Ever since he lost his family in an explosion, Mirai Kakehashi has lived a life of pain and despair. Every day, he endures abuse at the hands of the relatives who took him in. As his anguish steadily chips away at his will to live, he is eventually pushed to the brink. Prepared to throw it all away, he stands on the edge of a precipice and takes the leap. However, instead of falling to his death, he enters a trance where he meets a winged being who claims to be his guardian angel. Named Nasse, the angel offers him two priceless abilities and convinces him to go on living.
When Mirai experiences the marvel of his new powers firsthand, he gets a taste of the freedom that was locked away from him for so long. Armed with Nasse's gifts, Mirai is flung into a showdown with 12 other individuals, one of which will be chosen to become the next God. In stark contrast to when he wanted to end his life, Mirai is now prepared to do whatever it takes to protect his bleak chance at happiness, lest it be wrenched from his grasp forever.
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danielsalt
To put it plainly, Platinum End is… misunderstood. There’s a lot to say about Platinum End – its concept and execution, its characters and their quirks and intricacies, its art and animation, its social commentary and outlooks – yet, Platinum End’s biggest flaws are Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The two authors – story and art, respectively – of Platinum End. Chances are that nearly everyone that has read or watched Platinum End did so knowing, or perhaps solely for the reason that these two are the authors of Death Note. Platinum End will inevitably always live in the shadow of Death Note, considering its masterly writingand cultural impact - and it simply doesn’t have what it takes to break free from this label. This, however, is not to say that Platinum End should be seen as a successor to Death Note, which is what pushed so many people away from seeing Platinum End as what it is: its own story.
Back on track, Platinum End tells the story of Mirai Kakehashi, our MC, and eleven other god candidates - regular people that for one reason or the other, had given up on life and were on the verge of suicide, only to be rescued by their guardian angels, literally. Before you misread my tone, let me just say that I think the concept of Platinum End is brilliant: 12 people of different ages and contexts, all with their own unique struggles, dejections, and delusions, faced with a predicament of unprecedented severity, as only one of them is set to hold the very future of humanity in their own hands. Perhaps cliché, but brilliantly set up.
As the story goes on, we are presented to more characters and villains, each with different motives and goals, as rivalries and alliances begin to form. Characters like Mukaidou and Kanade give us compelling yet justified perspectives on a convoluted mess, while characters the viewer is more familiar with, like Mirai and Saki, show us a side of the coin which may not be as enthralling, but show a sense of humanity and composure that the average Shonen viewer might not be ready to embrace. Characters’ motivations are often simplistic and one-dimensional, yet they’re cleverly presented in a way that reminds us that humans are simple-minded beings. Nowadays, many shows will try too hard to find glamorous meaning behind characters’ actions, to a point where characters lose their authenticity. However, Platinum End succeeds in telling us an extravagant story, where the characters are nonetheless human.
The category where Platinum End truly fails to bring out its fullest potential, is the animation itself. It pains me to see Obata’s art in Death Note, animated by Madhouse, 15 years ago, look so alluring compared to whatever ‘Signal.MD’ (who?) put together for Platinum End in this day and age. Thanks to Obata, the art and characters in Platinum End look great… as long as they stand still. Not only is the animation subpar, but the studio somehow managed to use every tool in the box to make characters that are on the brink of their demise look even more lifeless than their own rotten souls.
Other aspects of the production of Platinum End are satisfactory enough not to hinder the viewer’s experience. The soundtracks and background art are sometimes somewhat dull, but they complement Obata’s art well enough, and the opening and ending sequences are surprisingly amusing, particularly the opening, with the second ending being an upgrade from the first. The occasional fight scenes are nothing to applaud, but they keep the tension high and are backed by adequate sound effects and soundtracks.
Overall, I think Platinum End deserves credit for giving the viewer a story that surprisingly manages to keep them on the edge of their seat, with well-timed cliffhangers and skillfully maintained tension throughout the length of the show’s run. Some aspects of its production weaken its impression but are backed by solid story writing and well-founded characters and contexts that keep the story fresh, and the viewer engaged.
