From top of heaven, down to the hell
Fifteen years ago, disaster struck human civilization, and now dangerous man-eating monsters roam the ravaged lands, posing an existential threat to the remaining survivors. Amid this turmoil, an isolated facility shelters children and nurtures them in peace. However, as a few among them find out about the world beyond the narrow periphery of their nursery's walls, their curiosity about it slowly grows.
Meanwhile, in the outside world, young survivors Maru and Kiruko band together to search for a special place called Heaven, each for their own reasons. Carrying past burdens and tragic secrets, the two hope to find answers to the cruelty they have experienced in their lives and in the world, which still remains in tatters.
Another hyped anime that I randomly decided to watch since i have itch for thriller. Im kinda on slum, so anything that made me want to watch episode after episode is something I badly need.
First thing i noticed about this anime is how good the production, especially the fluid certain action scene. While this is not action anime, you will noticed extra effort on direction of anime. The story are told in parallel between before and after the incident that destroyed the world. Regardless which side of the story, it always interesting interwoven in the story telling that have small payoff if you have keen eyes for details. The world are interesting, especially you already play many post apocalyptic game, but i dont think it have been done well in anime.
How do i explain the bad stuff about this anime? Lets just the genre switch around between mystery, action, sci-fi, drama & comedy that felt contradicting especially in the super dark grim anime. It willing to write in bizarre & traumatic story in such realistic way might be a turn off for certain people. Personally, I would nitpicking how well they survived in the destroyed world (clean clothes all episodes). As for school story, that is pretty much typical trope if you watch many anime. Many questions you have wont be answered in just 13 episodes.
My take? Just wait for 2nd season. Story are interesting at beginning until episodes 10 until I realized that there wont be any potential conclusion that can be done in last 3 episodes.