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Story: Very original. I’ve never seen anything like it before. Sure, there’s lots of anime that have a demon and average human as the main characters, but in Neuro it’s done in a unique way. Plus, the mysteries aren’t just solved -- they’re consumed. With each progressive episode, the mysteries get more complex and violent -- and so does the relationship between Neuro and Yako. There’s a good balance of seriousness and comedy.

Animation: It’s nothing special, but not a totally horrible mess either. It may fluctuate from high quality to low quality a few times per episode, but it’s not distracting.

Sound: The opening and ending are catchy and fitting. The background music fits well within the situations.

Characters: Here’s where I’m split on how to score. On the one hand, there are the awesome, unique, well-developed characters: Yako, Neuro, and Godai (Neuro’s other assistant). On the other hand, there are some seriously useless and irrelevant characters. The two policemen are so boring that I can’t even bother to remember their names. They’re the stereotypical “one serious, one silly” team. The most useless of all however is Akane-chan. She’s a living braid of hair that’s attached to a corpse in the wall who acts as a secretary. Yeah, I don’t get it either.

Enjoyment: I found every episode to be interesting, never boring. The one minor annoyance I had was with the same two lines being in every single episode (“The culprit is you!” [Yako] and “This mystery is on the tip of my tongue” [Neuro]), but I suppose it’s a necessary component of the show. And of course the whole character thing I mentioned. read more