It has been likened to Death Note, and when I started watching it, that's the first thing that popped into my head, although it's quite a bit more exciting, and more violent, than Death Note.
I wasn't very intrigued by the description:
"One day, Yukiteru discovers that his cell phone "diary" can now tell him the events of the future," was all that was given on the Hulu Plus channel on my Wii; but that changed after I watched the second episode. The first episode is a far cry from the rest of the series, basically just setting up the events to follow; after watching the second, I was hooked - it's an edge-of-your-seat thriller with complex interwoven story-lines, multi-dimensional characters, and beautiful animation. The only character I think could be better-developed is the main protagonist, Yukiteru Amano. He seems to stay pretty true-to-form and doesn't experience much of a character arc (to date, maybe that will change, I haven't read the Manga), but as he is "the observer," I guess that's to be expected. When I started watching, I didn't realize this show was ongoing - and I'm dying to see what happens!
The only thing that bothers me is the choice that Funimation made to censor it. It's obviously a violent Anime, even with the censorship, and preceding each episode on Hulu, there's a disclaimer stating that it's intended for mature audiences, but then it's censored... I hate censorship - with all the violent/adult Anime out there, they think we can't handle it? It's condescending - not to mention distracts from the viewing experience. For example, at one point, a character has her forearm cut off, and I had to rewind it because I didn't know what had been cut; or when entire images are edited out for gore, making it indiscernible what the character is seeing...
I think it's one of the best thrillers since Death Note, and I don't really understand people's complaints about it - sure Yuki is a little flat and dense; so ignore him and enjoy the beautiful animation, intricate story, and gory fight scenes. There are plenty of other dimensional characters to redeem the show of Yuki. I guess we'll have to wait for it to be released on DVD to see it uncensored, but until then, I look forward to the finale!
The only thing that bothers me is the choice that Funimation made to censor it. It's obviously a violent Anime, even with the censorship, and preceding each episode on Hulu, there's a disclaimer stating that it's intended for mature audiences, but then it's censored... I hate censorship - with all the violent/adult Anime out there, they think we can't handle it? It's condescending - not to mention distracts from the viewing experience. For example, at one point, a character has her forearm cut off, and I had to rewind it because I didn't know what had been cut; or when entire images are edited out for gore, making it indiscernible what the character is seeing...
I think it's one of the best thrillers since Death Note, and I don't really understand people's complaints about it - sure Yuki is a little flat and dense; so ignore him and enjoy the beautiful animation, intricate story, and gory fight scenes. There are plenty of other dimensional characters to redeem the show of Yuki. I guess we'll have to wait for it to be released on DVD to see it uncensored, but until then, I look forward to the finale!
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