Du Juan's engagement

's half-yearly episode of "The Cuckoo's Engagement", which aired in April, has now aired to 16 episodes. The plot has gradually entered the rounds of normal party disputes and the rhythm of back-and-forth pulling, and the look and feel has gradually increased from the initial meeting of valuables.

In recent years, the proportion of campus-themed animations seems to have declined, and many works have chosen an unconventional route. For example, "Miss Kaguya" is a pure love comedy, and "Strengthism First Classroom" and "Weak Angle Tomozaki-kun" have a situation where the male lead CP and the plot female lead are dislocated.

Under this circumstance, the very traditional party struggle and love show "The Cuckoo's Engagement" seems very clear, which evokes the feeling of watching "Pseudo Love" and other works in the past.

Judging from the news released so far, I am afraid that the campus party struggle and love work will be absent from the new program in October. Therefore, "Cuckoo's Engagement" and "Rent a Girlfriend 2" will become the last partisan love affair in 2022. "Rental Girlfriend" has been criticized for the male protagonist's overly defiant character creation, and will not be discussed in this issue for the time being.

"The Cuckoo's Engagement" as a new work of 22 years, started broadcasting in April, and got the length of half a year. At the beginning of the broadcast, there were problems with the shaping of several main characters, which attracted a lot of complaints. However, with the broadcast of subsequent episodes, this work gradually returned to the rhythm of regular party competition, which improved its look and feel.

Next, let's talk a little bit about the advantages and disadvantages of this game.

1. The original work takes the blame: there are flaws in the character creation

The beginning of this work is simply a disaster level, or in the first 7 episodes, there are very big problems in the shaping of the characters. There are four protagonists, one male, three females, and three are unpleasant, which is really rare. The male protagonist of

, Umino Nagi, is a nerd who loves to learn. The biggest problem is that he is not innocent. Mingming shouted that he liked the female Erasegawa all day long, but he couldn't let go of the female lead Erika. Especially when going on a school trip, he agreed to let Erika go to play with the male supporting character and create a space for himself and Segawa, but he kept staring at Erika in front of Segawa.

, the male protagonist has an idea, "I want it all" is not impossible, but it depends on the character. He is also an incompetent, obscene and wretched man, so it's not surprising to see a beautiful girl in love with the other. The Fengtaro of "Five Equals" is a serious scholar, full of thoughts on how to help the five sisters' grades, and there is no consideration for love. But the male protagonist of "Cuckoo" is obviously also the character of the traditional Asian male protagonist. Either he should not ask about love affairs in the early stage; ". In the early stage, I showed the half-heartedness of the lsp, which can only be said to be very contradictory and very disappointing. The heroine of

, Erika Amano, the black spots in the early stage are mainly manifested in the identity of the eldest lady. When visiting the male protagonist's house, that is, his biological parents' house, he gave pointers to poor families. In the follow-up plot, she still does not change the habits of the eldest lady, she is willful and lazy, and she lacks common sense in daily life, and always likes to use money to settle problems.

Erase Kawaya is not a normal master. The male protagonist confessed to her for the first time in the first test. Since she could not agree, she did not refuse. He confessed that he had a marriage contract, but hoped that the male protagonist would change his destiny. Hooking up with the male protagonist to go out on a date, but just to play the projects that interest you, and did not think much about the male protagonist's feelings. When asked what she thought of the male protagonist, she answered ambiguously, "It's someone who cares." This kind of person says that the good thing is high emotional intelligence, and the ugly thing is green tea. They play the male protagonist round and round, and don't get too close and don't let him stay away.

In contrast, the younger sister Yukio Umino can be said to be a rare normal person in the protagonist group. Apart from being a brother and being a little arrogant, there are no obvious flaws in his personality.

In addition to the protagonist group, the parents of the Amano family are also wonderful. They deliberately made mistakes to experience their children or something, which is simply outrageous. The problems of

's character design dropped sharply in the early stage, but after the work entered the mid-term pulling stage, the influence gradually weakened. Everyone can focus on factors such as stomach pain and Shura field, and still get the fun that the party fights should have. As for the male protagonist's anti-sky operation in the later stage of his relationship decision, this season's animation can't do it at all, so if there is a second season, everyone should be mentally prepared for this aspect first.

2. Qualified production, It is remarkable that

except for some flaws in the original work, the level of this work is basically in place in other aspects. Let's talk music first. As a half-year show spanning two seasons, the upper and lower halves of "Cuckoo" also use different OPs and EDs. OP1 "Bump" emphasizes the entanglement of fate, intertwined with tenderness and sourness, and is very lyrical. On the storyboard , whether it is combined with the creativity of the video, or the cross-over perspective of the protagonist group, is it very interesting and lifelike, full of youthful atmosphere. ED1 "Fate of the Four Corners" is one of the EDs that impressed me the most this year. Black and white tones, strong lines, and the "wanted" male protagonist of the three female mad little sisters are very individual and innovative styles.

OP1 incorporates the creative idea of ​​making videos

ED1 has a strong personality impact

OP2 "Gitter" has a relaxed rhythm, and "Do the dancing" is a back-and-forth brainwashing, ED2 is a lyrical song sung by Ai Lu, , and it is generally in line with the work In the mid-term, it enters the back-and-forth pulling session, allowing the audience to watch the relaxed and happy atmosphere of the music. In terms of

's dubbing lineup, the male protagonist cv Ishikawa Kairen , and the three female cvs are Guitou Akari , Dongshan Nao , and Ohara Haomi, which are all first-line configurations.

in terms of visual performance, although the funding seems far from sufficient, it is far from the collapse of the painting. In the final analysis, works with such a campus background do not require a lot of complex scenes, do not require combat special effects, and have such a high demand for painting funds. In terms of character image, the male protagonist prefers the dead fisheye type that the author does not like but has become more and more popular in recent years. Erika's eyes were too big and round. Segawa has pure short hair, but his lips are very astringent, and he can't tell whether it is against harmony or contrast. The younger sister is full of girlishness, and is the author's favorite image in the heroine group.

As for the plot, this work has not gone out of the usual idea of ​​​​party competition. In the early stage, one after another female protagonists appeared one after another, and then within the framework of campus life, through events one by one, the protagonist group cultivated feelings, became jealous of each other, and opened the Shura field. The first 7 episodes of the

animation are not very good due to the character building problems mentioned above. After the male and female protagonists cohabitate and the works move towards a stable mid-term, the overall look and feel has reached an average level. The character did not perform against the sky, but made fun of the audience according to the party struggle routine, which was considered qualified.

3. Summary

's "The Cuckoo's Engagement" is generally a typical party dispute campus love story at a passing level. The main problem is still in the original work, and the animation production is generally qualified and attentive. In fact, such works are often dragged back by the original work. The most typical example is "Rent a Girlfriend", where a male protagonist shapes the look and feel of the entire work. The reasonable plot logic and ending orientation of "Five Divides" have become invaluable characteristics.

Having said that, the scenes of "Cuckoo" that make people hypertensive are always a lot less than "Rent", and the production, dubbing, music and light comedy effects are still remarkable. Therefore, as the last batch in 2022, and the only half-year-long campus party competition, friends who like this type of work are still recommended to watch it.