I will echo what others have said, this show is WAY too long. It could have been half as many episodes, and still got its point across.
What is its point? Well, from what I can gather after a quick watch is that, "everyone is redeemable, and worth saving"...no matter how many times they F you over or try to kill you. This is a standard trope in a lot of these Netflix anime shows. Sometimes it works...
...but sometimes it doesn't. Like here.
The characters are mostly unlikeable. Act irrationally. Constantly have a ticking clock of doom, yet spend pointless minutes in cringe-inducing monologues or dialogue. And the lead, going from a whiny brat scaredy-cat kid, to a macho-man, in the span of 5 minutes is eye-rollingly bad.
Great premise. Horrific execution.
What is its point? Well, from what I can gather after a quick watch is that, "everyone is redeemable, and worth saving"...no matter how many times they F you over or try to kill you. This is a standard trope in a lot of these Netflix anime shows. Sometimes it works...
...but sometimes it doesn't. Like here.
The characters are mostly unlikeable. Act irrationally. Constantly have a ticking clock of doom, yet spend pointless minutes in cringe-inducing monologues or dialogue. And the lead, going from a whiny brat scaredy-cat kid, to a macho-man, in the span of 5 minutes is eye-rollingly bad.
Great premise. Horrific execution.