Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage:
April 15, 2011
Status:
Still Airing
Summary:
The Japanese government was rescued from the brink of financial collapse by the Sovereign Wealth Fund. For its citizens, however, life has not improved, and unemployment, crime, suicide, and despair are rampant. Kimimaro, raised by his maternal grandmother after the disappearance of his father and the death of his mother, is a scholarship student whose only dream is to avoid all this and live a stable life. One day, however, he meets a man who offers him a large sum of money if he'll agree to pay it back. From then on his fate is radically altered as he's drawn into a mysterious area known as "The Financial District."
Written by mikeocheskey on March 20, 2012 at 10:45 PM
Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
I enjoyed this anime. The story was unique, revolving around the saying, "money is the root of all evil." The storyline had unexpected twists and kept me wanting more. The dialogue was pretty good as well. My only grudge with the dialogue was the distortion effect used when characters were speaking with their "assets" (the embodiment of their future) in the real world through their card. The distortion effect made it really difficult to understand the dialogue and the subtitles usually flew by so quickly that I had to pause just to read what was being said if they said more than a few words. The animation was crisp and beautiful...even the creepy characters.
The only thing I really didn't like about the story was the ending. It left too many unanswered questions and felt like the animators had to finish the story quickly due to cancellation.