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Man hands, man hands every where... I would like to start off by saying that some people are judging this anime way too hard due to the ending and other minor factors. The studio who created this anime, Manglobe, went bankrupt and had to quickly produce the series, so they were not able to bring this anime to it's full potential. In other words, yes it not great but it is not a complete pile of garbage that some say it is. Trust me there are anime's that were done WAY more poorly than this one. The story is actually interesting, tags that are "super humans" who do dirty work for contract holders which are regular everyday humans. What is more interesting is that every tag has a rank to show who is the best of the best. It is quite a fascinating plot because it makes this world almost seem inhumane by controlling these tags because they (the tags) are sort of humans themselves. The story isn't all that perfect of course, it jumped around all over the place to the point where I would get lost and think, "umm, what!?" However, that does not mean it was bad, it was just poorly executed but it still was able to piece together in some odd way. I would say I enjoyed each of the characters back stories a lot more than the story itself because it made them more interesting and gave them more appealing attributes. I had more of a reason to feel and grow with the characters throughout the series. Of course not all the characters I cared for because some of them felt pointless and didn't progress the story. Oh, and something that TRULY bothered me throughout the series was how off the body proportions where at times. I swear they gave Alex and other female characters man hands, and some times the characters heads, feet, eyes, noses, or something was a tad off. In other words, the art wasn't all great but again the studio had to rush to finish the series so there were screw ups in the art. The opening credits I found beautiful though, I loved the bright colors which made it pop and the op credits theme was on point. Nevertheless, the art and sound were nothing terrific, kind of average to me but it wasn't awful. Also, I must say that I found it awesome that they introduced a character that could use sign langue, it sort of blew my mind. (Mainly because I have taken sign language and to see it in an anime was amazeballs!) Lastly, I cannot forget to mention the finale episode of this series. Alright, it was not at all the greatest conclusion, it was definitely rushed, but it did make me all the more interested in seeing if there will be a second season for this series. Yes, this anime was no where near great or shouldn't get highly praised, but it did keep me interested and I want to see more of this world and what it has to offer.
Overall, the story is intriguing. Though it does have lacking factors that does not mean it is terrible. It most definitely kept me watching until the end, even though there were some boring slow moments it still had some twists. The art and sound were good but bleh at the same time. The man hands started to get to me after a while, and the sound wasn't all that memorable except for the op credits theme and art. The characters were very compelling, though not all were necessary. They made me feel and care for some of the characters. Enjoyment was there, though at some points I had lost a bit of interest I would still watch and it would pick right back up again. Again, people are judging this anime so harshly, but looking at the concept of this anime, and the world it has to offer, it is great but only if it was executed correctly. Hopefully, if there will be a second season, another studio will pick up this dusty gem and bring out its true potential.