Story: 9
Art: 6
Sound: 7
Character: 8
Enjoyment: 9
Overall: 8
Mcsuper
It seemed interesting, that’s the attitude I had towards Platinum End when I decided to watch this show. Now that’s it’s done, I’m probably better off to be honest. This had some promise early on, but quickly that sentiment left. Despite having a comparatively stronger second half, the ending does not make it worth it. Unfortunately, there isn’t much good to say about this show, so we’ll briefly go over it. By the way, were you expecting something as good as Death Note? Ha ha. My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20 STORY: 2.5/25 The narrative started out pretty interestingly,but it quickly became very dry after that. If we’re talking about plot points, everyone probably expected most things to happen, and were correct. The things we didn’t expect to happen are plot points that just don’t make much sense. The entire God Selection process was not explained very well, as it seemed like they made a lot of things up on the spot for plot conveniences, and that does not sit well with any watcher.
The pacing… let’s talk about that dumpster fire. In my opinion, this show could have been over and done with much quicker. Some episodes and fights last WAY TOO LONG, especially the one of Metropoliman near the end of the first half. We’d have entire episodes of fighting, then just get left at yet another cliffhanger. The numerous episodes of build up usually amount to not a whole lot, and that’s just tough to see.
ART: 3.5/10
Some parts look good, but most look very below-average to me, the art style just isn’t very well done in general.
MUSIC: 8.8/10
Practically the only thing I enjoyed was the music, especially the opening and the two endings, as those were nice high quality tracks. Yuu Miyashita’s ending was amazing and if you haven’t listened to it, go give it a listen.
CHARACTERS: 2.6/20
I know everyone hates our main character Mirai, but he’s not even my least favourite character. I suppose I will talk about him first. Yes, he’s indecisive, has weird morals, talks and thinks for too long, but he doesn’t do anything inherently bad. It’s the inability of writing interesting characters in general that brings this show down. The female characters were especially poorly written, especially Saki and Yuri. I have no idea what Saki even did in the story except give doubt to Mirai’s every move, and exist as a cheerleader. The romance between Mirai and Saki felt so forced as well, as I couldn’t really pinpoint any reason behind it. Yuri was so annoying to watch, but relatable in the sense of some people, but the things she says… so tough to listen to.
It’s not all bad though. The characters that were at least interesting to watch would be Mukaido and Yoneda. They have good ambitions and interesting dialogue, and kept my attention to the show at least a little bit. Their morals and goals at least kept this show watchable.
The angels were fun to watch, but they didn’t have much of any solid dialogue to keep things interesting.
ENJOYMENT: 2.5/15
Little ups, huge downs. At least the second half improved a bit.
THEMATIC EXECUTION: 2/20
They called this a drama, psychological show? This show does those themes no justice, and I checked out very quickly because of that.
OVERALL: 21.9/100
Probably one of the worst shows I’ve watched in 2021 and 2022, as it’s a poor showing of what a psychological anime (a genre which I usually enjoy a lot) should be like. Tough to recommend this one to people, I wouldn’t even say it’s so bad that it’s good. It’s just plain and simply not enjoyable.
Stark700
Yes, somehow I managed to finish Platinum End without smashing my computer. Somehow within a span of 24 episodes, this show managed to make me question the logics how creators brainstorm their ideas when writing a story. I don't want to dive too much into the juicy details so let's leave it to our imaginations. But to say the least, let's just say there's a whole lot of wrong in Platinum End with little done right. Now I must digress that Platinum End has some rather sensitive topics. These includes subjects related to suicide, abusive relationships, bullying, and transgressive matters. This isn't the a cherry storyabout some guy who becomes a saint and out to save the world. Rather, this is a supernatural thriller following the footsteps of Mirai Kakehashi. After obtaining powers that rivals those of the Gods, he is thrown into a contest to decide who would become the next God. Without throwing yourself too far ahead, this show can be viewed as a twisted game where only one winner can obtain the ultimate glory - becoming a God.
