Information:
Other Names: "Girls Beyond the Wasteland", "The girls who aim for the wildlands", "Girls beyond the youth KOYA" & " 少女たちは荒野を目指す".
Studio: Project No.9
Writer: Yuniko Ayana
Director: Takuya Satō
Music: Tsuyoshi Watanabe, GoKoY
Type:TV Series, Visual Novel Adaptation
Length: 24 min per episode approx. 12 Episodes
Genres: School
Rating: PG - 13
Air Dates: 7th January 2016 - 24th March 2016
Alternate Recommendations: "D-Frag" & "Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata".
Synopsis:
Buntarou Hojo is a high school student who has a talent for writing, but no real direction in life or any plans for the future. His classmate, Sayuki Kuroda notices his talent, decides to help him find a way to use it properly by enlisting him in her bishoujo game development group.
When Buntarou is cornered in the men's bathroom at school by Sayuki, he is surprised when he is asked out on what he thinks is a date, and even further surprised when he finds out that it's not a date, but a job interview. Reluctantly agreeing, the two start recruiting other members for their team but will they learn more about game creation, or life itself along the way?
(Source: MAL(myanimelist.com)).
Review:
How hard is it too make a game? It a relaxing time or tedious
chore? Does Shoujo Tachi produce and show this well to its audience. Yes
sometimes but it leans more towards a harem series than anything.
I found that as this show plot slowly unfolded that it became closer
to a harem series, rather than I show to do with creating games or even the
romance show it tries to set itself up as (that goes no-where by the way). This
was mainly due to the way the show is set up, with the show’s run time being
broken down into separate arcs that focus on each character’s problems (even
though the characters chosen are girls) being fixed by the main character (MC)
Buntarou, a high-school script writer. This type of writing I felt could have
fit the show well, as it focuses on each character stress regarding making their
game and could have shown realistic ways solutions for them, however this does
not happen, instead we get our MC going up to each girl, and telling them
loosely “it’ll be alright” which then works and the show continues with no changes
except they now have feelings for the MC. I feel like this could have been
avoided had this not been a high-school setting or based on a visual novel, as
it will eventually fall to troupes used in each media listed before, bringing
down the show as a whole and running its potential.
But I felt what really let this show down was its characters as
they are the main driving force behind this series but for the wrong reasons,
as their personalities as a whole can be dumbed down to simple troupes and clichés
present in many other shows, and add nothing new to set them apart. First there
are only two male main characters: Buntarou, Houjou our main character is
nothing but a boring template of most staple main characters in many anime,
with no redeeming quirks at all, being totally forgetful. The other way is
character is Atomu, Kai the “comic relief?”, well at least I think that what he
is supposed to be, I’m not really sure. If he is that really bad comic relief
as his comedy is based around the amount of times he’s been dumped and his then
hate of relationships/love, which fell flat if those were jokes.
As for the girls there are four in total composing the main cast,
with Kuroda being only one I can remember by name but that because she is main
female character as well as the “one with no emotions”. The others I barely remember, which says a lot
for its character designs doesn't it, but they can be summed up as “the hyper
one, the quiet one and the one who like BL (Boy’s Love)” in a nut shell. As
they have no development that helped me define them as character aside from
liking the main character for no reason, which doesn't count.
The only redeeming factors I found about the show where it’s
satisfactory but okay ending. And entertaining opening song and animation, that
I felt was the only reason I kept coming back which cannot be said of its
ending song that felt highly bland and its animation and art that felt average
at best, just likes it soundtrack that added nothing to the scenes as well. Plus there also Hosokawa the best character this show has to offer having a fun personality and it overall entertaining the watch.
In conclusion, I can’t recommend to anyone really as it’s not even
entertaining, even to those who want something dumb to watch, it can’t even
provide this. So my only conclusion is that you said stay away from this one,
unless you have nothing else to watch.
Final Scores:
Story/Setting: 6.1
Characters: 5.4
Art/Animation: 5.3
Sound: 5.2
Final Verdict: 5.4/10 (Average)
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