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-This review contains major spoilers-

This is probably the best series I have seen that I would never recommened to anyone. That might sound strange, so let me explain.

This series is pretty good. Some might even say fantastic. And that in pretty much every aspect. The characters feel real and believable, The animation ranges from good to breathtaking and the story/main relationship is very well handled.

The reason I would still never recommend this series to anyone despite all of its amazing atributes is one simple fact: It doesn't end, it simply stops. Now, being an adaptation of a still ongoing manga, that is nothing out of ... the ordinary and has happened with many other series as well. However, it is a bit different in this case.

The main bulk of the series' second half focuses on the play the student council is preparing for the culture festival. This play is the obvious emotional climax that the feelings of every single character are building towards. Touko feels that she has to do the play for her sister, but is also unsure whether the sister she knew even existed. Yuu wants to help Touko by means of the play, but also wants attention for herself. It is clear that this play will be a very important turning point in the narrative. However, the anime never gets to that point, rendering the second half of the series effectively pointless unlike other shows with incomplete endings which most of the time stop at the end of an arc, not in the middle of one.

To conclude, if anyone were to ask me whether or not I'd recommend them this series, I happily point them towards the manga instead. It has the same story and will actually finish it one day, which does not seem likely with the anime at this moment. However, even if a continuation were to be released one day, it wouldn't change the fact that the series was originally supposed to end without any conclusion.

Since no one seems to have watched or cared about this anime, I felt I needed to step up for it and fight the score of 4.6 it has right now.

First of: This anime will most likely not appeal to everyone. It's a short series with
about 3 minutes per episode loosely based on the famous detective books by Edogawa Rampo. It's a mixture of an over-the-top comedy and a parody of both the
books and modern society. So if anime with very little room to catch a breath aren't your thing, this one might not be for you. For anyone else, I'd highly recommend giving it ... a try.

Story:
The overarching story of Chou Shounen Tanteidan NEO is pretty simple: The Young Boy's Detective Club tries to defeat the villain called The Fiend with Twenty Faces. However, the story isn't the main selling point of this show. It merely serves as a general premise so that either side (mostly Twenty Faces) can try to take out the other one with a new plan. The individual subplots are fun and creative, with some
twists thrown in for good measure. Just don't take it too seriously. For me, a 7/10

Art:
The art isn't the most impressive art out there and there isn't any sakuga or something like that, but it fits the mood of the show perfectly. It has this
cartoon-feeling to it, a bit like panty and stocking, but way bouncier and not
as "realistic" as that show, if you get what I mean. To summarize, the art fits, but isn't impressive. 8/10

Sound:
Although most of the music didn't really catch my attention, the sound does it's job fine. The voice acting is perfect, changing from cool attitude to insane screams whenever is needed. And that god damn ending theme has been stuck in my head for weeks now! So yeah, not everything perfect, but what is good, is very good. 7/10

Characters:
The characters are what makes this show. No, they aren't complex or have a tragic backstory, but their interactions are hilarious. Special mention has to go to Twenty Faces. I love villains like him that are just having the time of their live being a villain. The main kids aren't anything special. They aren't real stereotypes, but they are not far off. Still, I think they work well enough. 6/10

Enjoyment:
I love this show. It has just the right length and the energy and speed to match that length. It's funny, over-the-top and insane all the time. While not everything may be perfect or satisfy everybody, I think it deserves way more attention than it gets right now.9/10

Overall score: 7/10

Afro Samurai is in my opinion a perfect series for newcomers to the anime community.
Here are the reasons why:

Afro Samurai is a short series with only five episodes, so it almost feels more like a movie than a series, but split up into a serial format. The story is very simple and not the greatest story ever told, but it suffices for this series.

The art style is gorgeous to look at and the fights are all very smooth and highly entertaining.

The music is great as well.However, I never really critique music unless it really sticks out. The series doesn't really have an opening, so ... there is no point in talking about it.
The voice acting is good as well, although there is the twist that there is only an English version. This is another reason why I think that this series is great for newcomers that might not want to watch everything subbed.

The characters are good too, although Afro and his friend don't have a real personality outside of "being cool" and "being quirky".

Everything considered, this is an awesome show both for newcomers and long-time anime lovers and I highly recommend it.