Memórias de Idhún - Série 1

This anime series does not seem to have fully exploited the fantasy potential of the original novels, which are pretty good. The whole idea of Spanish anime sounds a bit weird, and it is obvious that the Spanish lack experience with this style of Eastern animation, so some of their anime just looks really bad, and others look quite weird, and unnatural... The other problem I think is the pace of the narration, which does not really suit this anime series. It all feels kind of rushed, confusing, and something tells me that the way the episodes are divided does not do it any favors because the transitions between the episodes are kind of awkward. If it had been edited and made into a movie, maybe it would have been a bit better... Next, there are the individual characters, they get little screen time, so their development and changes in their relationships happen too quickly, and so it does not feel very realistic, and you do not get enough time to get to know anyone much. It is a strange feeling when you end up being most intrigued by the villain of the piece, and you keep wanting to know more about the strange relationship (and how to define it exactly) between him and one of the main female protagonists. Also, it intrigued me to find out where it all started in the first place - I thought that after the last episode this Kirtash x Victoria pairing showed potential - I just cannot put my finger on exactly how... What also intrigues me is the storyline - the magical interconnection of worlds, dragons, unicorns, heroes, prophecies... Yeah, you can make a good show out of all that, and the story was probably the main thing that kept me going for five episodes. So on the whole, it is a kind of messy little thing that is kind of interesting but nothing to write home about. I probably would have watched more episodes of it though, because it did manage to awaken my interest and imagination. However, there are a lot of serious flaws that lead me – and I am trying to be nice – to award this 5.5/10 at most. (27/03/2021)