The anime as a whole, I must say, is awesomely created. Everything is perfect: the characters, the act, even the storyline. A superbly crafted series, R.O.D. the TV manages to leave nothing to the imagination, yet conveys an intellectual involvement that is interesting on so many levels.
The story, to begin with, is superb. The episodes moves from one to another in seamless sequence. Not for a moment does one feel out of place. The exciting parts are long and aplenty, and the soft and melancholy parts do not bore. Highly emotional at times, yet completely cohesive in its entirety, the story gets a definite 10.
The character design is excellent as well. The female characters are, not to put too fine a point on it, dee-LICIOUS!! On their part, the male characters, too, live up to expectations. Overall the characters are well-designed and even better, well-conceptualised. Each character is perfectly natural in his/her role, and while watching an episode, one may well be forgiven for losing track of reality.
The soundtrack for the show, though not overly spectacular, is nevertheless quite good. The opening track (R.O.D. by YKZ) is a thumping good song, and will have you jiving to it soon enough. The ending tracks (there are 2) are good too. The first, Moments in the Sun by kazami, gets you really mellow with its reggae-ish background music and really smooth vocals. In comparison, the second theme, Confidence by Rieko Miura, isn't all that good, and does not at all gel with the pessimistic mood of the later episodes.
In conclusion, then, I'd just like to say that R.O.D the TV is an awesome anime that you have to, have to, watch. I don't care if you have to beg, borrow or steal for it, just watch it!!!! And once you do, I guarantee you: you will LOVE it!
