Story: 5. It was supposed to be a 4 but since the plot was rather unique, I decided to add a point. I got the grasp of the entire story when I finished despite it being so messy , but in the end it's just super shallow. I didn't even get the whole of the story or the ultimate objective of the "Mekakushidan". They were trying to find a way to bring back their loved ones or ganged together just because they were different? Either way I think most of the time they were just messing around.
I liked how the story was narrated through different aspects though, it was confusing at first but if you look at the whole picture, the story still came through. What upset me was that some plotpoints were just added in for the "cool" factor, in which I found very unnecessary and dragged. The whole story just turned out to be incredibly boring and meaningless to me.
Art : 7. It's SHAFT, I didn't expect exquisite art or ground breaking animation but the studio most definitely didn't manage to capture Shidu(the original illustrator)'s character designs. But I guess they were acceptable.
Sound: 8. One of the upper points of the series, in my opinion. The soundtrack was fairly nice, it interested me even though I'm not casually into original... uh... "Vocaloid" songs. Partly because I liked the different vibes in each songs(?) hahah, I don't know.
Characters: 6. There were barely any character development. The only one who managed to get some was the main character (Shintaro I believe) but the others are rather "nah". I thought the way most characters acted was just very unnatural and awkward, some stuff they did was just, again, to add in the "cool" factor and I'm just very turned-down by those kinds of things.
Despite all I've said I still managed to finish the anime and somewhat enjoyed it (7). It could have been so much better if executed well but it wasn't. I'd recommend it for people who like city hipsters and colorful, flashy characters and plotline, or maybe even slice-of-life lovers, but to those who seek stories with hardcore seriousness and a solid plot should stay faaaaar away.
Overall: 7
