Story:
The story. Well. I give it 10/10. I like the whole plot and how the story follows a straight line, where the viewer is sometimes led back in time to get a better grasp of certain characters past and how they got involved with Koko. I really love how the story takes place in real places and to see how the story has been inspired by real war events. I just love it. The story it self is very well crafted and doesn't leave the viewer with a mindfuc*, but leaves an almost complete puzzle, but with an ending that enables the viewer's imagination to take over. The story gets more and more intense by almost every episode. I never had the urge to sleep during this anime.
I should also mention that this anime is filled with shooting and action. If you like that sort of anime, then I can recommend this one.
Art/animation:
The art/animation is great. The colors and the depiction of places are "realistic", so to speak. The colors aren't too bright, but rather washed out. A bit like the animation of "Monster", which I also have written a review about. Overall it gets 9/10 .
Sound:
The sound is good, but nothing out of the ordinary. The voice actors all do a great job, the sound of firing and explosions are realistic. The music good, but really nothing that I noticed during the series. But I love both openings and both endings.
7/10
Character:
8/10
Okay. This one I struggled with during the whole series. I had a problem which I've never encountered before, concerning anime. I had a really hard time remembering the faces of the female characters because I think they some of them look very much a like. Besides that everything is great. The design of the characters fits very well to their roles. And their body structure fits to their personality, past and current position.
Enjoyment:
10/10
I enjoyed the anime quite a lot. I love how the anime follows a straight line, but goes back and forth into characters past. I really enjoy the realistic war-events (some inspired by the horrible events in the Balkan war). I loved to see Jonah grow and becoming more aware of what's going on around him. I enjoyed this anime to the very end, even beyond(letting my imagination take over after the ending, sitting outside with my churchwarden pipe and just.. enjoying it).
Overall:
9/10
Overall I can recommend this anime to anime who likes an action filled anime, with lots of shooting and explosions, but also those who likes seeing a child growing and developing it's emotions. I certainly enjoyed this anime. And if you like the animes that has what I mentioned above, this is an anime for you.