Platinum End reunites two iconic individuals who once made the infamous Death Note. Remember Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata? Even if you don't remember their names, you would definitely remember hearing Death Note sometimes in your life. Unless you've been living under a rock, Death Note has attracted a cult audience and enjoyed glorious popularity since its debut. Yes, it had its controveries and some have even been linked to real life crimes. What could go wrong with Platinum End since it doesn't involve a notebook anymore? The first answer is real simple. This show loves its own premise, far too much for its own good. Let's start when Mirai attempts suicide and gets saved by the mysterious Nasse. She claims to be an angel and bestows Mirai with supernatural powers. These powers include flight and more importantly, the usage of the white and red arrow. She explains the properties of these arrows and believe me, it's not something you'll ever come across. When shot by the red arrow, a target would fall in love with the shooter for 33 days. Meanwhile, the white arrow is essentially a killshot, being able to exterminate a target when hit. Obviously, Nasse wants Mirai to become to next God but with many obstacles in their way, she realizes that everything is a far cry from easy. This is also made harder when you realize Mirai doesn't want to be a God but instead wants to live free and be himself.
Like with many other shows with battle royale elements, Platinum End introduces a variety of characters known as the God Candidates. One of the most prominent is a girl name Saki, who serves as both a candidate and love interest to Mirai. Early in the show, she forges an alliance with Mirai. Because let's face it, two heads are better than one, right? The catch is that battle royales usually involve strategies, deception, and survival of the fittest. There can only be one winner. This brings in the issue of trust between Mirai and Saki. And to say the least, they are at least somewhat compatible. However, watching the duo's journey in this show can be nerve wrecking at times. She comes off as a timid girl who seems having a hard time trusting others, and it isn't until much later in the show when she finally feels more free express herself. On the other hand, Mirai is protrayed as a sort of justice hero. Unlike Light from Death Note, he doesn't wish to kill others and only wants to be free and end the world of cruelty. Watching Mirai's actions sometimes will make you scratch your head because how controversial he can be. But yet, the creators made him the poster boy.
Joining them includes the other God Candidates with a diverse range of personalities. For instance, we have someone named Kanade Uryu who represents the anti-thesis of Mirai. He strives to become the next God even if it means taking lives of others. To him, killing is part of his strategy to eliminate the competition. Others in the show include Hajime Sokotani who is obssessed with his physical appearance, the young Shiji with a strange outlook on suicide, among others with different reasons to becoming the next God. I won't list them all in this review as each has their own circumstances. However, some of the common themes that revolves around these candidates includes being bullied, dealing with depression, or being ostrachized by society. I can also say that most of these characters are disposable with limited character development. The only character other God Candidate who gains more prominence in the story is Kanade, who goes by the alias "Metropoliman". After awhile, you could say that he's a major obstacle and threat against Mirai and Saki. Unfortunately, the anime decided to make him into one of the least likable characters. If the cast wasn't depressing enough, Kanade represents the type of coward who takes lives but is fearful of losing his own. You've probably seen characters like him in other similar battle royale shows before. The catch is that Kanade simply lacks any desirable qualities just like most of the candidates.
From what we've been told, the anime does desire to adapt the complete manga. A 2-cour show perhaps is the way to go and leaves no room for a cliffhanger ending. Indeed, if anything is plausible about this show's quality, it would actually be its adaptation standards. The anime tries to capture most of what it can from the manga. It also sticks with its general themes and storytelling without staying off track. What you see is what you get is the easily way to say it. There won't be times when you scratch your head and ask why a particular episode suddenly went off rails. Watching Platinum End is perhaps most satisfying if you've followed the manga and enjoyed the author's previous works. That being said, this review was written for a wide audience and not just targeted to manga readers. When judging it on its anime perspective, this is nothing more than another mediocre supernatural thriller you can find just about anywhere on a bookshelf.
Oh dear, with Signal.MD with Studio Pierrot together, you shouldn't expect a masterpiece visual extravaganza in the making. At its best, the show is tolerable for its thrilling atmosphere and passable character designs along with its human emotions. At its worst, the production quality looks like it went at least 10 years back in time. I won't drawn comparions to Pierrot's previous works but they've rarely produced a show worth watching for its animation quality. Thankfully, at least, the anime does retain its violence and sometimes may able to win an audience over through its over the top antics.
