Reviews

Jyu Oh Sei hold's a special place in my heart. It's one of those anime that is largely ignored, meaning that most people aren't aware of it's existence. Probably because it isn't amazing, but hear me out on this point. I have always felt that this anime had major potential. One of the reasons why this anime is so unforgettable to me is because I have spent many nights in my bedroom staring at the ceiling and thinking of ways that this anime could have been a masterpiece.

The reason I think this anime COULD have been a masterpiece, is because I instinctively think of many ways that the plot could have gotten deeper, and how the world building and characters could have been profoundly expanded. It's just my imagination playing around, but I truly believe that this anime could have been expanded on and turned into a masterpiece. But first lets just recap the story real quick.

In this world, humans have created multiple planets that are pretty close to earth. And the population has boomed as humans have colonized space. One planet that they created, is like a prison. It's basically a planet where they send all criminals to and let them do whatever they want there. It's a very dangerous place, from the human eating environment to the humans themselves who are like savages.

This is one of the reasons why I believe this anime had so much potential. The plot itself is so interesting. A planet where the government sends prisoners to die. It says a lot about the government itself. And with some more depth and writing, it could have turned into a memorable tale of survival in a messed up part of the universe.

Also, not to mention that the soundtrack on this anime is on point. I still listen to the OST to this day. The OST itself is such great music, so atmospheric and haunting, maybe that's why it makes me so sentimental about this anime. The music really is freaking amazing.

The mangaka who originally created this work, i feel like is a very creative person. It's too bad that they didn't see a greater vision for this work, because I see it. I see that it could have been so much greater. It could have been one of those anime that anime fans would always recommend in forum threads for it's thrilling plot. It saddens me that it was wasted potential.

I'm not saying that this is a bad anime, in fact I enjoyed it, but I couldn't help but feel like there could have been more. It's really worth watching just to let your imagination flow a bit, because at only 11 episodes, it really leaves a lot to your imagination.