Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO

So, i have actually planned to watch this many times before but i haven`t, i just read some reviews and changed my mind, and oh man, how dumb could i have been.

So let me start by saying that this anime actually has a high thinking story to it, so if you`re into simple and more let`s say "given to you on a plate" type of story, it`s not for you. You need to think when you watch it and you will understand everything, it`s very easy to understand once you catch the line, but it has some very well put story and twists.

Story: 10 ... |- If this anime came out more recently i`m sure it would`ve been so so so much more popular, it`s so underrated, the whole story, from beginning to end, all the little details even the little ones that you think are insegnificant, are so well thought and put together and it slowly makes you understand what`s happening, they all tie together. There weren`t no missing or story holes in it. There are also some parts to it that very well depict real life, as you will see in some well..scenes for the not weak hearted. It will really play with your emotions, feelings and mind and make you rethink lot`s of things, if you want to throw your laptop out of the window then watch 3-4 episodes, if you want to cry watch 3-4 more episodes and if you just wanna get anxiety and depression watch 3-4 more. I`m kidding, or am i? But seriously, it has everything, it gets you to love everything that happens, and to want more and to know what happens next. This is one of the few animes i`ve seen with such extended and complicated yet breathtaking plot that just is so well put together and makes sense.

Characters: 10|- Every single character in the show has it`s purpose, there isn`t one character that is a side character(besides let`s say the cashier at some store), Every character has it`s own background and story behind, and they all tie together with the main plot as well as with the main character, there are quite a few characters and you will get attached to all of them, besides the one/s that you will hate with all your being(heads up). The main character is very smart and actually on his feet, he knows what to do and acts much more like a real person would. He is very likeable, and i really loved all the hardships he went thru, after everything that happened he could still smile..He is smart, strong and the most important never gives up.

Audio: 9| - The audio and voice acting were really enjoyable and great, the background sounds and voices were clear and everything just sounded as it should, like everything was in the right place. The opening and ending music is also enjoyable. And again, great voice acting.

Few warnings | - As i said this isn`t really the type of show you watch with your familly, it does have some really how should i say, graphical scenes..? As well as some other things that most wouldn`t find enjoyable(those with a weak heart), there are also some R+ scenes that aren`t really happy if you know what i mean(very few).

Overall: 10| - I highly recommend anyone who hasn`t watched it, to give it a try, it`s a must watch in my opinion, especially for those more mature mentally, well, not kids. I have enjoyed it a lot, and out of 700 or so anime that i`ve seen, it goes into the 3rd place for me. It just came out at a bad time that`s why it`s so very underrated. Just the story alone kept me watching and made me want to know more, it`s a unique kind of anime in my opinion. I`m trying to keep this as spoiler-free as i can so i wont say anything more. It was a masterpiece, and the sequel 1 episode after-story was the perfect happy kind of episode. For those of you that want to know about the sad-happy type of ending, i will just say, don`t worry :) Give it a watch! I`m glad this anime is my first review on MAL

Meant to write this ages ago and I accidentally wrote it in the comments section of my personal rating.

I struggle with my rating for this because the first half or so of the series had a really good thing going. It was very suspenseful and kept me on edge. Then about halfway through it brought in some new plot elements which added a different sub-genre to the series. About 2/3 of the way through the series it shifted genres completely and at that point it didn't really even feel like the same series. The final episode left many plot holes and unanswered questions, although it ... is hard to seamlessly wrap up stories involving time paradoxes. This show overly complicates things by employing both the grandfather paradox and causal loops. The protagonist must repeat the past several times over until they have taken the course of action which will alter the future. Yet we find out they are continuously stuck in the same casual loop despite this. There is a lot of fancy talk about causality, but not real explanation or conclusion on the subject. The one thing I will compliment them on is at least they took out the incest which apparently is abundant in the original visual novel.

What a fucking mess. That's what this series is. I'm going to advise anyone who is reading this that to not put your expectations anywhere near subpar... actually, don't bother with this series at all, and I'll explain why.

This series is a visual novel based adaption that has various elements of other genres. The problem is that these genres are not incorporated in any logical form whatsoever. Many times you will be left wondering what it is that you are even watching. To some that might be a good thing as it can be an element of surprise, but I assure you, you won't feel ... any emotion other than frustration. Nothing makes any coherent sense and that's the biggest problem with this. The themes the series shows at its audience do not feel natural at all. It's as if the author just picked randomly whatever elements of genres they thought was cool or "dark" and just threw them into this... corspe.

The main protagonist is dreadful. There is only one quality about him that one might consider a strength, and that is his unique personality... make no mistake however, his personality does NOT make up for his sheer stupidity and lack of common sense. There are many times where the stakes are dire and he (without spoiling) has the means to change things around with ease, but instead decides to keep going with brute force like it's so effective (it's not at all). It's just irritating to no end and it's so obviously done because the story demands that there must be conflict.

Characters apart from the protagonist are, more often than not, horrible proxies just to excuse the author's "dark" (practically fetish) forced genre elements---all of which, most of them being female. I mentioned before that this was based on a visual novel. Well the thing is, it's not just some ordinary visual novel, but an eroge (or hentai) one. No, there is no straight up hentai content, but I don't think I need to explain where I'm going with this as I'm sure you can see why I mentioned female characters and the author's "dark" elements. It's tiresome, plain and simple.

Lastly, the story is just a try hard sci-fi flick where it wants to be this awesome "woah, what a twist" type of story. It just doesn't work and there is a lot of material---more so towards the latter portion of the series---where the author really just did not think the story all the way through. Lots of unanswered questions, half-assed exposition for important plot events, bad characterization which coupled with a bad MC makes an unpleasant experience, and a nonsense of an ending. Yeah, the ending wasn't even like a "wow, that was great." No, it was unrewarding.

Please consider yourself warned for this mess.