Yes, Platinum End completed its airing and without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most disappointing thrillers I've seen in recent years. That's actually a bit of an accomplishment considering the interesting premise it had. Then again, maybe some people will enjoy this show for its story, characters, themes, or antics it pulled out. As for me, I wish I rewatched Death Note instead.
Yashondowski
Really people all around the world are all clueless. heres what the ending of platinum end is meaning. Ohba created the manga keeping the suicidal issues of Japan in mind. It's a manga about suicidal people. And keep in mind he kept all the characters morale, ideologies and mentality as real as an actual human. The whole story of platinum end revolves around the concepts of depression and suicide. And both are connected to eachother in real life and in the story of platinum end. Those who don't really know anything about either suicide or depression will never understand the story. The following explanation all revolves around the conceptsof depression and suicide.
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The "Depression" , the "Suicide" and the "Will/Hope"
"The Depression"
First let's see what Depression IRL is.
Depression (major depression) is not sadness, it's best described as emptyness. You can l be laughing and smiling one moment, everything seems just fine, the world is beautiful and the very next moment and all of a sudden depression kicks in and sucks away your "hope to keep living".
Depression can also be caused by abuse in one's childhood, oh wait that's Mirai.
The embodiment of depression in the ending of the story is Muni the angel of destruction (**explained later)
"The Suicide"
Depression is one of the leading cause of suicide. People prefer death then to keep living in agony.
Depression makes you hollow, it makes you "shallow", it makes you forget who you once were.
The most depressed character of the story, Mirai, is perfect embodiment of real life depression. He choose suicide when there was no "hope" in his life.
The embodiment of "hope" in the story is God (**explained later)
"The Hope/Will"
We all are living becz we have a hope/will to continue live.
Depression can surely suck ones "hope to live."
In the story of platinum end, that "hope" for candidates who were once hopeless upto some extent in life were given a 2nd chance i.e. "by becoming god".
Death of God is the "death of hope" (**explained below)
**Explanation
What u witnessed in the ending is the inter relationship b/w depression, suicide and hope to live.
Since her debut, Muni the angel of destruction (depression) has always shown her desire to bring havoc to the heaven & the God (hope) and ultimately humanity.
Muni chooses Yoneda becz they both have the same goal i.e. humanity's despair (Episode 18 although Yoneda's "despair" is a paradox)
God's death ("suicide") i.e. heaven's fall is what Muni always wanted, and she succeeded.
With no God (hope/will) the lives all around the world ended.
The Meaning: Depression saps the hope/will to live and often results in suicide.
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"The ending events and meanings"
As god, Shuji Nakaumi observes the truth of the world. He saw the differences among people, he saw several people committing suicide.
He asks 'why' the previous god didn't helped the once in need, and instead did nothing.
The *original God* inside him answers "I watched, gods purpose is to create life."
Original God continued and said "you may do anything, you are god, if you want to kill them, kill them. If you want to save them, save them."
Shuji remembered Mirai saying "I will do nothing" and prof. Yoneda's theory of "no need for god."
He came to the conclusion that there is no need for a god as god doesn't do anything in the 1st place. This is where he was wrong,
Shuji wanted to tell Yoneda that his theory of 'no need for God' and 'God being a creation of human imagination' were right. (But they weren't)
Shuji Nakaumi concluded there is no need for a god and gods death will not bother the human world.
The *original God* inside Shuji warned him that and said "Not true, don't do this." (remember this)
Shuji concluded his death won't make a difference in the human world. (remember this)
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The Meanings
The ending is very simple in terms of meanings. It revolves around the concepts of suicide.
The feeling of hopelessness, the feeling of uselessness, the lack of 'color' in life, the lack of interest and desire to do keep living and many many more feelings and thoughts constantly revolve around in the mind of a suicidal person.
Ultimately when these 'negative' feelings overtake the 'positive' feelings, the positive feelings that makes one to keep living, many surrender to suicide.
