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Following the suicide of her best and only friend, Koito Nagase, Ai Ooto is left grappling with her new reality. With nothing left to live for, she follows the instructions of a mysterious entity and gets roped into purchasing an egg, or specifically, a Wonder Egg. Upon breaking the egg in a world that materializes during her sleep, Ai is tasked with saving people from the adversities that come their way. In doing so, she believes that she has moved one step closer to saving her best friend. With this dangerous yet tempting opportunity in the palms of her hands, Ai enters a place where she must recognize the relationship between other people's demons and her own. As past trauma, unforgettable regrets, and innate fears hatch in the bizarre world of Wonder Egg Priority, a young girl discovers the different inner struggles tormenting humankind and rescues them from their worst fears. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Following the suicide of her best and only friend, Koito Nagase, Ai Ooto is left grappling with her new reality. With nothing left to live for, she follows the instructions of a mysterious entity and gets roped into purchasing an egg, or specifically, a Wonder Egg. Upon breaking the egg in a world that materializes during her sleep, Ai is tasked with saving people from the adversities that come their way. In doing so, she believes that she has moved one step closer to saving her best friend. With this dangerous yet tempting opportunity in the palms of her hands, Ai enters a place where she must recognize the relationship between other people's demons and her own. As past trauma, unforgettable regrets, and innate fears hatch in the bizarre world of Wonder Egg Priority, a young girl discovers the different inner struggles tormenting humankind and rescues them from their worst fears. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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dentistmanual
March 31, 2021
Wonder egg is a show that started out as a really good one. It brought as a unique world with unique characters in unique situation..... And then it all goes bad. The show starts going all over the place not solving anything and starts being so inconsistent and bad that it almost made me drop the show. The last episode gives us more questions than it gives answers and to say it was a disappointment is a underestimate. The ending is some of the worst i have ever seen and i cant really write anything about it so i wont spoil it.
2life
March 30, 2021
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Beautifully animated, a profound story and bubbling friendship. Wonder Egg Priority is one of the bangers of the winter season 2021 and one of my favorites. It’s a story about losing something close, fragile and extremely precious. Its about gaining something precious. It tells a tale while beautifully expressing itself visually and with figurative speech. --- Minor spoilers --- WEP is one of the anime which keeps me thinking about it after I’ve watched an episode. Form the get go it struck me that there was a lot of underlying messages and symbolism weaved through the beautiful animation. It’s main theme which is about suicide is thedriving motive behind this trippy tale. Especially about suicide from young girls. It is a not so happy topic brought forth as something to discover a reason behind it. Was it due to depression, pestering, disease, or simply because death looks better than life (for a moment)? You follow the main protagonist Ooto Ai on her endeavors to bring back her friend from the dead. With the help of so called “Eggs”. Crack an egg and save a girl who also committed suicide. With the power of some plot armor and a lot of determination Ohto Ai battles the insecurities or temptations which let to ones early death. And something in it looked beautiful to me. Literally fighting of your inner demons, getting a second change at redemption or peace. The funny thing is that the battle is a two stage set-up. Fight of the standard mobs (representing the many doubts/harmful thoughts) and fighting of the final boss (the trauma which caused it). Some of the battles scenes looked really crisp and satisfying. Next to being the hero of the day (night), Ooto gains new friends. It feels soothing to see her open up like a flower. The darker side of her story where she’s a shut-in is actually muffled away by the sheer cuteness and liveliness of Ooto. And between the meet-ups and giggles different sides of her friends are exposed. Something to think about and touch you as a viewer. Even when on the surface everything looks like its going so well, everyone had or is still fighting very hard to keep their heads above the water. I like it that the friends are there for each other, backing each other up. As they slowly grow closer to each other they become a group which shares their pain and happiness. I love the way how they do things that would seem like they only do to trusted people, to show of close and fond they’ve grown to each other. Each character feels like a typical character yet