Enjoyment score:9/10
+ unique and immersive setting
+ Cool and interesting MAIN characters
+ nice character relationships
+ complex themes for those who pay attention
+ avoids generic storytelling
+ changing story elements and ideas
+ no generic antagonist/ protagonist (all characters have distinct personalities)
- pacing too fast
- back story over kill for supporting characters
- limited backstory for main characters
Art:
Art enjoyment score: 7/10
+ interesting 3d effects on characters and environments
+ beautiful scenes
+ changing styles
+ cool and detailed characters
- Nothing really changes from a traditional art style
Personal mini review:
I went into [C] not expecting much, and coming out with another anime in my top 10 list. This anime is original and smart, I enjoyed every episode of it's short series, the main 5 or so characters are very memorable, however the supporting characters do not leave much of a footprint in the sand. This series deals with adult and understandable themes such as an individuals present moment and their future, love and the changing of the world before someone's eyes. The character relationships grow in a fantastic way which leads to you not wanting the series to end. The pacing of the show is pretty bad however, it feels like they were shoving too much Into each episode, I believe it could have been even better if they stretched the series over more episodes or made some of the less interesting (still interesting just not as interesting as the main) story lines shorter.
This series definitely deserves a season two or light novel expansion, it is under rated and deserves more praise than it has received.
*minor spoilers*
The ending is fairly open ending leaving you too choose your own ending, there are two highly discussed ones, and there is relevant evidence for both, I'm not sure if this was done on purpose to allow for both parties to enjoy the ending or whether neither of them fit the writers ending at all and the ending is what it is.
