Monday, March 16, 2015

Anime Review: Mirai Nikki

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. 


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