Akudama Drive caught my attention due to it's vivid animation and the cyberpunk setting with some great music. An original anime with 12 episodes seemed interesting.
The plot was decent, and was executed properly in the first 7-8 episodes. However, around 10th episode, the momentum shifted gears out of nowhere and the story was super rushed. The 2 characters, Swindler and Doctor were the most annoying ones with no development whatsoever.
Although the animation was superb by Studio Peirrot, the story felt short towards the latter episodes and clocking the climax within 12 episodes resulted in a bit of disappointment. I would give high marks for the animation and the funky music throughout the anime, however the story was decent with unsatisfactory execution.
Pros :
Amazing animation by Studio Peirrot
Cyberpunk setting and the music used was good
Cons :
The climax felt short of maintaining the momentum, which was built in first 8 episodes
Rushed ending with no strong development of couple of lead characters
There was too much chaos in the last 2 episodes which didn't felt connecting with the main storyline.
My Rating : 6/10.
