Story 9/10
Without getting too much into spoilers , it starts as a cheap rip off of my hero , then it evolves into this among us narrative with mind games and psychological thriller elements in the mix.Unfortunately it suffers from a huge amount of plot contrivances and even plot contradictions especially at the first couple episodes .I dare say this the anime i watched with the most plot problems ever . A small detail which the studio added that wasn't present in the manga is that important characters were shown early before their main arc began .
Art and Animation 8/10
They changed the art style used in the manga , which looked off in some of the characters , animation was obviously limited , but the amount of artistic touches from the part of the direction is what carried the show , like the added visuals or when the color pallets changes in character's inner monologues.
Sound 8/10
There is mainly 2 or 3 osts that are worth noting , opening was cool but it didn't stand out that much in comparison to the epic opening we got thus year . The ending song on the other hand was so touching for me as a manga reader since i understood the symbolism , its definitely ending of the year for me . Also let not forget about the voice actors and especially nana's , she did very well it exceeded my expectations .
Characters 8/10
And now we reach the most controversial part of the anime , its characters. Nana is a solid protagonist a magnificent bastard type of character similar to light yagami , but contrary to him she got a backstory and a lot of characterization which made a lot of viewers sympathies with her , kyoya is a cool rival/deutaragonist with his mysterious ability and high IQ . But sadly other characters are presented as these stupid naive kids which was disappointing and annoying for a lot of anime/manga readers alike . But this dynamic changes with the introduction of some couple of characters later on .
Enjoyment 9/10
Easily my favorite anime of this year , and a overall a better experience than the manga
Overall 9/10
This show has it fair share of problems , but i found myself invested and hyped with story and its many twists and turns in the narrative , i highly recommend it
