Pet

A great psychological thriller with fantasy/supernatural elements that got buried in a busy season.

If you can enjoy an anime where the characters are likeable, but are convincing, or where a lot happens that contradicts itself, but done in the context of the show to make its setting more believable, you'll enjoy this.

I wouldn't call this a thought intensive anime like some of the other reviews, that's people stroking their ego.
If you can understand basic plot devices and watch attentively (not texting, not gaming second monitor) you will fully understand this show.

I think more people should give it a chance, it works ... well as a weekend binge.

Good sound design, good voice acting, GREAT animation/artwork, fairly good story, interesting premise that will keep you watching until the end.

6 - I liked it. Didn't regret watching, but probably wouldn't watch a 2nd time if nostalgia bias didn't exist. Probably had a good message, was a guilty pleasure, or the story was solid.

The last three episodes of this anime was definitely a roller coaster, and in a good way, too. It makes me hope that the story will continue if it finished that strong. That's as far as I'll go with spoilers. The previous 10 episodes were kind of just okay though.

So I do have more praise for this anime than I do nitpicking. I have to remind myself that a 6 isn't necessarily ... bad. The difference between a 6 and a 7 is "Do I want to watch this for a second time?" and the answer here is no. I'd like to see if the story continues, but I feel like I got it the first time, and that's good enough for me.

So what do I start with? The good or the bad? Well, the OP is by TK from whatever the hell band, so that's a plus. The world this anime is set in is also interesting. The idea of an evil company using people to alter people's memories and kill them. It's something different, at least to me. So the originality is basically solid is what I'm saying.

It's a mystery story, and the story unravels very slowly. That may be a knock because it took me until around episode 7 or 8 to really get invested into the story. By then the climax was already in place, and it really took me for a ride.

There are twists! And good twists as well! Not like, "oh, so this was the real enemy!" but like, "Ok! I didn't expect that." And yes, it was mainly near the end of the anime. But it was effective in wanting you to see what will end up happening.

I enjoy that none of the characters are really idiots. They make wrong choices in the sense that they thought what they were doing was right or necessary, but each character is highly intelligent and perceptive. When you have a bunch of characters that are put against each other that are smart, it creates an atmosphere of curiosity. Who is going to outsmart who? Who is going to come out on top? I didn't predict the ending this anime had, and that's good. Being able to listen to a characters inner thoughts while they're interreacting with another person was well done.

So why would I watch it for a second time? It just didn't capitate me like that. The story was solid, animation was solid, but it didn't blow me away. I'm not coming out of this anime thinking, "wow episode 4-7 was awesome!" I can only say that for a few episodes, and even then I may be gassing some of those up. It's solid. That's all I can say. But would I want to watch this again with future wifey? Nah, I'm not wasting her time. And that's where I stand on this being a 6.

It's fine, but it aint that good.

Do not be fooled by all the high scores reviews on here.

Let me explain, PET is a confusing mess that tries to pass off as a psychological triller.
After watching all 13 episodes, I am left puzzled. Here are the questions I had.

Who are the good guys, who are the bad guys?
The series just had characters show up without explaining who they are.
Characters such as Mei Ling are not explained what her power is.
One episode they may seem to be good, the next episode seem to be bad (Tsukasa and Katsuragi).
It’s confusing because we do not even know who the main character is/are. What is the ... company? An evil organisation?Who is the CEO? Is being asked to join the company as an employee good or bad?

What is the whole plot of the show about?
The series did not provide the characters objective or give any purpose. They just pit a bunch of people who are supposed to have mind control or psychic powers against each other.

What are the meaning of the terms used?
Words such as “babies”,”lock”,”image”,”peak giver”, “door” and “valleys” were constantly used without a proper explanation as to what they mean.
Dialogues in Chinese were hard to understand, I am Chinese and I don’t understand what the characters were saying.

To summaries, after completing all 13 episodes, I still did not know what this series is about. The only redeeming thing about this horrible series is it’s op and ed which is by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure. 1/10