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My anime urge as not been satiated. Still not satisfied with my cartoon diet, and possibly avoiding jumping back into the fall schedule, I decided on watching another anime. My only requirement was that I wanted to look into something short and didn't look like total trash. After skimming through the Hulu recommendations, I decided that Un-go fulfilled this. So I jumped in. And folks, let me tell you. I couldn't get enough of this show! I think I killed Un-go within 4 days. I would have done it in less if life hadn't gotten in the way!
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Shinjuurou and Inga
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Un-go follows Shinjuuruo Yuuki, the Defeated Detective. Someone after the complete truth, he goes around solving the seemingly unsolvable. Yet for his many correct deductions, he is overshadowed by Rinroku Kaishou, the head of JJ Sytems and a detective himself. What the public at large does not know is that Rinroku is constantly a step behind Shinjuurou. Yet with Rinruko's pull and influence, the truth gets buried underneath a fabricated story the masses can more easily consume.
Un-go follows Shinjuurou has he finds his life directly intertwined with Rinroku's
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| Izumi and Rie |
Good - I really enjoyed this series. First off, each episode was inspired by a Japanese mystery story. The idea of taking something old and weaving it all together to create something new was really interesting to me. Each episode specifically named each story it was based off, very blatantly wearing it's influence on it's sleeve.
Un-go did a great job of plotting and pacing. This was not a collection of episodes but a large web of mystery. Yuuki was a very intriguing character, a mix of L from
Deathnote and
Ginko from Mushi-Shi. Really, the whole cast was very engaging and fun to watch.
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The gang looking cool
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Bad - Hmmmm......nothing sticks out that except for I could have done a bit more action. I say this because the little action there was, was done great! I want more!
Overall - I thought this was a great series. I was unsure at first but after finishing the first episode I was sold. And
Un-go fully delivered. This was a series that knew exactly the story it wanted to tell and told it in the time it needed, nothing more. Concise and focused. If you've read any of my other reviews, a big problem with anime series is that it has a story it can tell in 5 episodes but it is a 26 episode series. So you waste a lot of time watching the show, with no real weight on most of the series.
Un-go does things right though. The characters are great, and fleshed out just enough. Seriously, this was a great time to watch. So stop reading and go watch it!!! 4.5 out of 5 stars!
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Un-Go on Wikipedia
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Similar:
Deathnote,
Sherlock Holmes, Mushi-Shi
