What’s up with the constant flashbacks and recaps?
Summary:
Viewers were really enjoying Undead Unluck at first, but the anime started having issues in the middle of the first cour.
Currently, almost every episode has unnecessary recaps and flashbacks.
The pacing is roughly 2 chapters per episode, which feels very slow.
On paper, Undead Unluck sounds like one of the most creative series to come out in recent years. The unlikely duo of an immortal man with incredible regeneration powers and a girl who brings calamity upon anyone she touches seems like a great character dynamic. And it is, but fans aren’t very happy with the anime — and they can explain why.
It started out great
The start of Undead Unluck anime was really promising. Fans quoted its unusual premise and great visuals, and many felt like the anime was going to become a new major hit — maybe not on the Jujutsu Kaisen level, but still popular enough for many to talk about it.
Just several episodes into the first cour, however, fans started noticing problems. Despite keeping the visual quality up there, the anime considerably slowed down — relying on flashbacks and reusing content as much as possible. Naturally, this upset many fans, and they felt like the anime wasn’t really worth watching anymore.
Excessive flashbacks
Almost every episode since the middle of the first cour spends a few minutes on flashbacks to content we have already seen, and often very recently. Sometimes, the anime even shows flashbacks to events that happened in the same episode. This, obviously, isn’t received very well by the viewers.
The latest episode was particularly egregious in its pacing, spending around 7 minutes recapping the content we have already seen. If we count OP and ED themes, this will be a third of the entire episode.
One Piece is often quoted to have the same problem, and while it only got this bad in some select arcs, those arcs made many people drop the anime.
The same is happening with Undead Unluck. While some fans still follow the anime, even they complain about unnecessary padding — and would often try to skip the recap sections when possible. Among those who have already dropped the anime, some have switched to the manga.
The pacing is unusually slow
The anime is seemingly going to adapt the first 6 volumes — 52 chapters — of the manga. That’s on the slower side for manga adaptations, as 2 chapters per episode is not much. Even Solo Leveling, famous for its long chapters, adapted 20 in just 5 episodes.
In this context, the pacing in Undead Unluck feels even worse. If you’re enjoying the story, you can just read the manga instead — or stick with the anime for its animation anyway.
What’s up with the constant flashbacks and recaps?
Summary:
Viewers were really enjoying Undead Unluck at first, but the anime started having issues in the middle of the first cour.
Currently, almost every episode has unnecessary recaps and flashbacks.
The pacing is roughly 2 chapters per episode, which feels very slow.
On paper, Undead Unluck sounds like one of the most creative series to come out in recent years. The unlikely duo of an immortal man with incredible regeneration powers and a girl who brings calamity upon anyone she touches seems like a great character dynamic. And it is, but fans aren’t very happy with the anime — and they can explain why.
It started out great
The start of Undead Unluck anime was really promising. Fans quoted its unusual premise and great visuals, and many felt like the anime was going to become a new major hit — maybe not on the Jujutsu Kaisen level, but still popular enough for many to talk about it.
Just several episodes into the first cour, however, fans started noticing problems. Despite keeping the visual quality up there, the anime considerably slowed down — relying on flashbacks and reusing content as much as possible. Naturally, this upset many fans, and they felt like the anime wasn’t really worth watching anymore.
Excessive flashbacks
Almost every episode since the middle of the first cour spends a few minutes on flashbacks to content we have already seen, and often very recently. Sometimes, the anime even shows flashbacks to events that happened in the same episode. This, obviously, isn’t received very well by the viewers.
The latest episode was particularly egregious in its pacing, spending around 7 minutes recapping the content we have already seen. If we count OP and ED themes, this will be a third of the entire episode.
One Piece is often quoted to have the same problem, and while it only got this bad in some select arcs, those arcs made many people drop the anime.
The same is happening with Undead Unluck. While some fans still follow the anime, even they complain about unnecessary padding — and would often try to skip the recap sections when possible. Among those who have already dropped the anime, some have switched to the manga.
The pacing is unusually slow
The anime is seemingly going to adapt the first 6 volumes — 52 chapters — of the manga. That’s on the slower side for manga adaptations, as 2 chapters per episode is not much. Even Solo Leveling, famous for its long chapters, adapted 20 in just 5 episodes.
In this context, the pacing in Undead Unluck feels even worse. If you’re enjoying the story, you can just read the manga instead — or stick with the anime for its animation anyway.
