Story: 7
Honestly,the story started off really slow.On the first 2 episode,I really felt like droppingg the anime because it was too slow for me.But soon the story slowly starts to develop by first bringing the Kiznaivers together and bulding connection among them instead of forcing viewers to gulp some idea or storyline without explaining.It does not just throw a solution of mystery to the viewer,it actually develops it and gives evidence on how it was solved and the background story(hint:Sonozaki Maki).However,the story does take a major turn with the drama which will probably blow your mind because how the story take a transition from kiznaivers being friend from suddenly they are in love with eachother and fighting over eachother like a chain reaction,when one person rejects,it just end up breaking the friendship between all of them. However I was kind of disappointed with how the story ended,because I wished they would reveal more of the history of Katsuhira and Noriko's time of kiznaiver experiment and how or why it started.The ending clearly seemed too rushed since it made my feel like the story could develop more after Noriko started an all out "connection" experiment in the city.However,the ending matches up so it was alright.
Art: 7
The art seems pretty unusual compared to other animes; it is like a game.So I'm guessing the art is similar to the one in the Kiznaiver game.It's not half bad;the art does not bother as much at all.It gives an impression of the game so it's pretty cool to me.
Sound: 5
Starting of with the opening theme,it's pretty trippy.The sounds in the game also go along good with the overall progress of the story,but it's not overwhelmingly astounding.When there's a need for an action-packed scene,they add a combat-like music to sync with it. But most of the time,I kind of don't really notice the background sound because it is kind of subtle.
Characters: 8
The major characters in this anime are all connected to kiznaiver experiment,where Noriko and Katsuhira were the first ones to start the experiment as it seems like.But they gradually unpack the relation between the characters and their history.I would say they did a really good job with the development of the characters even though there are still some that are left totally unanswered.For example,they did not reveal the history o Noriko except that she was always "alone" and they did not also mention histories of the other kiznaiver that Noriko were friends with.However,the ending makes it end smoothly and they don't need to have a second sequel season. I wished they reveal more of the history of the characters in the anime except of just showing their personalities when it comes to the person they like. They kind of make the character relation look cheap because how it was suddenly all about love and love-triangles.
Enjoyment: 7
As I mentioned in the beginning of the review,I wanted to drop the anime when I started watching it.I actually it put off to the side to add it on my drop list.However,when it was almost halfway into the anime and they developed the relationship between the characters,it was more enjoyable and I wanted to watch what comes after.Before it was confusing with how everyone just popped into existence.But since suddenly it was all about love triangles,I did not enjoy it more.But those were only during the last 2-3 episodes so it was still interesting to see what happens between the kiznaivers after.
Overall: 6
The story was really interesting and unique before they brought love between the kiznaivers into the story.My excitement dropped after that even though I liked how the story progressed.If they didn't rushed it to end the story,I would've given this anime a 7.
