However, if you do find something enjoyable about it, stick until the very end because it won’t go away easily. And even when it does (for a while) it usually overdoes it for bigger effect. It’s difficult to like because it tries to jam too many genres together and never truly focuses on one. Medaka Box Abnormal is definitely not a perfect anime. I found this to be the best part of Medaka Box Abnormal because to me it felt more real than most of SOLs I’ve finished and it made the anime more enjoyable. You can see how they feel about what they say or about what is happening or simply know their nature by their actions. While characters themselves aren’t something to remember, their relationships and feelings are delivered perfectly.
Character interactions and presentation is probably the best part of the anime. However, not everything looks like it’s trying to parody itself. While it might look like a huge mess, and it somewhat is, most of it is done supposedly to create a comedic effect. There’s lots of fanservice but it doesn’t feel overdone or annoying because it’s usually played for laughs. It might look really strange and it’s difficult to get used to it but once I did, I fell in love with it. That wouldn’t be such a problem if the show didn’t portray the main character’s opinion as the right one and everything else as wrong and it goes as far as Medaka deciding what’s right for the rest of the world (that doesn’t make her think about it even for a bit).Īrt doesn’t really help its case. The difference between the “good” guys and the “bad” guys is nothing but the way they answer them. Medaka Box Abnormal sure deals with very interesting issues but they are usually solved by main characters simply stating their opinion, even though villains keep asking better and better questions. One of the biggest problems I had with the story was how all themes were presented. Of course, most of the time, they can’t rival the abnormals that are villains. Unfortunately, the rest of the main characters don’t do the themes justice as most of them are “specials” very talented people or abnormals. He might be strong, both physically and mentally, however it is mentioned, not once, that he got there by hard work and was very weak during his childhood. Here comes Zenkichi, the other lead character, who is the exact opposite of her talent wise. However, if you don’t turn away so fast, you’ll see that there’s much more to Medaka Box Abnormal than just hypocrisy. Surely, with Medaka being able to do inhuman deeds simply because she was born with it, she isn’t the right person to tell others that they have to suffer to get strong. This is the first moment where people turn away from the show with rolling eyes. Of course, they are bound to meet people that think otherwise. Is it right to be strong without doing anything for it? To Medaka and Zenkichi, two of the main characters, it’s something people shouldn’t even think about because getting stronger and suffering go hand in hand. That “light” feel is taken into the story as well with it being a bit cliché, while it raises very interesting questions. isn’t serious and it never tries to be so it shouldn’t be taken seriously or people will be very let down. Nearly every mainstream shounen does this, but this anime does it on a completely different level, what makes many people dislike it. It turns the first season into a sort of lengthy introduction and puts emphasis on battles and “abnormalities” (strange inhuman abilities based on nature aspects) of individuals compared to the first season that focused on humour and SOL.
As a proper sequel, it picks up where the first season ended, however the main genre is very different than the first season. Medaka Box Abnormal is the sequel to Medaka Box, so if you haven’t watched that, don’t bother with this anime.
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