Undead Unluck Fans Are Concerned: Is There No Place for Comedy in the Series Anymore?

Undead Unluck spoilers ahead!

Summary:

• Fans have noticed that the humor in Undead Unluck has significantly decreased.
• Undead Unluck seemed to be an anime about very lonely and unlucky people who suffer a lot due to their abilities.
• The Rio de Janeiro mission was the turning point — the series got darker.

Undead Unluck is the outstanding novelty of the last season, the second cour of which is currently coming out. The series was known for its cheerful atmosphere, which greatly lightened the heaviness of the main theme of the story.

However, everything seems to have changed — fans have noticed that there is significantly less humor in the show now, and on the contrary, tragic stories and seriousness have been added.

Previously very life-affirming

Undead Unluck began with the main character Fuuko wanting to kill herself, but the sudden appearance of Andy ruined her plans. The girl was unhappy with life as her superpowers caused the death of her family members.

Fuuko didn't see the meaning of life as she knew that she would never be able to get close to anyone. Andy wasn't optimistic either — although he saved the girl from death, he asked for her help to finally die.

Then there were a bunch of new characters telling their sad stories. All in all, Undead Unluck seemed to be an anime about very lonely and unlucky people who suffer a lot because of their abilities and the burden they have been given.

However, Undead Unluck never felt overly sad or tragic. Everything was balanced by the funny and slightly silly behavior of the characters and their hilarious interactions. Sometimes the jokes were so absurd that it was easy to forget what the main conflict of the story was.

No place for joy

The Rio de Janeiro mission was the turning point that made the series darker. The human trafficking incident reminded fans that the Negators' life is not just travel and missions, but a daily struggle for their lives and the lives of ordinary people, as well as constant regret for their past.

There were two sad stories about the Negators in recent episodes. Tatiana, one of the members of The Roundtable, like Fuuko, caused the death of her parents when she was a child. Then she was to be auctioned off, but Billy (a member of the Union) saved her and offered to join.

Chikara's story is just as sad and not much different from Tatiana's and Fuuko's. He also accidentally used force on his parents and they were hit by a truck, then he was an outcast at school and ended up in the auction.

It seems that we're about to see a big confrontation between the Union and the main villain, so the atmosphere in the series is getting more and more tense. Even the usual jokes and absurdity are almost gone.