Audience reviews
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An anime that is, for me, rather curious and special.
Right from the start, it’s easy to see that this work is far from a masterpiece. The animation is quite mediocre, with visible limitations that prevent it from reaching a higher technical standard. However, I don’t believe a work needs to be exceptional in every single aspect to win someone over. Sometimes, all it takes is a combination of elements that sparks something unique in the viewer, and that is exactly what happened in my case.
What captivated me most was the noir atmosphere, the plot revolving around investigations and mysteries, the peculiar character designs, and, above all, the inclusion of supernatural elements that give the narrative a distinct identity. The blend of these components created an experience that, at the t…
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At first, the odd title really grabbed my interest when I was going through the studio's catalog. "Un-Go".
The title has two meanings.
1. The anime is a re-imagination of the Japanese novel, Meiji Kaika "ANGO" Torimonocho written by Sakaguchi "ANGO". Yeah, UN-GO looks cooler.
2. The word/title アンゴ also means "Code to a secret", which is a pretty reasonable title for a detective show except;
"He's a 10 but he's also a buxom babe"
UN-GO doesn't work well as an engaging detective series. When you are doing mystery show in an episodic format, it's hard not to notice its formula, and the formula in this show is one character, "Inga" who's both the main attraction and a drawback to the series. Inga's identity is unknown; for most of the show, 'Inga' appears as an annoying Shouta who can transfo…
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Open lies or Hidden truths: What makes a human soul?
For the past 1 week, I've been watching two anime from "Studio Bones".
Un-Go and Space Dandy.
And I'll be reviewing both of them this weekend, starting with "UN-GO". Because I feel like these two need a bit more recognition, especially UN-GO.
Title Meaning
At first, the odd title really grabbed my interest when I was going through the studio's catalog "Un-Go". Is this some sort of strong indication about our characters to un-go (kind of like un-do) their life and re-do their choices or something? But a quick google search made me realize my stupidity, as always.
The title has two meanings.
The anime is a re-imagination of the Japanese novel, Meiji Kaika "ANGO" Torimonocho written by Sakaguchi "ANGO"... Yeah, UN-GO looks cooler.
The wo…
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good day to all
While searching for a hidden treasure, I came across this anime and thought to myself, "This looks fascinating, even though it only has a 7."
The plot of the anime makes no sense whatsoever. There is no context for the major characters or the story's progression.
Yuuki was the only character who was enjoyable. Some episodes feel like filler that has nothing to do with the story or the anime itself. I wanted the entire anime was as mysterious and action-packed as the last two episodes.
I was really dissatisfied with the quality of my first Hidden Gem anime.
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Someone has been murdered in cold-blood. No one knows who did it. Suspects are named, the innocent are in shock. Two quirky individuals, Yuuki and Inga, set out to find out just what is going on.
Un-Go is mystery done right. The mysteries themselves are fairly straightforward, but its execution is where the show really excels in. Un-Go is great at engaging its audience, presenting what may seem like a simple murder mystery into something much more fascinating. The set-ups for these investigations are always gripping, and the music and animation do a great job at making the stories triumph. Un-Go knows perfectly well what it wants to convey, and it capitalizes on its strengths in order to realize it. While the execution is straightforward, there are twists and turns along the away that mis…
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Maybe I'm just not big-brained enough, this anime just managed to make me hella confused. To say that Un-go "doesn't hold your hand" is a big, fat understatement.
Setting:
Rather, it throws you into a futuristic/ cyberpunk Japan that has just suffered from some kind of war without any explanation at all! It struck me as lazy writing by the final episode because although we made it to the end, there were still no answers about the setting whatsoever! The "cyberpunk" premise now seemed like a poor excuse to just draw some "cool and unique" looking scenes. Basically, Un-go uses an interesting premise then greatly underdevelops it for a weak and half-assed execution. Because so what if parts of the city were in shambles? So what if there are high-tech and AI machines? So what if the governm…
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Sometimes a good character in anime is one who develops from humble origins into the defining aspects of a protagonist. Other times their development is never enduring any drastic changes. The latter is true for UN-GO, a simple yet enjoyable supernatural mystery that takes place in a futuristic dystopian Tokyo. UN-GO doesn't take many risks, leaving it somewhat generic but certainly not unwatchable.
