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The number one thing
that captured me in this series is how great its suspense is as a survival
game. There hasn’t been a lot of things
going on but this OP episode has definitely done a great job in introducing to us
the series.
BTOOOM! is an online game and MC Sakamoto
Ryouta (Kanata
Hongou) is a NEET (Not in Education, Employment and Training) who's at the
top 10 players of BTOOOM!. Unlike the
typical OL games out there, BTOOOM! is a
game wherein you use bombs to finish off your opponent. There are different
types of bombs and we'll probably get to know those as the series progresses.
Ryouta wakes up on a
deserted island in a parachute stuck on top of a tree. He goes down from the
tree checks up his stuff and tried on the suspicious looking item which was a
time bomb. Funny how he still didn't understand how the time bomb operated at the
beginning. He saw this man and calls out for help. Turns out, that guy's out
there to kill him. The reason? He doesn't know. What he does know is that he's
going to get killed by the guy unless he kills him first.
Taking on the
suspense and the action which this first episode shown, I'm betting that the
rest will be good. Like I mentioned earlier, it was funny how Ryouta never
realized that his bomb was a time bomb. He did a couple of trial and error
probably due to panic. HAHA. Anyway, what I like about what happened there is
that it seems like a bit of a natural reaction.
Ryouta's adjustment
to his environment seemed pretty quick. But I guess that's what happens to him
when he gets a little desperate of wanting to live. His uses his time bomb
effectively without his pursuer knowing
what he was up to. His reaction to the dead body was… natural. HAHA. Damn he
vomit at the water, didn't he? x_x Ugh. I don't want to think about it.
The appearance of
the supposedly heroine of the series, Himiko (Mimori Suzuko) in
a fan service-y kind of way is nice :3 It makes me wonder if she knows anything
about the situation. I mean, how the heck did that guy earlier knew that they
were supposed to kill each other? Was there an initial briefing and Ryouta was
dozing off when that happened?
What is happening in
this survival game is probably done by the creators of BTOOOM!. Iida, the guy Ryouta was talking to in the company,
looks really suspicious and crazy. LOL.
Anyway, this series seem promising. I like the story, the suspense, the art
style and hopefully we'll get to see more of the psychological parts of this
series :3