Note that how I used the words 'positive' and 'negative'. For us normal and healthy minds the feelings of suicide are a 'negative' becz we have a will to live and a hope in life, we want to keep living and suicide is opposite of what we desire.
But for a suicidal person, life is nothing but a living hell. For them, life is the 'negative' and death is the 'positive' as they want to end the suffering .
Another common thought in many suicidal people is, "What difference will it make if I die?"
The ending of platinum end answers that very question. Shuji Nakaumi never ever intended to end humanity. He believed the death of God will make no difference, just like how a suicidal person thinks his death will make no difference to the world around him.
Suicidal people often think their lifes are insignificant, and so their deaths won't really matter. Most of them fail to see what havocs their death can cause to their close ones, just like how Shuji failed to see how his death will effect the human world, and he will never realise how wrong he was.
God does nothing for the world, still his death affects the entire world. With the end of god, there was no one to maintain death. Without death there is no life, just like there is no light without darkness.
Mirai for example, was going to die in agony but was saved by Nasse. He lived a happy life and then finally died happy.
These 2 messages above r what the author is trying to say.
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Some interesting takes from the ending
∆ After God's death, Ogaro said "This couldn't had happen once they (original God & Shuji) were completely fused".
The whole reason to pick suicidal people as god candidates was to make it easier for "The original God" to absorb and fuse with the candidate's mind.
If u didn't knew that even after watching 24 episodes then idk maybe u were watching with closed eyes.
∆ After God's death all life on earth started disappearing in ascending order (young to old).
This is what I think,
This is entirely my theory, I could be right I could be wrong:
Children are most vulnerable to depression BUT they have support of parents and thus the rate of depression in children is quite low. But if children r exposed to a adult's level of depression, they will surely crumble from it.
Now note that females vanished before males (of the same age group).
Studies from different groups all around the world stats that depression rates in females are higher in than that in males.
The last ones to vanish were the olds like Yoneda. Again if you check the stats of how depression affects different ages, studies show that most older adults feel satisfied with their lives, despite having more illnesses or physical problems than younger people. Not saying they can't have depression, but they are old enough can have factors like experience that does help fight depression.
∆ Yoneda couldn't finish his last sentence. "The creature is____..." this is set up my the author so that the viewers can use their own brain and pick what he's saying.
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There are 2 types of people in the world, one who understands Platinum end and one who does not understand Platinum end.
With the 1st half of the show showing about how people deal, live and make decisions with depression (like Mirai & Saki)
How depression affects different individuals and how with help of other humans it can improve. (Like Mukaido with Mirai)
2nd half was about suicide, depression and the hope/will to live. Just like I explained earlier.
Not the most satisfying ending but the meanings in it are an absolute masterpiece.
Platinum end has always been an anime of meanings, philosophies, ideologies, there is so much one can learn *if* they try to pick the meanings b/w the line. But that's where so many people fail, they don't want to use their brains and instead call every as bs and leave.
JoexySun
Short Review (Spoiler-free): Before the final episode, I wanted to give the show a 4 or 5/10. However, after watching the ending while laughing at the painful absurdity of it all, I decided to give it the honor of 1/10, which is a score reserved for only very special shows (I only gave one 1/10 before, to Godzilla Planet Eater). Platinum End? More like Diamond Turd or Golden Butthurt! Imagine a 12-yr-old watched or read Death Note and Mirai Nikki (Future Diary), and then wrote a philosophy/theology paper based on these two shows without any proper education or references in philosophy studies. That's what Platinum Endfeels like to me in its substance. What was not obviously problematic in Death Note is glaringly stupid and detestable here.
Is this show entertaining? Only mildly, which is unfortunate. A few twists and battle sequences still slightly resemble Death Note in terms of thrills and suspense, but I rarely went through an episode without cringing and rolling my eyes multiple times. Every good vibe or touching moment (which are rare to begin with) is immediately followed by something so hammy or awful that you will gasp in disbelief (or laugh at how absurdly stupid it is). Its ending is the cherry on the top, which is basically the authors saying "Fudge it, fudge you, fudge humanity, fudge life itself".
