Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko

I'm not sure that this anime is very "amazing." But it is very different. I really enjoyed it. after watching over 300 different anime; they all start to feel the same. I often feel like I can see the future when watching them. Its like when something happens I can tell what "world line" the story is progressing down and what options are still open for the ending. Its like, "well, I guess this anime is going down that route."

but this anime was very different, and disturbing, and I'm going to go read the manga for the rest of the story.

you can read the other ... reviews for pretty much the rest of the stuff you might want to know.

Story: 7

Art: 5 was kinda childish so not that great

Sound: 10 Didn't really pay much attention but it had catchy op and ed. and the death sounds made me cringe so i guess it was good.

Characters 10: I thought the characters were pretty different. a few of them were pretty lame. some of them were not fully revealed because anime is only half of story. I like the main character for her strong sense of right and wrong and willingness to help people. It isn't the stupid type of main character hero complex. at least I didn't feel that way. she just is a genuinely happy helpful girl who will help someone in trouble. She seems to make friends with the underdogs but doesn't even notice that they are underdogs. its like she doesn't realize how bad humans can be, but she is only an elementary school student.

Enjoyment: 9

Overall: 8 would give a higher score, but after finishing it felt like if I got past the unusual layout or something then the base story was.. idk, I couldn't tell if I liked it so much because it was that good or if it was just the perfect anime to watch after getting bored of the usual anime. I think I was just in the right mood for it. but it is still pretty good.

The anime's weakest point is its inability to adapt the entire manga story. This results in an ending with many unresolved plot points and an open conclusion. Also, the 13-episode anime attempts to adapt six manga volumes, causing the narrative to progress rapidly. Because of this, they omitted some scenes and dialogues that would make the story more understandable.

Despite these shortcomings, I really enjoyed the show's direction. Since the anime didn't want to fully commit to the manga's level of violence, it creatively adapted some of the manga's most disturbing moments without being totally explicit and that was impressive.

I recommend this anime as complementary material ... to the manga, but not as a standalone product.

Narutaru is an anime that I became interested in due to some reviews that gave me hope that this was some kind of hidden gem that was similar to Evangelion. Little did I know it would be no where near that except maybe in tone alone.

Narutaru provides more questions than answers with various things that add some charm and direction, but never really ties anything off, and to that point, nothing really felt relevant to the overall plot despite it somehow progressing things. There are many times where you're introduced to new characters or information regarding the cast, only for that information to end there, ... leaving you confused not at the information, but rather what the point even was in revealing it if it meant that nothing of any real impact would come of it; not even a real, definitive answer to previous questions the viewer might have had.

The show has an almost interesting premise. It's an adult-themed shows that deals with individuals and their issues and how those issues unfold going forward. All of this with the extra aspect that some of the characters either have or are aware of the existence of the monsters or 'dragons' that inhabit the world.

The pacing, information given without payoff, and the ending have a cadence that's very much that of an anime that was given only 13 30-minute episodes to try and tell the entire story, and thus, was unable to make a decent show given how much they had to cut.

I wouldn't recommend this anime to anyone, but it does have some interesting aspects in it's adult themes despite seemingly being meant to be a children's horror show. That being said, this show is definitely not for children, and if you're looking for something "messed up" just to sate that urge, it still falls flat for adult viewers.
If you do watch this anime, you'll for the most part be disappointed but could maybe takeaway something from it in viewing.