Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
7boogie
I like to start every review with a quote and instead a much more fitting one for this is " Beethoven's 5th "
In no way, shape, or form did I expect this anime to be this good. I've seen a lot of hate towards this show and honestly I don't really understand why. So many people call it "waifu bait" and write it off immediately, but I feel like those people never really looked deeper than what was on the screen. I'm no philosopher or anything, but even I could tell there was more to this anime than pretty girls and flashy fights.
The thing about Takt Op. Destiny is that it's honestly kind of misleading. It tricks you into thinking you're about to watch some futuristic dystopian action slop with insane animation and not much else. And while the animation is absolutely beautiful, that's not…
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this show is outstandingly pretty show, heavily thematic and heavily confusing. to not be wishy washy the show is decent its your classic tragedy play essentially the hero's journey but with death of major characters. basic, yes. well done, yes. predictable, also yes. instead of feeling like a story it felt more like a bunch of those Disney shorts animations taped together with reoccurring characters. it was more of an example of a good anime than actually being one.
i enjoyed it none the lesser but it failed to capture me it wasn't anything in particular just a sort of blend of good storywriting a bit like the show was a bird that was fed beef wellington and creme brulee and i was the baby bird that the show vomited in the mouth of, yes it tastes nice but its probably not the right deliv…
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I won’t deny what other viewers have already pointed out. It’s clear that this anime lacks investment—both in its storytelling and its action sequences. The lack of character development and diversity was palpable, leaving me feeling like I was witnessing the birth of a clumsy masterpiece, a concept that initially captivated me but was sadly mishandled and wasted.
As the story slowly unfolds, it occasionally reminded me of Darling in the Franxx or the Fate series. Despite its many flaws, I can’t deny that I enjoyed the show greatly, especially due to my personal connection with music. As a musician myself, I resonated with the protagonist’s desperate quest and the emotional turmoil the characters endured. That said, I wished I could have formed stronger connections with the characters, pa…
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This anime feels like playing Final Fantasy XV, or the equivalent of Guilty Crown or Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress from the last decade. The series feels underdeveloped, with a concept that barely holds together enough to set up the gacha games. The first half is surprisingly easy to watch, and I breezed through it, though it's worth noting that there isn't much story development to begin with. However, the second half is definitely a slog to get through.
The villains are one-dimensional, lacking a clear goal, and seem more like glorified checkpoints for the main character to defeat. The main cast is also quite insufferable. Takt, with his prima donna behavior, comes off as a spoiled brat obsessed with music simply because he has some natural talent. He constantly relies on Anna and Desti…
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Takt Op. Destiny is an odd thing to really rate for me. The premise alone is actually intriguing and can be open to a great different representations of music and styles and how they resonate with the Musicarts and Conductors. However that's where my main gripe with this show comes in to play in that it pretty much exclusively focuses on classical music. The underground bar playing Jazz really had me excited that we'd get different music variants throughout the show and explore how they differ from the usual Classical variants but it sadly never happened. Instead all I got was Pokemon with extra steps. The show really left a lot to be desired and it having only a 12 episode run it clearly needed more time to flesh out what it seemed to have originally wanted to but just didn't get the chan…
Read at the sourcelaineon
Nothing ever gets explained or delved on (including the ending), and everything happens "just because". Characters are shallow or annoying. The music side doesn't really intertwine with any other aspect of the show. Like, the monsters get attracted to music. Okay, then why the only things that can kill them do that with magic shotguns, swords, etc.? The OST is also pretty unremarkable for a music-themed anime. The romance could've been better, even considering that this is not a romance anime.
They also somehow managed to make a filler in a 12 episode series. The show wasted too much of it's own time.
Read at the sourceJustykanna
"Let the performance, begin!"
