This is a show with some good highs, but way too many disappointing lows. it makes good usage of it's audiovisual to show a captivating story with nice animation, decent art style, good directing and editing, and a soundtrack that while isn't unique is utilized wonderfully with the way it rises and falls in correspondences to the scene. the problem is the story and characters that are attached to the show that makes it a disappointment. it's not a bad story per say as it was interesting in the first few episodes, but as it kept chugging along it carried along unnecessary luggage in the case of subplots and characters who have little weight to the story. the characters aren't bad themselves even though they aren't well rounded and are overtly dramatic. they all wouldn't be bad in the grand scheme of things, but it's the way the anime presents them that makes it hard to care. it's a show that wants to be taken seriously and makes sense how it wants to do it, but doesn't live up to its standard.
this show does work on a thematic level, but it's narrative doesn't help support it. in the end even the best of production values can't save a shoddy story.
