The short series, big on story but...
It needs a second or third season.
Yumekui Merry as a series gives a very strong showing. It takes place in dreams where supernatural beings dubbed dream demons either help people reach their dreams in life, or form a more parasitic bond to take control of their lives. There is more than one antagonist and plenty of action to accompany them. There is also some real moral questions brought up when dealing with these dream creatures.
Merry herself is the exception, she comes from the dream world and is manifested as a real girl in ours. But she wants to go home. The main character on the other hand has the ability to see if people will have a bad dream, as well as if they have a monster attached to them. Together they confront these monsters in their journey to find a way to send her home. I won't spoil the story more than that. The series picks up and doesn't let you go even into the last episode. But if you are looking for some real solutions to questions that...
Great Visual Style but story is incomplete
Dream Eater Merry reminds me of Soul Eater in its visual approach especially with the dream demons and how each has their own unique dream world seperate from all others. The story is pretty solid and the chacaters are given enough development. The show balances the action and drama pretty well and it doesn't waste time on throw-away episodes save for one beach episode, but even there the story is advanced at least somewhat. There really isn't much of any romantic development between the lead male character and Merry, but the opening sequence of the episodes suggest that there is some past connection between the two. While there is some comedy, the show is actually quite dark especially with what can happen to humans who have made pacts with dream demons.
Where the show falls short is that at 13 episodes, it only feels like a warm-up for a bigger story arc. A much bigger and badder dream demon, Pharos Heracles, with plans to take over the real world is introduced, but...
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I really like this anime and it got to my house on time so I give you guys two glories thumbs up
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