Un-Go Complete Collection

UN-GO is a detective show, something I haven't seen a whole lot of recently,The art and animation are pretty consistently good. This show does also use CGI for vehicles, but most of the time it's not noticeable.

The place where this show really shines is the story. One of the things that really glue to me is how connected this show is. little that is introduced is without purpose. Miss a couple episodes and you'll likely end up confused. Not only that, elements introduced ultimately become an important part of the conclusion. There's generally a sense that the series is going somewhere, and it doesn't disappoint. One of the things that appealed to me was it's cyberpunk tendencies. While a few of the show's core elements are supernatural, there's also a lot of really cool sci-fi concepts involved, and it all works together.

I highly recommend checking this one out

Shinjūrō Yūki is a detective living in a future Japan that suffers from the ravages of a war that ended some years before. He is known as the "Defeated Detective" due to the fact that credit for every case he solves ends up going to Rinroku Kaishō. Despite that, Shinjuro and his very strange assistant, Inga, continue to solve crimes and expose the darkness of their world.

This series is based on the work of Ango Sakaguchi, stories that took place in post WWII era. I don't know why the setting was changed to a futuristic one, but it turned out quite well. At first I wasn't really sure if I liked the series - the first few episodes are stand lone stories with strong elements of the darkness in a human heart. But around episode 4 or 5, things start to get interesting. A sort of overall plot starts to form and you begin to wonder about the line between illusion and reality, truth and lies. The ending was fairly satisfying, though most of the big questions about Inga are left unanswered. There is a 45 minute movie released that tells the story of Shinjuro and Inga's first meeting. Sentai licensed it along with the series, but I don't know when it will be released.
All in all, I rather liked the series and I recommend giving it a shot.

Shinjuro is called the "defeated and detective". No matter now good he has performed, there is someone that's a step ahead. He does have one thing going for him. There is a demon on his side. Inga, is his assistant. She has the power to make people tell the truth. Japan is rebuilding after a war on terrorism. There are strict and corrupt govt policies and officials crushing the freedom of the citizens. Politically motivated murders are a common occurrence. Shinjuro and Inga help to bring these murderers to justice.

This series has a whole lot going for it. The animation, voice actors and soundtrack are all great. The story in this anime is also pretty involved. If you miss 1 episode, it's easy to get lost. I just flat out didn't like it. The first 6 episodes are pretty much unrelated to the main plot. The 3 major reasons I don't like this series are: 1. The mysteries are easy to solve. 5 minutes into the episode, I already knew who the murderer was. I was ready to go on to the next episode while everyone in the show acted completely perplexed for 15 more minutes. 2. The story is very slow moving. Usually, murder mysteries have a bit of suspense and danger. Un-Go doesn't. There is no suspense or sense of danger. When the killers are confronted, they pretty much just admit that they did it, and give up instead of fighting back and trying to escape. 3. Un-Go also suffers greatly from a lack of good characters. There isn't a single interesting character in this series. There are only 5 reoccurring major characters, and none of them are interesting or have any depth.

Like I said, this anime was produced very well. It was obviously well thought out and carefully made. It's just one dimensional and boring as hell. I can't recommend it to anyone. I am amazed at all the 5 star reviews this show got. There is no way this show deserves 5 stars. The production deserves 5, but the story is 1 or 2. I fought sleep very hard to finish this series. If you are wanting to see a good mystery, I recommend Spiral. It may not have a very satisfying ending, but it's way more interesting than this show. If I were you, I would just ignore Un-Go. It has nothing to offer.