Seems the first 2/3rds of my review got eaten leaving only the "Con's" so a rewrite from memory.
"Devils" brings little originality to the table and the majority of the major issues/drama would be avoided completely by the average person, let alone someone with more than an average lifetimes worth of experience. This alone makes it hard to engage with the characters or the story, but the poor choices they make becomes maddening, resulting in an anime anime to avoid.
Pro's: -Average Animation quality. -Good English Dubbing.
Cons: -Pacing is slow with lackluster story-building. -Characters are overly "emo" and struggle with making choices that aren't self-destructive and stupid. -Overarching story is substandard and can be seen from a mile away. -Most of the critical issues throughout the whole series (especially the main plot) would have been resolved with one person using a modern cellphone making video or the officers using body cams.
"Devils" brings little originality to the table and the majority of the major issues/drama would be avoided completely by the average person, let alone someone with more than an average lifetimes worth of experience. This alone makes it hard to engage with the characters or the story, but the poor choices they make becomes maddening, resulting in an anime anime to avoid.
Pro's: -Average Animation quality. -Good English Dubbing.
Cons: -Pacing is slow with lackluster story-building. -Characters are overly "emo" and struggle with making choices that aren't self-destructive and stupid. -Overarching story is substandard and can be seen from a mile away. -Most of the critical issues throughout the whole series (especially the main plot) would have been resolved with one person using a modern cellphone making video or the officers using body cams.