at the same time they boast some sort of originality. The best part is that their design looks absolutely adorable. Each of them have their distinct color palette which reminds me of the Konosuba cast We got the serious and levelheaded figure Neiru. She acts calm and calculated, heck even her weapon is a compass. Being the most intelligent character we see her struggle and clash with the pathos. The emotional side of things. She has a harder time to loosen up or to sympathize with others. Or is this a façade? Set up to hide her true feelings. We only know that she’s as tough as a diamond and she shines the brightest with her friends around her. There is queen charming. Yes, queen. This beautiful girl is almost as handsome as a knight on his white steed. Momoe is calm but also girly. She shy’s away from typical girls fashion but struggles to be seen as a girl. She’s mostly self-conflicted about her appearance. Her battle is laid out as acceptance. Can she accept who she is? Or does she need people to accept her. I think she would be an ideal tomboy figure. Rika Kawai, an outgoing girl with a sparkly personality. Being an idol is though, and dealing with fans even more. Are you responsible for them because they follow you? What do you do when guilt trips you over. A princes from the outside and a wreck on the inside. She’s one of those happy get-go characters who are wearing “masks” to hide their pain. They can’t be true to themselves, so they cant be truthful to others. It’s almost scary how she mirrors depressed people. And lastly we got our sun shine Oota Ai with an odd eye. A rather normal girl, I think. There is not something I can pinpoint on her except that she’s the mc. She’s the most compassionate of the four and she is also very cute. Her hoodie is simply to adorable. What surprised me was that Ooto had more than just one simple side to her. She can be shy, she can be daring, she can be girly, she can make funny faces. But best of all, she can smile so bright. Her battle and struggle with going to school is done very smoothly so that the topic of going to school didn’t stood out as a sore thumb as seen from a story perspective. Its only a shame we need a second season to see this happen. Then again I really want that second season with Ooto and her flashy battle moves. Don’t anger her! The music and sound effects overall are very good. Its feels natural and fitting of each scene. Music that is either completely blended in the world or really pops out is good. The intro song is also so soothing and does NOT DO justice to the insane cruelty in wonder egg priority. The song is so calming and pleasant it almost makes me forget every week that I watch an anime about battling insecurities and pain. WEP choose blend their music and sound effects in the world. From the crisp sound of transforming weapons to smacking trauma’s to oblivion, it all sounds great. On top of that the voice acting was superb. Every character had their distinct role and effortlessly conveyed emotion. While WEP has many good points, there were some things I liked a little less. The lack of explanation and the typical “MC saves the day” mechanic. It can make anime boring and not rewarding to watch. The typical “MC gets power up whenever it goes wrong” and some elements which are randomly added at some point were either confusing or unexplained. Until the final episodes hit. Where the story suddenly takes a deep dive into the driving power of WEP and the binding red thread of the story. Why the eggs are there in the first place and what the set up was for saving your friend. But most of all, not the temptation of dying, but the brutality behind it. It set itself up very strongly for a second season but only if it can get rid of plot armor. Wonder Egg Priority rewards people with patience as the story slowly grows and evolves and let it explain itself. There are some elements to figure out yourself but overall it’s a very satisfying anime to watch. In a way Wonder Egg Priority strives to be artistic and with this, it is not an anime which everyone will like. You may dislike explained symbolism or the theme about suicide and self-harm but all in all, it’s just preference. If you like CGDCT then it’s your call.
Kosmonaut
March 30, 2021
An exemplary lesson of why brainstorming sessions shouldn't be translated 1:1 to a too metaphorical text. What if Madoka Magica met Steins;Gate met Lain met Flip Flappers met Eve no Jikan met Ikuhara met Freudian psychology met Jungian psychology met ghost stories met Japanese insect symbolism met social issues met... met. The above summary sounds promising, right? Unfortunately, it's indeed possible to have too many an idea and too short a time. Even yet, it's indeed possible to have too many an idea, too short a time, and too late a presentation. Still, it's indeed possible to have too many an idea, too short a time,too late a presentation, and too ambitious a writing. Ultimately, it's indeed possible to have Wonder Egg Priority be the product of overachieving painfully obvious metaphors. This show is what happens when the writers want to have a mostly symbolic plot