• Much like Rahxephon, there are creepy mechas that sing and that add an eerie atmosphere to the series, which I liked. To be honest, most of the characters were forgettable other than one character trait, like: this one is the little sister character, this one is just tits, this one is the creepy glasses fujoshi, etc.
• The only two characters of interest to me were the main two, because they seemed to be foils of one another and at the beginning of the series it kept it ambiguous as to which of them was actually evil and which one was good.
• The interesting twist got turned on its head later though, and dissolved very quickly. It seemed like the series was manically trying to do far too much for a thirteen episode series, so of course nothing would be resolved. Because of this, a character that I was excited to see Mahiru, was added last minute and lazily explained.
• She’s pretty forgettable on her own, she’s like a crazier Asuka from Neon Genesis Evangelion. There was also a weird twin reveal in the series that left me scratching my head. Luckily, the twin reveal wasn’t nearly as spastic as Zaregoto Series’ insane EVERYBODY’S A DOUBLE TWIST.
• The only character that has any merit or depth is Aki, and for the most part he seems wedged into the moody loner archetype, but I still thought his character was interesting. Brain’s Base did an excellent job with the visualsーit is a very pretty show. I would say that if you’re fine with an enjoyable series that leaves itself open-ended, then it’s worth a watch.
• Overall, this series has a lot of good ideas put into it. It’s an interesting brain baby, I just wish the execution had been better or that it had had twenty-six episodes instead of thirteen. Like I said, I have never been motivated to check out the manga, perhaps it goes more into depth with the plot. From the presentation in the anime, I give Kamisama Dolls a 4/10.
