Nov 16, 2014
Story:
Overall Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi (Sunday Without God) has a very premise. What if god left and people can no longer give birth and, while they can still be 'dead', can no longer be at rest without the help of a 'Gravekeeper', special individuals who have the ability to make the dead move on. And as a show involved with helping various character find peace in order to move on, it can get very emotional.
The pacing for the most part is very good, following 4 mostly self contained arcs over the course of 3 episodes. The arcs are mostly character driven, delving into aspects of
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how society would react to this change in the world.
Some parts of the story however can feel rushed and skimmed over and while the ending was very enjoyable and satisfying, it does leave a lot of the world unexplored and questions unanswered. Episodes 7-9 felt particularly weak in comparison to the rest of the series to me. However the other three arcs were really strong.
If I had to explain it in one sentence I would say that it's like a cross between the best parts of Angel Beats and Torchwood: Miracle Day.
Art:
The art is lovely and consistent throughout. There are certain moments (and hopefully without spoiling too much) that happen when the 'dead' are put to rest which are wonderfully beautiful and very much enjoyable.
Sound:
For me, nothing really stood out too much. However that was partly due to the music matching the gentle and relaxing tone of the anime. It didn't need to stand out and it did its job. It just wasn't memorable. The opening however was very much enjoyable.
Character:
This is where the show stands out. Being a mainly character driven show it's understandable that most of the effort is expended in making the characters three dimensional in order for the emotional conflict to affect the audience.
The majority of the characters only remain for their three episode arc in which time we meet them, learn more about them, and grow to care for them. This is especially prominent in last arc. (I may have cried.)
There are some flaws. Various characters (especially in the 3rd arc) are barely touched on or not touched on at all. And for me a certain character went through a change that seemed to happen too suddenly and with very little explanation. I feel like it could have been handled a lot better. But I understand that 12 episodes isn't much time to fit a lot into.
Enjoyment:
I really enjoyed this. It was sweet and touching and made me cry. There were certain parts that I felt took too long or were glossed over but aside from that Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi was just a really nice series to experience.
Overall:
It's good. It's got relly well done emotional scenes at times but at others there are issues glossed over that I felt could have had more attention paid to them. At 12 episodes long it's definitely worth watching.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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