I kinda disagree with the other reviewer.
I personally didn't find this series "boring", but its tone is a bit...indecisive.
I really liked Saber Marionette J, so I was expecting to be a similar series, perhaps even more light-hearted due the childish appearence of the main characters.
It turned out to be the complete opposite: Despite the adorable appareance of the main characters, the series is way darker, more dramatic, and featuring some unsettling sexuality moments that feel more added for shock value rather than tilitlation, as if the writers were aiming for controversy.
It also turns out Saber Marionette R is the original animation, while Saber Marionette J is actually a prequel series; which is weird considering that Saber Marionette R feels more like a sequel or a spin-off.
If you liked Saber Marionette J, I must say Saber Marionette R is way more intense, and at moments, far more disturbing than Saber Marionette J ever was.
Some moments are frankly a bit umconfortable to watch, and the twisted villains felt as they belong to a completely different series: While Lime, Junior, Cherry and Bloodberry act like characters from the a fun shonen anime, the villains and his marionettes act as characters from a serial killer movie.
There are a couple of light-hearted, funny moments, but for most part, the plot is pretty somber. It's not a comedy as imdb claims, but a thriller.
It's not a bad miniseries, but I kinda wish it had been more light-hearted, in the same way of Saber Marionette J.
I personally didn't find this series "boring", but its tone is a bit...indecisive.
I really liked Saber Marionette J, so I was expecting to be a similar series, perhaps even more light-hearted due the childish appearence of the main characters.
It turned out to be the complete opposite: Despite the adorable appareance of the main characters, the series is way darker, more dramatic, and featuring some unsettling sexuality moments that feel more added for shock value rather than tilitlation, as if the writers were aiming for controversy.
It also turns out Saber Marionette R is the original animation, while Saber Marionette J is actually a prequel series; which is weird considering that Saber Marionette R feels more like a sequel or a spin-off.
If you liked Saber Marionette J, I must say Saber Marionette R is way more intense, and at moments, far more disturbing than Saber Marionette J ever was.
Some moments are frankly a bit umconfortable to watch, and the twisted villains felt as they belong to a completely different series: While Lime, Junior, Cherry and Bloodberry act like characters from the a fun shonen anime, the villains and his marionettes act as characters from a serial killer movie.
There are a couple of light-hearted, funny moments, but for most part, the plot is pretty somber. It's not a comedy as imdb claims, but a thriller.
It's not a bad miniseries, but I kinda wish it had been more light-hearted, in the same way of Saber Marionette J.
