BeetBits: Erased Anime Review

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Erased (Aka. Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi) anime, produced by A-1 Pictures, is a seinen psychological mystery Japanese anime that discusses unique subjects in a supernatural context. The anime discusses various themes that are rarely addressed in mangas, including child abuse, murder, suicide, etc. It is a 17+ anime-only because of its genre, and I believe anyone below this age rate should stay away from this anime.

Story-Wise


The story starts with a present context where the main guy Satoru Fujimura finds his mother dead in his room due to mysterious circumstances. The main guy at this point is shown as a rather slow, lazy and mysterious guy. The present context is scary for our main guy, and his mysterious power kicks in thanks to that. REVIVAL, as the main guy calls it is the ability to go back in time. Our main guy is sent back in time to the year 1988, The year of the disappearance of Hinazaki Kayo. She is a school colleague who supposedly disappeared when they were young. As a young boy, our hero starts his own investigation on why Kayo disappeared, and what happened to her. From here, everything unravels!

Character-Wise


The characters inside the anime are amazingly mature for their age, and our hero is an incredibly unique character. The first impression of the main guy is not good at all, but his character development as the story goes leaves you stunned and actually cheering for him. He is smart and able to read people. Hanako is also a girl with special circumstances. Her character is mature enough to know more about life than most people, and she is stronger than most adults. A scene that was breathtaking for me is the scene where both of them were inside the bus celebrating her birthday. The hero later realizes he shouldn't have left her in the van. REVIVAL happens more than once in the anime, and the ending, though seemed rushed, was perfect in my eyes. 

Overall Rating


Anyway, character-wise, story-wise, acting-wise this anime is top-notch, The voice actors did quite a fantastic job, and the director did the best job I have ever seen in an anime. I would personally give this one a 10/10 because it lacks nothing. 

Interesting Fact: This anime is available eng sub and dub on both Hulu and Netflix. There is also a live-action version for it, although I never got around to watching it till now. Erased Live Action is Netflix Original, so you can watch it easily on Netflix. 

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