Audience reviews
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BYZANTIUMN
A great psychological thriller with fantasy/supernatural elements that got buried in a busy season.
If you can enjoy an anime where the characters are likeable, but are convincing, or where a lot happens that contradicts itself, but done in the context of the show to make its setting more believable, you'll enjoy this.
I wouldn't call this a thought intensive anime like some of the other reviews, that's people stroking their ego.
If you can understand basic plot devices and watch attentively (not texting, not gaming second monitor) you will fully understand this show.
I think more people should give it a chance, it works well as a weekend binge.
Good sound design, good voice acting, GREAT animation/artwork, fairly good story, interesting premise that will keep you watching until t…
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SPOILER WARNING (sorry I couldn't help it, please forgive me)
I didn't doubt once to put PET a big 10. I found it so sad the fact it's not well known and not very liked and actually, I can understand why but at the same time I feel people should give it a chance even if it is kind difficult to understand and enjoy plot because all the accelerated psychological matters.
Nowadays, it's very rare to bump into an anime series like this, so emotionally dedicated and heartbreaking (in the most beautiful way.) The characters traumas, relationships and developing are so exquisitive exposed that you worry like hell for them. I love how they managed to explain the links between abandonment-protection and abuse-love, and how a little kindness can save a person that would make save another one in th…
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Pet - An amazing anime with an amazing opening theme song
Story 9/10
The one thing I can say that may put people off slightly is that the story can be quite hard to follow. But I do believe this can be a good or bad thing depending on how it has done. It is not done in a nonsensical fashion instead it is a deep storyline that requires you to piece puzzles together and pay upmost attention. This style of storytelling does limit its potential audience as I believe this does not appeal to a large target audience which is understandable.
The story was at points unpredictable and made you think, did that just happened, or what is going to happened next? It had me constantly questioning what the MC next goal was and where his true intentions align. Certain sectors of the show did seem to spring…
Read at the sourceHikari-Kuro
Do not be fooled by all the high scores reviews on here.
Let me explain, PET is a confusing mess that tries to pass off as a psychological triller.
After watching all 13 episodes, I am left puzzled. Here are the questions I had.
Who are the good guys, who are the bad guys?
The series just had characters show up without explaining who they are.
Characters such as Mei Ling are not explained what her power is.
One episode they may seem to be good, the next episode seem to be bad (Tsukasa and Katsuragi).
It’s confusing because we do not even know who the main character is/are. What is the company? An evil organisation?Who is the CEO? Is being asked to join the company as an employee good or bad?
What is the whole plot of the show about?
The series did not provide the characters objective or…
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So, this title has possibly the worst synopsis of any anime ever, and there have been a lot of contenders for that
This is... the sort of thing that becomes a cult classic, though that really hasnt happened with Pet so far probably partially because it has some gay overtones that your standard anime watcher really cant handle.
Just from the opener you can already tell that this is going to have fucked up visuals, but you cant really tell if its just going to be edgy, or camp, or truly disgusting, or what.
Unlike most anime, you cant really tell what this one is going to be like from the first episode or two, in fact this is barely an anime, as its hard to say it particularly conforms to any anime tropes.
In fact, this anime doesnt really give anything away that it doesnt have to, every st…
Read at the sourceShikiSajiTomoya
I will tell you my honest feelings. After watching about 4 episodes, I felt like dropping the series. Because I couldn't see where the story was heading. Also I had some misunderstanding about the relationship of Tsukasa and Hiroki. At first I thought it was gay romance. But, as the story went I really understood their bonding. I don't want to spoil, but lets put it this way. There are many other people who has the same feeling and it's not due to romance.
The biggest plus point this show deserves is that it has a unique, interesting and original story which is a rare thing in anime because after you watch about 4-5 hundred shows you don't really see a new and unique story that much. Most of the animes out there are repackaging of old stories and tropes.
This show gets better with each e…
Read at the sourceHaku27
I found this anime very enjoyable to say the least . It isn't a slow-burner by any means , and releases information in a way that makes the viewer think .
I think it has an excellent storyline , and character motivations are often explored with different points of view . The anime itself keeps various pieces of information vague , thus keeping the watcher engaged . It is absolutely a pay attention anime , to every single second . It can be a slow starter , but is jam-packed with valuable information. The first episode may throw you off , but it will redeem itself.