but don't want to commit to it, because they still want condescendingly to appeal to those that don't like such works. "What if the audience is too oblivious to what I'm trying to say? Let me spell it out for them right after showing them the symbol, then." What it ends up being after cutting the baby in two is neither a satisfactory abstract work nor a fully-fledged concrete one. No matter how much one throws threads that somehow give the impression of sounding more complex than they are onto the paper, any prolonged look at the metaphors proves itself not only a highly unrewarding endeavor but a meaningless exercise that leads to a disappointing conclusion: the show itself doesn't know what to do with or how to conclude any of the fancy symbols and seemingly thought-provoking questions it provided us with, therefore it's relying on the audience to piece together what it meant, because, after all, that's what makes a show great, right? Right? Sadly, most of WEP's shortcomings are in the writing department, coincidentally the most important one in any storytelling medium. The art, great. The animation, decent. The directing, serviceable. The character design, memorable. The sound direction, fine. All of these, instead of becoming the redeemable qualities of the show, end up making the directionless, pedantic and non-committing writing even more jarring. Plus, at what cost do these well-done parts come? I don't usually say "production hell", but, after so many delays in delivering the episodes and news of staff burning the midnight oil, it does seem more and more fitting. Some episodes by themselves, as isolated short stories, were great, coupling all the by now clear good aspects of the production with effective writing. My personal favorite would be the 7th episode, the one immediately before the unplanned recap. The ones after it, however, didn't measure up to the ones that came before. It wasn't great, but it was fine until then. The issues are mostly concentrated towards the end, starting probably when the writers saw themselves pressed for a conclusion when they weren't even sure what they wanted to do with what they had. So far, most stories were one-off, enclosed to their respective episodes, with some overarching questions set up by the show itself lingering over most of its run, being lampshaded or referenced occasionally throughout, either in text or subtext. However, the direction it took post-recap added more questions, superfluous questions that had nothing to do with the ones that came before, but seemingly superfluous questions the writers' brainstorming came up with that weren't cut, trimmed down, or set aside for another work. This not only blindsights the viewers, but also leads to tonal dissonance between the two halves: the one that sets up a psychological exploration for dealing with trauma and growing up, and the other that wants to be a dark sci-fi thriller. I've read some people call the "plot twists" good; others, bad. I'd be more inclined to agree with the latter, although this isn't a hill I'd be willing to die on. After all, plot twists aren't just about merely doing a 180 for the hell of it. They're about subverting the audience's expectations in a way that services both the themes and the plot. Pulling a - couple of - deus ex machina doesn't expand the premise most of the time. Rather, it showcases the writers' cluelessness on how to tie up or explain what they set up until that point, especially when it's, quite literally, a deus that's also a machina. The shortest lived, most pointless to the ending deus ex machina, it's worth noting. Simple changes would've made the meaningless machina less grating, for example, incorporating its signature move at some points of the earlier episodes, but alas, we don't do setup and payoff properly here... All for the sake of not giving the viewer any chance of predicting what's coming next, because that's what makes a show great, right? Right? It's a shame to me what became of this show, this ill-defined, objectless metaphorical, overambitious blob of a show. Though it might not sound so by my opening statements, I liked this immensely until about the halfway point of its run. The themes and premise, despite not being novel, were interesting and captivating, engaging the viewer with its universe and characters. Rough around the edges when dealing with some social issues, too condescending with its metaphors or with overly idealistic character writing? Sure, but charming nonetheless. Post-recap, however, not only did it lose what set it apart from other works in the same category, it tried too hard to check the highest number of boxes it could, boxes that contradict each other, lead nowhere and detract from the initial boxes it so passionately catered to and so earnestly built. This is one of the most unrewarding experiences with the best starting promises I've ever seen in this medium, not because it completely botches the unintelligible landing - plenty of less genuine shows did that - but because it dared fly too high while making us believe it would know better than getting too close to the sun.
