Null Peta

I love this show, and probably for the wrong reasons. I have not cried at a show as much as I have cried at this. I had an emotional breakdown watching this show.

Story: 10/10
This show starts out really really cute and hilarious, at times there is sadness over Null's situation and other times there is a slight unease or anxiety about a lurking something. As the show goes on it really builds on these feelings and the ending was handled so well and I cried like a baby.

Art: 8/10
For a show only a few minutes per episode, it has very solid art and it ... changes to accompany the comedic moments and does a really good job of doing so. There are budget limits for such shows so you cannot expect Demon Slayer animation or anything like that, but sometimes that isn't the point. I, for one, think that the art of a show is mostly irrelevant to the score.

Sound: 8/10
The VAs did a brilliant job at their characters and really expressed emotions well throughout the story.

Character: 8/10
A super-genius child and an overprotective big-breasted mofu-mofu onee-san/ robot. There aren't really any other characters and these two, although not so original, are still done so well. The way Null reacts when Peta passes away is quite heart-wrenching and the way she treats her sister when she is a robot really shows how much we take things for granted - she treats her similar to how she would if her sister were still alive, and it really shows when you take that away how much a person can change.
Null is pretty cute and is a super-funny super-genius who hates her sister's cooking but still loves her more than anything else, which she shows alot throughout the show. She shows great concern for even her robot sister.
Peta is such a comforting character. Although, we don't see much of her real self, we can tell in her robot self that she really cares for Null and it is making me tear up remembering it.

Enjoyment: 10/10
If I have not made it clear already then I shall say again that this show is probably the best hour I have spent in my life and I don't know if I will ever get to relive it again.
Most people will likely get bored and drop the show, or will not think anything other than "just another short show to pass the time". With how many tears I shed watching this show, I disagree with these but each to their own.

Overall: 10/10
Just watch the show, its incredible.

You want to see an five minutes anime who gonna surprise you to the begin to the end? If you'd like, this is Null Peta.
A non sense anime who show us a simple plot, but with a lot of plot twist.
The storytelling, keeping in mind the script. is organic for your genre and becoming a positive surprise. The plot can be a little confusing throughout the episodes, especially in the middle of the anime, but this only highlights the no sense genre in the anime.
At times you might even think "ah this happened because the anime has low budget", may even be that, but the ... development of history makes everything believable and natural.
About the characters, you want more development than this? It's totally organic, you understand who the characters are and they're there for a reason.
Peta's maturing is certainly one of the best and best structured I've ever seen in anime.

In an otherwise weak season, this short anime has somehow became one of my go-to shows every Friday and despite my initial disappointment at the show being revealed to be a short, I ended up liking the show a lot irregardless.

The pacing is undoubtedly masterclass in this. In spite of its short length, Null Peta feels just right. Even at about 4 minutes + 1 minute OP, each episode of the show isn't too long and isn't too short. It hits that mark just right and ends just at the point where you want it to end.

The plot and humour are done fairly ... well, with a very gentle colour palette complementing the scenes really well, giving the whole show a very fairy-tale like presentation that is pleasing on the eyes.

And like other weird Fall shows I like (Flip Flappers for instance), the show does end up tackling some fairly morbid themes with a few plot twists here and there, but the upbeat optimism of the show never falters irregardless.

Would still preferred if they had the OP at the end of each episode though, having the episode just end without even a fade to black is pretty jarring.

7/10