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The show has interesting premise and visuals (the other world and its creatures), as well as nice voice acting performed by great seiyuus.
The story is, however, all over the place. And not in a way that would make it entertaining, it's just not thought out well, to the point it feels like a writer's first draft. Some scenes go on forever despite barely adding anything to the plot, while others are skipped through so fast the viewer is left behind.
The narrative shows lack of understanding of how money operates on the author's part, as well as lack of message. Which is fine, not all stories ... have to have a message. But this story feels like it is very invested in the idea of having one, with its mysterious veil and metaphorical images. Or at the very least, it really wants viewers to believe it has something grandiose to say (it doesn't)

The protagonist is an irresponsible young man that shows no remorse after ruining people's lives (probably indirectly taking their lives) for no good reason. No epic shounen battles of two strong wills and two dreams here. Protagonist of C has neither, and yet destroys those of others. He is questioning whether or not he was wrong, but it ends with inner monologues, and he keeps doing his thing. With this kind of main character, one can at least expect development and growth, but the ending is so incomprehensible and not character-driven (seriously, not even remotely) that it's impossible to tell if anything about the protagonist's character has changed or not.

Another thing I would like for the show's writer to think about is whether gambling addiction should really be justified. It should not be demonized, sure, it's a sickness that should be treated; but saying through your narrative that one can have a legitimate reason to ruin their and their family's lives with their addiction, that it wasn't even a mistake at all on the character's part and a noble thing, actually, is, to be frank, disgusting. People reading this review after watching the show probably know what this is about. Should've dropped the show after that episode, but I hoped to see a satisfying conclusion, some sort of closure. (It wasn't there)

If anyone, for any reason, needs to watch this show, I'd strongly advise to turn the dub/subs off and only look at visuals and listen to sounds. Not knowing what exactly is going on would make the experience a lot better.