(Read the synopsis for a summary)
As for the story, the first episodes of the anime caught my attention but quickly went on a decline, especially when following Ringo's story line and even more so when certain scenes when the art turned into 2D and borders came up (you'll know what i mean when you see it). But the second half of the anime began to really pick up and backstories for certain characters were revealed putting in some needed plot elements.
Ahhh the characters we have the tough guy older brother, whimpy younger brother, innocent younger sister, possessed penguin hat, overly attached girlfriend, and a couple extras characters i can't talk about without spoiling it. There's a great importance on the role of family and is shown every episode signifying the relations of our 3 main characters and there interactions with one another; actually is quite touching at some points. But nothing too memorable in the end.
This is were the anime really falls apart. The themes are about big and serious topics like fate and death, but the anime never takes itself seriously .... like ever. Anytime a serious scene comes up, it shows these invisible penguins f***ing around killing bugs or eating a lot. LIKE SOMEONE WILL BE DYING AND THIS WILL HAPPEN. It's really hard to take these moments for granted at times and dramatically takes away the tension which the show is in need of.
A very big positive is there's a decent amount of symbolism in the show and even takes some biblical symbolic ideals and stories. The cool thing is some of the message are very easy to recognize, while others are discreetly slipped in there. Noticing these connections gave me slight joy in finding them and gave me more of an appreciation of the conveying message.
The ending without spoiling anything was meh and of course overlays an occurring theme presented throughout the show. Overall the anime is not horrible by any means but is cringe worthy at some moments and very boring in others, but makes up for it in art design, interesting back stories, and strong themes. SURVIVAL TACTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
