Art - The art and character design were very pleasing; again, it was a unique anime. Expressions on characters were portrayed very nicely and it's modern anime art style was memorable and you could tell it was well funded. I must say I really admire the clothing they designed for Shinsekai yori, the uniforms featured in the first few episodes were very cute and other outfits showed a very spiritual style and so on.
Sound - Soundtracks added a good deal to the suspense and drama, voice actors/actresses did a great job
Character - We follow Saki Watanabe throughout her life as she goes through being a main character in a dystopian society, there is so so much character development it is beautiful. Many of Shinsekai yori's characters represent different personas or complexes which is admired because all the different ways they coped with situations. However the characters are rarely someone to relate to or honestly appear too strategic at times
Enjoyment - Very nice, the story however jumps around the years, I'm not sure how I feel about that yet but there are so many gaps.
And well I guess some parts are slow with explanations or episode arcs flow into three or more episodes. However this is an anime to be patient with, the later on drama will reflect on their foreshadowing.
Overall this was a great memorable anime that was definitely worth my time. I'm giving it an 8.5 because they could have brushed up on some of their elements. And I still feel a mental aftershock for I just finished this anime hours ago
