Akihito is an immortal and a half-youmu. And if that isn't generic enough, there's a (cute!) girl that's trying to kill him because he's half-youmu. Kuriyama, the girl is rather interesting, though. She fights with a sword made out of her own blood, which is kind of creative. The plot of everything else (of course) is that youmu inhabit the world and there are spirit warriors that fight against them.
The setup, the description, and the promotional art that I've seen all seem really generic and I was not looking forward to watching Beyond the Boundary. But, after watching it, the execution of a good portion of things is actually pretty good. It's Kyoto Animation and, while I haven't seen them do action shows, their "action" animation in Free! was great and it continues to be pretty good here. But I think the best part about the show is the cues, which are pretty much spot on. Everything happens just as it should and the show doesn't feel rushed or like a drag.
That said, the dialogue in the show is super spot on. In the first narration, Akihito is trying to convince Kuriyama to not commit suicide (which, by the way, made me groan internally pretty loudly). The execution here was really poor and definitely the weak part of the show. And in a television show, your dialogue cannot be as bad as Beyond the Boundary has been thus far. There's lots of on-the-nose lines and, while the acting itself is alright, the scripts need work.
For now, I'll chalk it up to being a first episode and trying to get as much information out as possible. It doesn't make it any less poor, but I'll give it a pass for now and watch the next episode soon enough.
Rating: 2.5/5
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