Story & Characters: Takt Op. Destiny takes place in the US, where Takt Asahina is attacked by a D2 - a monster that originates from outer space. During the attack, Cosette Schneider covers him, and seemingly loses her life in the process. However, instead of going away, her body is taken over by Destiny. She is a Musicart - special beings who have the power to fight back against the D2s. As they attack in sync with their conductor, their master, they are able to effectively kill these things off so that mankind can be preserved. Together, with the help of Cosette's sister Anna, as well as Lenny, another conductor, and his Musicart Titan, they hope to travel to New York City, where the Symphonica Headquarters are located. It is there that they hope to find ans…
Read at the sourceSenji-san
Well what can I say ... at some point in my life, music became something I couldn't go a day without. Now, I don't really listen to classical music but I have a huge appreciation to the people who created all those masterpieces. In this anime, we can hear A LOT of different classical music pieces that suit incredibly well in the scenes they are played at!
I love how many scenes, just as "Titan's finale", Lenny starts playing 4th/Final movement of the 1st symphony of Gustav Mahler - which funnily enough, this symphony has the nickname "Titan" - how cool is that?
Obviously there are a lot of other interesting musical moments throughout the show, which will take a long while for ma to list, but what I can say is that, Takt Op. Destiny is one unique anime that contain a little bit of everyth…
Read at the sourceSneezySaturn
Takt Op Destiny was an amazing 10 episodes. I was enjoying the music, the animation, the action, and even becoming attached to some of the characters and their stories. I thought the world was interesting and unique compared to most modern anime worlds. I don’t get the other criticisms people have been throwing out about fan service and waifu bait?
But wait…
There’s 12 episodes?
Look… if you have the insatiable desire to finish any show you start, don’t watch this. If you can stop in the middle of a show and be fine with the high quality content you got, then go ahead and watch the first 10 episodes of Takt.
The whole show was just to promote a bad mobile game, and the last two episodes basically cram everything the show had been building towards, that could’ve taken another season or…
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Having just recently watched Arknights: Prelude to Dawn before seeing this, I have to say it kind of made me like that show more by comparison. That's not to say that takt op. Destiny is terrible, or that Arknights: Prelude to Dawn is perfect (it's definitely not), but the former is just one of the weirdest ways to try and hype people up for a mobile game (that still isn't released yet lol) I've ever seen.
Almost everything it should need is there: fun characters with arcs, nice animation, some VERY nice character designs, and cool music. Sure, the plot is pretty substandard, but that can be made up for if everything else is good. The problem is, it all feels rather hollow; the whole thing lacks a real emotional core, and thus nothing else really has the impact it should. I never felt an…
Read at the sourceSwiftStrike69
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Bit late to the party. Gome.
The anime was pretty good. The art style, delivery of the stories and feeling of the environment were greatly represented to us. Will talk all about these later in the review. Anime had a feeling to it. The people who watch the anime can feel the concept the author is after. I mean, living in a world with no music is quite strange isn't it ? Describing that would be quite hard, especially when we are talking about the U.S. The types of music that the anime brings in order to deliver the concept is well shown; however, it could have been better.
Starting from the art style. The art is sharp and quiet concise with the speed of the animation. To clarify, when the animation is pretty fast you might see weird pictures as you pause the a…
Read at the sourceSprynthl
I give 1 point for the effort of all staffs to make this series and for the trying effort in promoting the game. I give 2 decent points for the wonderful animation by MAPPA and Madhouse, the only saving grace of this series. I'll start with my conclusion of this series for the entire part of this review is just about me saying how bad it is: Takt op. Destiny was as bad as Shion's cooking before she gained the master chef skill. It was inedible.
Of course, having MAPPA and Madhouse for the animation was incredible and the only good thing, unfortunately, of this series. Everything else was half-baked. I had quite an expectation upon deciding to watch this anime but I was foolish to expect anything from it. It felt like I just stepped on a dog's dung after the last episode expecting that it w…
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I really interested when saw the trailer. I'm be like 'this anime gonna be lit'. It good at 1-3 episode, and it got worse and worse after that. The fight scene is good but the story line kinda boring. My expectations really high. I wait for last episode and hoping it will change my opinion. And see what, destroy my mood and wasting time. Not recommended. This anime like to talk so much and it not really fit with story line. Btw I love episode 1. I give 10/10 for episode 1. Not for other episode. Art style really good. Story too boring. Not enjoyable. Stupid and stupid. The character development is Okey for me. I think this anime will be good for who like.to hear people talking for no reason.
