- Story -
The story itself isn't too memorable. It followed a pseudo-enemy-of-the-week type of format, where the enemy of the week was an arc on its own. The drive was centered around arms dealers and the arms market. That might sound too professional, but whatever the plot was for the arc, it always accumulated to an epic deathmatch between teams of badasses with guns! Guns! It was epic! Chase scenes, snipe scenes, professional operations and all that glory. So the plot is a military-type plot, which in all fairness didn't quite mix with all the soft parts they threw in. The dynamic with the main character, Yoko Hekmatyar and Jonah was awesome. A kid who hates guns but is hired as a part of her elite team. But overall, the plot threw in the soft parts with a recurring quote: "because I'm an arms dealer." Or with variants of that quote. It personally felt like mixing water with oil at cold temperatures.
- Art -
The studio that animated Jormungand was the one that did Steins; Gate. Was I impressed? Not particularly. This is a personal quirk but I found the art style emphasized odd eyelashes. I just could not for the life of me accept that the characters had to have those ridiculous add-ons. I loved the contrast of vibrant colours with the characters in them. I gotta praise the multiculturalism in the characters as well, it was emphasized in the characters' designs.
- Sound -
In my opinion the soundtrack was bland and boring. There wasn't much background music, which was fine in my opinion. I didn't think very much of the OPs but I'm generally not a fan of openings or endings. I think this anime shone without the need of music, which is a rather rare thing to happen.
- Character -
The main character, Koko Hekmatyar was an absolute badass leader. She alone was the charismatic leader and the driving force of her entire crew. Their backgrounds all revolved around how they met her, which put her at the center of the character development. She had almost no development as a character, but that's alright because her personality was extremely quirky. She has a bland background but a good drive to the "plot". Being the leader, she is also a target for the enemies so her part in the sub arcs are mainly calling the shots or being rescued.
Jonah was by far the most compelling character in the anime. He is the youngest and the most scarred, or at least the character with the best developed background. He has his quirks like the rest of the team but what seriously sets him apart is his innocent mix with the absolute badass side. He has his flaws and the down-to-earth non-murderous side of his life is actually quite well alluded to.
- Enjoyment -
I enjoyed this anime quite a bit, even in the aftermath of thinking about it. The senseless violence was there, and the brainless gawking at the screen without thinking was by no means a waste of time. In terms of being a work, the anime put together several interesting ideas and tried to have its soft, light-hearted moments, which in my opinion didn't fully work with the setting. Overall, Jormungand is worth the watch for a very interesting, quirky anime full of guns!
