Summary
Viral Hit episode 3 combines action, romance, and social commentary brilliantly, proving its quality despite its lack of attention. Comments during episode 3's livestream add new momentum, highlighting the importance and depth of a character's martial arts. The fight in episode 3 of Viral Hit is well-balanced with romance, presenting a modern twist on the classic underdog story.
Warning: Spoilers for Viral Hit episode 3Like the first two explosive parts, the third episode of Hit viral continues to prove that the anime adaptation of the original manhwa by author Taejun Pak and illustrator Kim Junghyun is the most underrated series on the internet. Crunchyroll this season. Volume 3 now combines more than one The perfect combination of action and romance to keep all types of viewers on the edge of their seats, but again enhance the wonderfully delivered commentary on the popularity and influence of live streaming on social media about today's youth culture.
While Viral Hit hasn't garnered as much attention as other series on Crunchyroll (still sitting at three thousand ratings at the time of writing), the series continues to prove its quality with each new installment. . Volume 3 added to the equation is focus on and overall importance of the comments from people watching main character Yoo Hobin's livestream.
While commentaries still help reinforce key moments in live streams or just serve as fun commentary in previous seasons, episode 3 actually introduces a whole new dynamic in how they can work by emphasizing both the other character's importance to the overall story and the martial arts tone. maybe.
Viral Hit's description of NewTube is amazing
Based on the manhwa by Taejun Pak and Kim Junghyun, produced by Okuruto Noboru
Basically, the fight that Hobin was live-streaming only started to gain traction when an up-and-coming MMA fighter named Munseong Kim joins the chat to educate everyone else on the channel. In episodes 1 and 2, most of the comments were essentially the same, as what people were watching wasn't difficult to understand or had an obvious compelling element. Now, in episode 3, anime viewers can see in real time how people's opinions begin to change as the comments that pop up on the side of the screen begin to remember what Kim mentioned. access.
The fight only works because it doesn't saturate the episode, instead allowing the romance to also play an important role, to create a broader appeal.
On the surface, this doesn't seem very interesting, especially when taking into account the number of series that feature fighters on the sidelines commenting on an ongoing battle. However, it's actually quite ingenious considering how the whole scenario played out on social media, which is more relevant to real-life anime viewers than watching a fight unfold in front of them. And of course, the comments from Hobin's live streams still have the same effect as previous episodes, except under completely different circumstances.
There's also a lot of romance in Viral Hit
Of course, combat is actually another standout aspect of episode 3. Just like Viral Hit episode 2, the anime is continuing to bring a more modern, realistic take on the popular classic genre, in which the hero is relatively weak but gains strength. through unconventional means. Although only alluded to previously, viewers finally get to see Hobin's “training” play out during a fierce battlethis further fueled anime viewers' understandable love and appreciation for the growing trope.
Which says, the fight is only as effective as it is because it doesn't saturate the episode, instead, let romance play a major role for broader appeal. This is further emphasized by how the main character in episode 3 is based on a romantic encounter, especially since episode 2 leaves viewers with a tease of the upcoming war, which is only by further proof of how well balanced Viral Hit is.
Most of the actual love scenes themselves also don't draw from any of the common tropes that romance anime often overuse, thus making them even rarer in action series. Suffice it to say, it is for these reasons and many others Hit viral should have gone viral by now.