What's up guys? It's another anime review with Hana! I am not sure if my Shinsekai Yori's review is good or not, but I will try to give my best shot for every time reviewing them. This time, I will be reviewing a debatable series, whereby some people love it, while some other are not. Not sure if it is one of the underrated anime but I don't see people talk about 91 days quite often honestly. Yes, I am going to review 91 Days. 

If you asked me how do I explain this anime in a word, I would say " revenge ".

91 days is a series with an interesting premise. It's a crime drama set during the US prohibition. I'll let you all know right from the outset, I'm not going to know how historically accurate it is. I am basically familiar with what happened during prohibition. There was an amendment making alcohol illegal, Crime rates surged as it became a criminal commodity. After thirteen years it was repealed with another amendment. I do not , however, know the specifics. If you like Mafia-kind of story, then you probably will love this. 

The story is focusing on Angelo Lagusa, whom as a child living in the town of Lawless has witnessed a tragedy: his parents and younger brother have been mercilessly slaughtered by the Vanetti mafia family. Losing everything he holds dear, he leaves both his name and hometown behind, adopting the new identity of Avilio Bruno. Seven years later, Avilio finally has his chance for revenge when he receives a mysterious letter prompting him to return to Lawless. Obliging, he soon encounters the Vanetti don's son, Nero, and seeks to befriend him using the skills he has quietly honed for years. 91 Days tells the story of Avilio's dark, bloodstained path to vengeance, as he slowly ends each of the men involved in the killing of his family.

Plot

For an original anime, I would say that the studio did it very well. You might think that watching a guy getting his revenge for the whole 12 episodes could be pretty boring. People might think too that this is another useless fight mafia-story, but trust me, you guys are so wrong. This anime is very unique, I like how they made sure the characters act like people in those dark days. This anime is told in a very grim way, subtly shaping its characters. It is paced well. Even though you can probably tell what's going to happen next, you still find yourself striving for more, waiting for another week to pass by. There are a lot of psychological elements, so you always keep your eyes open, catching those little details that make the story all the more enjoyable. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole anime because it was revealing this and that, this and that again and again and you're like OMG what's gonna happen next? who will eliminate whom? The main and foremost rule to become a successful crime drama, 91 day perfectly executed it. The theme is similar to Baccano, Monster and Joker game. So why watch this? because it doesn't show the power of immortals, the madness of a cold hearted man or not some games. Its completely realistic. Its totally unique in its own way. So better try this anime. Its really good.

The series does get some hates though. I guess to some people it would be confusing and hard to follow. Like, why doesn't he just shoot person A and be done with it? Or why not snipe them all from the rooftops, plant bombs, etc. The point wasn't to kill them, it was to make them feel the same pain and suffering Angelo himself had suffered when he lost his family and was forced to watch.

Yes baby, we have got an anti-hero as the main protagonist here.

Characters

Angelo Lagusa is the main character of the series, and as I said before, we have got an anti-hero in this series. What is anti-hero? We usually have great main character with great characteristics that can be admired such as Naruto Uzumaki, whereby we really admire his 'I never give up', 'treasuring friendship', braveness, leadership and so on. But anti-hero has none of those. If we drag Angelo in Naruto series, we definitely would say that Angelo is the sneaky and calculating villain.

 He is merciless and cunning. Well, he could not have been survived until the end if he didn't abandon his sanity. Throughout the series, you might feel uncertain whether you agree with what Angelo's doing since it's very wrong things to do but at the same time you will get to think that the other party deserved what they got.

And we have another main character called Nero. Nero is from the other party. He is the son of the mafia family that killed Angelo's family. He is a good thinker and a very careful person. He is a great leader to be precise. So can you imagine how these two clashes? Like how Angelo manipulating everyone meanwhile there is a careful guy like Nero in the family, so Angelo has the hard time as much as Nero. 

And yet, what I like the most about the characters in the series is, I like how they are very realistic.How they act, and how they think. I mean, even to Angelo, there was a moment where he hesitated (not going to spoil you why). I mean come, taking revenge is not the best way to live honestly. Moreover, killing people? I am sure deep inside of Angelo's heart, he doesn't want to do it either. 

Though, not sure if I like the supporting characters. At least I like Nero's sister and Corteo. There are the only decent supporting characters that has some kind of sanity at the very least lol.

