Wow. I really had high hopes for this show, and it kind of just fell flat.
Mirai Kakehashi gets these godly powers in his attempt at suicide, which are supposed to be used to become the next God. However, even though he discovers that his aunt and uncle, who constantly abuse him, killed his parents and sister for monetary gain, he has no sense of revenge or hatred towards ANYONE. Now, I don't think I'm mentally ill for wanting him to see get revenge on his aunt and uncle. I mean, c'mon, they are textbook definition villains. But instead of getting revenge, he just doesn't do anything (of his own will, at least). In fact, he's basically a complete coward and somehow hopes to become the next God without killing anyone. And that's where the largest problem of this show lies. The main character just has no purpose. He is utterly flawed in every aspect.
The concept is intriguing: the idea of angels and a competition for the next God is pretty new to me. That initial hype is instantly killed due to the fact that they shelter in Mirai's school crush's room (who inexplicably also got godly powers) for about 3 or 4 episodes. I watched these episodes weekly, so waiting a month for them to be still hiding and not utilizing any of these insane powers is annoying. Additionally, the introduction of another god candidate and the main antagonist, Metropoliman, is insanely powerful and skilled. So, what you have is this wildly deranged power disparity between the protagonist and antagonist that seems impossible to bridge.
Some merits that this anime had in the seven episodes that I watched were the art, which was very appealing to the eye, and, as previously mentioned, the opening, which is one of my favorite. However, every time I listen to it now, I'm scarred by this absolute dumpster fire of a show. I just couldn't bear to watch another episode of Mirai shivering in fear of killing/controlling someone.
In my opinion, the show would have highly benefitted from a wild or purpose-driven character, like Killua from HxH or Lelouch from Code Geass, who could fully utilize the powers from episode one. I don't really care if it gets better past where I stopped. I don't often just stop a show halfway through. Hell, I pushed through the final season of Seven Deadly Sins even when I thought the show had already peaked several seasons ago. Just don't watch this anime and save your time and sanity. I honestly should have rated it lower but I'm generally pretty generous with my ratings.
