Extreme Hearts

[Infinite Zenith]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

One thing I will give Extreme Hearts...is that I liked the cast more than the other idol focused anime of the season. It definitely is the one that needs the musical element the least. Could have made it work with just the sports with just different stakes needed. It didn't keep me the whole way through. But that initial push in the opening episode was sweet. A girl that was struggling to get her music heard and a sporty fan that ended up full of determination to take her to a stage where she could be heard.

Wasn't a great show. But there were elements in it I liked.

Actually, the cast here felt hollow in their motivations by comparison: being unified by a desire to realise Hiyori's dreams wasn't compelling compared to coming together to do what they could for others in their own way, especially when the other series does a superior job of world-building and giving viewers a reason to cheer everyone on. The number of things Extreme Hearts does well is limited, whereas the "other" idol focused anime landed everything, save some of the animation, and the BDs will rectify this anyways. Claims this is the better series overall have been poorly-argued and unconvincing. In fact, they're so short, it's as though those holding the opinion expect us to agree with them on virtue of reputation alone, and as such, are certainly not worth consideration.