Short Synopsis: When assaulted by people after her head, Rita flees into a brothel-city.
Good: Great themes, serious undertones, some hilarious moments.
Bad: Could take itself a tad more seriously. Way too much fanservice.
Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10
Seriously, this episode reminded me a lot of Jigoku Shoujo 19: A good episode, but why so much fanservice? The fanservice definitely wasn’t useless, and it did make sense, unlike most other anime. But really, especially at the end, the creators may have been a little too enthusiastic.
I think what strikes me about Wellber no Monogatari is that it’s got a lot of things I like, and also a lot of things I don’t like. Still, the potential is definitely there. The individual cases may goof off a bit at times; there definitely are some serious undertones. The fact does remain that these prostitutes did join the brothel because they had no choice, and this anime effectively uses it. One person in particular got introduced to the business because the war destroyed her village.
Rita also has quite a few annoying moments, but on the other side, this anime is quite busy developing her from the ignorant little princess to someone who actually knows what she’s doing. She’s currently rash and impulsive, but after all, she grew up as a princess (which reminds me, I’d love to see some scenes of her when she was little). It’ll be interesting to see her at a later stage of this anime.
I also have to say that for the first time, this anime really cracked me up when Rita ran into Sherry.]]>
Wellber no Monogatari ~ Sisters of Wellber – 04
I must be getting old, as I was (mostly) completely oblivious to the alleged fanservice. I mean, given the episode theme, I don’t think they really went out of their way at all with it.
But yeah, what keeps me going is the serious part of this show. The comedy moments feel for most of the part just… out of place. Something more subtle than a sledgehammer would be appriciated, though I’ll have admit I actually lolled at Sherry (for the first time) in this episode.