First up- this show is licenced even before its broadcast release. Don't know wheter that should count in its favour since a distributor made a wild bet on a show no one has seen before.
From the first ep seen the basic concept of the show is as follows: we have a pair of teens coming across a very cute and nude catgirl one sunny day on the beach. Save for being monosyllabic like Chii [says only Nyuu- hence her name], very hungry and with no toilet training
she's mostly harmless. So they take her home, dress her up and teach her to be a normal Jap. girl. Pretty standard and stuck to formula no?
Unfortunately, that's only half the show
Nyuu has a split personality called Lucy [who is quite paranoid and mad], and is infact an escaped bioweapon with brutal telekinetic powers. The first 10 minutes of this show features violent death in every permutation [pen stabbing, dismembering, vital organs torn out of body]. This one beats the Berserk, Genocyber and Fist of north star killing spree with the most tastelessly amazing animation in recent memory. I'm not counting in the hardcore commando with short fuse tasked on getting her back dead or alive- no doubt this show will be even bloodier later.
What's really good? how this show flawlessly switches from the mad slayer setting to that of a standard fare shoujo anime. Make no mistake, it's underlying theme is both extremely dark and sugar cute as well. Personally didn't think something like this was possible to pull off but somehow works very well here.
Am keeping up with this one anyway despite the near zero chance it'll be subbed because of this contrast. Love the music, very haunting
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