Norageki!

Story: 6/10
Well, the story has potential, but wasn’t explained well. I was rather confused at the end, so I had to watch it again. It had a lot of symbolism and references to the game of roulette. Even the prisoners are actually named after roulette slots (R,N,V stands for red, black and green… in French). It has a few plot twists, which will keep you entertained, though.

Characters: 4/10
The characters lack names and personalities. They only reveal small pieces of their background story, which wasn’t enough to care much for them.

Animation: 7/10
The characters looked a bit awkward and their movements appeared a bit stiff. At first ... I couldn’t realize it, but they were created with cel-shaded animation. Hand-draw and classic 3D were also used at some points, which was… confusing for my eyes. However, the backgrounds were detailed and futuristic.

Sound: 5/10
The cat sounds were totally fake (but funny). The music wasn’t that bad, but didn’t seem to fit with the story at some points. The voice acting was decent, but I have seen/heard better.

Enjoyment: 6/10
It was a good short story, which will leave you wondering. The ending didn’t make much sense, but is kind of poetic and symbolic.
--SPOILER WARNING--
The boy was most probably a government spy and knew the cat was carrying a virus. Thanks to him the humanity ends up infected in the end. It is a roulette game where the bets are human lives.
--END OF SPOILERS--

Overall: 6/10
It is a short animation with some good ideas. I suggest you give it a try, but there are better sci-fi animes out there.

Rate a 5
English Dubbed

Story
Animation wastes no time for the mystery and immerses the audience straight away. I suppose this direct approach is okay for it allows you to connect with the characters on the ‘what’ principle. Which is vial on a mystery genre. Conclusion has a nice remark about life although was a tad confusing at least upon one watch through. My understanding was that it plays off the old saying of life is a gamble. Although, is it? That is the question raised.

Art
Computer generated. It is okay I guess not perfect. For some reason the visual appears to be faded with this drawing approach ... in comparison to the background.

Overall: If you want a psychological mystery this would be a safe bet. Especially if you lack large amounts of free time. This movie could also be enjoyed for those who are political and or skeptics.