Trese: Entre deux mondes

Dubbing is not the main issue for me anymore, Liza Soberano may have sounded quite flat but my concern is more about the content... the details and subtleties. I have not yet read the comic book, ergo my comments are solely based on the anime. I understand how Trese as a comic book and an anime represents our pop culture. But for me, it lacked a lot of the folkloric elements as it geared towards appeasing what's pop or trendy as of the moment. Like how the creators could have explored that more, the juxtaposition of the folkloric and modern-day elements. Trese is a Lakan. She's the guardian in between two worlds. She could have an arsenal of tools and weapons that transcends from north to south of the Philippines at her disposal. Trese could have garlic ampoules or bullets drenched in garlic juice , a buntot-pagi or stingray tail lasso also known to ward off aswangs and other mythical creatures, sacred oil potions like the lana. The possibility of showcasing a part of our pre-hispanic culture and beliefs is endless. Though it reminds me of the following...Constantine, the K-drama Haunted House for Sale, and the manga and anime Mushishi. Overall, it is an ambitious take on the renaissance of Pinoy comics and a leap towards the reinvention of our animation, a far cry from the then Disney sandbox we've been trying hard to emulate.

So I want to start by saying that I don't know anything about Filipino culture. I also don't think you have to know about a culture to understand if a story is told well. This story wasn't told well.

The dialogue is mediocre. The characters have no depth and nobody actually grows. Everyone explains how they feel without showing it, which is a big problem with most shows tbh. Explaining what had happened just to fill in the blank spots so that the viewer understands characters' motives is lazy writing. We're watching a show Brenda, not listening to an audiobook.

Except for a couple of characters, the designs are not memorable at all. You don't really know who is who and why are they doing the things they do is so poorly explained. The alliances make no sense. Trying to fit in all that info and characters and events in 6 episodes was obviously a bad idea.

I like gore, but strangely even the gore felt out of place sometimes.

It's not the worst show I've seen, but I'm not gonna remember this. Watch it if you have nothing else to watch.

The writing and delivery of dialogue in this show is incredibly wooden. None of the characters feel realistic and I don't care about any of them. It's a shame because the animation is good and the stories are interesting.

The quality of anime was great!!! Great backgrounds and art. The voice actors were top notch.

The dialogue felt a bit rushed at times, although a great story overall. Still many unanswered questions which could prompt another season or concluding film.

As other reviewers have said, the artsyle is highly reminiscent of DC animated projects. For a story that "Trese" has, the artsyle fits like a glove. Character designs are unique and captures the eeriness of the supernatural beings. Casting a female lead instead of the stereotypical male "bridge-between-two-worlds" lead was an excellent move.

Excellent vocal performance, including the Japanese dub. The Filipino dub however, particulary that of Alexandra's, leaves much to be desired.

"Trese" suffers greatly from flaws that bring the animation's quality down. To name a few, these are the abundant presence of plot holes, filler scenes, unexplained events and devices that the show expects the viewers would have prior knowledge about, unnecessary scenic shots, and "info-dumps"

A cookie-cutter style of storytelling with a rushed plot development hampers the potential "Trese" could have reached.

Comprehensively, "Trese" is a show that would keep you entertained throughout; provided that you would be viewing it at a superficial level to ignore its faults. It has a generic concept that was made interesting by its setting and characters. Nonetheless, I am optimistic that if a second season was to be made, it would fix its preceding deficiencies and deliver an excellent show than its predecessor.