Art and Animation

Well this is what the series lacking the most. The quality is inconsistent but I don't really mind since the plot is really nice but still there are parts whereby the art and animation affected it. 

OST and Songs

I freaking love the opening song. It sits well with the theme of the series which is 'Revenge'. The first time I heard the opening theme song, I love it immediately. It's like I can feel the pain that is weighting Angelo and Nero. As for the OST, it fits the scene really well.

Overall

I am not saying that it is a masterpiece since it does lacking here and there, but I will definitely admit that it is a very good series. It keeps you on edge, wanting for more and the ending... well not gonna spoil you :P
Overall rating: 8/10

Give it a try, I recommend the series. Let me know how it go.

This is the first anime review I have ever write in this blog. So, I am going to apologise firstly, for my poor review writing even before I start writing lol. I am going to begin my first review with my favourite anime of all time. If people asked me from my top favourite anime list, which would make the number 1, I would say Shinsekai Yori. I never love an anime like I love Shinsekai Yori. Keep reading, and you will know the reasons why.

Title: Shinsekai Yori

English Title: From the New World

Type: TV

Episodes: 25

Aired: September 29th, 2012 until March 23rd, 2013

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source: Novel

Genres: Sci-fi, Mystery, Horror, Supernatural and Drama

Duration: 22 minutes per episode

Rating: R- 17+ ( violence and profanity )

Did you see the genres and the PG rating? Yes, this is not a fluffy love story, and to be truthful, this series is quite heavy. You will questioned yourself ideologies a lot throughout the series. I watched this series when it was airing and sadly, it was one of the most underrated airing series on that time. But now, I see the popularity of Shinsekai Yori keep rising, and people seems to love it. 

The story is set in the future (1000 years from now) where mankind has created themselves an utopia, though the events are restricted to only Japan. It follows the students of a certain batch in a certain school that helps the students master their PK (Psychokinesis) ability aka Cantus. In this period, PK users (humans) are the dominant species and Queerats are their sub-ordinates or slaves and often address the former as Kami-sama (literally translating as 'God'). We follow Watanabe Saki and her friends through the sufferings and pain they endure as they try to unravel the origin and possibly vile past of their present society. 

Oh, please do not worry. I will try not to spoil you. I hope.

Plot

Right, I would say that this is one of the most original story that I have ever watched. Yeah, sure it took place in the future (which the took-place-in-the-future-concept is actually a cliche story for a science fiction series) but boy, I was so wrong. You will not see any cyberpunk universe in here but what you will see is something different. Something like "Is this really what the future looks like?" but with the story flows, you will just think "Oh crap! The future might be actually like this and I am so damn scared to think about it".

Okay, that is just probably me.

The first two or three episodes were quite confusing and slow-paced, but do not give up. DO NOT GIVE UP. Give it a chance, and I can assure you that it is one of the show that you will not regret watching. Like I said before, this series will make you questioned a lot of things especially about humanity, morality and beliefs. You won't be sitting through monologues of lecture-like philosophy or psychology. You see society being critiqued through the journey and consequences of the actions of our protagonists. This is what I find to be the most impressive aspect of the show because Shinsekai Yori fully takes advantage of anime as a medium.

The plot twist and suspense in this series is very good, indeed. If you are going to bang all the episodes in one go, I would like to suggest you to have something you can hug like a pillow or something like that. You will not sit well watching all the episodes. And yes, they do have violence and profanity in the series. The PG rating warning is not just a joke, it's the truth. Trust me.

Characters

The main characters start off as children and by the end of the anime they are adults, with proper illustration of character development. I did find some of the main characters are quite dull like Mamoru and Shun. (Tho I knew that they made Mamoru dull for reasons. and for Shun, yeah for a reason too. NOPE. NOT GOING TO SPOIL YOU) Tho, I would love too if they build more character development for Shun. I really like him to be honest. But I need to praise the character development for Saki and Squealer. I don't think I will write more about this because it seems that I am very teary right now remembering how the series went. I love the characters so much you see. Instead, I will introduce you the main casts.

Songs and OST
The songs and ost are amazing. I love every bits of them and they suit the story very well. Really love both ending songs, love the animation for it as well. Watch it, yourself.