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*Some context:* I have been seriously watching anime for over 4 years now, and I have never found the need to actually write a review. This would be my first one, so I hope you guys bare with it.

I'll explain my plight with a humorous short story - trust me, it's much more interesting that this anime:
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In an art competition, an artist stands in front of his painting, and the judges walk up to him and ask him to explain the concept before opening and revealing the painting on canvas. The artist says that he has drawn the situation where: "Buddha lets fly a ... white dove to symbolize peace and walks away. Unfortunately, a hunter who was hidden shoots this dove. The dove falls to the ground and dies."
The judges were mesmerized with the concept and were yearning to see the painting. The artist reveals the canvas and it's absolutely white and plain. They ask him:
Where is Buddha? - I told you that he let the dove fly and left!
Where is the hunter? - I told you that he was hidden!
Where is the dove? - I told you that it fell to the ground and died!
I think this anime is much like that. There is quite frankly a stupid hype around an absolutely plain and bland anime. If you are capable of just looking at a white canvas and imagining a concept as deep as above, maybe you'll enjoy this one. For mere mortals like myself, this anime is mediocre at best, and absolute shit if you are in a bad mood.
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=== My thoughts (mild spoilers) ====

-- I think the Perfect Insider is at best a mediocre series, and your disappointment with it will likely increase the more you think about it.

-- I feel that the author got hold of one idea: a person is locked in a room for 15 years with minimal observation inside the cell; this person must have a child inside which no one knows about; and a glorious plan is set into motion which lasts the entire 15 years.

-- In order to make this implausible and frankly ridiculous idea a reality, the creators perform one ass-pull after the other. In order to disguise these ass-pulls, they pepper it up with copious amount of philosophical rants, which after a point becomes absolutely silly.

-- There are some scenes, dialogues, and actions which wanted to portray a high-brow attitude and show that some of these characters are really smart. These absolutely bombed. I am working towards a PhD in Math/CS at a top university, and I haven't come across a single professor or student who acts this way. Some of the CS ideas are plain wrong too.

-- Character motivations are not explained at all. Things happen a particular way because the author wanted it to happen that way. The events don't seem to evolve organically and feel almost forced. There are no reasons given for *why* a character does something other than the fact that doing so furthers a plot. There appear to be numerous alternative actions some characters could have done (including Dr. Shiki) which would have been quicker, neater, and led to the same final conclusion. People claimed to be as smart as these characters would certainly see such alternatives.