Like an interesting campus and a hobby house Produced by David Behind, the anime adaptation “Lucky to not die” turned out to be one of the dominant sequences of the season Fall-2023 (October-December). However, according to some fans on social media, The series disappoints even though the quality is fully expected.
cheater Yuuki Yasei (Fire Force, Monogatari Series, Megacity Cast) at the address, Kakuto Hishima (fire brigade) as a screenwriter and Hideyuki Morioka (Fire Brigade, Monogatari Series) as a character designer, “Unlocked” has the perfect formula to stand out in its premiere season. However, various circumstances conspired against the plan, preventing it from taking off altogether and becoming “just another regular series”.
But what caused this feeling? Fans started discussing it on a popular comment forum, and the arguments were interesting:
- «Obviously, I can't say for certain that the animation was successful based on this or that metric, but there is one fun observation I can share. I recently returned from a several-week vacation in Japan, and while I was there, I couldn't help but notice the variety of anime productions I encountered, and in some ways, perhaps, various flaws. Of all the seasonal anime currently airing, I've seen a lot of Undead Unlocked and Tokyo Avengers merch, but nothing else, including Chousu no Freren. If online purchases are included, I'm sure Freeren will sell more manga than Undead Unlocked, and from my perspective as a consumer, I find it interesting that Undead Unlocked is currently more marketable in terms of physical merchandise. If an anime is supposed to boost manga and merchandise sales, I'm definitely excited to see it. I've been following this manga since the first chapter, so I'd love for it to gain more traction in the West».
- «It seemed to have very little hype or hype before its debut, not to mention the Disney Plus exclusive that killed it. I love this series and am trying to get all my friends to watch it but for some reason they are not interested. I hope people are encouraged because I will be devastated if there isn't a second season».
- «If the main goal of an anime adaptation is to increase manga sales or have good sales and it does nothing, then yes, it's a failure. We love Unlock the Undead and most of us have been fans for years, so it's a bit of a stretch to admit that the anime – despite its incredible quality – isn't very popular right now, but it's the honest truth.».
- «It's not an understatement to say that the anime series hasn't boosted its popularity so far. Yes, it is said that the manga will either be canceled or there will be no second season. It is surely destruction. But it wouldn't be disastrous to point out that the anime didn't work as well as we expected.».
- «I don't think it's a failure yet, I'm still saying, maybe if the English dub comes out, people will give it more hype. Who knows, this might be a niche anime with a huge underground audience. We don't have all the episodes right now. Unfortunately, not every series becomes an overnight success.».
- «I hate that mediocre is considered a failure, how is being average a failure? You meet standards of quality and popularity, you don't surpass them, it doesn't mean you've failed, it's like scolding someone for crossing the finish line but not yet running 15 meters or something.».
- «I know it won't be at the level of adults, not even close, but hopefully it will be enough. I love this series, especially the second story arc and I've been reading it since the beginning».
- «No idea, I can't watch it because it's exclusive on Hulu. What a stupid idea they had».
- «I usually pirate my animes (I'm a minor with no income and my parents hate anime), the good thing about watching them on pirate sites is that you can see which animes are new and popular. Undead Unlock reached at least 6 on the leaderboard and I found it there first because I like to try all new anime, it's really good for me, probably the most unique and special anime of this season.».
- «The reason it's not as popular elsewhere is that I'm not sure many people are going to watch it when an overrated streaming service owns the rights to a new anime.».
- «Mass appeal is a strange thing that no one knows how to grasp. It doesn't matter if something is good in a market with little to no desire. This series simply has the main attraction».
- «A lot of things start out strong and struggle to maintain their strength all the time, Undead Unlock is the complete opposite, it starts out weak but gets stronger and better over time, not peaking until we're halfway to where we are now. stopped. If the undead unlock goes further with more seasons, it will attract more people in the later arcs».
- «From personal experience, the original “hook” of the series in its description (“unfortunate girl helps an immortal boy find a way to die”) did not appeal to me to watch it. It sounds like a strange black comedy. Little did I know that bad luck is a real force that can be used in creative and interesting ways. I was only expecting things like “Ha ha, our protagonist is a freak”.».
- «I worry about the new anime if the manga starts getting as much hate mail as the author of Attack on Titan. At least as an anime, the manga will last as long as intended, instead of being canceled or rushed. If other fans are bothering you, it's best to ignore them because you can't control them. Find users you like who post Undead Unluck's content and focus on them regularly as it becomes popular».
- «A series like this doesn't get a big boost in regular sales. Especially since David Productions loves the series and has a tendency to work on 2 seasons of 24 episodes with all the series they release, so a second season isn't entirely out of the question. We've already confirmed the big news of the series dropping right after the anime ends, which could be an announcement for a second season or even a movie.».
- «No, he's doing his job. Undead Unlock isn't the type of manga that has the same traction as Jujutsu Kaisen or Chainsaw Man, yet many people start their anime with a dub or manga. Despite its size and complications, it works very well».
- «Honestly, if the animation didn't have those flashbacks, the animation could be a whole issue or two for me, especially for the events that happened two minutes ago. I'm not a big fan of freeze frames every time you use special abilities».
Source: Reddit
