Story 7 / 10
Jormungand's story is good, although it isn't special. The episodes may seem a little chaotic at times as this anime thinks the action is more important the the plot line. The action is indeed very good, but because of the heavy focus on action, the actual story suffers. Don't get me wrong, all episodes form a continuous storyline with a clear beginning and an end. It's just that this anime could have been more if it tried harder(or so I like to believe). It is clear that the writers tried to make a complex story. Unfortunately, Jormungand fails at this aspect. The background of all characters are in fact interesting. Also, every episode is fun to watch, as it has some really good action. But I would never call the story of Jormungand complex.
The episodes are pretty straight forward: someone orders our weapons - we go there - something that we expected would go wrong did go wrong - since we prepared for it we easily solve the problem and get the money anyway. That's basically every episode of Jormungand. It isn't boring, absolutely not! The characters are nicely written and there is some comedy. Also there is a lot of action which is really good.
The story of this anime is good, but not great. For that reason it deserves a 7 out of 10
Art 8 / 10
The art is good, not great, but good. The art is somewhat angular, reminding me just a little of Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor. I mean, you can barely compare it, but I think you'll get the same feeling after watching a couple of episodes. The art style fits Jormungand. The angular style makes this show more mature, which is good. It would've been weird to use coloful art. Because of this art form, characters really had a distinctive look, which I really liked.
Sound 8 / 10
I really like Jormungand's OST as I did its Opening theme. The opening theme is one of my favorite ones in fact. The VA's fit the characters really well and I still listen to the OST of Jormungand
Also, who can forget: "Her name is Koko, she is loco, I say OH NO!" I still got that one in my head!
Characterrs 6 / 10
The characters were fine, but not memorable. You won't really sympathize with any of them, with maybe the child soldier as the exception. Although the cast was pretty good, to me there were too many characters. It's hard to bond with any of them if there are so many running around.
The characters themselves didn't really go through any kind of change or growth. They started out the same and ended the same. Even one of the main characters, the child soldier, Jonathan Mar, who had a lot of potential for character development, did not change at all. To me, the only memorable character was one of the two main characters: Koko Hekmatyar, who carried the whole show in my opinion.
Enjoyment 8 / 10
I might seem a bit negative, but Jormungand is in fact a very good show. It could've been better, but it is definitely good! I really enjoyed this anime. It has its funny moments, the action is really good and I especially like one of the two main characters: Koko Hekmatyar. I don't recommend this anime to people who like anime heavily focused on their story, since you won't get that with Jormungand.
Overall 8 / 10
Jormungand is very good but has its flaws. It lacks a good set of characters, and if it was up to me half of the cast would have been cut.
The art is very good, reminding me a little of Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor.
The music fits the show really well. The opening theme is awesome and the OST is good too.
Overall Jormungand is very good, but definately not the best you'll ever see.
Thank you for listening!
Razovy
