2014, 12 episodes:
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Young people with superpowers in modern Tokyo? Well, that seems to be
the premise at first. It soon gets much stranger.
Based on the Kagerou Project, a
Vocaloid song series. Well,
that's new, I suppose. This show is a bit self-consciously weird at
times ("you will have your mind blown or else"), and goes to some
trouble to conceal what's actually going on from the viewer. It's also
a very slow build-up, and one has to take it on faith that things are
going to make sense later in the series.
They do, more or less; there are still some big holes, and this is not
quite like
Mawaru Penguindrum,
Kyousogiga or
Steins;Gate
which really do manage to pull everything together in the end, but
if you enjoyed those series (as I did) then this one probably holds
some potential for you.
The animation is done in Shaft's current house style, and if you've
seen
Bakemonogatari
it'll be very familiar. Backgrounds are highly coloured and often
stylised. Characters are well-designed, but for me a bit much to keep
track of; ten principals really is too many.
Overall a very cautious recommendation. Give it four episodes, then
give up if you aren't enjoying it by then.
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