Baseline quality: 1/10. I went in with expectations of about 5-6/10, but was amazed and dazzled by this pinnacle of human art. I will take Ex-Arm over this series any day.
Recommended to: No one except those who want to lower their mean score on MAL by watching really awful anime. That's what I did but honestly it's still not worth it. (You know what, give it 20 years and maybe people will refer to this one as "anime Ed Wood".)
Pros and Cons: (minor spoilers)
+ Solid production value for the first half of the series (which unfortunately crumbles in the 2nd half).
+ Some intense and suspenseful sequences were done pretty well (but you have to go through tons of garbage to get there, and then have those winning moments ruined by the ending).
+ Visual designs for the angels are mostly solid and attractive.
+ Mukaido is a good character.
--- Total creative bankruptcy. This is one of the most obviously regurgitated/recycled plots ever seen in a mainstream anime (not to mention it was anchored by the iconic duo who brought us Death Note). The premise is exactly the same as Future Diary, and the ridiculous rules for using the angel powers are directly recycled from Death Note. The end result? Pure malicious garbage. Even if I can forget Future Diary or another 12 shows with this basic premise, it's still mind-numbingly bad.
-- Pointless, vile and objectionable philosophy/message. Even in the most ignorantly charitable interpretation, one could only say that the show took 24 episodes to tell a messy and confusing story about treasuring life and happiness. What the anime/manga actually manage to drive home feels more like "go throw yourself off a cliff". Maybe the authors aimed for some type of existential tragedy or spicy social commentary (about how the modern social institutions are inherently unfair, absurd or something), but it's obvious that they were hilariously out of depth. Maybe the authors considered themselves smart by slapping a few slogans at the end saying something like "it's death that made life valuable, so please treasure your life". It's comparable to a movie in which all the slick characters glorified smoking by their actions, while adding an end-credit slogan in bold characters "Smoking is detrimental to your health". Oh yeah why don't I believe you?
-- Empty talks/tiresome debates about pacifism, just war (justifiable violence/killing), the meaning and value of life, happiness, existence...... In the latter half of the show entire episodes were dedicated to such expositions. Not to mention most of these talks revolve around the worst Shinji archetype MC. (Rest in peace Yuki from Future Diary, for Mirai in Platinum End has taken your place in eternal torment.)
-- Tonally all over the place. This could have been a cheesy sappy show about actual angels helping desperate people (like the first arc of Yuu Yuu Hakusho) and I could have liked it. But no, the authors said fudge it. Alright, how about something like Gantz or Inuyashiki where we can at least enjoy the hyperrealist battles and teenager angst? But no, the authors said "we have to make it deep, while making the combat super lame". The end product is like a radioactive writhing mutant with none of the organs where they should be.
-- The ending. It's really beyond any reasonable defense. One of the top reviews tried to argue that it's been "grossly misunderstood". If that's true, then this show was only begging to be misunderstood. A famous anime Youtuber argued that its ending, unlike Death Note's ending, is actually thoughtful and meaningful (with spicy social commentary about how the whole society failed those who want to harm themselves and so on). His point is echoed by some positive reviews here and some viewers in the comments section. In summary, I don't think any of these charitable interpretations work. It's simple, you can't give a convincing lecture about table manners to the ones at your table before flipping the table yourself. I will try to address some of these defenses in the "extra thoughts" section.
Extra thoughts: (more spoilers)
Many people expressed disbelief at how the legendary duo of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata could deliver such an awful work. But if you really think about it, Death Note already gave us some alarming signs. Amoral/villainous MC with a stunted ideology (whom the audience spent the entire series identifying with); Conveniently adolescent metaphysical rules (Death Note's rules tailor-made for high-school students)...... While Death Note was able to cover these issues with arguably the most captivating cat-and-mouse game in a manga/anime, Platinum End focused on ontological concepts without any respect for any philosophical traditions or systems. Traditional monotheism in Abrahamic religions does not work like that. The mindsets of religious communities (even the cults and fringe ones) do not work like that (in Platinum End, god-believers dropped from 50% to 10% of world population after Dr. Yoneda Gaku's public speech. That is another clear evidence that the authors know very little about how organized religions work. Most world religions with billions of believers cannot be simply deconstructed by blatant scientism, technological advancement or whatever a Nobel-prize winning sociopath has to say.) Enlightenment-era atheism also does not work like that. If the authors really cared to deconstruct or criticize any of these ideologies, at least learn something about them beyond Twitter or 4Chan?
