Future Diary...
Future Diary seemed like something I might enjoy...
As the series progresses, Yuno emerges as one of the standout over-the-top nutcases of the series. The series has a wildly convoluted story which doesn't reveal how convoluted it really is, until the last few episodes of the series. There are buckets of red ink and gore including severed limbs, close-up eye injuries, knife wounds, gun shot wounds and a handful of decapitations. Future Diary is very dark and brooding, but, one of the things to look forward to in the series is any appearance by the mystical creature Murmur.
Future Diary does have some fan service, including some bare breasts and a couple of bare bottoms. In addition, there are some mild yuri and bishojo elements between some of the principal characters. Although there is some bare skin and some adult situations, there are no actual naughty bits.
A nice touch in Future Diary is that although the players have some insight into the future, they all have different ways of sensing the future and each of them has weaknesses that can be exploited in battle. As one would expect, as the numbers of players start to dwindle, the players that remain become more challenging to overcome. At one point in the series, I was expecting the series to go in one direction and it completely surprised me. Then, in the latter episodes of the series, I was surprised again.
Overall, Future Diary was completely engrossing and very entertaining. There are copious amounts of blood and gore and quite a bit of bare skin on exhibit. The younger anime fans among us should stay away. I gave Future Diary a 4 out of 5.
I've seen the entire series in one sitting. Future Diary centers around a group of people with the ability to know future events as they compete with one another to be the one god that rules the universe. The outgoing god, who happens to be named after a sequel in the Appleseed franchise, has selected twelve people to participate in the game to end all games. Early on, as one would expect, the players form tenuous alliances in an effort to quickly reduce the number of competing players while furthering their own agendas.Volume 1
Reality quickly unravels for antisocial Yukiteru when Deus Ex Machina calls him into a death match to determine the new god of space and time. Each mentally scarred player possesses a prophetic device tuned to his or her personality disorder, giving them control over their future... and the fate of their opponents. It's their strongest weapon - and their greatest weakness.
Within hours of abusing his digital diary's predictions, Yukiteru is cornered by a crazed classmate. Yuno - who is obsessively stalking him with her own psychic cell phone - is cute, sharp, and great with an ax. Still, her psychosis hides a vile secret. As a serial killer, a cult priestess, and a volatile escape artist take a stab at eliminating the teens, Yuki can cheat death under Yuno's maniacal protection or - DEAD END.
Volume 2
Yuno's psychotic episodes are getting out of control - but Yukiteru's already in too deep with every diary keeper raving to take him out. He'll have to trust her undying devotion to him if he wants to avoid the consequences. As the rules take a twist and new players enter the game, the bloodshed knows no boundaries. Manipulation leads to manslaughter, and what is real could actually be a product of chaos. With the world on the verge of collapse, there's no predicting who'll get the happy ending they're fighting for.
As the series progresses, Yuno emerges as one of the standout over-the-top nutcases of the series. The series has a wildly convoluted story which doesn't reveal how convoluted it really is, until the last few episodes of the series. There are buckets of red ink and gore including severed limbs, close-up eye injuries, knife wounds, gun shot wounds and a handful of decapitations. Future Diary is very dark and brooding, but, one of the things to look forward to in the series is any appearance by the mystical creature Murmur.
Future Diary does have some fan service, including some bare breasts and a couple of bare bottoms. In addition, there are some mild yuri and bishojo elements between some of the principal characters. Although there is some bare skin and some adult situations, there are no actual naughty bits.
A nice touch in Future Diary is that although the players have some insight into the future, they all have different ways of sensing the future and each of them has weaknesses that can be exploited in battle. As one would expect, as the numbers of players start to dwindle, the players that remain become more challenging to overcome. At one point in the series, I was expecting the series to go in one direction and it completely surprised me. Then, in the latter episodes of the series, I was surprised again.
Overall, Future Diary was completely engrossing and very entertaining. There are copious amounts of blood and gore and quite a bit of bare skin on exhibit. The younger anime fans among us should stay away. I gave Future Diary a 4 out of 5.
