Transactions on CN community's critisim on mujica ep7

Hi EN community. It's no secret that the EN/JP community and the CN community have distinct opinion on mujica ep7. And I am sad to find that most EN community members thinks that CN fans are "making nonsense critisism" or are "toxic". It seems that the EN community doesnt actually understand what makes CN community so upset, and that' reasonable, considering the culture and language difference. So i think it would be helpful to translate & share the opinion in CN community.

For those EN fans who think "CN criticism has no valid reasons", the consensus in the Chinese community is clear: "Episodes 4-7 of Ave Mujica are terrible and not worth serious discussion any more." The community has long disliked BUSHIROAD’s overhyping of Ave Mujica, and episodes 5-7 have led to growing disappointment. The evidence is in the significant drop in Ave Mujica’s bilibili rating with each new episode.

FACT: CN Mygo fans are mostly in their 20s-30s, especially well-educated college students. It’s a stretch to say they are just "kids" with no understanding of criticism.

In fact, the CN community takes the series *VERY* seriouly, often using professional literary analysis technics. Before episode 7, there were many reactions/analysis on Bilibili covering music, plot, characters, both positive and negative, and not just from Koi.

The key opinion from CN communicty can be somehow summarized by a koi 瓶子君152, and is widely recognised. here's the brief using GPT translation:

1.The emotional flow is a complete disaster, the editor fail to resolve the dramatic tension building up from ep5-7, resulting in a lack of sense of relief for the audience.

2.The Live Performance Was a Major Letdown One of the biggest flaws of this episode was the live performance at the end. The singing is off-key, and the added narration ruins the musicality. Some may argue this makes it more ‘authentic’, but it makes it impossible for the audience to be touched. The new general director and music director（柿本广大） is to be held responsible.

3.The plot undermines the necessity of Mygo. The necessity of Mygo is seriouly questioned after Crychic’s reunity.Here's a question: since Crychic can be restored and everyone is happy, what’s the point of Mygo’s existence? Mygo’s core is about the past members carrying complex emotions while moving forward. But now, the three remaining members and Sakiko have all let go the guilty of past, then why even form Mygo or Ave Mujica now?

Some might argue that ep7 is an end to crychic, but from what we have seen, it actually shows the potential of the revival of crychic, because there's no longer any obstacles for its rebirth(expect Anon and wild cat).

4.The plot also undermines the necessity of Ave Mujica. This episode destroys the plausibility of Ave Mujica’s rebuild. If you analyze the characters, you’ll find no one has the true motivation to rebuild Ave Mujica**.**

  • Sakiko and Mutsumi love Crychic
  • the other three Ave Mujica members have found their way out.
  • Ave Mujica was a band full of conflict and negativity.

Therefore, the plot for the next six episodes lacks coherence.

5. Character/Plot Regression: After the "It’s Mygo" story, the five Mygo characters feel like strangers with no connection, as if "It’s Mygo" never happened. In Mygo episode 13, Tomorin learned to lead the group forward, Rikki learned to awkwardly express kindness, Soyo learned to move on from Crychic, and Wild Cat found her place. But in this episode, the characters regress back to how they were at the start of "It’s Mygo". No one shows a sense of belonging to Mygo, no one cares about Anon and Wild Cat, and no one cares about the upcoming mygo live. That’s why the CN community sympathizes with Anon—it’s essentially a criticism of the editor.

6 Weak Character Development & the instrumental use of characters: CN fans love Mygo for its well-developed characters, but in Ave Mujica characters are barely developed. Mutsumi gets the most screen time, yet her character doesn’t change at all between episodes 4-7. Mutsumi inexplicably loves Sakiko, Mortis is just a child, and after three episodes of conflict, Mortis suddenly decides to give up leadership after Soyo says three words. Sakiko struggles with her self-esteem, and after Soyo says "I understand you", she suddenly decides to change. This kind of character development is a failure. The remaining three characters of Ave Mujica have had almost no development in the past seven episodes.

I think it's worth noting that you dont need to agree with these ideas mentioned above. It's normal for different communities to have different perspectives. This post is not for debating who is right or wrong, but simply to showcase some diverse viewpoints. So feel free to share what you think!

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