Mirai Nikki is an intense anime with a mix
of psychological thriller, action, and romance. Yuki is a boy who gains the
ability to read the future through his
personal diary and thinks it must be some sort of miracle, that is, until he
finds out that there are 11 other people who also have their own unique diary's
and are his opponents in a fight to the death in order to determine the next
god. In comes a girl, Gasai Yuno, whose sole purpose in life is to love, care for, and kill others in order to protect Yuki. Everything's all fine and dandy except that, there can only be one winner of this battle royale!
Story: 9
Any anime
that can throw a plot twist within another plot twist from the very first
episode to the last (don’t worry, I won’t spoil it) has got to have an amazing
story, right? Well for the most part, it was very enjoyable with a lot of
character development, which is pretty rare nowadays. For the other part
however, it was confusing. So confusing that it might take a re-watch or two
just to understand everything which in itself is not really a bad thing because
of how good the anime is.
Art and
Sound: 10
Creepy,
dramatic, and suspenseful music. This type of music that everyone might not
even notice, takes place every episode, and it happens perfectly. On the animation
side, there was nothing really bad worth noting. The action scenes were well
animated and the characters look exactly like what anime characters should look
like.
Characters:
10
The
characters, or should I say, Gasai Yuno. She is what makes or breaks this anime
for most viewers as she is seen as the epitome of yandere. To some, this means
that she’s just a creepy stalker who would kill anyone for Yuki but to others
(like me) she’s just in obsessive love, and it’s sort of cute. I’m not going to
dwell into the other characters that much because Yuno was pretty much the star
of this anime, not some wimpy boy who can’t even fight for himself.
Overall:
9.5
Plot twists, crazy girls killing for their love, and
a fight to the death battle royal, what more could you ask for? Mirai Nikki is
a suspenseful thriller that leaves views wanting and anticipating what’s going
to happen in the next episode. Let’s just say, there is never a dull moment in
this anime.
