Re:CREATORS
Oshimeter
Synopsis
Characters from anime, manga, games, and novels, heroes and villains alike, but start showing up in the real world, and not in a fun crossover way: more like a "reality might collapse" way. Souta Mizushino is a high school kid who wants to write light novels, and one day he gets briefly pulled into his favorite anime mid-battle. When he snaps back to reality, the show's heroine, Selesia Upitiria, comes with him. Then more characters from different manga, games, and novels start appearing too, drawn out by a mysterious girl in a military uniform who has plans none of them fully understand. Some of these characters want to protect the real world. Others want to burn it down. The real hook here is the meta-narrative, these fictional characters meet their actual creators, the writers and artists who designed them, and those conversations get genuinely uncomfortable. Characters learning their suffering was written for entertainment, creators facing the consequences of their storytelling choices. It's a 22-episode TV series from studio TROYCA with a Hiroyuki Sawano soundtrack, so the fight scenes hit hard on both a visual and audio level. If you liked the character-matchup energy of Fate/stay night or the behind-the-scenes creator perspective of Shirobako, this sits in a weird sweet spot between those two. The action is solid, but the quieter scenes where characters wrestle with what it means to be someone's creation, that's where it really gets under your skin.
Episode Guide
Characters
Altair
World-hopping, sword-wielding military girl; seeks world destruction, but is actually a deceased fan's online creation.
Toyosaki Aki
Selesia Upitiria
A strong, comedic swordswoman and skilled pilot, Selesia struggles to adapt to her fictional reality.
Komatsu Mikako
Yuuya Mirokuji
Violent, yet laid-back manga antagonist; fights with a wooden sword and spirit ally, eventually aiding the protagonists.
Suzumura Kenichi
Rui Kanoya
Mecha pilot Rui Kanoya, a child soldier from another world, seeks peace and normalcy in our world.
Amamiya Sora
Souta Mizushino
Timid yet kind high school student Souta Mizushino accidentally brings Selesia to his world, aspiring to write his own light novel.
Yamashita Daiki
Blitz Talker
Former bounty hunter, allied with Military Uniform Princess, uses a flight-enabled gun and Gravity Bombs.
Ono Atsushi
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I am quite disappointed in the ending. All those boring planning episodes, new character introductions, they all turned out to be pointless. The biggest moral story of this anime is forgiveness and not trying to defeat the villain with powers.
Wow... This is very disappointing. After all those fights, the biggest moment of the show is forgiveness!? How the hell did they do a complete 180 with the genre. I thought this was supposed to be an action packed anime.
Wow, what a twist! All that long planning backfired on them. Altair is one of the smartest, most cunning villains I have ever seen. The fights feel desperate as our heroes struggle. Despite the struggle the animation and sound effects are still crispy and on point.
I am very proud of Selesia my waifu. This ep was very beautiful, the fights, the emotion, the sound design, all are peak. Seeing her final attack was one of the best in this show.
I love how they explored more about Blitz Talker's lore here. It made me realize that villains are created and not born, I was sad for him and angry at the author for making his life miserable. The teamwork in this episode was superb, EVERYONE VS ALTAIR!
Finally some action! This is where all their planning went to. The arena looks amazing especially with the crowd. The tension felt very high as the fight began. The animation here is clean and the sound designs are crispy, especially for the explosions.
This episode is trying to set up an emotional last meal but I really feel like they are dragging this far too long. The characters know that they might die or disappear soon, and they talk about what it means to be created by someone else.
The fight scenes are taking too long. It has been a few episodes where all they do is planning and introducing characters. I really hope all this build up is worth it.
Nothing much going on in this ep. They introduced a new character which is good, but it feels like she is useless. Seeing the creators all stressed and tired feels like their plan is a big one, but the set up is taking way too long.
Nothing much to watch here. If you have followed the episodes consistently, then you can skip this. Meteora just explains everything that happened before, and just clarifies some stuff up.
The pacing here was mostly dialogue and planning, which feels too slow for me. It is nice to know their plan to deal with Altair but it feels being dragged too long. The set up feels too long, I can barely maintain my attention in this episode.
I am so proud of Sota in this episode. The story is moving onto a bigger scale now. I like how the government is working in tandem with the creations in order to save Earth. This was rather an emotional ep and a moment of character development.
This ep has one of the coolest part that I have ever seen. Even though the villains here feel mindless, they still had a good fight with our cast. The animation for the fights are top tier! Seeing and hearing them fight looks so crispy it was hyping me up!
This was a sad episode, Mamika tried everything but Altair was such a fanatic, blinded with revenge. I really hate Magane in this episode, she really is annoying to deal with. The ending felt like a massive fight is about to happen next ep, I am so excited!
This was a sad episode as Sota reveals his past. Now I know why he can't get himself to draw on the first episode. The story here felt very deep and emotional. I like how everything is almost connected to Sota, he just needs courage to face his past.
This episode has amazing fights. The animation here was good, the magic swords and giant robots in the giant city was very cool. Magane was an annoying character to deal with tbh, she is really manipulative and very cunning.
This ep was a game changer. Magane was a different kind of character, you don't know if she is an ally or an enemy. The scene at the bookstore was very tense and scary. This proves that not all characters that were transported were heroes or good people.
Wow this is nice to see that the government is involved in the matter. It is interesting how the government will try to handle the problems brought by our cast. The new character is funny, he adds chaos onto the current bunch of otherworlders.
This ep was kinda boring and slow as it focuses more on feelings and dialogue. Meteora finding news about her creator was very sad. Alicetaria on the other hand feels like a fanatic, going on to great lengths to save her dying world.
The pacing here has a lot of talking but it is good that they explained how they came to be of this world. I learned that there is a price for when they come to this world. I really like the tandem here between Selesia and Yuya, they are like a hero and a bad boy tandem.
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