The anime starts off with our main protagonist, Yumeji Fujiwara who meets a strange girl, Merry who has lost her memory and somehow has ended up in the Reality world. Yumeji decides to help Merry get back to the dream world and along the way they fight other dream demons in Day dreams to protect the dreams of others.
There is more to the story than what I just wrote but that was just a quick summary. The main idea of the series is dreams. The idea that the anime is based off of is brilliant it's really pretty intriguing. However the one big problem with the story is it's pacing. The anime is really rushed and really the series should have been longer. Also mid-way through the anime, it strayed off from the manga. The story would have been much better if it followed the manga. However at that point I don't think there was enough material to make an anime adaption so instead the producers decided to add their own little story in. If they would've waited for more material to come out, this would have been a great anime. So in nutshell the premise was great but the execution was poor and the manga simply wasn't ready to become an anime at the point.
The characters, on the other hand were pretty well done. They were likable and most played roles in the story instead of fading to the background. There were some characters that were not necessary in the anime but other than that I have no complaints.
Our main protagonist Yumeji Fujiwara really has an indomitable will and is willing to help anybody. Although he is weak, he is certainly no coward. He is pretty likable and for a protagonist he certainly is not a bad one
Then we have our main heroine Merry. Unlike most female leads, she is not a tsundere which is refreshing. In fact she is like an opposite because she is often willing to open up to Yumeji and share her feelings. As the anime progresses she undergoes some development. Also she is a very likable and memorable character.
Also there is also Yumeji's childhood friend, Isana Tachibana, who has no idea what is actually going on. She also doesn't play a major role until the end. She also doesn't get a whole lot of screen time either so there's really nothing much I can say about her
There are a number of side characters such as Yui, her dream demon Engi Threepiece, Chizuru and her dream demon Leon(the latter two do not exist in the manga). They are pretty good side characters as they all play roles in the story. Also the villains are also done pretty well as they act like villains and also because they are characters that have a personality that you would hate.
The animation was pretty good, the dream world had it's charm and I would say the animation seemed up to par with other anime today. However during the fights they got lazy; they were short, dull and felt pretty underwhelming.
The sound was alright. The opening and the ending were catchy and the voice actors all fit their roles. Nothing really caught my attention though.
As for enjoyment, it does offer some entertainment. It's not something that is memorable but as far as entertainment, it does an okay job as it is a pretty good time waster.
Overall I expected something way better from J.C. Staff. The anime is okay but it had the potential to become much more. Yumekui Merry is another case of an anime that should have just followed the manga (and waited for it to be ready).
