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takt op. Destiny
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Takt Op. Destiny Review — D+
Music! Swords! Guns! Fancy costumes!
Takt Op. Destiny – 01
「指揮 - Creed」 (Shiki - Creed) "Conducting Creed" An epic music-themed battle series with a splash of comedy!
Takt Op. Destiny – 04
Once I start hitting fast-forward, that's usually the end of the line. Read more
Takt Op. Destiny | Episode One Review
Oh my god. Now this is an anime that I’m extremely looking forward to watching. The first episode was stunning which is to be expected when the studios…
Takt Op. Destiny | Episode Six Review
I’m not going to lie but Sagan and the New York Symphonica seem to be very sketchy. With every passing episode (especially episodes five and six) that sense…
Anime Taste Testing: Takt Op. Destiny
After the travesty that was Listeners, my expectations for the similar-sounding Takt Op. Destiny were pretty low, making this series premiere all the more enjoyable.
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After a meteor fell to Earth, the D2s invaded a large portion of the United States. In order to prevent angering the D2s who hate music, all music…
Second Impressions – Takt Op. Destiny
I'll say this for the second episode of Takt Op. Destiny, it took me some places where I didn't expect to go. Read more
Takt Op. Destiny – 02 – Cancrizans
This week Takt takes a look back earlier in the year 2047, when Takt, Cosette and Anna shared an idyllic middle class nuclear family home in Anytown, USA. There’s…
Takt Op. Destiny (First Impression)
“In the story of the anime, one day a black meteorite fell on the world, and the world completely changed. The meteorite produced grotesque monsters called D2, which…
Takt Op. Destiny (Season One)
Music was outlawed to protect humanity from the D2s, although not everyone is willing to live like this. After an accident involving the D2s, Takt and Anna travel…
First Look: takt op. Destiny
In the 2040s, music is lost to humanity because it inevitably lures dangerous alien creatures called “D2”. The only thing capable of defeating them are super-powered young women…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 8) – Destiny -Cosette-
Now that Takt knows the truth of Cossette’s death, he has finally found a purpose and that is to pulverise Felix Schindler. If only Hell would get out…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 12) – Takt -Hope-
Orpheus stands between Takt and Destiny and their mission to stop Sagan from doing whatever it is that he’s doing. Will they save New York or will Sagan…
Takt Op. Destiny | Anime Review: A lesser Guilty Crown.
** SPOILERS ALL AROUND ** When I think of Takt Op. Destiny, I think of Guilty Crown, and there is no way I can avoid making such a…
Takt Op. Destiny – 07 – Post-Cosette
Anna, Takt, and Destiny’s road trip takes through the South, passing larges swaths of recent D2 destruction. Once they reach a larger city (Charlotte, North Carolina, I believe)…
Takt Op. Destiny | Episode Ten: Lenny.
This was the final death flag that Lenny could not avoid. And you know what? It makes me sad that we lost a character that provided a different…
takt op. Destiny #10 — Last Minute Backstory
What a shocking development. Impressions: It's rarely a good thing when a show has to take a timeout from the story in progress to fabricate an elaborate…
Takt Op. Destiny | Episode 8: Moving Forward.
There was a lot to digest in this episode that was for sure. This was the first genuine episode in where Cosette shows real human emotion that didn’t…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 7) – Truth -Noise-
Takt is struggling to compose a song and it’s occupying his every thought. So much so that he hasn’t noticed the changes in Destiny until now. However, that…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 1) – Conduct -Creed-
When the D2 arrived on Earth they ran rampant, destroying everything they could find. One thing infuriated them more than anything though – music! Humanity hopes to reclaim…
Takt Op. Destiny | E4: The Plot Thickens.
Episode four of Takt Op. Destiny was fascinating. It’s also a shame that this is where we part ways with a character that has really grown on me.…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 5) – Equitation -Valkyrie-
They’re back on the road again and headed to New Orleans, but then Destiny destroys a D2 and stops a Symphonica train carrying dangerous cargo. The Commander is…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 9) – Family -Eroica-
They have finally made it to New York where Anna is reunited with her family. Luckily, her older sister who works for Symphonica is able to check them…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 6) – Sunrise -Rooster-
New Orleans looks like it’s seen better days, but then all the younger people fled when the D2s attacked. Anna and Destiny get supplies while Takt stumbles upon…
Takt Op. Destiny | E5: Shady characters inbound.
