The things I liked about the show:
- The soundtrack and especially the OPening was great. Can't complain about that. You know how most of the time you just skip the opening because you are hearing it for the 20th time? Well this one didn't get old and I listened through it every time. At least for me it means quality when it comes to music in an anime.
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- The emotional character roller-coster with Yukine turning "evil" and coming back was very satisfying and Episode 9 was particularly good in that regard.
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- The idea of gods fighting it out, while not particularly new, felt fresh and more relevant to the real world because of the story being portrayed sort of from Hiyori's perspective. A storytelling trick, but a good one as well.
Things I didn't like that much:
- I'll start with the ending. After the infamous Episode 9 the story takes a sort of cliche-esque turn and plays out rather predictably, which I hate in any story. I'm not really good at figuring the endings and the plot twists out but when I do, that's an indicator of the story being dull or really predictable, at least for me. So there's that.
- The art and animation are mediocre. This might change with the blue-ray coming out, but as of now it's decent at best.
Again, nothing too flashy or special about this title. It's good, and you should watch it if you're into that kind of stuff. Just don't expect too much from it.