dlxuniuniu
March 30, 2021
How would you describe "Wonder Egg Priority" in one word? "UNIQUE" would be my first thought. What is it all about? Let’s be honest, it's really hard to put it into words. Bully, hate, love, friendship etc. all these important aspects of our life play a major role. “Wonder Egg Priority” isn't just an anime, it's a life lesson. Bullying is one of the worst things that can happen to someone. It takes away all your “joie de vivre”, often leading to suicide in the end. The pain is extremely deep when this person was very important to you. How far would you go to saveand "relive" such a human being? "Break open an egg to change yourself and your future." Our wonder story begins with Ai Ohto, a kinda special girl compared to her other classmates. Because of her heterochromia (color differences of the iris) she gets bullied a lot in school. Therefore, she hides at home and doesn't want to have anything to do with other people. Initially, she did not think having friends was important and put in little effort to make them. However, she eventually made friends with the transfer student Koito Nagase, who was similarly ostracized by their classmates. After Koito took her own life, Ai feels very guilty and for Koito’s sake she was ready to fight in the world of "Wonder Eggs". As the word "wonder" suggests, these eggs aren’t just ordinary eggs that we buy every day in the supermarket. They include a person who must be protected at all costs from the "wonder killers", those are terrifying creatures who want to kill that person. If you manage this mission successfully, you are one step closer to rescuing your loved one. Ai was the first girl to take on this brave task and fight all sorts of monsters. This was a lifechanging event for her since she met other girls who also had to go through a lot in life and lost an important reference person before. With Neiru Aonuma, Rika Kawai and Momoe Sawaki a quartet emerged that not only support each other in the egg thing, but also as friends in real life. Even if the whole situation was overwhelming and just crazy at first, they were able to keep going through help from each other. Neiru is calm and quiet, often not actively engaging with others until they’ve gained her trust or her friendship. She is a hardworking, motivated, and diligent person. Although she is still young, Neiru is already the president of a large company. Her goal is to save her little sister and her background story is extraordinary… “I'm Rika Kawai. Like "kawaii," 'cause I'm so cute.” Rika was once a junior idol who was part of an underground idol group. She met a fan who did everything to support her there. Her most loyal fan, Chiemi, did steal and other crimes for Rika. But one day Rika did an act that she regrets more than anything else. She called Chiemi "fatty" and never wanted to be seen with her again. Rika felt very guilty about this and understood the cruelty of bullying. She wants to protect her eggs so that she can make up for everything she did. Let's take a look at the last main character: Momoe. She is a kind and polite girl, who is well-liked by many she meets. Momoe is very insecure about herself because of her masculine appearance. She is often mistaken for a boy, which is why many women fall in love with her. The only girl treated Momoe like a female person was her friend Haruka. She also confessed her love to her, but she was attracted by the feminine side of Momoe. Overwhelming of that, Momoe was so shocked that she dumped her and ran away. A short time later the disaster happened… Every single character in Wonder Egg Priority plays an important role. Not only the people from the hatching eggs have a unique story, but also our two companions Acca and Ura-Acca. They are the one who introduced the girls to the "Egg World". In that world they are depicted as mannequins, but there was a time where both had a human form...All in all, the characters and the whole setting are definitely the elements where you want to know more about. The story is already crazy enough and yet "CloverWorks" manages to add even more spice with the animation. Every girl has her own weapon, the form of those are more than just unusual. The fought monsters cannot be surpassed in creativity either. The epic battles with them are also portrayed in a brutal way that is definitely different from other animations. The special creativity is shown again in the OP and ED. “Wonder Egg Priority” is based on many real locations in Tokyo. The transition from a real photo to the animation is the absolute highlight. A story, a moral and decisions with grave consequences develop from a simple egg. The small music group "Anemoneria" consisting of our four main characters has also found the perfect music and song for this. The rest of the sounds, be it the environment or scenes where blood flows, everything fits. What is "Wonder Egg Priority" in the end? To be honest, I can't answer it and I don’t know if there is a clear answer. It's so crazy and messy in a way that you can't get enough of it and 12 episode is certainly not enough to tell the whole story. But I agree that this anime is the seasonal sensation in terms of surprise. I never expected a plot like this. There is much more to it than just a simple anime, it also addresses important topics to us that we all have to take very seriously. It is difficult to say whether this anime is something for you, as opinions are very divided on it. But I can recommend everyone to take a look, you will immediately notice that this is something special. Finally, I would like to emphasize again: “Wonder Egg Priority” is UNIQUE.