The things that I found enjoyable were the characters and the story. Yuuki Shinjuurou is a solid protagonist, with the right foundations that makes a good character. He's both astute and deeply flawed, and can acknowledge that. His supporting cast compliments the story well, albeit at times his sidekick Inga's supernatural affinity feels out of place. The story remains mostly consistent, and d…
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****SPOILER FREE****
To use a culinary simile, UN-GO is a show that's like a Chilli Bowl challenge. You go into it thinking it's going to be really hot and spicy, after a few spoonfuls you realize it's not that spicy, then suddenly the heat creeps up on you and gives you a kick in the taste-buds and by the end you're left with a feeling that the challenge was not quite up to your expectations, but it wasn't a disappointment either.
UN-GO takes place in Japan after the end of a war that has left the country devastated (as if this theme hadn't been used enough already). The current period of uneasy peace is kept in check by the Prosecutors Office working in conjunction with JJ Systems, that control and monitor all forms of digital information and data-sharing throughout the country. In th…
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“Tell me. Why do you search for the truth?”
“For souls!”
The above question is asked by the ‘Great Detective’, Kaishou Rinroku. He gets the lively reply from the assistant of the ‘Defeated Detective’, Inga.
That pretty much sums up the plot of Un-Go – an anime based on Sakaguchi Ango’s novel “Meiji Kaika Ango Torimonocho” (which I have not read) made by the studio Bones in 2011.
Before I get to the actual review, I must first talk about how I found Un-Go in the first place. I was searching for a random anime to download from a rather long list. As I quickly scrolled down skimming through the various names, Un-Go caught my eye with it’s bizarre name. Without even taking a look at the synopsis, I downloaded and watched it in one go.
Now when I say that I binged it in a single night, I d…
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I just finished watching the English dub of this about 5 or 10 minutes ago, during the time I'm typing this, and I believe this may be the best anime I have watched so far this summer. Well, I've only watched Shinsekai Yori (which is another great anime I would highly recommend to anyone who liked more, if I daresay, adventurous anime series) so far this summer so I probably shouldn't say that.
The reason I say it's such a great anime is because the main character isn't completely steriotypical and the other characters introduced have very interesting personality traits. It also has a small amount of humour, in my eyes, that, if you're a fan of Inga, you should be able to get some laughs out of.
The second second reason I find this as such a great anime is because of the way they dealt…
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As of this review, I have just finished this series and decided to give it my own review. I would like to keep it brief and, although it will be opinionated, concise as possible. Without further adieu, lets get into.
Story: 6
You read the synopsis just as well as I so you should sort've know what you're in for. The storytelling, albeit fast-paced, is actually written decently in my opinion. While each mystery was fun to solve in it's own right (fan of the mystery genre), until the later half of the series, they are all somewhat predictable; effectively causing the reveals to be little more than explanations for those who couldn't figure it out. All in all, as a mystery piece is wasn't too bad and as a story overall, I believe you'll be drawn to it if you stick around for episode 5+.
Art:…
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Un-Go can particularity be characterized as one of by biggest disappointments right along with Toradora!, Shinrei Tantei Yakumo and Eden of the East movies.
The story of this anime is solid (at least in the beginning) and the futurism appeals to me. The protagonist knack for solving mysteries and the unfairness of others stealing his credit was all very interesting. However the pacing, of the reveal and generally of the anime, killed it. By the end the story just didn't make sense and it felt like there was no real progress made from the promising beginning.
I expected Un-Go to be a mix between Majin Tantei and Eden of the East, however it ended up being Shinrei Tantei Yakumo, a promising story and characters without following through. Truly a wasted potential.
However, as in any disa…
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So I've been on this site for awhile, and have spent most of my free time watching anime non-stop...I've seen alot that were ok, but recently, upon a friend's suggestion, completed Un-Go. This is the first time I have ever taken a moment's pause to say "Wow, this is the best anime I've ever fuckin seen". Not since my first experience with anime, Akira, have I ever had my breath taken away by an anime.
First the art style...This anime is reminiscent of Aeon Flux, with it's elongated profile and features. Immediately, I was captivated by the depth of the animation style, every frame could be considered art. Attention is drawn to these elongated features, not to distort the human form, but to draw the viewer further into the immerse plot and character development (which is mysterious and vag…
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"I want to love people. I want to know their beauty. And because of that, I expose souls."
First thing is first, if you are considering watching this, watch episode 0 first, Un-Go: Inga-ron
Un-Go is very unique in one sense. While it does fall into your sort of basic mystery show mold, that is not really what the show is about. Sure, the main character is a detective, but he is not doing this because he enjoys solving mysteries or anything, it is deeper. He is trying to get a glimpse into the souls of humans.
