It honestly starts off pretty slow, kinda just giving you an idea of what these amalgam creatures are and setting up the idea that there's a greater scheme to things, that there's something more to this amalgam outbreak. Then the story develops into a full on apocalypse type scenario; while our main amalgam/human characters are fighting against the demoniacs for the safety of the townspeople, society still fears and detests them, and the issue of the demoniacs/amalgams even shows to become a global worry. I absolutely love the incorporation of the media aspect in this show, it adds to the mass hysteria/impending apocalypse vibe and makes the story seem all the more real.
I think one of the best things this show has going for it is it's originality, now I'm not saying the plot is extremely original for an anime, but it has so many different aspects to play to so many different people's interests. It's got military, mecha, racing, apocalypse, inhuman creatures/ superhumans. I think the most original thing about this show though, is the design for the amalgams, being they're 'cybernetic' creatures, humans that can transform into these agile, armored, superhuman creatures; that the armor of the amalgams isn't separate super armor, it's part of that person, and everyone's (Joseph, Gerd, Malik, and Hermann) amalgam forms are different and unique to that character's personality.
Honestly, I really enjoyed this show, and I feel like I liked it more after I had been finished with it and continued to think about it's story and characters. I'm usually not interested in these genres of anime, but after watching this I've been trying so hard to find other's like it, but have failed in my search... Which I guess is a good thing? It just proves the shows originality.
