The Future Diary
The Future Diary
Reality quickly unravels when antisocial Yukiteru is called into a death match against 11 other mentally scarred individuals. Each player has a prophetic device tuned to their personality, giving them control over their future—and the fate of their foes.
Naegi Wells reviewed5d ago
If I had to choose one word to describe this show it would be 'Creepy'. Not Halloween creepy, but more 'A crazy girl stalking the main character who's willing to kill anyone she deems a threat of any kind to him, pining to be one with him, whilst both are at the of 14' kinda creepy. Granted this show is very well known for having one of the greatest and most well known examples of a Yandere in all of fiction, and that's probably the main selling point of the show. But as a grown man watching this show for a second time since high school, it feels far more creepy than I remember and thus makes it hard to watch. I feel bad for him, but its hard to like the main character when he's such a wuss. The main plot with the diaries and the death game to become god is a little interesting, but also doesn't feel very thrilling. That may be because I'm a bit desensitized by other arguably better thrillers like Stiens:Gate, but certain events and deaths felt like they happened or were resolved a little too fast, whilst the solutions for dealing with certain tactics and diaries felt unsatisfying. In the end this will remain a classic to the anime community as a whole, a staple example of Yandere's, the kind of show you recommend to someone trying out anime for the first time almost as a test or a joke. But for me I guess it will be an anime I could only watch all the way through once, ironically when I was younger.