Both the characters and the situations are stereotyped, they often failed to persuade me, and the plot twists aren’t quite surprising. If I wanted to make a harsh critique, I would say it doesn’t feel like a consistent story, nor a consistent world. And sometimes the things are a little messy. What it feels like, indeed, is that a lazy staff was content with a superficial, not quite well thought work.
Just to be clear, Psycho-Pass is a popular anime that shares some similarities with B, but the former is a masterpiece if compared to the latter.
The supernatural part of the show was slightly better, as well as the backstory, which caught my attention more than the current events.
Checking on Anime News Network, apparently the script was written by someone named Ishida Katsuya, who previously only wrote one episode of Hajime no Ippo. If that’s true… well, as a debut it’s not too bad, I guess.
It’s a shame, because the series surely has some merits. I really enjoyed the animation, and the general mood of the series was appealing too, but I could not ignore the obvious flaws this show has.
If you can just get over it, maybe you will enjoy the anime a lot more than me. Actually, I think many people can, that's why I don't want to be too strict with the rating... but I can't even be too kind. It's a 6.5.
Anyway I would not recommend it to someone who is already used to (well crafted) crime shows.
Finally, to be honest, there is one thing I loved: the ending theme (and the visuals too). “The Perfect World” is an amazing song, I listened to it again and again.
