Warming this review may contain spoilers.
First impressions, so my first thoughts where that is was one of those anime remakes of a classic manga and it's sounds some what interesting based of its primise. So I thought this would be one of those anti hero story's which I am a big fan of.
Story, 3/10
Are story begins with main character hayato who has come back to his home town of otomo city,Which have become home for a mysterious cult and other dodgey dealings.
in order to investigate the mysterious the story's of monsters in the streets and a
Mysterious person known as the skull man who leaves a trail of body's in his wake.
So from what you can tell its one of those anti hero story's,
Which I am quite a big fan off.
The story in nut shell is main character is going around town looking for information about this skull man ,
Gets involved in shit that way over his head that involved some secret evil plan etc.
That pretty much the plot there really nothing much to it other than that,
I mean I could go into detail but I don't think it worth the my time and yours if I am being honest here.
Because this is probably one of the most boring, done to death anti hero story I have ever seen in my life,
It's just so predictable and soulless.
there really isn't much I can actually comment on about it,
There no themes, no message it's trying to tell us.
It just mindless action, a pointless mystery that I don't care about, and boring drama that you couldn't pay me to care about in the slightest.
It's almost like when writing this they couldn't come up with any interesting or good ideas so they like hay good writing why do we need this,
So they probably decided to look up some sort of check list for how to make the most bland anti hero story ever,
Ok we got evil cults, mutants, political corruption, a generic moral protagonist, and last and not an bad guy who is a bad guy just because.
Let's tick that of the list.
And I know this is one of those re telling of a classic manga series or somethings along Those lines.
And maybe that's why it kind of dated or bland,
But that's not an excuse for having a bad plot.
Like one example of a retelling of a classic Franchise done right,
Is Cassin sins which even if you didn't watch the original,
It still good even on its own and they actually used good and interesting ideas to mostly there full effect.
So bottom line that the main problem that no one gave a fuck about the story and everything else included as a whole,
So why should I waste my time or care about it.
Character, 3/10
Main character hayato is probably one of the most bland main characters I have ever seen.
His personality traits Are this,
He is just a good guy and that is literally his entire character.
There is Nothing interesting about him.
He pretty much the done to death mah morels type of character.
Side characters,
They all have the personality of dry toast.
Just like the main character there are bland as all fuck,
Nothing interesting or different about them.
It's just the one trait they have that makes up there there personality is there entire character.
So there not even characters there just cardboard cutouts.
So very bad characterization for the for the win I guess.
Also the skull man character himself Is also the most boring anti hero I have ever seen in my life.
Art, 5/10
Probably one of better things of this show.
The animation looks fine very passable,
Back grounds are kind of average.
Very boring fights that aren't animated well or have good fight choreography.
The style of the show which I would think try's capture this retro feel,
But Fails in that regard.
I don't really now what it is,
But it just has this feeling of very stiff felling to it.
Character designs are shit,
And most of the characters look the fucking same,
Half the time I didn't even know who who half the time.
But I kind of liked the design for the skull man outfit,
Because it kind of cool to me.
Sound, 5/10
The like the opening song,
Th ending for me is kind of boreing.
The ost is kind of boreing as well,
Like there really much I can actually comment on.
Voice acting for the sub is fine.
There is no dub.
Enjoyment, 3/10
I enjoyed the op and that about it,
Like a enjoyed a few of the fights.
But other that those things there really isn't much I could comment in the enjoyment sense of things.
It's just a very ber bones anime which doesn't have much going for it.
Overall, 3/10
If your new to anime and you have nothing else to watch,
Then don't watch this because it's not worth it.
You can find it what this show dose better else where.
If you like the skull man Franchise then maybe you would like it,
But I wouldn't hold my breath.
