Presenting you a masterpiece by the creator of Eureka Seven
Story (9/10):Its about a boy who goes into a misadventure without his own will. a story about the extent of the bond called friendship, and he troubles he faces in order to survive. the story was Dark, but it was pleasant. there were times when you actually laugh and actually cry. i found the story quite realistic. the anime explains all the emotions that a person may experience when they are in a bind, which includes from jealousy to fear. the spoiler of the ending is explained below if you are interested to know how it all ends. Incase you dont understand what happened ( will mostly happens), you may read the spoiler below after completing the anime.
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i should not say anything about the ending, however these kind of anime tend to turn out to be a sad ending, or an open ending which holes your heart forever...... however this is not in this case. the ending was preety good, though it's hard to understand what actually happened. the anime leaves a kind of open ending which is left up to the viewers to imagine what happened. this is what i understood:
Route 1 (happy end): the protagonist completed his days being a stone and finally returned back to his beloveds.
Route 2 (open end): the female protagonist goes near his location, and imagines his talking to him, however this presents a happy open ending where it is made sure that he will return back to her "someday"
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Art (8/10): what else can you expect from the creators of Eureka? its animation quality is same as eureka 7, assuming you have already watched it. the action scenes, and facial expressions are superb.
Sound (8/10) a fitting sound for a dark themed anime. the sound especially, made it eerie. when you are watching it along with the sound, you experience the sorrow expressed in the scenes, however giving you hope that it will all turn out good sometime.
Characters (10/10) what can i say, OUTSTANDING. its been a while since i watched an anime which presents such realistic characters.
3 friends, two of them followed their own routes. one turned out to be good, and the other bad. the third friend develops feeling for of of them, which turn the second one insane. a marvelous combination of emotions.
apart from the 3 main characters, the antagonists were on part with their uniqueness.
Enjoyment (9/10) : the anime itself is unique in its class, and i doubt anyone else can copy its elements. a true masterpiece, and truly enjoyable, however not a 10 because i wanted to see more than 26 episodes, and i wished that a few sidestories about the side characters were explained a bit more, which was definitely not possible in a mere 26 episode anime.
Overall (8/10) an anime worth watching if you enjoy dark and mature theme.
