Reviews

This is a pretty enjoyable action piece that has some unexpected depth. The fansub "liner notes" frequently link this to the Shin Megami gameline, in particular the Persona games and I have to agree that there are a large number of corollaries between the two - particularly in regards to the darkness of the world and the heavy apocalyptic symbolism. The series can be a little impenetrable at first at it starts "in media res" and the flashbacks and backstory are often intermingled with the main storyline without any of the common visual and auditory cues. While the first time this happens its a little jarring I found it to be engaging (as it demands audience attention) and interesting. Its nice to see narrative experimentation likes this and I felt it added quite nicely to the feel of the show (akin to the disjointed chronology of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzuimiya). The action is well done and nicely animated and while there's a fair bit of it usually serves as a backdrop to the character development as opposed to an end in and of it itself.