WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?

To be honest this is the third time I've watched this anime and its about time I wrote a review. Many people might agree with me on this, but this anime deserves another season. So please give it a a prequel-season on where it tells the story of Willem Kmetsch when he was a brave up until the point where he meets Nygglatho and Grick or a season for what happens after episode 12.

I keep coming back to this Anime. Those who say it's superficial, don't understand the deeper meaning behind it. This is the story of our lives, the story of humanity, how the few sacrifice for the many, despite having so much to loose as well. In the end, Life is a cycle of sacrifices. It's a harsh world we live in. Same as in this Anime, the correlations are plain to see, even the theme song, Scarborough Fair being player both at the beginning and at the end, are a message, The song is for me the essence of the series, there is potential for Humanity but it rests upon near impossible tasks, and insurmountable losses of the few for the many, like it always has been for our people back to the beginning. Parsley is bitter, sage is wisdom, rosemary is a "relic" of the past, and thyme representes courage. And so we move forward. With Biter Sacrifices, often made in the name of love, with wisdom and courage, and the many lessons learned from our history. Watch it and you'll understand,

Other than having the most unnecessarily long title I've ever seen, this anime wasn't bad. For the most part I was interested in what the characters were doing, I thought the world was intriguing, and the premise was fun. I do think it is a bit generic and forgettable, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good watch. I just think there are better anime out there with similar premises. Probably the highlight for me was the art direction, as the backgrounds and locations were excellently done and really beautiful to look at. Overall not a bad show, but I would recommend other anime over this one, such as Sword Art Online or Chivalry of a Failed Knight.

Overall the animation is solid with a fairly interesting "world", and although I'm not a fan of the overly common older man + Lolicon/Hebephilia genre it actually made sense and worked in this instance when lifespans are short as indicated.

Music choice for the first / final episode was exceptional as is the storytelling that happens along with it (I seem to have a weakness for "Scarborough Fair").

The story of the male leads suffering could have been done a little better, but I could still identify with his loss, so all things considered it was not bad..

The bleakness of the world, along with those trying to find happiness was well handled, all in all it was worth the time and I'd enjoy a second season

Absolute cinema from start to finish. Ending that leaves you wanting more. I also would love to see what happened in time before this show is set. Great character development and world building and very good soundtrack and voice acting. Animation is also top notch for the time it was created. Would recommend for sure.