It's a good anime, that managed to capture my attention. It resides at the top among my Good animes.
It delves in the mind of a creator, not getting too hard-core and also keeping anime elements. Eriri's realisation in season 2 is one of the realest realities, having experienceed that myself. To Grow Up as a creator, it's not so easy as just going down a system created by the society. And more so for prodigies.
A game is essentially a team work. That resonates within the anime too. No season or the movie alone is enough to bring out its essence. But the 2 seasons and the movie togethe create one amazing portrayal of reality.
But my favourite part is this. The anime makes the name true. Boring Katou of season 1 does become a girlfriend Katou at the end of the movie. And that's done slowly, making every part of the her becoming real and consistent with everything. And she doesn't become that in some magical ways, like Frome Me to You; in a more scientific, logical way. Both ways are equal, btw. But this is the 1st time I've seen a fully scientific way like this, with no magic and yet is so good.Pulling off this path, in an anime, is a huge feat. It's so risky, not even 1% animes are like these. And that's the case in all genres. And it pulled off better than many big movies too (Such as The Matrix).
So, hats off to Saekano and everyone related in the production of it. ❤❤❤🤠
P.S. And with this, Japan is now no.1 in my Must Visit Countries list, crossing Switzerland.