Mediocre

Written by lordbyron1788 on November 18, 2011 at 3:59 AM

I don't know what to say. After reading a bunch of great reviews I decided to give this one a try, and I've just been disappointed over and over. There is a ton of potential in the storyline, but it ends up playing out as ultra-typical anime with no big breakouts in the story or characters. I may be biased because, as a molecular biologist, I'm not a huge fan of their pseudo-science, but I honestly think its the characters that bother me more than the science. No one does anything new. I felt like I could predict every event before it happened (mostly a lot of uncomfortable moments for the main char. and his girl friends). You watch the show for the amazing effects that occur whenever the MC pulls out someone's void (about 30 sec) and then... nothing. No big story, no exiting conflicts, just cheesy love triangles and another "oppressed Japan breaks out" story. The whole thing has a very "done before" kind of feeling, and it's been done better. I may continue watching, but I am not wowed.