Martial Universe Episode 1

The worst acting I've ever seen

The plot seemed like it would prove captivating, the fighting was decent, and the graphics were quite good. But, contrary to other reviewers who have praised the acting, I found it to be utterly painful to watch, even just peripherally at times when focusing on subtitles. The two apparent leads, at least, are simply embarrassingly atrocious. I had high hopes for this series, being so fond of - and almost finished - Fights Break Sphere, and I may try to endure the next few episodes to see if there is any improvement, but I can't imagine I will be able to last through much more of this. It is my hope that the brutally overemphasized immaturity is simply shown as such so that their maturity will be all the more apparent in a few episodes' time; this hope will be the only reason I try to get through the next half hour of episode two.

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