Episode 1 felt like Sword Art and I hated it. Episode 2 feels like a romcom and it was better.
Iska, the leading male character, could be replaced by a magic kumquat and/or pez dispenser. No motives and little emotion coming through. I would like to know why he set the prisoner free. Maybe he could be less ambivalent about his time in prison.
Alice, the leading female character, has a bit more substance to her. Why does she seem so detached from her role? As royalty, she would have a structured life, but she seems to be more of a bored teenager.
Otherwise, the animation is good. The supporting characters are more like classmates than fellow soldiers.
I’m watching this and am continuously concerned for the cast. We know it gets much darker.