Summary:
Cagaster of an Insect Cage is a sci-fi anime based in a post-apocalyptic world in which some humans are turned into massive insects that murder people. The protagonist, Kidou, fights these insects for a living. In the first episode, he saves a girl who becomes central to the story later on. Overall, the story is interesting and not too hard to follow along with. The theme of what it means to be human in this apocalyptic world is well explored, and, if you are new to this genre, I recommend it as a starting point.
Story: 6/10
The story overall is above average for this genre of anime. The characters play a big role in the plot instead of everything just happening to them. Overall, the pacing of the story is appropriate, and the world-building is interesting. The plot is somewhat predictable, but I believe this would be a good sci-fi anime for someone who is new to this genre.
Art: 5/10
The art is sufficient, although some scenes do have strange walking animations. Overall, the backgrounds and world as a whole are well-designed. The characters are also neatly dressed without any terrible color choices like some anime have.
Sound: 5/10
The soundtrack, openings, and endings are slightly above average in terms of anime music. There’s nothing too memorable about the music, although the ending theme is pretty catchy. Some scenes have very fitting background music. The voice acting is definitely above average for a Netflix original anime, which I am going to weigh heavily for this category.
Character: 5/10
Characters are above average in the anime. Some characters are written like simple plot devices and others are more fleshed out. Unfortunately, we know some traumatic experiences of our main characters, but not too much about their interests. With that said, the main character’s backstory does an excellent job leading to his character development throughout the story and does explain his aggressive behavior. Luckily, the characters’ goals are fairly clear, and the characters aren’t wishy-washy like in many anime of this genre.
Enjoyment: 5/10
There were some scenes that were rather appalling due to the main character’s treatment of another character, but overall, this was an enjoyable anime. I don’t think I would watch it more than once because it is relatively straightforward, but this was far more enjoyable than many other Netflix original anime.
Overall: 5.2/10
