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I wouldn't recommend it if you are sensitive to the invasion of personal boundaries and peer pressure. The main character is forced into situations that trigger him even though he has trauma. His best friend, Eiko, knows his trauma and seems to lack common sense and empathy even though she claims to care about him but is the biggest culprit in forcing him into these situations. The girl he tutors seeks the dark spirits but has a profound purpose and prefers to endanger herself than others. She shows the main character more consideration and empathy than his best friend in the few days she has ... known him. It looks like he will find a purpose in seeking dark supernatural sense, but the disrespect and manipulation he deals with take out the enjoyment I could have gotten with such an exciting plot.

The movie concept is about pursuing your dreams and accepting that nothing in your plans or life will go as expected. Josee is rude to Tsuneo for no apparent reason when he helps her when they first meet. There are aspects of overprotectiveness, manipulation, and guilt-tripping in the relationship between Josee and her grandmother. Not only that, but Josee does not communicate with the male lead. Their relationship improves, and they become close as Josee experiences new things. The one thing that bothered me was her lack of honesty toward Tsuneo and the character Mai. Mai is imprudent and meddles inconsiderately, intending to help. She ... places her feelings above others when others are struggling. Her meddling proves effective when she finally considers Tsuneo, but it could have been done more maturely. The message at the movie's end is well expressed and shows the pursuit of dreams in a realistic but positive manner. Would I watch it again? Only if someone wants to. I will not actively seek to watch it again.

The animation is clean and smooth, and the soundtrack is great. The overall premise was interesting. People in a city filled with inexplicable bubbles that changed their form of living? Got me hooked. But the dialogue is awkward and unnatural which disengages the audience. And the ending is very obvious from the connections made to another common tale.
Also, there is little to no character depth. Since the story was rushed to have an unnecessary conflict that does not contribute much to the plot or make much sense. Because of these, the interactions between the characters are not delved into much the bonds ... feel shallow. I would watch it again if I'm bored but will not go out of my way to watch it.

This anime has themes of loss, found family, friendship, and death, and overall has the overall question of "What makes the human experience beautiful despite its hardships, misfortunes, and darkness?" It also delves into the impact a single person can make as insignificant as they are to others, they are special in their way. Also, it plays with the question of "why bother making connections when it will only hurt one way or another?" This anime is realistic in many aspects the greediness of humans and the slow loss of hope in a desperate situation.
The first episode is the most emotional for many. ... From then onwards the main character meets many significant people who teach him how to be more human the connections themselves have an impact on him/it. The experiences themselves are what makes life important and people important.
But you see a certain pattern in the story that feels overdone throughout the anime which takes away the emotional aspect of it since the viewer expects it. There is no longer a shock when important things happen. The island prison arc is the best example. In this arc, something horrible happens to the main character and we are expected to feel pity for the perpetrators. Their characters were not fleshed out and the bonding was shallow. There were too many characters and very little time to connect or sympathize. Tropes were used to make up for their lack of depth.
But towards the end, we see that return of the original flow back. The main character has experienced more and learned something from these experiences.

The story is great not because of the main character but the rest of the cast. The main character constantly cries and is incompetent. His determination is shallow. The rest of the cast is determined, good at fighting, driven, and has its drive. There are a few realistic aspects of gangs. The time travel elements show how things can change and allows us to glimpse at different outcomes of characters.
But the main character lacks courage, confidence, and redeemable traits. Everyone else is likable but him. I would never watch it again, but I enjoyed the path of the other characters.

If you love themes of friendship, war, loss, and the pursuit of peace you might like this anime. It is realistic in the elements of war. The friendship between the main characters is strong because they have to protect each other and themselves from their kind. For example, the human girl protects Fine from humans while humans themselves are a threat to her. this is because they both "betrayed their kind" and chose an unconventional life for themselves.
Their bond is genuine and goes through the constant struggle of survival, acceptance, and pure happiness. Their worlds are in chaos, and they only find paradise in each ... other.

The second season delves more into the struggles of having a loved one on the opposite side of war. Mika the second main character adds depth to the story because of his selfishness, fear, and love towards his family. He is willing to sacrifice everything to have the companionship of a loved one. The stakes and losses are higher in the story. But the recklessness and stubbornness of the other main character ruin the story.

Also, the impact of the war only affects the side characters deeply not the main cast. And since there are no heavy burdens on them other than survival and protecting ... one another making the show shallow, because they have plot armor. The twist at the end was not well executed and we know the main characters will go into danger again because of the protagonist.

This anime has themes of family, loss, and revenge. The first episode is realistic in how not everything will go your way. But we don't see the constant despair from the main character since he focuses on revenge making his character diluted since his vulnerability is no longer shown. The anime doesn't try hard to hide the twists in the story either since it has spoilers in the opening and ending which kind of ruined it for me. The main character is reckless and stubborn making him sort of unlikable. The stakes can be high, but the despair and struggle are not fleshed out to ... enough sympathize/ pity him.

I binged it with the second season not knowing they were separate, but the second season complimented it well. Not a great anime but it keeps one entertained enough if you like vampires. The battle scenes aren't the best either. But I liked the concept that no matter where you go there is no paradise, you can only try to protect the ones close to you. Also, there is another darker concept of humans being willing to do anything to win a war even doing inhumane things which adds more depth to the story. Will you like it? may be. Love it? most likely not.