Aqua × Abiko × Script
NOTE: This is Episode 2 of the Season 2.
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Contents
Overview (Story)
Abiko Samejima, creator of the Tokyo Blade, has visited the rehearsal area where the other else around are practicing for the stage play adaptation. However, she isn’t satisfied with the outcome, and she wanted the whole script for the play to be revised.
Review
So then, there’s not much of a storyline here. But it is indeed turned into an “edutainment” segment, somehow!
Speaking of adaptations, as I have said, not everything will be copied one-hundred percent. Basically, it is up to the author of that said source material to decide things for the staff. If he or she ain’t satisfied with the outcome, they must tell the staff to rewrite them. Same goes with some actors who are playing with the characters as usual. From my view of experience, if they ain’t become satisfied with the plot, or with the outcome/ending of the story, they sometimes beg for the producers to change the script because they ain’t happy. And for the author’s side, if he or she wanted to make that character more developed or something, they just request for the producers to lead them into that direction.
In other words, a creator can be sometimes the “director” of the adapted material or media. And producers, for me, are just “machines” or “software” used by the creator to have his or her original source material to be adapted into a stage play, or any other form of media.
But what if that machine or software did not follow with the author’s idea, and they just act on their own — basically becoming like AI stuff or something? So then, that process of editing that script is literally explained at the mid-part of the Episode (claps hands).
The rest of the story? Nothing, but an extra chit-chat, where Akane finally takes Aqua on a date. That’s it. And Kana Arima is talking while looking down, seeing something that made her feel embarrassed (I had remembered that child self of hers who licks on a baking soda as imagination lol).
Overall, not much of a story, but with some so-called “edutainment” about media adaptations from original source work like Manga and novels had made me amazed. Quite useful if you want some tips if you wanna produce your own media! And for my impression… Good to average.
My Rating: AVERAGE (3.7/5)
Review Rating Summary and Breakdown
Story: (3/5) – Not much of a story, but with “edutainment” style!
Animation: (4/5) – Abiko’s eyes are fascinating, just like cat’s eyes.
Insights: (4/5) – Good representation on how do original source work adaptations do ever work, which would involve story, characters, and other elements. Just take note of the do’s and don’ts, though.
Series Info
This Anime Series can be watched on the following platforms:
- HIDIVE (NA/US Territories)
- BiliBili, Netflix (Other regions)
