I started Mirai Nikki after reading the top reviews. I gave this anime a chance even though people said it was bad or mediocre. And after finishing the anime Im sad to say but I agree with them.
Plot:
It started off well. The plot was clear and I knew what was going on. But after the middle part of the series towards the end everything was so messy I tried my hardest to understand everything thats going on. By just watching the anime, I wouldnt have known what the heck happened because everything was so face paced after the middle area of the anime. I had to resort to episode summaries after watching each episode just so I can understand the plot. There were also some parts of the anime that I had to wonder "This is so stupid..." because of how plainly stupid and unlogical the part was.
Art:
The character designs are probably the best thing in terms of art. The background is just awful. Especially the cars and certain objects depicted in the anime. It looked very weird and out of place when characters appeared with a background behind them. Some backgrounds were good like some outside ones but most of them were just plain and horrible.
Character:
The characters in Mirai Nikki were made realistic in terms of the way they think. At the beginning, Yuki was a crybaby and was scared all the time but I understood that since he was still a 14 year old put in a sudden and dangerous situation. But towards the end, there was no character development for his personality except for when his parents died. But overall he was just a stupid character that I really questioned his motives most of the time. He believes way too much and me being the same age as him just doesnt make sense. I know that everyone is different, but I wont expect a anime to show me a crybaby as the man character when you could've made him more logical even by a tiny bit. One example of Yuki's stupidity and naiveness is when he was betrayed so many times he still believed them and even though he was suspicious of his dad killing his mother, I just saw him laughing with his dad on good terms after his mother died. It was unreasonable.
Sound:
The only thing I can note about sound is the voice actor of Yuno. I could feel her personality through her voice and it was really good. But I never listened to the openings or ending songs so I cant rate it.
Overall:
I started this anime by giving it a 7 but after finishing it I turned it into a 5. Mainly because of the bad art and messy plot that just lost me in the end. I wouldnt recommend this anime to anyone unless you dont mind the art style, excluding the character designs, and the bad plot pacing.
