The theme that I believe is being explored in this show is the difference in human thinking and values. This can be seen since the beginning through the conflict between the antagonist and the protagonist, one being a selfless righteous character taken to the extremes sometimes, and the other a selfish psychopath who would do unspeakable things to achieve his goals. Later on after the antagonist is eliminated from the story we're introduced to professor Yoneda, the character who changes everything. Yoneda is the embodiment of logical thinking, a person of high intelligence that looks at the world in a analytical way, a person who becomes detached from human interaction in the pursuit to finding the "truth".
Through the conflict that develops between Yoneda and the main character we are shown the flaws that the two have in their way of thinking.
Yoneda comes up with a theory about the existence of God and the way this "creature", as he calls it, affects reality. While his actions are supposed to help humanity Yoneda fails to consider that his theory might be wrong and his values might not be in the best interest of humanity. At the end he finally sees his mistake and gives up on his plan.
Kakehashi, the main character, stands for morality and yet he is ready to kill the professor in order to bring happiness to the world, something that directly contradicts with his values.
The presentation and analysis of these ideas is what made Platinum end interesting to me and why I gave it such a high score. I'm well aware of the flaws it has in terms of pacing, characters etc. but I'm not a critic, I'm mainly rating based on enjoyment. Still I wrote this review because it seemed like no one really understood the point of this show and either compared it to the authors past works or just focused on the trivial aspects of it.
