[Story] The story is very media res, as a viewer you pick up as things unfold and there is a rich sense of history as we enter the story. It's a little confusing at first but the info dump is not too bad. The main plot is quite focused and there aren't a lot of confusing side plots, just a few nice character threads that add well to the main plot. Pacing is quite good. My only main frustration with the story is how passive the main character faction is. All the cool stuff is driven by other protagonists, although that in itself is kinda the point in places. There are some beautiful punchy fights that don't outstay their welcome at all and a lot of dialogue that is nice plot building.
[Art/animation] I've never really heard of GoHands but they delivered some beautiful animation and design in this. It is so stylish and fluid that at times you can be mesmerised by the riot of colours and action. Shout out to the Misaki's skateboarding scenes as well (I wish I looked that good on a board). This anime is total eye-candy!
[Sound] I'm not a bit fan of constant backing music invading almost every scene but in K it's part of the entire experience with a soft electo or piano and drums riff soundtrack behind almost everything. It is quite enchanting, although it adds nothing to any action scenes since it calms the tempo of the animation a bit. It does make this anime feel very chill though. The OP and ED are totally forgettable though and I found myself skipping them a lot to get on with the story. I tried both the sub and dub and they are both decent.
[Character] So conflicted on the characters. I liked (almost) all of them but it's quite an ensemble cast so none of them get massive development. The MC is likeable but by his nature so SOOOOO passive that a number of times I wanted to slap him about and shout "Just do something useful!!". The real joy to the characters are that so many are done well enough for you to get to know them, but this is also a problem because you want MORE of them.
[Enjoyment] Oddly, K is an anime that is more than the sum of it's parts. Whilst it does not feel altogether satisfying it is also not a waste of time. It doesn't quite inspire any extreme feels but it is very nice to watch and listen to. Aside from the ending (there is a sequel) it delivered some great fights, nice scenes, OK characters. Just frustrating about that MC.
[Overall] I did watch the movie followup and sequel as I enjoyed it enough. I guess I'd say this was pretty OK.
