One word that ruins this anime for me, pacing. I like that the characters are not invincible, it tells a story more true to real life than you'd see in a typical anime of this genre. Some are very outgoing and larger than life and it makes you think that the characters are invincible super humans with unreal and unachievable standards. This anime does a good job of making its characters realistic and telling a believable story. However, things happen without good reasons, details are missing or clearly rushed in, and this ruined the experience for me slightly. Some anime I have seen tell a better story in just ten or twelve episodes than this one does in twenty-four.
Art [8/10]:
Not much to say about the art but I like the dark theme it has and how a scene can be portrayed based off the gore or happiness and carefree situation going on. It is obvious to tell based off visuals alone what is happening in the story and whether or not something bad may be creeping up soon.
Sound [6/10]:
Sound design is good however slightly lacking as nothing truly stood out. There were no neat effects in my opinion and the music in the anime is not too catching either. I think that the characters voice acting however is extremely good and therefore is deserving of at least a fair rating. All the characters are believable in their voice acting and it is obvious that they really knew how to play their parts.
Character [8/10]:
The characters in this anime can almost save it from being considered far too bland. I love the characters in this anime and wish that they were more flushed out and got better endings. I think some of the characters die for little or no reason especially considering how strong they all are. The good guys and the bad guys in this anime both have nice little quirks here in there that make them not just the bad or the good, they are believable and fight with a purpose.
Enjoyment [7/10]:
I recommend the manga over this anime. I think that the anime is far too rushed, there is little pacing, details are altered or entirely missing. I enjoyed this anime but not as much as I enjoyed reading the manga. The characters were simply more flushed out, the abilities and fights are more interesting despite being still images on pages, and I think that there is more of a happy ending. This review is being written upon my second viewing of this anime but I only decided to rewatch this series because I wanted to see how the story was told differently from the manga.