This Schindler character, the so-called “chief commander of “New York Symphonica” seems to be a very shady character for what it’s worth. He seems to be highly interested…
Takt Op. Destiny – 11 – Con Molta Forza
Lotte tells Anna that the last best chance of saving both Takt and Destiny is to put them in cryogenic stasis in order to buy time to counteract…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 2) – Music -Reincarnation-
Takt’s father was killed in the Boston Tragedy when the D2 attacked. For many years after, he lived as a recluse, playing on his grand piano in the…
Takt Op. Destiny | E3: Hints and Details.
The animations are just so slick, the fight scenes are just so good. How could you not dislike it. There were many things I liked about episode three…
takt op. Destiny #03 — Breakfast and Exposition
"Oops, we get way less budget because we're not the main characters." Impressions: That's a lot more like it. At least it did have some of the great action…
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Takt op. Destiny
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Part of a multimedia project which includes a game. Episode Summary: One fateful day a black meteorite fell to Earth and unleashed the…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 3) – Awakening -Journey-
Takt and Cossette attempt to destroy the D2s that attacked the festival and they’re doing quite well, but then Cossette falls, drained as more appear. Luckily, help is…
Takt Op. Destiny – 04 – An Efficient Harmony
Lenny and Titan begin training Takt and Destiny out in the desert, but between Takt’s general recalcitrance, Destiny’s tendency to take things up to 11, and Titan’s description…
Takt Op. Destiny – 03 – Defend on Titan
No sooner have Cosette and Takt transformed into Musicart and Conductor than they engage in battle with the swarming D2. Cosette proves utterly incapable of tempering her power…
Advert in C Major – Takt Op. Destiny Spoiler Review
So, this one has a kind of odd pitch – we follow a sour musician, the superpowered human incarnation of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, and said human incarnation’s ordinary…
Takt Op. Destiny Review: Fate stay/night the Musical
Studio: MAPPA x Madhouse Director: Yuki Ito Streaming on: Crunchyroll Believe it or not, I have a favorite child when it comes to seasonal anime. Usually once a…
Takt Op. Destiny | First Impressions: Favourite Anime of the Season.
The United States of America has been in chaos ever since the emergence of D2s, an invasive species originating from a black meteorite that fell to Earth. A…
Takt Op. Destiny – 12 (Coda) – Addio, Signor Disperazione
After one more look at the OP, beautifully animated but for the fact Anna and Cosette lack toes (that always bothered me), we go right into the final…
Takt Op. Destiny – 06 – Rhapsody in New Orleans
Cosette may not be Cosette anymore, but she is definitely forming a new bond with Takt, day by day. So much so, in fact, that he’s caught off…
Takt Op. Destiny | E2: The Past was great.
Episode two was another great episode. Maybe I’m hyping up Takt Op. Destiny too much but after such an eventful first episode to then follow that episode up…
Takt Op. Destiny | Episode Eleven: The Final Boss.
You know what? Episode eleven of Takt Op. Destiny feels very Naruto-esk. Now you may be asking yourself, “How do these two polar opposite anime share?” Well, Sagan,…
Takt Op. Destiny | Episode Seven: I knew it!
Okay, so did I see this coming? Yeah. So in that regard, nothing about episode seven and especially with how it ended really shocked me. The biggest question…
First Impressions Digest – Takt Op. Destiny, Kyoukai Senki
Don't think too hard with these two. Read more
Takt Op. Destiny – 09 – New York, Old Problems
While it’s a shame they skipped Baltimore and Philadelphia, there’s definitely a sense of sudden, profound accomplishment when we see Anna’s trusty blue 70s sedan rumble down Time…
Takt Op. Destiny – 10 – Keepers of the Light
This week’s Takt delves fully into Lenny’s past while throwing multiple death flags in the present, meaning this episode really only has one conclusion. That, and the lack of…
Takt Op. Destiny – 08 – Call Her By Her Name
Despite being worn down by a combination of sleep deprivation and Destiny, Takt makes the first move against Felix, and would have socked him in the face with a…
Takt Op. Destiny – 01 (First Impressions) – Settling the Score
It’s 2047, and music is banned. If it’s ever played, fearsome alien monsters called D2 arrive and fuck shit up. So when young man sits at a lovely…
Takt Op. Destiny (Episode 11) – Preparing for Battle -Orpheus-
Sagan has activated a black meteorite beneath Symphonica HQ and it’s growing by the minute. With Anna and Lotte still in there, Takt, Destiny, and Titan go in…