Episode 03 - At this point, it’s pretty obvious that Un-go is not about it’s mysteries. Rather, it’s much more about the setting, and how the main cast is haunted by the war that tore apart their pasts. This becomes all the more evident here, where there’s a murder associated with the shady past surrounding [...]
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Oh, I loved this episode! In fact, I’d even argue that it was my favorite episode of all of the new series this season so far. The thing that this series has above all other shows this season, is how much details it has put into its stories and episodes. It’s incredibly creative; not just [...]
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With a couple of solved mysteries under it's belt, we enter a two-parter beginning with Un-Go's third instalment, via a story that introduces us to a rather oddball but formerly influential family. We meet the family in question seven years to the day from the death of its former head, Komamori Sasa, an influential yet secretive (to the point of never showing his face to anyone) genius in the
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Bones…just stop. I don’t know what exactly you guys are doing besides trying to break the mold, but mysteries are not your forte. Go back to doing action. That, you are good at. Un-Go’s first episode bore me, but I … Continue reading →
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“The series is not simply about capturing criminals and righting injustice, but about resolving conflict and negotiating a complex web of social relationships to bring about harmonious resolutions – even if this sometimes involves letting someone who is criminally or morally culpable go free or, more likely, allowing them to commit suicide rather than face [...]
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This a rant of Episode 2 of Un-Go, for the summary please refer to Aaro and Envy's post here.  After the initial scene with Yuuki and Inga at the Dol-pli release, which is apparently the future of Vocaloid, we are suddenly shown the suitcase murder for the episode, with Kaishou supposedly solving it. I felt like I was being distracted with the introduction, before being blindsided with this
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This episode is a lot better than the first, but still not good enough to return the show to my good graces. This episode definitely has more pace and is considerably less boring compared to its predecessor. For now I'm getting the earliest releases because I don't care much for quality of subbing. If I do decide to archive it, I will likely pick up Doki or Commie's releases because they are more
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This episode of Un-Go is interesting as it deals with a idol app (Dol-Pli), and the idol can be seen and heard through special lenses. Shinjuro and Inga meet Osada An’s and OSada and Dol-Pli share an interesting connection. If your a vocaloid fan, or a fan of idols in genral, you will like this [...]
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Here’s a passage from the Wikipedia entry on ‘film noir:’ Film noir is often described as essentially pessimistic. The noir stories that are regarded as most characteristic tell of people trapped in unwanted situations (which, in general, they did not … Continue reading →
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After ceaseless emoing about my disappointment in Un-Go, Aaro and I have decided to take this series on together by staggering the episodes we talk about. He gets all the odd episodes (since he's such an odd boy) and I get all the even episodes (because I like to get even...? How how vengeful and punless I am.) For the first episode, we've posted separately because Aaro's done a more
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Having set its tone and premise via its opening episode, it's time to join Shinjurou and Inga as they investigate another crime, flying in the face of officialdom as they do so. The episode begins with our crime-fighting duo checking out the queue for the latest release by a Dol-pli, this futuristic world's evolution of Vocaloid.  However, with all media including music tightly controlled in
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An anime simultaneously shota and bishoujo, Un-Go returns with mysteries surrounding prosthetic pop idols - the episode reveals the city to be essentially in a state of corrupt law and values.
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Episode 02 - Un-go continues on a rather interesting note, using it’s mysteries in combination with it’s post-apocalyptic setting in some rather creative ways. I do appreciate how this series is trying to integrate the setting here, where as hinted in the previous episode, there was a major war in Japan not too long past. [...]
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With this, I’m sure: Un-Go is along with Chihayafuru my favourite show of the Autumn season. What can I say? I’m a sucker for episodic shows done right. This season has a lot of creative series with creative premises and backgrounds. Un-Go is no exception to this, but what sets it apart from all of [...]
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And here we are at the finish line with the final series premieres. In this post, we’ve got the new Last Exile and the new Noitamina Un-Go, offerings from Gonzo and BONES respectively. I’m very fond of these two flawed and ambitious companies, blunders and successes and all. Will these new works elevate their resume, [...] Related posts:Chihayafuru 01 & Mashiro-Iro Symphony 01 [First Impressions] Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! [First Impressions] Nekogami Yaoyorozu 01 [First Impressions]
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The noitaminA time-slot is famous for its slice-of-life and horror series catering to a older and more mature demographic of watchers. This season witnessed an experimental take on the mystery whodunit genre in the form of Un-Go, and first impressions withstanding, the results are pretty mixed. The overall feel of the OP is reminiscent of [...]
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I used Commie's release for this post, although I highly question why the quality was so bad (I'm pretty sure it was a 480p episode whereas I usually watch 720p). I'll be watching Doki's releases from now on; although I have nothing much against Commie, I'm just more into Doki. I was interested in this anime when I first heard about it during the Fall 2011 Preview post, but I was cautious about
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I’m tired of your shtick, Kanou. Spill it or we take you out in the alley and we knock it out of you! Anime fans have been so inundated lately with boy-tsunderetard sleuthing combos that it’s hard to get up … Continue reading →
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In a near-future, post-war Tokyo, the war hero president of a major corporation is murdered at his own party. Will the brilliant, young Shinjurou prove his self-proclaimed title as "the last great detective" by solving the case, or will devious "Media King" Rinroku Kaishou beat him to it, leading to a questionable outcome and the branding of Shinjurou as the "Defeated Detective" once again..? There are some type of shows that I just don't like. Most shonen shows; most outright kid-targetted shows; shows based on TCGs. And whodunits. These probably annoy me more than they have any right to, particularly when anime takes a stab at the genre, and you get resolutions to "mysteries" that confound logic, rely on tricks and "special powers", and just generally don't make sense. Oh, and the invariably-genius-level investigator is always a complete dick. Un-Go sticks pretty much perfectly to that "formula" - 'hero' of the piece Shinjurou is, in his own mind at least, the "last great detective" (although his reputation says otherwise), his successes seem to rely on the unlikely powers on his decidedly freaky sidekick Inga (a little boy one moment, a grown woman the next), and when the motive for killing in this episode is "to prove [the victim] was a hero", then... yeah. I don't quite get how killing him's going to help there. THE GOOD: I'm drawing a blank here. Strong female characters, perhaps, but that's pretty much it. THE BAD:Not enough time left in the day. Now, I'll admit that my own little biases are playing no small part in my giving the show a trashing - it could be genuine quality stuff, to some people, but the whole nature of the series I just find a turnoff, and frankly I've got too many other shows to follow that I do get something out of, however puerile it may be. Which earns this one a one-way trip to visit Dropzilla.
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Hey, it’s Noitamina block. The most awaited anime block in every season. The anime here is always good. Look at Fractle. But hey, this season, we got a Mystery series here and I can’t seem to find myself interested in it. Here’s my First Impression of Un-Go. What can I say, I’m not impressed. I just recently finished QED manga, which is a great [...]
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