Speed Grapher, an anime mostly about money, abuse of power and more money. Overall it's very darktoned and dramatic. Not my kind of thing but I decided to watch it anyway.
Story: 7
A girl, Kagura, is drugged and used to pleasure rich politicians. Then a famous photographer, Saiga, gets caught up in it and decides he wants to save the girl.
The main story is that of Kagura and Saiga. Infected with a virus (at least I think it is a virus) they try to save themselves while escaping from the aristocrats who try to capture them.
Behind this there is a deeper story which centers on the "dirty politicians" and messed up society we live in. Though showing their good face to the citizens, these politicians abuse their power to achieve money and sexual pleasure.
It's not my thing, but it portrays reality pretty good.
Then there also is the supernatural part in which people turn into maniacs who basically have orgasms collecting human legs, eating diamonds or bouncing around like tennis balls. I hoped the story would center more on the virus which inflicts these crazy habits and abilities, but it didn't.
Art: 5
Didn't like it. Very little color, but I suppose that goes with the dark tone the anime has. Little time was spend on the caracter design. They only one I enjoyed watching was Tsujido.
Don't remember the backgrounds too well so I guess they weren't too special either.
Sound: 4
At the beginning the music was nice. The fact that they only used 3 tracks in the entire anime bothered me.
Opening was nice, so is the video that goes with it. The first ending was horrible, Shione Yukawa just can't sing. Luckily halfway the series they save us by changing the ending song to another, much better, one.
Character: 7
They are good characters, Saiga, Kagura, Suitengu, Tsujido... Very distinct, each with a fixed goal to achieve. They are all quite powerful characters. Kagura I liked least, she's so manipulative, running behind anyone depending on how she feels.
Enjoyment: 5
If you like this kind of drama you'll probably enjoy it a lot more then I did. It's a story about reality like we all know it. I see it every day so I don't have to see it in an anime too.
Overall: 6
It's a good anime, has a lot of drama and criticizes society. It also has quite a bit of supernatural events to make things more interesting. If I would be neutral about my preferences in anime I would probably give this an 8. But I expected a more supernatural-based anime, which I didn't get, hence the 6.
If you're looking for a dramatic view on society however, you'll probably enjoy this very much.
