Buenas noches, mundo

The first episode or two was pretty neat! A good intro to the world and what's possibly going on, it sets up the characters and their in-game challenges to overcome, what the room for growth is etc. And it does this for their out-of-game characters as well! I thought "gee that's nice, sort of like another Sword Art Online, or No Game No Life. This could be interesting, I'll give it a shot".

But then it starts to introduce things that don't make sense, given the above-mentioned initial setup. So you think, "ok that's that's fine, it's not a complete bait and switch, there's just something deeper going on, I'll stay invested in the series to give it a chance".

But then it does it more. And more.

It shifts completely away from the vibe, setting, and challenges of the first episode(s), and even episodes immediately preceding the current. It also makes the mistake of setting things up and indicating that there's a high level of importance attached to them, but then they're completely dismissed in the next episode.

There's so much whiplash that I genuinely cannot help but wonder if this series was written by AI (or a child with a great imagination); it's just a mish-mash of ideas that don't connect or flow, over and over again. It's either that, or it was rushed. I.e., perhaps the writer(s) were only given 12 episodes to condense what should have been at least a few seasons.

"Good night, world", was a delightful discovery for me. From the first episode, the storyline captured my interest, and I found myself fond of the characters. Each character is unique and intriguing in their own way. This anime will especially resonate with fans of online MMORPGs, especially those familiar with Lineage 2.

"Good night, world" portrays intriguing family relationships and how people escape from the harsh reality of our world into the realm of an online game. It clearly shows that in the game, everyone finds something for themselves. Some grow flowers, some help others, some eliminate other players, while others form a guild of pirates and gather like-minded individuals. Anyone who watches this anime will find their own prototype.

I highly recommend it for viewing. 10/10!

The reviews for this anime are too low in my opinion. As the most helpful review (current at the time of writing) points out the show doesn't really have something to say, but I'm not convinced this is a flaw of the show. In some ways, it felt like a more realistic take on this kind of sci-fi future a lot of shows try to make some critique or point about what would happen with futuristic technology, but realistically, these things are pretty much impossible to predict. Instead, the show focuses on great plot and family turmoil, and uses great sci-fi to do so.

The show is definitely quite cerebral in its plot, despite not making a point, but it definitely gets you thinking, if you're more philosophical in nature.

The first two episodes of this series seemed like maybe it would have something to say about family dynamics, internet addiction, online vs. Offline personas and personalities, or something else. By the third episode, though, it becomes increasingly clear that it's not really interested in having fun with the premise, leaving the tone in the unfortunate position of being too absurd to be serious but too serious to be fun. Unfortunately this means too that, although this is a show about a "NEET" main character, it doesn't really have anything interesting to say about that social group... the show clearly WANTS to say something, it just doesn't know what it wants to say or how to say it.

"Good Night World" didn't really convince me in its first few episodes, which is why I was ready to stop watching after the third episode - but I'm glad I didn't.

Because although the anime seems a bit boring at first and has no recognition value, it picks up speed after the first hour and tells a story that is peppered with sadness, mistrust, fear, solidarity, etc.

Visually, the anime is also impressive, as the animations and character designs are very impressive in some places.

"Good Night World" was definitely a surprise hit for me personally. I would suggest looking past the first hour of almost pure world-building.