Chaos;HEAd is over?! Goddammit.
I know I said I’d stop blogging Chaos;HEAd, and I really should get my butt moving with Kuro Shitsuji but, uh, wow, Chaos;HEAd is what, done? Normally I would have screenshots, but I’m a lazy ass so I don’t. And, naturally, this post contains spoilers.
First of all, genre clarification - This ranges all the way from harem to psychology. Wow. At least I think I have it set out straight now.
Secondly, a very short summary - There’s a nerd called Takumi who one night, is sent links from a fellow MMORPG player called Shogun, and these links are all several different pictures of the same murder, the third New Gene case. Takumi soon meets several women who all have Di-swords, which are swords that let them distort reality with delusions, and soon after that even realizes that he himself is a Gigalomaniac, the name for reality-bending beings. Strange turns of events cause him to realize that he himself is a delusional existence, and he also falls in love with Rimi, one of the six ladies he met.
Meanwhile, the antagonist of the show, Genichi Norose, has created a powerful machine called Noah II based off of an equation Takumi created as a child, the Ir2 equation. Noah II has the power to destroy everything, yet at the same time, bring the greed-driven world from then to a new level, a utopia without hate or selfishness. And that’s what Norose wanted. However, this would all be at the price of Takumi’s life. And you know, that’s kinda bad, not to mention the fact that Norose had Rimi in captivity. Even so, Takumi decided to go and save Rimi, and discovered that even if he was a delusional existence, he was still Nishijou Takumi, and nothing could change that. This newfound knowledge helped him to finally defeat Norose and destroy Noah II, and then he and the gang live happily forever after.
…I guess. I mean, I was lost at so many parts in Chaos;HEAd, and although I can grasp the concept of delusions and reality, in this series the two fuse together too many times. I suppose I can see where everything is coming from and going to, but it’s mind boggling. And that’s why Chaos;HEAd was entertaining for me; I love thinking and musing about things. But that’s beside the point. =_=
Otherwise, the animation was mediocre overall. Takumi looked perfect sometimes, yet at other times he looked like messed up origami. And sadly, the majority of the time it was the latter.
The pacing was screwed up, though, I have to admit. It was doing fine at first, but at around episode 6 or 7 everything started running at the speed of a cheetah on steroids. Takumi went from shit tier (utter wimp) to god tier (the hero we’ve all been waiting for) in a matter of minutes, and the plot just jumped from one stone to another. Hey, at least it wasn’t as bad as Higurashi season 1.
What the hell happened to the transvestite with the fake boobs? I can’t exactly remember (and I’m too lazy to check), but I’m pretty sure Shuwa shot the officer (whose name I’ve forgotten), and Takumi killed Shuwa, but there’s still the matter of that lady who the two investigated the New Gene cases with. I’ve no clue, but whatever.
And I’m still confused about Rimi and the Staking. It couldn’t have been one of Takumi’s delusions because it was caught on tape and the officer saw it, but then again Takumi could’ve altered reality. I’m still ultra-confused about the concept of delusions becoming reality in Chaos;HEAd, but I get the gist of it all. Usually I need to have things set out in front of me in order for me to understand. >_<
All in all, Chaos;HEAd is a nice, somewhat enjoyable psychological exploration on what is reality and what isn’t. Surprisingly, the gore factor was immensely lower than I expected, what with the preview, but that doesn’t necessarily affect my other opinons on Chaos;HEAd. Overall, I’d give it a 6.9 out of 10; not outstanding but not horrible.
So there you have it - my humble opinions on Chaos;HEAd. Next we tackle Kuro Shitsuji. >_<
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