One of my favorite anime of all time, but the story is very philosophical and filled with obscure references that could come across as pretentious I suppose. They also don’t explain many of the plot details which leaves the viewer to fill in the gaps as to what’s going on. If you enjoy it but find it confusing, repeated viewings are recommended as I seem to learn something new every time I watch it. The good news is that there is a coherent story hidden under all the layers, which I personally found very interesting.

The characters are all well developed and somewhat unique compared to other anime. One of the reasons I like the anime so much is due to how it doesn’t follow any of the usual cliches that other anime usually contains.

One of the biggest draws for the anime in my case is the world. It’s very rare that we see suck a bleak depiction of a post-apocalyptic landscape as this one. Yet it still manages to be hopeful somehow. I just found the world fascinating.

The story leans heavily into pseudo-religious themes of the creation and the creator, and the conflict/tension between the two. I don’t think it’s meant to be overtly religious, but it plays in the same space, given the powerful figures at work in the story.

One of my favorite anime of all time, but the story is very philosophical and filled with obscure references that could come across as pretentious I suppose. They also don’t explain many of the plot details which leaves the viewer to fill in the gaps as to what’s going on. If you enjoy it but find it confusing, repeated viewings are recommended as I seem to learn something new every time I watch it. The good news is that there is a coherent story hidden under all the layers, which I personally found very interesting.

The characters are all well developed and somewhat unique compared to other anime. One of the reasons I like it is how it doesn’t have hardly any of the usual cliches that other anime usually has.

One of the biggest draws for the anime in my case is the world. It’s very rare that we see suck a bleak depiction of a post-apocalyptic landscape as this one. Yet it still manages to be hopeful somehow. I just found the world fascinating.

The story leans heavily into pseudo-religious themes of the creation and the creator, and the conflict/tension between the two. I don’t think it’s meant to be overtly religious, but it plays in the same space, given the powerful figures at work in the story.

One of my favorite anime of all time, but the story is very philosophical and filled with obscure references that could come across as pretentious I suppose. They also don’t explain many of the plot details which leaves the viewer to fill in the gaps as to what’s going on. If you enjoy it but find it confusing, repeated viewings are recommended as I seem to learn something new every time I watch it. The good news is that there is a coherent story hidden under all the layers, which I personally found very interesting.

The characters are all well developed and somewhat unique compared to other anime. One of the reasons I like it is how it doesn’t have hardly any of the usual cliches that other anime usually has.

One of the biggest draws for the anime in my case is the world. It’s very rare that we see suck a bleak depiction of a post-apocalyptic landscape as this one. Yet it still manages to be hopeful somehow. I just found the world fascinating.