bulkyhog
March 30, 2021
Overall: 4/10 Oh WEP, what have you become. What started out as a highly promising original anime ended as a jumbled mess as it quickly blew itself up in the last 3-4 ish episodes. It had everything going for it at the start: movie-like animation and sound design, mature and deep themes/messages to explore, and an intriguing cast of 4 young heroines tackling their own set of problems. And all of a sudden, like the girls they save from the Wonder Killers, everything vanished. Poof. It was all smoke and mirrors. Story: 3/10 TLDR: lots of potential, just like a top 100 MLB draft prospect, but just likemost MLB prospects, things didn't work out and the story ended up as quite the bust. Initially, I was very happy about WEP's story. The themes they touched were something I, and many others could relate to. We were introduced to this world of magic-realism in a sense, with lots of questions to answer. What are the eggs? Why does this dream world exist? Who are Acca and Ura-Acca? Why did Koito commit suicide? Is Mr. Sawaki a child predator? Unfortunately, as the series progressed, more questions than answers were brought up, and of the answers, we did get, even more were unsatisfactory or haphazardly stitched together, just like the mannequins. A lot of new, random, and uncalled for plot threads are brought up and the attention shifts there, which was a rather big turnoff. Pacing basically fell apart in the latter parts of the series. Ep 8 was an uncalled for recap. I get that the animators needed a break and all, but it also really fucked up any shot they had left at sticking the landing for this series: as evident in the last episode and with the announcement of a special airing in June, there just wasn't enough time to answer everything that needed to be addressed. While some disliked the easily interpretable symbolism, I actually thought it was not that bad. Sure, great art leaves room for interpretation and for you to determine the artists' motif yourself, but that doesn't mean simple and straightforward works can be equally touching or moving: it's all a matter of execution. In fact, I actually thought WEP did a good job of balancing direct and indirect symbolism. There's the obvious stuff like "Seeno evils", "Haters", etc. but there's also nice intricacies you can notice upon further examination. The use of flower language and framing for a variety of scenes including the girls was one that I found particularly interesting, and the Rubin's vase in the background during Momo's episode where she meets the transgender boy was a highlight for me. But for me, the biggest turnoff was the change in direction for the series in the final 2-3 episodes: the true "villain" (if you can even call Frill that) is revealed, and the series shifts away from very real problems faced by real people into a world of sci-fi, with AI-created children, consciousness/brain transplants, and parallel universes. You just cannot throw this shit in during the final 3 episodes of an 11 episode season and expect a meaningful conclusion. Even now, I doubt whether the June special will be able to tie these plot threads together and I seriously question if the series will finish with the same goals it appeared to lay out in the first 4 episodes. Art: 10/10 I don't think anyone is complaining about the art here. Everything, from still shots, exposition scenes, and wonder killer battles are animated beautifully. There's a good balance of color/vibrance and darkness/gloom across all the episodes. For me, at least, I also enjoyed most of the symbolism employed in the background, especially the flower language and framing of a lot of scenes. Sound: 10/10 De De Mouse really killed it with the soundtrack, and I have nothing but praise for it. The OST for all the different scenes is a huge boost, and gives it that extra magical-realist feel that's hard to find. OP and ED are also very good, although the ED can be a bit unsettling when it comes in all happy-go-lucky after a dark and trauamtic episode (see Momo post-Mannen). Character: 3/10 Just like the story/plot, the characters had huge potential that was mostly wasted. While they're all categorized as "main characters", I definitely think we can only consider Ai, Rika, and Momo to be true "main characters." Neiru, more or less, is in the background for the entirety of the series. A lot of the interesting things about here are never explored, and the series never bothers bringing it up either: we see everyone more or less resolve their wonder journey in these 11 episodes except for Neiru. I won't elaborate too much on how the characters went bad, since it's the same problem as everything else in WEP. Great hook, promising potential, but everything was left untapped and half-open when all was said and done. Rika and Momo, were for me, the most interesting characters and to see all the potential problems, messages, themes, etc. that could be discussed through them casually resolved or thrown aside was not very cool. I'd imagine it feels even worse for people who actually physically or mentally relate to either of the two. I will say though, that Momo's arc was at least slightly better than Rika's, but not by much. Enjoyment: 4/10 Even considering the absolute bomb the last few episodes were, I still found WEP to be decently enjoyable. The first 5-6 episodes were amazing. Everything afterwards, not so much. It certainly helps that the animation and sound design were so fucking spot on, and that the characters were quite good up until the final 4 episodes or so. If I had to rate the final few episodes, I'd prbly give it a 2 or 3, with the first few being an easy 9. I despise recency bias, hence the (somewhat) weighted-average of 4. At the end of the day, WEP started out as something with huge potential to be a masterpiece, and I was all for it. But now that I've finished the series, I'm asking myself: what was it really all about? How could things go so wrong, so quickly, for something that a lot of people put so much time and effort into. I guess that just goes to show, simply performing hardwork just isn't enough sometimes.
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