We apologize for the delay; here’s the review of episode 5 of the C:R anime! We hope you enjoy it and are still enjoying the anime as a whole. Please feel free to discuss the anime with us, we love to talk! <3
Mod S
I'm a bit on the fence with Episode 5. While I really enjoyed seeing a lot of Victor's route animated, I'm also disappointed by how much they slashed out of his route. Realistically, I know that wanting to keep the majority of it is a bit unreasonable. I just loved the story in Victor's route so much, and that final showdown with Victoria, Leonhardt, Cardia and Victor that it just ended up depressing me not getting to see it animated.
Despite this, I think that they didn't do a bad job at all working Victor's story into the anime without going into his actual route. Most of the scenes from the common route were the same, save for a couple differences. I liked that Cardia was still played an active role as well. WE ACTUALLY GET TO SEE CARDIA FIGHT THANK CHRIST. Hopefully, they will continue to let her grow as a character. It'll be hard to see during the anime, but I still think that they can do it.
Victor is in top form in this episode too. He's animated well, and I'm really glad that they kept the scene where he flashbacks to seeing all the dead vampires. That was such an emotional scene, so they honestly couldn't have not put it in. I'm also glad they kept the scene where he wakes up from the nightmare; it reinforces how much Victor's decisions really haunt him.
I'm also liking how they're handling Victoria in the anime. She seems much more involved than she was in the original game, and this is likely because of her early intro as well as the scenes of her talking to Finis and Herlock Sholmes. Victoria is one of my favorite side characters, so I'm surprised and pleased that they are giving her the attention she deserves. I'm curious as to how she will continue to play a part in the anime, and how much will be similar to Lupin's actual route.
Yet again I find myself frustrated by Saint G's lack of presence in the anime. I'm certain that they are doing this to make the revelations about his character more impactful to those that have not watched the game. However, it is most certainly frustrating for those who love Saint Germain and/or have played the game. Will they keep in Saint Germain's initial killing of Finis? How much of his route will be in the game? Only time will tell I suppose.
I'm very nervous about this next episode for multiple reasons: The airship race is amazing, how will they handle Nemo, what are they gonna do with Impey's backstory? Impey is my love, so I'm crossing my fingers but also trying to lower my expectations. Treat my Bimpycane right, anime!
Until next time!
Mod Cheshire
Episode 5 was...interesting. My feelings about it were all over the place, haha. On one hand, I’m extremely happy that Fran got the air-time he deserved. He’s been somewhat in the background for the first few episodes, so I’m glad to see him be front and center for once. Anyone who hasn’t played the game can somewhat see why we’re SO OBSESSED WITH FRAN. He’s too cute.
I also like how they changed Fran’s route. It would have been impossible to add everything from his route, and it’s a nice surprise to see how things are changed. They added in a unique interaction between Cardia and Fran which made their relationship deepen in my opinion. As for the final showdown with the tree and the Zicterium, I feel that the entire thing is too closely tied to Cardia ending up with Fran. It would have been impossible to compile it all into one or two episodes and still have Cardia end up with Lupin (as the anime is definitely implying).
ALSO, CAN WE SPARE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL FRAN IS THIS EPISODE!? Fran has always been pretty and handsome and all those adjectives, but he’s SO PRETTY. His animations were flawless this episode and I really hope they keep up the good work!
On the other hand....I REALLY love how they’re handling side/minor characters like Queen Victoria, Leonhardt, and Sholmes. They’re more active in the story and are actually making an impact instead of being simple obstacles that the Lupin Gang thoughtlessly swat aside. Queen Victoria is becoming a bigger character which makes me REALLY HAPPY since I shipped Victoria and Leonhardt really hard in the game. To see the both of them take the center stage is phenomenal and I can’t wait to see more of them.
As for my thoughts for the next episode: I’m excited to see the airship race and Nemo. Nemo was a character that I feel the game dropped the ball on in terms of his characterization. I want to see more of his descent into madness in the anime and I really hope he takes center stage like Victoria and Leonhardt have. Either way, I have high hopes!
As for Saint-G, I guess we won’t see much of him until his actual episode. So there’s that, at least.