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Probably the best animation I think I've seen from any anime, pretty interesting premise, but just falls flat.
It's like they had a story they wanted to tell but just gave up midway. You'll have some important questions that you just straight up never get the answer to.
Characters were unique but felt like they had no personality.
Overall it's still a great anime to casually to watch in the background and to enjoy the animation but if you give it your full attention you're just going to feel like you wasted your time and could have watched something better.
Read at the sourceaudioxtc
Though Takt Op Destiny isn’t breaking the mold in originality, it’s more than making up for it in substance. For me, it speaks to how a concept can grow as you watch it. To be honest, I wasn’t a fan initially, which appears to be a common sentiment many other preliminary writers among the reviews share. I’m not sure if the slow upstart and the brisk dialogue really turned people off, but I enjoyed it enough to at least see it through….and am so glad I did. Many other series follow a similar blueprint, Fate Last Encore comes to mind, and seemingly start out just as slow and methodical. Same could be said for other similar action series, like Vivy, Guilty Crown, Code Geass, etc. I wouldn’t be surprised if the animators or creators also worked on the aforementioned series somehow. Ultimately…
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why does everybody have to write the whole history of mappa and every single atom of detail that exsits about anything related to this anime, bro nobody asked. Animation was kinda slacking later on. I liked the characters alot and it was funny to watch (Unmei). Only problem felt little rushed and i had too high expectations because of trailer i think.
Gigachad opening, mafumafu based.
I can relate to MC because I am also like a dead fish who doesn't wanna touch grass, but i think that applies to every weeb, but i also have one difference which is music because of osu.
Anime good, watch.
Read at the sourcepaintpixie
This was a decent enough anime. I was a bit skeptical because I've seen a lot of poor reviews for it, but it was actually pretty enjoyable in my opinion.
The story is interesting. I liked the setting, a post apocalyptic (sort of) USA. And music being the overall theme was kindof of cool, too. I liked the ending. I read that it sets up the story for a game, but I don't know anything about the game.
The characters really grew on me quickly. The animation was fine. Not great but not terrible either.
Overall, if you're looking for an anime that is relatively short, but still has a pretty touching story, I think this would be a good choice.
Read at the sourceShadowsnoon
Takt Op. Destiny,
a show which I watched back when it first came out and thought "Nah, this isn't going to be worth watching". Three days ago a random thought occured in my head. I suddenly wanted to give this show a try. So I did.
Takt Op. Destiny for sure has a lot of weaknesses and lacks a lot of depth, making it quite the rushed experience. You can probably also tell it took inspiration from the Fate series and wanted to give it a twist with adding some music, which kinda worked. While I enjoyed watching it and haven't found even a single part of this anime boring, I have to say it's alright. The characters portraid aren't anything new or unique, the story could've been good if it wasn't rushed and didn't lack depth and the villain didn't make too much sense either. While all of thi…
Read at the sourceAwesome_Otaku
A waste of animation.
The art is awesome and at times stunning, the animation is good enough and at times amazing, the concept is also pretty good, but man, the writing...
Like how... It's obvious that the director assumed people don't care about quality here or are simply not experienced enough to see what's going on. Because it is an anime that takes popular concepts from other anime and just throws them together, adds some pretty animation and emotional elements and thinks it will sell a mobile gatcha game. It gives it a stunningly obvious fake AF feel, even if the concept is original... like How.
The opening and ending songs are good and the fighting scenes are fun to watch. Also the girls (musicarts) are well made (combined with some good VA), but man the main character... I don't…
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I was prepared to find this to be lower rated anime just because it was based on an upcoming game... but I was pleased to find I was wrong. The art style was good. The action sequences were well executed. The overall plot was a pleasant change from the normal generic anime. It was good to see an anime where female characters can be endearing while still clothed.
Then we turn to the music. I know classical music may not be everyone's taste, but the pieces chosen are great pieces that are used well and not tacked on as an afterthought. The concept of sacrifice and a price to winning recurs throughout. There are profoundly sad moments in this anime that are not diminished by a sudden "well, they died but they got better" moment seen in many animes.
I found the ending to be as moving as the e…
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