The details are innumerable , and though the art itself can come off as 'ugly' to some viewers , it will most surely be forgotten when watching the story . I find that some scenes are animated excellently , however , facial exp…
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Seasonal Winter 2020
Without any doubt this anime series was a psychopathic horror with Its mind twisting and mind blowing story concept & story plot . In my opinion , the viewer on watching the first episode will feel a sudden
psychological setback that will be memorable moments for him/her.
Infact , I really loved the opening of this anime series which was one of my favourite among the winter 2020 anime series .
*****Story*****
•Without any sort of doubt this series had a very much admirable story
concept that revolves around mind illusion.
•There were some loops were the story direction was boring and very much annoying , introducing the major characters and changes in the
plot.
******Art *******
•I found the art style to be of standard art style of animation with overly simples…
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Well, when you see some reviews saying that Pet is underrated or that it is poorly executed, it is not at all. In this review, I will explain why Pet is one of the best anime in years.
Story: 10
The first chapters of Pet begin by explaining what the trajectory of the other episodes will be like. That people have peaks and valleys, in which people called "pet" will be able to manipulate people's memories. During these 13 chapters, we see the evolution of many characters, such as Tsukasa, which begins with the objective of destroying Hayashi's mind, since they were orders from the company, and also destroying Satoru, already as Tsukasa's personal objective. In itself, the story is worth it, really.
Art: 10
The artistic drawings that this beautiful anime gives us is beautiful. How well th…
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Pet is an outlier anime in that it attempts a thriller. Let's be honest here, there isn't a lot of thriller anime out there, and the ones out there that do exist tend to be trash. Pet definitely surpassed my expectations on many fronts, because it was actually quite a good watch.
Well, first of all, before I talk about the actual plot and characters, I've got to talk about the most interesting aspect of this show: mind controlling powers. It's the obvious focal point of this show, and if it didn't exist, this show would be a disaster. However, with the addition of this unique plot point, Pet gets elevated to a level that is well made. It's not a "quirk" nor is it just a random bestowed "power." It's a power as much as it is a curse, and balancing the way you use the power is difficult and…
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This is probably the best anime ever written in entire lifetime.
Thought-provoking story complimented with strong metaphorical concepts to present the drama that revolved among characters of absolute depression.
Pet is a story that reflect how a person would thought that he/she done everything right and able to twist own destiny, yet in the end just found out that he/she did everything wrong and living in a falsify reality created by own ego.
We believe what we believe, and we act according to it, but in the end, will the reality still be as idealistic as we expected to be?
This is a story of absolute depression, despair, and hopelessness.
Yet, the well execution of the story did successfully deliver the message, that we are all wrong in the end.
Memories get altered or not, we w…
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So, I'm going to start this review off by saying this show is most certainly not for everyone. With violent imagery and dark subjects its not for the faint of heart. One thing to know, and I cannot stress this enough, THE FIRST HALF OF THIS SHOW IS A 5 AT BEST. Everything really picks up in the second half of the show but it was a real struggle to get through the first 6 or so episodes. After then however it improves massively with every episode topping the one before it. by the final episode, there series goes full circle from starting out dull to ending at a breakneck pace with an unexpected emotional touch at the end, even though I did not find myself connecting well with the characters.
I'd say the second half of the show was so good that it would earn a 9 from me. All of the problems…
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This show is so unbelievably underrated. It gets a bad reputation due to the slow and complex startup. Also, I feel like this show tries to set itself up as how the character's use their powers for evil. It may be quite confusing at first, but the show isn't really about how the characters use their abilities, it's about how their lives and relationships were affected as a result of gaining their powers.
Plot - As stated above, this show isn't about how the characters complete tasks by manipulating memories, it is about how the character's lives has changed. This is a very good thing, because the explanation for "images" (power used in this show) and "pets" (image users) is explained gradually and can be hard to pick up on. Also, I can't really explain the plot because it gets more and mo…
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Man, I definitely wasn't expecting that when I started watching pet. I was willing to see some interesting concept about psychological manipulation, much more of a thriller in a Code Geass style, and what I found was completely different- in a mostly positive way. I'll try to analyze the main points of why I think Pet deserves a 9 (or maybe an 8 if you're more moderated that me), and how does the anime get to be one of my favorite ever.
