn about any of these characters and show Fushi dealing with Hayase's horny descendants- until the season finally slows down and settles on developing a story. That's when it becomes interesting again, and thankfully, these new faces are good. For a while. Very welcomed after those boring children from the prison island in season 1.
They're not great, perhaps, but important to Fushi's development as a person, something that's remained suspiciously stagnant for the many years he's been alive. Really, he's only now trying to understand the concept of affection? Hard to believe, but if there's ever a time to explore this, I guess season 2 is the right time. Yet, in hindsight, little attention was given to this plotpoint throughout the entirety of the season.
I found it rather hurtful when Fushi threw up after Hayase's one male descendant expressed his love for him. The man held him in an embrace, but the anime acts like Fushi got raped or something. The explanation that followed was basically "sins of the father, sins of the son". Really unfair. So many years have passed, this boy only knows what is written or said, and surely, Hayase is a complete mystery person to him. Sharing her blood -which is water at this point, regardless of his identical facial features- does not make him guilty of her crimes, but they convince the poor fool otherwise and he takes it, because he loves Fushi that much. What in the absolute tragic Hell.
It would've been more than acceptable to say "I can't marry you, I don't know what love is, I need to discover this for myself.". Which would've been the truth.
Throughout the rest of the season, this man is given little to do and is just ordered around.
I struggled to motivate myself to check out new episode releases. The things I liked were relatively short-lived and Fushi acts rather unpleasant in this season. How to describe his personality.. Overly caring, yet emotionally distant at the same time? Arrogant? Very arrogant and often rude for no reason.
I began wondering why this immortal being cared so much about the living. I understood in season 1, but for some reason, I could no longer see it in 2. Like I said, hard to describe. Maybe the reason I can't is because of all the giant time skips in the series and pauses between me watching an episode.
I found it rather hurtful when Fushi threw up after Hayase's one male descendant expressed his love for him. The man held him in an embrace, but the anime acts like Fushi got raped or something. The explanation that followed was basically "sins of the father, sins of the son". Really unfair. So many years have passed, this boy only knows what is written or said, and surely, Hayase is a complete mystery person to him. Sharing her blood -which is water at this point, regardless of his identical facial features- does not make him guilty of her crimes, but they convince the poor fool otherwise and he takes it, because he loves Fushi that much. What in the absolute tragic Hell.
It would've been more than acceptable to say "I can't marry you, I don't know what love is, I need to discover this for myself.". Which would've been the truth.
Throughout the rest of the season, this man is given little to do and is just ordered around.
I struggled to motivate myself to check out new episode releases. The things I liked were relatively short-lived and Fushi acts rather unpleasant in this season. How to describe his personality.. Overly caring, yet emotionally distant at the same time? Arrogant? Very arrogant and often rude for no reason.
I began wondering why this immortal being cared so much about the living. I understood in season 1, but for some reason, I could no longer see it in 2. Like I said, hard to describe. Maybe the reason I can't is because of all the giant time skips in the series and pauses between me watching an episode.
You know what Fushi wants and there's a why attached, but, why really? He's able to sense pain and he doesn't like pain, he argues, so then, he cares about total strangers because of selfish reasons? Regular people care about others because they have a relationship with them, or are able to put themselves in their shoes. Fushi is directly exposed to the nerve endings of livings creatures, he feels their physicial hurt, and the show seemingly argues that's the only reason he puts this much effort into protecting them. Eventually.
Fushi already showed a tremendous level of care prior, but here's the thing: He chose to remain blind for the Nokker attacks and live in the ocean for many years. That doesn't add up.
The last episode offered a good cliffhanger, I'll be back for season 3, but that's probably the only reason I will.
Fushi already showed a tremendous level of care prior, but here's the thing: He chose to remain blind for the Nokker attacks and live in the ocean for many years. That doesn't add up.
The last episode offered a good cliffhanger, I'll be back for season 3, but that's probably the only reason I will.
