Anime Review: Pupa

Pupa is BY NO MEANS perfect. However, i don't believe it deserves the flack it is getting.

I watched this immediately after watching Corpse Party. (I was in the mood for some violence) I am saying this to tell you that when i sat down to watch Pupa i was wanting and expecting violence.

STORY

POSITIVES

I thought it was genuinely sweet how the brother and the sister cared so much for eachother. If you watch the last episode first, it shows this pretty well.

I also think that their relationship with each other was an interesting take on the disease they both had and how they dealt with it.

STORY

NEGATIVES

There were many aspects of the story that were . . . . inconsistent or missing. Firstly, both of them have the disease but only one of them shows the symptom of craving human flesh.

Next, the dog at the very beginning of the show was never explained. The little girl had the disease since birth so what was the relevance of the dog? Why did THAT trigger what it did?

Also, these siblings had been together through thick and thin. They had abusive parents and led a very harsh life. So why is it that neither of them had realised they had regenerative abilities until they were in highschool. Why did neither of them seem to eat people before the start of the show?

Just the fact that everything starts when it does is just convenient to the plot.

Moving away from the siblings, another one of the main plots involving the witch is never followed up on! I genuinely wanted to know where that was going! Maybe to know to witches backstory too! Maybe if the show was 2, 22 minute OVAs and not 12, 2 minute mini-sodes, it would've been better in that aspect.

ART

POSITIVES

Any show that has very little / no censorship gains bonus points with me as well because when i watch a horror, i want to see the blood and gore. Good job Pupa!

ART

NEGATIVES

The art style is pretty un-inspired and alot of looping of animations was used to cut costs.

SOUND

POSITIVES

Nothing special.

SOUND

NEGATIVES

Nothing special.

CHARACTER

POSITIVES

Some people may think that the overly devoted siblings troph are un-inspired and annoying. I think its sweet especially with the last episode.

CHARACTER

NEGATIVES

The characters relationship means very little unless you watch the last episode and even then, it still may not satisfy many viewers.

ENJOYMENT

POSITIVES

I went in wanting violence and really didnt care much about the story.

ENJOYMENT

NEGATIVES

I was still left disappointed at the end. I wish there was more really.

OVERALL

Pupa is something you may watch if you are looking for excessive violence, into cannibalization in your shows, don't care much about story, and/or want a very fast show to watch. I fell under every single on of those categories so i enjoyed it enough. Im glad i watched it but i won't be watching it again. If there was more to it, i would've given it a much higher rating. Too bad they leave you hanging on so much.

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