To err is human, but to survive is divine.
Record of Ragnarok is a show of extremes. Both within the text and beyond it, this is an anime that rapidly oscillates between highs and lows in every respect. I feel that in so many ways it says a lot about the state of the industry as it currently stands, while simultaneously providing a window into the works of the past.
Addressing the show itself, we’re dealing with a series that wears its heart on its sle- er, well, on its bare bristling forearms. There’s very little in the way of introduction before the audience is thrown into the pit and watching gods and mortals square off for the fate of humanity. Much of the show’s energy is akin to the theoretical schoolyard arguments of our youth and random youtube death battle content of our present. “Could Lu Bu beat Thor?” and “How sick would it be if a swordsman wielding a…