Story -8-: As stated above, this certainly falls into a mystery show mold, but as also stated that really is not the point of the show. The mystery really are not the cases themselves, but the people involved in the cases. With that said, if you want a really good detective show,…
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Story: 7
The thing I love most about mystery shows is the part where they take all the clues and information and sum it all up in a genius scene. UN-GO was able to take the most confusing scenarios and still explain them, leaving you with no questions left to ask. And it still managed to remain almost completely unpredictable.
The episodes were well paced. Although during the beginning of the anime mysteries really only lasted one episode each, they eventually started taking longer and longer to solve. By the third episode of the show the cases got so hard to decipher I couldn't stop watching and actually finished the whole anime in one sitting. I do wish it had been a little longer.
I wanted to give UN-GO's story a 9, but there was one thing holding it back. It tended to be a little re…
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Genre Mystery:
I have a bad habit of rating highly, but I can't give this anime an 8. I pride myself on being able to duduce a srory and figure out what will happen, but I simply couldn't. Unlike anime like Gurren Lagonn it has a fitting satisfing unexpected ending that tyed up the story, and left no plot holes. I genuinly enjoyed this series and would bet all my credibility that you will too.
Characters : 7, The characters fit the series well, but were by no means as good as Onepiece or Bakuman. Keep in mind however this is a story driven series.
Plot: 10, The plot was well explained, unpredictable, as well as not slow. A very episodic series, keeps you very engaged.
Music: 8, fitting, I enjoyed the opening and ending. completed the mood well.
Animation: 10, beautiful…
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This series is good for a change.
It's short and it doesn't really have a complex plot as such.
It is basically the 'Defeated' detective Yuuki Shinjurou and his assistant/boss Inga solving mysteries.
The first few episodes are quite boring from the mystery point of view and are more into introducing the characters. In these few episodes, the culprit seems quite obvious and the only reason to watch them is to be able to understand the final few episodes.
Episode 7 onwards(if I remember correctly), the main plot involving the Bettenou is revealed. These last 5 episodes were the reason why I liked UN-GO as a mystery genre anime because these were the ones where the culprit wasn't so obvious and with his assistant/boss not by his side anymore, Yuuki Shinjurou was completely dependant on his…
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The plots of the different mysteries could use some improvement, but it's not that bad...
... AND BOTH PROTAGONISTS OOZE SUCH AWESOMENESS... that I'd forgive much, much weaker plots.
In the end, I loved this series for the post-war & government conspiracy atmosphere, and for the protagonists : Shinjurou, indifferent to his poor reputation, conflicted between his faith in and his disgust of humanity. And Inga, mysterious and delightfully terrifying character. I also love their relationship, between dependence, complicity, intimacy even... and domination/subordination...
I absolutely loved those two. Rinroku, as the 'chessmaster' behind (at least part of) the conspiracy, is an extremely interesting character as well, with a lot of potential. Kazamori, very true in her/his/its persona of ar…
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My expectations for this show was more-or-less like a Japanese equivalent to a BBC Miss Marple or Sherlock Holmes special. And, in a way, it is, but it's so much more than a simple adaptation.
While UN-GO is based upon the writing of Ango Sakaguchi (hence, the title) the mysteries are carried out in a very different setting than the original stories. However, it never feels strange or forced in it's new setting of post WWIII Tokyo.
If you're expecting a supernatural horror anime, look elsewhere. The supernatural aspects of this show are kept to a bare minimum. In fact there are only two aspects of this show which are supernatural, one being the nature of Inga, and the other is little more than a magic tool. Other than these two anomalies, Un-go has more in common with the Science Ficti…
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I suppose I should begin this post by saying something to prevent misunderstandings from anyone who may decide to watch UN-GO. Despite its appearance and the main character's profession, UN-GO is not a mystery anime, or at least not in the traditional sense. The mysteries presented in the show serve not to make the viewer surprised or intrigued at the hints and such leading to the capture of the true culprit. Instead, they provide a means for the show to introduce and unravel various aspects of Japan's state as it has become in the future that UN-GO presents.
The formula is about the same for each case. The important players in each plot the protagonist, Shinjuurou, encounters are introduced as they appear on the surface - a sort of civilian's perspective of the situation. As the case rol…
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