Switch

Despite seeming a bit like your average police/investigation anime, it's actually pretty interesting.

The interactions between some of the characters are somewhat thought provoking and you end up questioning just how much trust they should put in each other. Since it's only a 2 episode OVA series, it lacks some character development but the characters do have an overall personality.

The animation is smooth and it doesn't look weird at all. In my opinion, the art only looks a bit different from what we usually see in anime. There's nothing too unique about it.

The opening song was nice and the ending song wasn't bad. The overall ... background sounds/OSTs weren't very memorable but I don't think it was too bad either. There was nothing that was annoying or felt out of place.

The biggest problem with Switch was the lack of information. We don't get to a chance to learn more about Kai who, in my opinion, is the most interesting character. Despite that, the ending was a bit of a shock so you don't get a very boring ending. When you finish the series, you shouldn't feel like you've wasted your time.

Story: 9
Art: 10
Sound: 10
Character: 8
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 9

I never had heard of Switch before until I randomly stumbled upon it. From what I saw the art looked fairly well done, and both episodes were only thirty minutes, so I was intrigued to see what it was about. And overall I wasn't too disappointed by the hour long OVA.

Story (8/10): the plot of the show reminded me of a James Bond movie, which was the main reason I decided to keep watching. It's centered around a police narcotics division trying to bust a group selling the notorious drug Funny Angel, or FA. It's thrilling, has a sense of suspense and causes you ... to think a little. The overall world is quite immersive since the story moves so quickly, reminding me a lot like a movie. My only complaint is how many unanswered questions the show leaves, not only at the end, but throughout the whole thing. I can recall thinking in the last few minutes "what the fuck??" way too many times.

Art (7/10): there's nothing terribly unique about the art style or the overall animation. It's well done, and the characters are nice to look at. Yet again, there wasn't anything that was extremely hard to execute on a visual level.

Sound (8/10): the soundtrack worked well with the vibe of the story, which again reminded me of a secret agent/spy movie. It wasn't something that's extremely noteworthy, but it was definitely used well to fit the show.

Character (6/10): the characters were okay. There was quite a few of them, varying in importance, but none of them were really developed. If someone asked me to describe the characters, I wouldn't know what to say. At the most all I could do is divide them into two categories: the criminals and the cops. I especially wouldn't know what to say for Kai, who I guess would be considered the main character. We never know his motivations for wanting to protect Hal- let alone any character's motivation. Does Kai love Hal, or does he want to help his best friend? We'll never know! As a side note, there weren't any girl characters. This didn't bother me, but it was just odd to realize every character was male.

Enjoyment (8/10): watching the show in one sitting and being able to take it in such a short amount of was very enjoyable to me. The plot was interesting and grabbed my attention, allowing me to be immersed in the story. The hour watching the show was well-spent in my opinion.

Overall I'd recommend Switch to anyone wanting to watch something short and interesting, maybe needing something to pull them out of an anime slump.

I expected much more with Switch and honestly, I was extremely disappointed. It's the cheesiest, most boring, overdramatic animes I have ever seen.

Story Rating: 5
The story is just your basic police story. Just a bunch of cops trying to stop some kind of drug and weapon possession. Basically, they did something bad. You can have no clue on what these guys did to get in trouble with authorities and you'll follow it easily. Basically, the story is just kind of bland but probably the only thing that tried to hold this anime together.

Art Rating: 4
Being an 'old' anime, I didn't expect much for ... the animation portion. The colors are extremely muted and the art style is pretty generic. Nothing stands out to make it look like anything new or spectacular. It's just like animation backwash. Then again, I didn't expect much.

Sound Rating: 1
TIME FOR WHAT I F*CKING HATE ABOUT THIS SHOW!
For the voice actors, a lot of these people actually went on to do more note worthy roles so, i'm glad they got a job after this. However, none of them had any situation to give it their all. I guess they did their best with what was handed to them. Maybe except one actor who had to have their voice so high they sound like Alvin in the goddamn chipmunks. Yeah, you're suppose to take this anime seriously.

Now, the music....THE F*CKING MUSIC! I hated it so much! It's what made the show practically unwatchable. It was placed at parts that were so unneeded and played in scenes that were so boring yet, they make it sound like a dramatic war movie or something. Again, you're suppose to take this anime seriously. How the all sweet lords of hell am I suppose to take it seriously when you play someone banging on piano keys over two people talking about FLOWERS!

So...STUPID!

Character Rating: 3
I probably would have liked the characters a lot more if they one; made more episodes of the series or two; actually gave these characters some time together to actually work off each other. That's what makes a character, a character, to see their personalities work off or with other personalities. There's a few scenes with our main characters but they go by so fast you can miss them. How am I suppose to get invested in these characters if you don't show them having any personality. Kai, I guess would be the only exception. I actually kind of cared about him through out the episodes. Everyone else, EEEEHHH Fuck 'em!

Enjoyment Rating: 1
This anime was...so....BORING, and stupid, and bland. Just a forgettable, waste of time. It's so disappointing. You expect something good like with something 'Psycho Pass' did or maybe like 'Death Note'. But, it doesn't even try to be anything new or inventive. It's just something to pass the time with, in a very lame way.

Overall Rating: 3
Overall, this anime is not worth your time to watch. I didn't hate it and I might read the manga since I hears it's much better (andIdonthavetolistentoanyfuckingoverthetopmusic), I just got disappointed much like in the way 'Mirai Nikki' did.

Unless you want to be the kind of Otaku who has seen every. single. anime. ever! I say this one you can definitely skip. It may be short but, going through an hour of this just isn't worth anything.