Crazy Criminals: A Touch of Relatability

Ever feeling like you could join a criminal group and be fine? Yeah… me neither…

When I first clicked on the ‘Watch Now’ button on Funimation for this anime, I didn’t expect too much. It sounded cool, pretty original and looked aesthetically pleasing. Bright color entice me.

What I got was a diverse cast of characters and immediate action. The first episode had my hooked from the moment Ordinary Person made an ordinary appearance in an unordinary city. It seems futuristic and, after finally reading the synopsis, it confirmed the setting as a dystopian future. Set in Kansai, which became a vassal state of Kantō (Wikipedia), the city runs rampant with criminals called Akudama. Ordinary Person gets roped into a mysterious, action-packed heist with five criminals who appear to collect a big payday at the Kansai Police Headquarters. There are some twists right off the bat and it was pretty entertaining watching this poor civilian have to lie her way to safety. Or, what she thought would be safety.