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According to Anime Culture Corner, Link Click is the best anime of 2021. (My vote for best 2021 anime was Moriarty the Patriot, but this really did pull in at a close second.)
Link Click is actually a donghua, since it is Chinese and originally in Mandarin. The animation is a little different, and it reminded me a bit of a webtoon. I liked it!
I didn’t know anything about this show when I added it to my watch list. The premise seemed interesting and it looked like there were some hot anime guys so I decided to try it out.
Link Click has so much to bring to the table besides attractive anime characters. It’s a psychological thriller, a mystery, and a drama. Did I cry? Yes. Did I cry multiple times? Yes. Do I cry often? A third yes, but really, this show will grab you and won’t let go.
Plot Rating: 5/5. My only complaint about this show is a slow start. Most anime get you straight out of the gate, pulling you in to make sure you keep coming back for more. The first and second episode of Link Click are good, but not outstanding. The show takes off like a bat out of hell after the third episode.
The premise of the show is that the two main characters can enter photographs with some sort of magic ability. They use this skill out of a small photo studio, and take clients, entering their photos and becoming the individual to do whatever needs to be done (as long as it does not effect the timeline.) It reminded me of the old Ashton Kutcher movie the butterfly effect.
All the events in the series are connected, and the show twists and turns and keeps you guessing, ending in an amazing and should-be-illegal cliffhanger.
Character Rating: 3.5/5. There are essentially three main characters in Link Click, which kept things simple. Cheng Xiaoshi was written very well, and I enjoyed his actions as reactions as they seemed so inherently human. A lot of times you’re watching a show and think “no one would do that…” but Cheng Xiaoshi’s actions always seem on par with human emotion and decision making.
Lu Guang and Qiao Ling aren’t explored as much in this respect, and their backstory isn’t much of a focal point, (it is shown how they met and became friends, and there is very brief mention about Lu Gang and Cheng Xiaoshi spending time overseas togehter.) I hope their relationship and friendship is explored more in the next season.
Intro/Outro: 4/5. The intro and outro were nice and appropriate for the series, with lots of photos and negative tape and so on. I liked them both- they were very stylized and the same dark colors as the show, which seemed kind of shrowded in the dark blues and blacks and greys of a psychological thriller.
Genre: Psychological? 5/5. Thriller/Mystery? 5/5. Drama? 5/5. There is some action and some slice of life and comedy, (but this usually is like the calm waters on a beach just before a shark attack.)
Overally score for this? 5/5. I’m sure I will be watching this again, and recommeding it to anyone who will lend an ear. It’s 11 short episodes so it’s not too much of a commitent, try it out if youre ready to start a binge session on a Friday night. You won’t regret it.
What do you think? Did you watch Link Click? Agree or disagree with this review?
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Bruhhhh nice, I love series with time travel-ish elements into them. When I read the plot description, I honestly immediately thought “this is Inception (ft. Leonardo DiCaprio) and bits of Steins’ Gate mixed together except with photographs instead of dreams and something about changing timelines” 👀
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It’s sort of hard to explain! I honestly have never seen anything like it (and I have seen a lot!) It kind of reminded me of psycho-pass, but maybe because it was that dark psychological mystery feel. It’s so good.
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Yes, this series was surprisingly good!
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