Mirai Nikki (TV)

Yukiteru Amano is a shy middle schooler who regularly keeps track of what he does in his daily life by writing down all of his activities on his phone—a digital diary. Despite having no friends at school, Yukiteru is frequently seen talking to his supposedly imaginary friends Deus Ex Machina, the god of time and space; and Deus' servant, Mur Mur.

One day, Yukiteru wakes up and discovers that certain events of his day are preemptively displayed on his cellphone. While initially dismissing it as a coincidence, he slowly realizes that the incidents written in his phone actually take place in the near future. After spending the day benefiting from this new asset, Yukiteru learns that his classmate Yuno Gasai possesses a similar diary.

As the two team up to defeat an odd pursuer and head back to their respective homes, Deus Ex Machina explains that they—alongside 10 other contestants—have been drawn into a survival game whose victor will become the deity's successor. With no other options, Yukiteru and Yuno must use their cellphones—now called "Future Diaries"—to survive this unforgiving battle royale.

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Gasai, Yuno Main

Murata, Tomosa Japanese

Amano, Yukiteru Main

Togashi, Misuzu Japanese

Uryuu, Minene Supporting

Aizawa, Mai Japanese

Akise, Aru Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Hirasaka, Yomotsu Supporting

Kawahara, Yoshihisa Japanese

Mur Mur Supporting

Honda, Manami Japanese

Deus Ex Machina Supporting

Wakamoto, Norio Japanese

Kasugano, Tsubaki Supporting

Sendai, Eri Japanese

Houjou, Reisuke Supporting

Sanada, Asami Japanese

Ikusaba, Marco Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Saitou, Shigeru Producer

Hiramatsu, Kiyonori Producer

Hosoda, Naoto Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Jun 19, 2024

Murasaki0835

Recommended

So i recently finished this anime , future diary is recommended highly because of its plot and main characters ( amano yuki and yuno gasai ) .

Pros :
1 - Good Adaptation
2 - Fast Pacing ( episodes ends quickly in my POV )
3 - Good Plot ( a future - time travel based plot which was started like 2 decades ago ( anime itself being a decade old ) , author has my applause )
4 - Good Ending ( Also watch sequel - Future diary OVA )

Cons :
1 - Bad story narrations ( No proper Story Building , its just random )
2 - Poor ... Character development ( excluding yuno and yukki )


Overall my rating is 8 , Future diary is a must watch anime when you are bored ! Although you may feel little confused in some places but at the end of the anime you will realize how good the plot is . Thank you

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 20, 2024

Supersonic_Pain

Mixed Feelings

I struggle to call this a "good" show but it's definitely entertaining.

Like seven different girls have their tits out, nipples included, two of those are either during or shortly after their rape-involved backstories, there is a lot of shitty CGI, the MC is a crybaby, it has flaws for sure but it's a fun show and that's all that I can ask for, given some of the shit I've seen this year alone

Unlike a certain show I've seen that also has 12 holders of the titular object, this DOES have fun battles and stuff throughout, which I am very happy with. Given that there are ... 12 diary holders and 26 episodes, the pacing is pretty snappy and it's always moving, which does have its drawbacks.

Let's talk about the diary holders.

The First (aka our MC) is, as I described above, a bitch. A whiny crybaby. I don't remember him being this insufferable in the manga but maybe it's like Zenitsu (who I actually like but that's neither here nor there) where having to HEAR him makes him worse. He does EVENTUALLY grow some balls and we even get a good arc where he's working in harmony with Yuno as a pair and pulling off a pretty wicked plan but even that kind of falls to the wayside and he kind of regresses.

The Second, let's be honest, it's probably why you're here. I wouldn't say she's my FAVORITE yandere but she has earned the title of Yandere Queen for a reason. Yuno is batshit insane and carries the anime whenever it's dragging by sheer yandere power. My problem is less with her and more with the First. Bro, just kiss the girl. "waaaah! waaaah! I have a hot psycho killer girlfriend!" Second-world problems, my man, hit the weights, take a shower, get a fucking clue. Like, I know that's considered a problem in-story too but even so, I still have to watch this story with my own eyes, you can't just make him insufferable and go "erm, it's part of the story!" like yeah, it is, but you know?

Third, lmao, moving on (for what it's worth, he did his part well)

I thought the Fourth was okay. I enjoyed his part in the story, even if his end result was a little underwhelming.

