Cuticle Tantei Inaba review
My anime review
of Cuticle Detective Inaba is up, because there is not much episodes and it is
recent so hoping for another season isn’t far off. Without further ado, here is
to why and why not you should like this anime and wait for the new season.
First, here
is a little spoiler-less explanation: The story revolves around a werewolf
detective and how he tackles enemies along with the police. However there is a
lot of humour, which still does not remove the main plot. There is a lot of
fandom there, or fetish, over cute animals. That shouldn’t include goats, right?
(Despite them being my favorite domestic animal since childhood)
Story = 8/10
The story is
very good, although it advances a little fast, but it is easy to catch up. The
plot is actually very serious and sad, but there is a lot of good humour,
making the anime fun to watch. Sure, there might be slightly bad jokes, but
they are very easy to ignore. The story also loses score because sometimes the humour
gets in between reality, and rarely, they are also hard to distinguish. But
actually it almost the perfect mix between chibi and serious characters.
There should really be more episodes with this kind of advancement in plot. It
is extremely fun to watch.
Music =
9.5/10
It doesn’t
have to be my favourite type of music to actually gain score, as it fitted the
mood amazingly, and the opening was the best I ever heard. The BGM is very
essential and it didn’t fail at all. No complaints here.
Artstyle
= 9/10
Yes they do
get serious as much as they don’t, in terms of artstyle. They have the best of
both worlds. Especially bonus points to the fact that the extremely detailed
form does not ruin the mood or animation at all, unlike some anime. I would’ve
given it 10/10, but sometimes Yuuta’s face is hard to understand with his
extreme emotion.
Voice Acting = 9/10
I am not
complaining about the way they act; there was a lot of yelling and the
commenting Kei moments weren’t annoying at all, but rather they choose a weird
group. The main character, Hiroshi Inaba, had the voice actor Junichi Suwabe, who is
nice and all. But here is the problem: I first heard him as Tseng, from Crisis
Core. And let me tell you I really hate Tseng. Thus, for some reason, I never
learn to love any character that Mr. Suwabe voice acts. Even when he was Greed
in the first season of Fullmetal Alchemist, I kind of liked Greed, but there
was that invisible barrier. Sorry, this review is based on opinion, maybe if I didn’t
watch Crisis Core I would’ve not had any problems. The voice actors are good
but previous roles got to me, and I know it is my problem.
Overall: 8.8/10
I don’t know what happened to drop this score: that is
what the calculator said. Anyway, this is almost my first anime review so
please understand that it may be biased. Most importantly, I only review things
I like, since it is a hobby that is why I am reviewing about it only because I am
recommending you all to watch. I would surely buy the manga when I do get a
chance. Now scroll down if you want to hear my spoiler opinions. There is
nothing non-spoiler below it, so don’t scroll if you haven’t watched:
SPOLER SPOILER
Seriously I hate police, reality, games, or anime, but
this anime is another one which lets me give them a soft spot, for now. I think
the whole wolf-human think, which sprouts hatred in Don Valentino, is
completely sad. Why is that goat racist? He must be angry at himself for hating
wolves in an unfair way when he had to part with Akiyoshi. They are human, but
it even displays them having no shame to be treated like dogs. I guess that deep
feelings around the story are what really make it a fantastic anime, which is
really worth fangirling. I used to hate dogs, now I completely feel the
opposite. However, I still have that crazy obsession with cats, like Kei. The
hairstyle and artstyle are amazing too. That is what I really feel about it,
and overall I would’ve given it a 9/10. Play More Zelda!