(Bad) The Sea Prince and The Fire Child

Movie in one sentence:
Underwater Peter Pan gets pussy whipped by a fairy.

Movie in more sentences:
The realms of water and fire have long been divided after their leaders got turned against each other thanks to a jealous wind lord, but the prince of water and princess of fire find each other and fall in love. They hope to find a place where they can escape their judgemental caretakers and live in peace.

 

Amazingly nice animation and cute art style, but that's where my compliments end.

The story is alright, but the rushed romance dictated by this overly eager girl who doesn't get called a "princess" in the movie's title for some reason is something Disney would be jealous of. The water prince didn't stand a chance against this chick, he definitely wasn't the one wearing the pants in the relationship. He looked pressured into it. The princess looked sweet and kind, and he looked smitten, but I didn't think they were a good match.

The ending was a clear metaphor for death, so I wonder if the guy thought it was worth it.

Also, why is the sea prince red and furry and the fire princess blue and smooth? They messed up the character designs, yo

(Bad) Danganronpa

Series in one sentence:
Japan forgets how normal human beings look like.

Series in more sentences:
A boy gets invited over to an exclusive school, but ends up locked inside with a handful of other students. They're told by a mysterious Teddy bear demon they need to kill another student unnoticed if they want to leave, but not without attending a trial first, where they have to point out the murderer. They have to choose correctly, or else consequences.

It sounds like Saw with a hint of Ace Attorney, but it disappoints. It's already hard to take this anime seriously with all the ridiculous character designs it offers. The most normal-looking character is the main one. It took me a while to figure out the large man in the skirt, who was a girl, and the girl who's actually a boy, because Japan.

The lame conclusion of the series is what did it, though. I'm still not sure what the big reveal was exactly, but that's probably because I was too bored to care at that point. Things had turned less serious and thrilling by the time it neared the end.

It had the formula to do something exciting and great, but blew it by inserting this otherworldly nonsense.