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Okay, I will talk about the overall series in other words spoiler warning.

Let me start with the positives:
- animation: it was made by bones so of course it looks fantastic, if you put style over substance you will probably like it

- good world-building: the first parts set up the world nicely with everything we need to know at the time and later on finding out that people at first were all born with these powers and due to a mutation, the population consists mostly of people without powers.

- the soundtrack was good too, fitting to the atmosphere (I am scratching the bottom of ... the barrel now...)

Okay enough, lets get to the negatives:
- the characters: most of the characters felt undercooked like the teleportation guy suddenly starts to talk about missing his mum in the fifth movie after not mentioning her once before aaaand of course that was only to make him betray the group and be completely irrational not thinking for a single nanosecond. (I was annoyed) Next up Quon himself didn't really get much of a character apart from being guilt-ridden (yeah, I think that's all) knowing that he lived for over a thousand years this one motivation isn't enough to call him a well-developed character. Oh yeah, and there was this scientist guy who seemed so important to the cyborgs but served no purpose at the end and was just forgotten by the plot.

- the women: yes extra category, because clearly the show-makers didn't see them as people either. We get introduced to Kiri in the first two episodes and she is completely forgotten about after that instead her struggles with having to connect to the children is just resolved and it feels more like "she woman, she good with children" even though none of the kids liked her at first.
Then there is Tei whom I really liked but, yeah, there isn't anything to say she can read minds and was born in the countryside. Other than that she woman.
Athletics girl is supposed to be a love interest for Quon, I think? There is no chemistry between them at all. If her powers were given to a man they would've probably done more fighting scenes with her but noooo.
Last but not least is Delta (I think that was her), she protected Shun and disobeyed because she loved him, or something. The love was not strong enough to release herself before the finale, so of course she dead.

- I don't know where to put this but the sudden introduction of the shadowy organisation Ordo really rubbed me the wrong way. The fact that you get in there by either birthright or election by those in the group is weird. They aren't part of any government but above every law, even allowed to torture people. It sounds like antisemitism to me, these conspiracies already existed before Jesus was born and if there is a Japanese equivalent minority, it's probably supposed to represent them. Especially because they were introduced out of nowhere and with seemingly no purpose other then "to create peace".
Finally the story: 1. I don't understand why they suddenly go from episodic rescue missions to overarching narrative in the final three movies, to me, it felt draining.
2. The third episode was just shit, terribly executed and only the visuals that were fun.
3. We are being thrown into a part of these peoples story and at the end (other than Quon not being immortal anymore) nothing changed. If you would tell me that Ordo set up a new base the next week to hunt down our group, I would believe you.
4. the story also never really explains the powers and why some people have seemingly more of them than others, for example, Yuuma could make protective shields and destructive bubbles while athletic girl is just fast.

Damn I can't believe I wrote so much, fuck me I guess...
yeah, I think some people might like it, I didn't really at the end.
Okay, bye

I went into the anime not expecting a lot, it is Katrielle after all... but was positively surprised by the anime original content. (The game cases are shit) The cases still don't flash out the characters and at the end Katrielle and crew are still as flat of characters as at the beginning.

I primarily watched it for the Professor Layton content and if you don't wanna watch the whole 50 episodes tune into the 6 with Layton in them. The story is amazing, the villain is so Layton coded and much better than anything Katrielle could ever offer us.
Sadly Katrielle takes a ... lot of screen time in the last two episodes (I know it makes sense it is her show but still) and literally pulls a "Friendship makes us strong" (I cringed so hard).

Overall the anime is a big improvement over the game, but you can't save a house on a shaky foundation. The cases showed a great range of variety and even some recurring characters (for better or for worse) which gave the world a feeling of depth.

I can't really recommend the show, you will only get something out of it if you are a big Layton Fan.

I just finished it... 12 episodes and I cried in 5 of them, it was an emotional roller-coaster in all the best way possible.
It was a wonderful send-off to the best anime I had the pleasure of seeing.
Every open plot point gets resolved at the end and it was masterful.
I could not more highly recommend this anime and this finale proves it.
In total, there was not a single bad episode in this whole show!
Please if you haven't already, watch it or watch it again!
There is so much love and care in this and everything is made with a passion that I haven't ... seen in the industry before.
I wish more people would give this the respect it deserves.

It's an interesting start that opens up to an amazing first season leaving you to want more.
I love this show, the art style is a breath of fresh air in an industry that feels rather stale at times, it uses many different techniques that keep it fresh.
The story is heart-warming and I could heavily relate to it as someone that was a little awkward as a child/teenager.
It is about a boy, Shigeo/Mog, with psychic powers, how he deals with life and a part-time job were he exorcises ghosts.
The opening is a trip but it makes you addicted and the ending is just beautifully ... done!
I had a blast of a time!

Amazing art style, they really out did themselves again with this one! The fight scenes are extremely smooth and well crafted, true eye candy!
The opening is such a trip, I love it, and the ending is super cute!
The story is wonderful, it asks a lot of questions that are vital during puberty, to discover yourself and who you want to be.
I, personally, loved every second of it and found it incredibly relatable, even though I am already an adult the questions make you contemplate your standing in the world and what you want to do in life.
I cried twice and had one mental breakdown