Kaiba

The first half was promising and the whole series could've been a great treatise on the consequences of transhumanism, but they really dropped the ball midway in favor of a shallow, convoluted hero vs. villain plot. It's hard to overstate my disappointment.

Wonderfully compact series that asks tough ethical, metaphysical and borderline spiritual questions about memories and what makes a soul. Doesn’t pass on a chance for a bit of comic relief, it’s full of small ironies and hard lessons. The background art is enormous yet simultaneously small. I found myself thinking of set pieces from Dr. Caligari and the art of MC Escher, as well as the art of video games like Katamari Damacy and Pikmin. The soundtrack could be described as repetitive o... - Full Review

Anime estranho, mas muito tocante e bem filosófico... Queria ter visto mais obras como essa.

Animation and world building 10/10 Plot and story (to me) incomprehensible, boring for the bits I did understand 0/10

Dreamy and strange, this show marries an overly-childish art style with a mature narrative. The actual plot has its ups and downs (some point are almost terrible), but the characters, the music and the art carry the show and make it worth the watch -- and more.

Masaaki Yuasa finally disappears up his own ass with this one. The world set up here is very interesting and has a lot of potential, but the first few episodes waste that setting on some of the most blatantly manipulative sob stories that I lost all interest in decoding the rest. The stylistic quirks worked well as flavoring in Kemonozume, but here they drag everything down. Too excessive and convoluted that it blocks all emotional engagement.