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Netflix is filled with very average and even under average animes. Because of my previous experiences with the so called "Netflix Originals" I honestly did not expect much, and yet this serie is worst that I thought.

Story: 4/10
This anime is set up in a regular present world where certain groups found a phenomena which could affect the entire world. Basically there is a form of energy which some special people can use in order to improve unnatural abilities. This "energy" is divided in two fractions, the Enlightened and the Resistance. These two groups have different perspectives and opinions about this energy and how to use ... it, causing conflicts and fights between each other.

In order to have an advantage over the other fraction, a group has to conquer real physical places just like Pokemon Go. Normal people is not aware of this, however they use an application to conquer regions thinking it is just a game. The abilities of someone are stronger if they are in a region conquered by his/her fraction.

The beginning of the anime is kinda messy and hard to follow, it shows too many elements but they are not really explained, making them easy to forget. Later on it takes some time to explain a littler better what's going on, so I suggest to wait for at least 4 chapters.

The concepts and story are very weak and dumb. Some events where we get to see different fractions and their "war" just does not make much sense.

The story had potential at the beginning, however as the story progress it just became more and more generic and ended up very weak. I think they thought the final enemy would be interesting and unexpected, however it was just a generic smart guy crazy by his own power.

Art: 3/10
Visually this anime is not good, the scenarios are not very detailed and the characters look bad. This is a complete CGI anime, most of them look awful to me and this one specifically looks cheap and static. Maybe with a classic art direction it would had been way better. I'm not completely against CGI animation, Ultraman is one of the very few examples were the CGI looks more detailed and well used.

Sound: 6/10
Very forgettable and generic soundtrack, however it is not bad. The opening and ending songs are good, but please do not expect much.

Character: 4/10
There are very few characters on this show and we have three lead characters. Usually I really like when an anime has multiple main characters because we get to see different perspectives and development. Sadly this show does not use them very well.

The real main character is very generic, awkward and annoying. He does get better later on, but nothing really good or outstanding.
The other two main characters are a little more interesting, I really enjoyed Jack and I think he was very good used. Sarah had potential, I really liked her personality and actitud, with a strong and good will. But she was not developed for several chapters.

The bad guy is just another generic egocentric evil person who wants to get power and control, very forgettable.

Enjoyment: 4/10
I attacked very hard this anime, however I must admit that I enjoyed some chapters. As mentioned above, Sarah is a good character and at some point she injected comedy and dynamic to the show. These chapters are my favorite ones. If you are not trying to find something smart or well elaborated, the remaining chapters could still be enjoyable to certain extend.

Overall: 5/10
Nothing of this show really stands out. This is just one of many generic animes extremely forgettable. It does work to pass the time if you don't have much to do or watch. It is also not horrible nor extremely bad, but I cannot really recommend it as, from my perspective it is dumb and nothing worth watching.