Seikai suru Kado

*SPOILER ALERT* – An example of body deception. There is so much conversation, explanation, political negotiation, and diplomatic anticipation that I foolishly expected it to end in the same way and sail off to distant galaxies with a surprising twist. Mistake. After everyone spends the entire time trying not to make it an interchangeable contribution from the sci-fi genre, in the last quarter it switches to an interchangeable contribution from the sci-fi genre. The development is abruptly shortened, interesting characters collapse into one-dimensional categories, and the story can only be saved by a few pleasantly unexpected plot points and the strength of the previous storytelling. If I hadn't felt that there were enough things happening in that last hour to fuel an entire season of another show, maybe my rating would be a triumph, but this way it's more of a disappointment. (25.04.2018)

Kado: The Right Answer is an intelligent show which is also intelligently crafted. It starts slowly and nicely guides us through to get the message the anime’s authors wish to convey, and everything culminates with a complex conclusion, which is powerfully emotional. It is nice to see all the amazing things the anisotropic alien is pulling out of his magic cube and the effect that their gradual implementation has on the average human life. Even during the first episode, you can subconsciously start to work out that there is something actually wrong with it. For some people, it will seem like the show works some really complicated concepts into its narrative, and you can try and use all of your brain (and even abstract thinking) to try and understand everything. However, trying to figure out all the explanations of how the various items work and the basis of their principles is beyond normal human capacity. Still, as the episodes went on, I found myself concentrating more and more, researching and guessing what was going to happen next, even though at the very end, the anime's authors still managed to deliver a huge surprise. As I have already written, that was because it was more complicated than it seemed at first. However, I think everyone could learn some lessons and find "The Right Answers," despite the fact the final denouement was, in my opinion, way too far-fetched. Then again, I have to applaud the final confrontation between the two sides (especially until they revealed Shindo's real plan, which I thought was too sudden). It was an interesting exchange of arguments, and it had emotional depth. It almost seemed to me like the boys were resolving some secret romantic issues they had going on between them. Otherwise, it often reminded me of Gatchaman Crowds, which was also this rich in terms of ideas, although much funnier. I was happy with the soundtrack, and the animation demonstrated that even CGI could produce natural-looking characters, even though I was worried for a while that it would turn out to be another Ajin: Demi-Human. So I guess the final verdict is that my brain was properly satisfied, and I enjoyed it, however... This show is just like when you meet a likable and smart woman, with whom you have a lot to talk about for hours, and yet the spark just is not there. 8/10 (01.07.2017)