Wheel Reviews: Backflip!!
How many episodes have I watched: All 12. Rating: 7/10 Would I recommend it: Sure. Full disclaimer: This is for my wheel anime/donghua reviews but I actually watched this before the wheel existed so this is why it's been completely consumed. Don't sue me. Anyway, this is a decent Sports anime. It's technically my second one ever so the rating is maybe a tad inflated. Rating could be knocked down if I watch again. But it was a nice experience however I found it a tad lackluster compared to the first one I watched. It's comfy and nice. The relationships are fun to watch and the sport is rhythmic gymnastics, specifically men's, which I had never seen or heard about in my entire life. Real interesting to learn about. Because this is a complicated sport to draw by hand, a lot is 3D. The 3D is decent by anime standards. Nothing to write home about but not bad. The rest is 2D and very nice. I wouldn't call it visually stunning but it was very nice to look at. The characters are where it kind of falls flat a little for me. I only found about two truly engaging based on their struggles. It doesn't give you much to chew on with them. And I feel like what truly stands out about sports anime is the characters and their relationships with their team mates. (Putting this in parenthesis but 90% of the time usually what keeps me watching is good characters. So if at least one of them is good, I'll probably stick around but if all of them suck chances are unlikely, though there are always exceptions). I may be a little harsh on it because I did keep comparing it to my first initial sports anime. I wish I could honestly say more on it but this didn't stand out that much. I'm one of those people where you can tell how much I like something based on how much I talk about it. This I may have talked about for 3 days before moving on which means it's good but not anything that stood out. However, if you need a break from life and need something relaxing and nice to watch that doesn't involve romance, I'd recommend it. I definitely didn't feel like I wasted my time and it left a good taste in my mouth by the end.
