I became very skeptical towards the story after watching the first 3 episodes, and I almost dropped it after thinking that the plot was no good. I felt that some scenes were too ridiculous and lacked logic. Why would the newly introduced character who wanted to kill the lead suddenly sit down to have dinner with him due to being tired? It made no sense to me. I think the creators wanted to create a happy atmosphere to contrast with the later episodes and changes the characters were going to face, but it was executed in a way that felt a little awkward.
However, at around episode 6 things started to become more interesting as the real plot finally started to unfold, and from then on the story was rather decent. I feel that a fatal flaw for K was the first few episodes that felt like empty filler. They caused many people to become confused as well as skeptical for the rest of the season. If that flaw in K was fixed and unnecessary scenes and complications to the plot were cut out, this would have been a pretty good anime with a plot that suited 13 episodes.
The ending to me made sense, and has been foreshadowed since the beginning. The ending wrapped everything up and I felt it was well done in terms of what SHOULD have happened due to the foreshadowing, did.
The characterization was lacking as the cast was rather large but not enough was shown about each of them, only snippets here and there. The main character Isana felt more endearing to me than the rest of them as he got the most screen time. I felt some characters had a lot of potential to become very memorable, but they were not developed enough. For example, Misaki has been a favorite among fans and I can definitely see why. However, they did not show enough about his personality aside from being a tough skater with a soft interior. Well, what else? Nothing much deeper about him was presented, and why he adored Mikoto so much aside from being the leader. The cast of characters each have interesting personalities though, I just always felt like I wanted them to take it to a deeper level for some of the main characters such as Mikoto.
The art was quite nice, the characters all had rather delicate features and the music to me was very good. The opening track in episode 1 as the screen went across the city and Homra was simply awesome and classy. Animation was a little choppy at times, but the lighting and the blinking animations were beautiful to look at.
The biggest flaw in this anime would be the way the story was presented. The very core and story that K was trying to show wasn't bad, but the presentation definitely needed trimming. The first few episodes were too messy, but the second half was much better. Overall, a decent anime. Nothing revolutionary but still entertained me enough to keep watching.
