Diva, or Vivy, is the first autonomous AI, programmed
with one single directive: Make people happy with her music. With her idol inspired look and beautiful
voice, Vivy aims to take the main stage at NiaLand Park, where she songs can
reach hundreds. However, when a
hyperactive AI Teddy Bear appears before Vivy, everything changes. Bearing a warning of a dark future for
mankind, Matsumoto seeks Vivy’s help in averting an AI caused catastrophe set
to occur in the next 100 years.
I forget how I found out about Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s
Song.
Maybe I saw one of the posters or
key visuals somewhere and thought it looked intriguing.
Before going into the first episode, I was
just expecting a dramatic song filled Anime about an AI and a dream, nothing
more or less.
And then I saw the first
couple of minutes and JESUS CHRIST!!!
I
am going to talk about spoilers in this one but let me say, if you think you
know what you’re getting with Vivy without watching any trailers or sneak
peaks, boy are you wrong.
And truth be
told, I don’t know if that means this is an Anime for me.
Why’s that?
Well lets break it down.
Soooo, the Anime doesn’t open with a triumphant musical
performance on a worldwide stage but instead a very violent massacre whos
visuals are as grizzly as The Second Renaissance from The Animatrix.
It’s graphic, it’s bloody and it’s all done
to a lone AI songstress totally unaware of what’s transpiring.
It’s definitely not the kind of intro I was
expecting with a series promoting a beautiful, angelic idol.
I was thinking this would be closer to Belle
and feature someone likewise using song to reach out on the internet or
something.
But nope, this has suddenly
become Terminator with an Idol now the Sarah Connor in this scenario…I think?
Vivy herself is a cute enough heroine complete with
monotone robotic talk that fits a robot made to look human even if they don’t
have all the emotional and behaviorial patterns down.
She is learning though, trying to strike
poses like an idol would to instill fanfare and joy in her audience.
Could Vivy save the world?
Maybe?
Haven’t heard enough of her singing in Episode 1 to get that.
What really turns me off beyond the
unexpected graphic violence is Matsumoto.
This hyperactive AI never shuts up and basically wants to run Vivy
ragged 24/7 to stop Judgement Day and, yeah he’s just super freaking
annoying.
Anytime Vivy tries to get him
purged only to fail, I feel you girl.
It’s
really hard to take him seriously when he’s talking about the Apocalypse with
such a cheery, matter of fact tone of voice.
Ehhh, maybe I’ll have to seek out other opinions on this
one but I was definitely caught off guard by Vivy: Fluorite Eye Song’s first
episode.
What was, for me, expected to
be a nice rise of a new pop star tale suddenly takes a turn into time traveling
Terminator style antics that might not be what I signed up for.
Could this show be good, maybe?
Personally, I might step back and let Matsumoto
ramble while I wear headphones and tune him out.
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