I thought the Fifth was unlikeable. And, yeah, I guess that's probably the point but it would have been nice to smack the piss out of that wimpy coward. I guess good job?

FUCK the Sixth. I guess, like with the Fifth, I'm not supposed to like her, but I would've at least stomped on her handball or something for what she tried to do with Yuno. I know this was the rape backstory that WAS in the manga but tbh, I kinda feel like this one was less necessary? I get why it's here, I guess, but considering what her life is like outside of the sexual abuse, I don't think she'd be a very pleasant person anyway.

Speaking of rape, the Seventh! I actually really like the Seventh. Other than Second and Ninth, they're probably my favorite diary holder. They provide a nice balance to the main protagonists and I think their arc was one of the highlights.

I genuinely have no feelings on the Eighth. She's just kinda there. I guess she's "the good diary holder" but I didn't feel much of a connection there.

The Ninth is probably the second fan favorite and for good reason. We get lots of time to bond with her, she's got a decent little subplot, nice fights with Yuki, I'm glad it wasn't JUST Yuki and Yuno (although I do have a gripe to discuss later).

I honestly forget the Tenth even exists a lot of the time. Maybe it's because they end up befriending Yuki after but like he's just some weird dog boy.

Tbh, I kinda wish the Eleventh was in it more? It's not that I like him so much, I've just GOTTA have more but... there's no real arching antagonist, it's just the author pointing Yuno at the nearest target and firing. I feel like the Eleventh would make a lot of sense as the main antagonist but he's just a diary holder at this point.

The Twelfth isn't in it much but he's funny. I kinda wish he was in it more because he doesn't get much screentime and is the subplot to someone else's arc.

Other than that, I really liked Akise. I kinda forgot he even existed before watching the anime so it was a nice surprise to see him again.

Although speaking of Akise... I don't really get why the Survival Game even exists? Deus Ex Machina HAS an assistant, why didn't he just go "fuck you, Murmur, you're God now"? I guess she's shown time and time again to be biased and not qualified but you're telling me a five year old child is?

I guess maybe they convinced him it'd be funnier to do a Survival Game?

But also, how exactly does this work?

Deus Ex Machina is dying and it doesn't seem like he was attacked, it just seems like natural causes.

So if someone were to win this Survival Game, are they immortal? Are they eventually going to have to pick a successor? Gods in this series seem as susceptible to physical attacks as a normal human being but they also don't seem to age? How exactly did Deus start dying?

Speaking of Deus, I wanna talk about Murmur for a second. I thought the post-ED epilogue skits were a nice touch, I found them chuckle-worthy and while you could have easily done a preview, I think it made me connect a lot more with Murmur than in the manga.

I mentioned rape earlier and I feel like this leans into the trashier aspect of the show. Basically every attractive female has their tits out at one point or another in the show. Second, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, both Hinata and Mao, even Yuki's crush pre-Yuno? Like, I'm not deducting points for it or anything but damn.

Also, it's very Yuki/Yuno-centric? Which, yeah, absolute masterclass of a doctorate thesis there, SSP, "the main character is the focus of the show" but idk, I think it would've been cool to see some non-First/Second diary holders squaring off. Imagine Fourth v. Ninth v. Twelfth or Fifth v. Eighth.

So how does this death game end?

I actually really like it, although if you watch all the way to the end past the last ED, it starts poking at it to undo it, which I am not happy with.

I won't spoil how it ends but it's a nice, bittersweet end that I think fits the story.

Idk, it's kind of a junk food series. I wouldn't say it's an Objectively Good, scholarly masterpiece. It's kind of schlocky and more of a junk food show that you can blow through in a week or two. If you wanna watch a yandere go sicko mode on a bunch of fools, I would recommend. I don't think it's for everyone but it certainly has an audience, it's very popular for a reason.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Oct 27, 2024

ezbie

Not Recommended

Dropped after watching just the second episode. This is also my second time trying to watch this anime.

The first episode presents the main protagonists and the premises upon which the show will run, which is a game where every participant has a "future diary" that lets them see the future. The final goal of the game is to kill everyone else so as to become the god of Time and Space, the guy who set up this game in the first place.

I personally don't find this premise amazing but I think it has potential to make up for a great show, but upon watching the ... second episode I realized the writers had bad writing skill and it becomes a giant mess in the second episode already. It was boring, cringey, childish and led me to think this couldn't get any better on the following episodes.

Thank God I didn't waste more time on this one.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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