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I came in this anime with low expectations, and I'm glad I did, otherwise I would have been so upset with the experience. But it wasn't all that bad, there were some good things that came along the way

Story: 5. It was supposed to be a 4 but since the plot was rather unique, I decided to add a point. I got the grasp of the entire story when I finished despite it being so messy , but in the end it's just super shallow. I didn't even get the whole of the story or the ultimate objective of the "Mekakushidan". They were trying ... to find a way to bring back their loved ones or ganged together just because they were different? Either way I think most of the time they were just messing around.
I liked how the story was narrated through different aspects though, it was confusing at first but if you look at the whole picture, the story still came through. What upset me was that some plotpoints were just added in for the "cool" factor, in which I found very unnecessary and dragged. The whole story just turned out to be incredibly boring and meaningless to me.

Art : 7. It's SHAFT, I didn't expect exquisite art or ground breaking animation but the studio most definitely didn't manage to capture Shidu(the original illustrator)'s character designs. But I guess they were acceptable.

Sound: 8. One of the upper points of the series, in my opinion. The soundtrack was fairly nice, it interested me even though I'm not casually into original... uh... "Vocaloid" songs. Partly because I liked the different vibes in each songs(?) hahah, I don't know.

Characters: 6. There were barely any character development. The only one who managed to get some was the main character (Shintaro I believe) but the others are rather "nah". I thought the way most characters acted was just very unnatural and awkward, some stuff they did was just, again, to add in the "cool" factor and I'm just very turned-down by those kinds of things.

Despite all I've said I still managed to finish the anime and somewhat enjoyed it (7). It could have been so much better if executed well but it wasn't. I'd recommend it for people who like city hipsters and colorful, flashy characters and plotline, or maybe even slice-of-life lovers, but to those who seek stories with hardcore seriousness and a solid plot should stay faaaaar away.

Overall: 7

Okay this is the first time I've ever written a review so I'm not exactly sure what to say but here goes nothing.

So first off, the story. I gave it an 8 cause the story really got me hooked up after chapter 15 and it's going on great. I'm not gonna go any further into the contents cause I might spoil you, BUT... The introduction, the "premise", however, is indeed overused, which was a bit of a turndown for me at first, but the story behind it is a lot more original and mysterious than I anticipated, I REALLY enjoyed the mysteries and the twisted-ness ... (not sure if that's a word) in it cause I love making theories and discussing them with others, but maybe that's just me. That being said, I'm also into the idea of their weapons so there's that.

The art though, absolutely amazing. The volume covers and the shadings are breathtaking, the backgrounds are super detailed and the characters are very well-drawn too, I really like how they are so expressive most of the time. I mean, kudos to Yamamoto cause he's one heck of a manga artist.

What's really nice about this manga is that the characters are so well-developed. Most of them have great developments as the story goes, especially the main character since he kind of starts off as this very typical shounen manga protagonist. I also like the fact that most girls in this manga are strong and independent, but also sensitive cause I was getting sick of the crying-whining clingy type in lots of shounens.

So overall I really enjoyed it, there were moments that made me laugh, I did not find it "predictable" cause I came in the manga having no clue on what was to happen and though the story starts off cliché and all but I think if you give it about 19 chapters, you'll enjoy it just as much as I did.

So thank you so much for reading and I hope my review was useful to you all.