UN-GO / ANGO (2011)
Genre: Mystery, Supernatural, Occult Fiction
Un-Go is set in a war-torn Tokyo, in a near-future Japan. In response to Japan sending their military abroad as peacekeeping forces, terrorists launched multiple attacks on Japan, killing many people and destroying much of its cityscapes. Some time after the war receded to a period of uneasy peace, the Japanese Parliament passed the "Information Privacy and Protection Act", which gives the Japanese government control over the Internet. Detective Shinjuurou Yuuki and his strange partner Inga make a living in solving crimes and exposing human souls, all influenced in some way by the dystopian backdrop.
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This reminds me of Death Note. How we got two main characters--Kaishou and Shinjurou and how they kinda had the same rivalry as L and Light.
Anyway, contains spoilers.
"Is there really just one truth?"
When Kaishou said that line, it sumps up everything about this show.
There are always two sides of the stories, the false and the truth. Shinjirou solves the case to reveal all the dirty lies, while Kaishou solve the case to hide the truths. Its so exhausting, yes, but it got better along the way--and I love how it ended. It is decently animated--well, its Bones Studio. The soundtrack isn’t anything special actually they only used one outro song but its suprisingly good and it goes well whenever the tension arises. The cases were pretty average (to me) they are good enough to catch my atention. But Un-go suffered, because it was made to have only 11 episodes. (A movie came out, only to explain how Inga and Shinjorou met) The short length adaptation ended up making the show feel very rushed.
It's not that great if you compare it with other detective shows, but its not that bad either. (huhu i hope u get my point huhu) Un-go still stands on what they're trying to show--its a compelling story of a detective who seeks the truths, even tho he's surrounded by deception and lies.
Rate: 8/10
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