After watching the first episode, I was hooked.
==SETTING(spoiler-free)==
'K' takes place in some metropolitan city in the near future: There are a lots of gadgets and interactive smartphones with three-dimensional interfaces. But this is only the backdrop for a story about multiple rivaling groups of supernatural people that fight eachother.
Isana Yashiro, a guy with white-ish hair and the ability to act strange but always find a way out of tough situations, is the main character. A video is found where a person that looks like him killed one of the people from the Red Clan. This is the reason that he is suddently targeted by a lot of people, without him actually knowing what's going on.
For now, I won't give them all the points. It's not entirely clear yet in what direction the plot will take us, and this might change my score later on.
8/10
==ART==
Beautiful. The way the characters are shaded reminds me a little of Durarara, but the art is much more gorgeous than that anime. Shingo Suzuki, who directs K, is also the man who made all the character designs. This can be seen, as the characters seem to blend in the story perfectly.
The environment is also drawn beautifully. I love the way they've handled the reflection of the sunlight, for instance. The same goes for the battlescénes. The special effects and CG blend in in the environment so well that it all forms one combined story.
The art is perfect.
10/10
==CHARACTERS==
The characters seem to be extremely diverse. This is both reflected in their designs as well as in the way they act. I am really eager to learn their respective stories.
Of course it's too early to talk about things like Character Development, but one thing is for sure: They do have characters in here which act differently from any known metatype I know of.
Because, again, it's too soon to make a final judgement, I give the characters:
8/10
==SOUND==
This is marvelous. Both the intro and the outro themes sound great, and are of the rare kind of OP/ED that I don't skip. The actual background music is so well made that you will not notice it being there until you actually listen for it.
As for sound effects, all there is to say is that I have yet to hear something that sounds unnatural.
10/10
==ENJOYMENT==
This is a great series to watch. It's not as dark as similar series like "Darker than Black"(quite literally), which might be a good point as it might be suitable for a bigger audience. I love the colorful cast and the all the schemes that many characters try to perform.
This simply is my kind of anime.
10/10
==OVERALL==
I love this anime so far. I would recommend this anime to anyone who likes psychologic anime or supernatural/superhero series, as well as anyone in general, for I believe this to be an anime that many people will enjoy.
9/10
for now. Might be changed when there are more episodes out.
