The one that might do it the best was Amnesia, which is the first of it's genre I watched. It opened my eyes to there being a lot more to it all than the romance, which a lot of people get hung up on.
In this one, the romance doesn't sail with anyone - as it doesn't in most RH anime - yet it does a good job at transitioning between the characters in a way that isn't as common in the genre. It feels smooth but not jarring, even though a bit guessable at times maybe. (by not as common I'm referring to there usually being like 1 episode for each guy, then some with them all etc)
The characters are with base and background rather unique for the genre as well. One downside is that they made a rather strange choice with the names differing between dialogue and subs, but that is taken over from the game. It's not a common choice to rename characters for the international audience, but here they did and it's just something that can be confusing and wasn't quite necessary.
For the most part the animation is solid and it's easy to differentiate between the characters that are voiced well. The cityscape and different setting designs are also top notch. Even the opening and ending songs are enjoyable.
I'll go into the story below, so if you don't want to read that then that's your sign.
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There's definitely more that could've been done with the story. It apparently differs quite a bit from the idea of the game, which sadly means that how the anime does it might never be fully told or cleared up. It also leads to some inconsistencies in the character writing and ultimately for the audience to be left hanging. However, it did manage to make me at least actually want to know how it's gonna go on - which should be the emotion evoked by any media consumed.
The heroine is sadly altered a little, compared to what I've seen from the game, as over in the game she catches on a lot quicker.
For the most part the anime does the same as the game when it comes to jumping between the guys as, different from Amnesia or Mystic Messenger, you can't pick a route. You need all guys to understand and get to know the story, in both media.
If you liked Inception or maybe even Shutter Island then this is the sorta anime for you, because the ending will have you thinking of how it could go on. Maybe some writers will like it as well, since it leaves it up to our minds instead of laying it all out.
The idea of the story with the abilities that are caused by some sick and twisted means, the different effects it had on people, motivations of characters, all those little things make it overall a quite interesting show to watch. It's not a copy of any other RH anime I'd seen before either, even if some characters might have a familiar feel to them.
Another upside to this show is that there's actual development of the characters happening during the span of their life's but also in realtime as the show is progressing.. so, while there are some issues, it's another RH show that can be really entertaining if given a fair chance and gone into with an open mind.
The 2 points taken off are for the changed story that likely will never be told to the end and some errors resulting from that.
