Even the soundtracks weren’t anything to write home about. All the Engrish in the songs didn’t exactly help that. The openings and endings are all decent, yet forgetful. The only real gripe I have is how they use some outright atrocious crowd CGI in some scenes, which seem completely out of place.Ībove average, but nothing really special.
The artwork and animation are quite reminiscent of Genesis, and are quite pleasing to look at. Honestly, if this were advertised as a shoujo anime which was unrelated to Shingeki no Bahamut, it may not have felt like such an insult, but the way it went, it simply became a detriment to its ‘prequel’. Worst thing is, every single thing just somehow leads back to the central romance, which just sucks the life out of the series. The rest of the story can’t exactly be called intelligent, with multiple contradictory or even outright stupid reveals and ‘plot twists’.
One could hope that at least this subplot may help develop the characters in question… well, in this case, it outright broke the character of the male participant, making his personality impossible to salvage. I can state without doubt that the romance in Virgin Soul is the worst I have ever witnessed on screen. The intelligent conversations and ideas just slowly faded out into the background, and the focus moved on to a romance which would make the likes of Twilight look half decent. Then, somewhere along the way, the series started on a downward spiral that never really stopped. The themes of morality and sociology were quite strong in the initial few episodes, especially from the likes of returning characters such as Kaisar and Azazel. Even ignoring her endless libido and her shoujo manga-esque encounters with pretty much any young man, the story seems to be progressing somewhere. Then, they introduce the new protagonist, Nina Drango. These changes bring with them quite some intrigue, and world-building progresses at an optimal pace. Humanity has extended its reaches, as far as to bring demon-kind to its knees, while achieving great power along the way.
The story of Virgin Soul starts 10 years after the events of Genesis, and the world is quite different from how we remember it. Do expect some minor spoilers with regard to the initial few episodes. Below, I will attempt to explain exactly what went wrong If that wasn’t descriptive enough, then read on.
Virgin Soul can only be described as a convoluted mess, which not even the returning characters could save. This is not the sequel that Genesis deserved… or even one that it needed, looking at the end result. Close this tab and never look back at this show. I will be starting this with a warning: If you are looking for fast paced action, suave dialogue, likable characters and great fight choreography… which is to say, an actual sequel to Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis, then turn back right now.
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