Story: 10
The story is quite complex and you can't talk about it without spoiling major plot points. So all I'm going to say is that the story keeps you guessing and really make you think. Its highly engaging by its second half, although a lot of people found the first half to be boring or something, but I enjoyed everything after episode 5. There are some surprising twists in this anime.
Art: 9
You see its hard for me decide what score to give Shinsekai Yori's animation, because.. well there were some episodes were animation could get kind of badish. LIke episode 3 I found to be quite awful. But then the animation could become beautiful! The second half really picked up and the animation settled nicely after that. I would of given it a 10, had the animation been substantial.
Sound: 10
This anime actually didn't have an opening, but i liked that aspect of it. This anime was too engaging to deserve one. The endings were okay. The background music.. WAS AMAZING! The music is this anime was beautiful! There are tracks in this anime that will stay in my mind forever. The soundtrack really matched the tone of this anime and even made the anime more enjoyable as every time certain soundtracks would come on, it would just empower the scene.
Character: 9
Most of the characters were well developed. Some of them have typical personalities, but they are all very well developed and interesting. Two in particular that I found myself really rooting for them to survive because how attached I'd grown to them. Those characters Saki (our main character) and Satoru. This anime forms believable bonds between characters and you can really feel the friendship between the friendship group we follow in the anime. Saki is our main character and we follow her throughout the entire anime. The screen never really leaves her, even during action sequences. Although sometimes this did cause 1 little nit pick such as when certain characters died off screen.
Enjoyment: 9
Its was highly engaging but its second half and I found myself not just wanting to watch the next episode, but needing to watch the next episode. The start was confusing and definitely had me racking my head on what I was watching, but after a little while I began to enjoy what I was seeing on the screen. But fear not, every boring moment at the start of series plays major roles in later episodes.
Overall: 9.5
Would of been a 10 had the first half of the series been more engaging, but trust me it does pick up and the rest of the series is binge worthy. Highly highly recommend this underrated series. It honestly unlike any anime series I've seen before with a sort of original-ish context.
