-The Good
First, the good. The animation and graphics is clearly top notch; no expense was spared here. Even the faces of the zombies were well animated.
The world and setting was particularly interesting; Victorian-era steampunk London? Love it.
-The Bad
This show reminded me the most of Ghost in the Shell with its long expositions and ruminations on the nature of the soul, the seat of human consciousness, and self-awareness. Sadly, the story is nowhere near the quality of GiTS and is largely pretentious, incomprehensible and exasperating.
-Stupid Story
The central, critical flaw of this story is that the motivations of the characters were completely illogical and unbelievable. Whereas the setting may change, human beings and their motivations remain the same. In the present case, what we are stuck with are cardboard, paper thin characters who act in illogical ways to advance the story.
In the original Frankenstein, Victor is driven by the death of his mother to experiment into the giving of life to the dead. In this story however, the characters have no such driving passion; it is never explained why all the scientists are so captivated by the idea that they willingly sacrifice their own lives, and more damningly, what purpose will their deaths serve. In all, I am given the distinct impression that the director/storywriter threw in as many of these meaningless grand gestures as possible in the mistaken belief that this will somehow add pathos to the story. It does not; instead the viewer is left scratching his/her head at the apparent stupidity of the people in that world.
-Conclusion
Watch this only if you have time to kill and are willing to enjoy the animation without giving thought to the story. If you are the type who demands stories that make sense, give this a pass.