Story - 9
As far as Pet doesn't have the magnificent and impactful plot of some other animes such as Code Geass, it still does pretty well by setting a very well-based worldbuilding that- at least from my point of view- the anime actually took time to explain and explore, concerning the concept of peaks and valleys and how their interdependance is the fund…
Read at the sourceHalloBruce
Pet:
Compelling psychological thriller, with bizarre, mind-bending scenarios, flawed and interesting characters, and satisfying twists and turns the whole way through. It's mature, surreal, unique, and shamefully underrated.
Even so: 6/10
Many people will drop it after episode one, because the narrative withholds too much information. That's understandable. And many others will drop it because the characters are unlikable. That's fair, too. The show focuses on some selfish and ugly people, and that can be hard to watch. But I think the story is worth pushing through those things.
Honestly, though? I kinda wish I'd dropped it, too.
Not for the reasons above, but because Pet's visuals are so VERY disappointing. I sense a very troubled production schedule. The characters are often off-mo…
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Pet is a difficult one to explain... experience, and overcome.
Story 10/10:
It has a convoluted story that will either be the immediate selling point or the dropping point of any new viewer. What's interesting for me is that it is somehow similar to the season's ID: Invaded but tackles the mind through a different avenue. I am admittedly a huge sucker for anything that deals with psychology and thus will come from a viewpoint of encouragement from that angle. This one is heavy in dialogue, but not unnecessarily so. Rich in content, though it sometimes passes the line of being overloaded or being too stressful to watch. Nevertheless, I was able to enjoy it in the form of binge. It's beautiful in all its complex inception.
Sound 8/10:
OP will be an immediate catch for fans of that genre…
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This is going to be a brief one. Pet is an amazing show that takes a couple episodes to get going, but once it gets going, it really gets going. The pay off at the end for having got through the first two eps will be well worth it and I highly recommend watching this.
It’s not a show that spoon feeds you information and requires you to piece things together as you watch. So, you’ll need to actually pay attention and not be distracted on your phone or anything. The storytelling is really well done and revolves around a gang who utilises people who can enter and alter peoples’ memories for committing crimes, stealing information, etc. The thing is, these “pets” as they’re called aren’t necessarily treated right and begin to harbour suspicions about their employers.
The story is extremely w…
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This is another title from Studio Geno, which until now has always brought great anime, even though it is a recent studio, and I can say that Pet is probably the best one ever made by him.
Pet is one of the best animes of this season, the anime production surprised me a lot, all the elements that were created to give the illusion of the mind according to the work are incredible, it is easy to understand the mystic that happens here, thanks to the script of the anime, which maintains a great evolution until it reaches the final episodes.
After understanding the rules imposed by the anime, the story begins to develop, working and linking each of its main characters that make the plot roll almost like a suspense. The characters are not exceptional, but they are useful in the context of the…
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I am a huge drama fan and I really loved this show. What a beautiful ride throughout the whole show. I am really ashamed that there are people ignoring this show just because of its art style etc. This is a must watch show from the director of Baccano and Durara. I knew from the beginning that the story will be explained episode by episode and before they will play with your mind. It is a rare kind of show and unique also weird in a good way. I have my most favorite character from this show Tsukasa. This is years old manga yet it had the ability to amaze us just like Dororo. This woman(author) deserves the popularity because of her works. I will indeed rewatch this show again for better understanding because I feel there were minor lack issues but not the major one. I hoped that director s…
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The 3rd and final list of Geno Studio's works after Studio Manglobe's bankruptcy demise with Kokkoku in 2017 (the less popular one) and Golden Kamuy in 2018 (the more popular one and still going forward with Season 3), with this show, we have seen enough of Geno Studio's capabilities as a whole maintaining a less stellar version of Manglobe, but it's definitely a ride to say the least.
This season, the mystery-psychological mash-up of genres produced 2 similar shows: ID:Invaded (the more noticeable but underrated) and this show (the less noticeable but forgotten after the 3-episode rule), both focusing on the human psyche and the psychics' ability to control and manipulate minds, on the context of you the audience, having to pay ABSOLUTE attention to what's going on in the surroundings an…
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