I feel it's worth noting firsthand that there is a decent amount I like about the show in general. I think the voice cast is perfect for their roles, and there's a lot of generally goofy fun that helps break apart the less enjoyable aspects of the show.
Unfortunately this show had an uncanny ability of hooking and losing me in rapid succession. For every awesome moment the show had it always seemed like it got invalidated very quickly after the fact. Ton going back to his typical Jerkass behaviors even after being reprimanded by the CEO for his abuse, or Anai never getting any sort of punishment for his horrendous behavior towards his peers are the kinds of moments that make this show infuriating to watch. I get that there's some Values Dissonance and obvious intention with realistic outcomes when it comes to conflicts like these, but to me it sadly just comes off more as poor writing rather than some kind of fridge brilliance. If scrappy characters like these are just allowed to get away scot-free with being insufferable with minimal repercussions, or if lead characters are not going to learn from their past experiences and repeat plot elements from the season before, then why should I care about what happens to them?
I'll admit I gave up only after a couple seasons because these conflicts just became too grating for me to stay interested anymore, so I don't really know if it got better or not after, but from what I watched I simply just did not enjoy the show.
Lost Me Too Many Times
I feel it's worth noting firsthand that there is a decent amount I like about the show in general. I think the voice cast is perfect for their roles, and there's a lot of generally goofy fun that helps break apart the less enjoyable aspects of the show.
Unfortunately this show had an uncanny ability of hooking and losing me in rapid succession. For every awesome moment the show had it always seemed like it got invalidated very quickly after the fact. Ton going back to his typical Jerkass behaviors even after being reprimanded by the CEO for his abuse, or Anai never getting any sort of punishment for his horrendous behavior towards his peers are the kinds of moments that make this show infuriating to watch. I get that there's some Values Dissonance and obvious intention with realistic outcomes when it comes to conflicts like these, but to me it sadly just comes off more as poor writing rather than some kind of fridge brilliance. If scrappy characters like these are just allowed to get away scot-free with being insufferable with minimal repercussions, or if lead characters are not going to learn from their past experiences and repeat plot elements from the season before, then why should I care about what happens to them?
I'll admit I gave up only after a couple seasons because these conflicts just became too grating for me to stay interested anymore, so I don't really know if it got better or not after, but from what I watched I simply just did not enjoy the show.