Seriously, even neo-atheism pushed by secularists like Dawkins does not work like what was presented in this anime. If the Youtube channel Wisecrack does an "Deep or Dumb" episode on this anime, it would be the perfect foil for their episode on "God's Not Dead", also it would have to be called "Platinum End: Dumb or Dumber". If Angry Video Game Nerd makes an episode about this anime, the final verdict would be "eternal diarrhea...in space".
As to why the charitable interpretations for the ending do not work (at least in my opinion), let me first ask those who consider Platinum End a smart, subversive advocacy for self-harm care and de-stigmatization, would you really show this anime to your family or friend who struggle with self-harm issues? If the answer is no, then I think you essentially agree with me that even in the most charitable interpretation, Platinum is a confusing mess full of cynicism. (If by some miraculous chance, a person with self-harm tendencies watched this anime and gets better, I would be glad for them, but I don't think even that validifies it as a repeatable practice for others). If the point of the anime is "pacifists like Mirai should be more caring and assertive lest humanity really dies in the hands of nihilists like Shuuji", then why negate it with that twist ending where everything dies anyway (not to mention how Mirai is actually portrayed by the authors). If the authors were genuinely attempting to satirize one or all of popular real-world ideologies in our problematic modern world, perhaps they have forgotten that their ideology/philosophy as presented in Platinum End is only a shallower Frankenstein synthesis of those real-world ideologies. Again, when a writer builds a world with fundamentally cynical or nihilistic impulses by which they kill everything in the ending, this only reveals more about the writer's morbidity/ill-informed philosophy rather than whatever they tried to criticize.
Another possible scenario behind this manga/anime is Ohba and Obata being offended by Future Diary (which was, ironically, inspired by Death Note in its approach to deadly mind games), and decided to write something different with its basic premise and subvert its wishy-washy ending. But again, you don't get to teach table manners if you flip the table in the rudest, most over-the-top manner. Not to mention that the basic cosmology and premise of Future Diary are already the worst part of that show.
I am not saying the show has absolute no valid commentaries or insights. Yes, the collective indifference to the suffering in our real world is disturbing. Yes, our current society is prone to encourage and produce dispirited people full of existential dread (Shuuji and Dr. Gaku, for example). Yes, our online culture haphazardly abuses the word "god" (think how anime fans use "god-tier" "god-like" "god-awful" without an ounce of reflection or respect), as Shuuji in this anime frustratingly pointed out. Platinum End's problem is that it's choke full of self-contradictions in its own narrative that none of these valid commentaries are substantiated in a coherent or consistent way. The ending, while slightly reminds me of Devilman Crybaby, is unearned. It took away any weight or persuasiveness from any valid commentaries. Perhaps the anime, on a meta level, took in its totality, is an allegory to our confusing time in the 2020s. But it's not because it's written brilliantly.
Still, if anyone considers Platinum End their favorite anime, there's no shame coming from me. One person's garbage can be another's treasure. In any case, take my review with a whole pack of salt.
spectre699
Ok so unlike most (if not everyone) who watched this, I didn't see a single episode of death note when I was watching this, I just know the characters and the "write the name of the one you want to die in the notebook" trope, so I don't really have any idea or expectation when I was watching this, there's nothing I can compared it into. Like the other guy said, I see most people diss this just because of death note but that's not the case for me, I enjoyed it and in the first part of the series, I was seriously considering this asmy anime of the year, then the second half disappointed me but I still enjoyed it, it's just that I kinda don't like the ending that's why I put this in mixed feelings even though I rated it this high.
MrSourPickles
I really wanted to like Platinum End I really did. When I saw the teaser for Platinum End, it looked to be promising. I mean, it was written by the author of Death Note, a series I quite like. However, much to my chagrin, the idea that this show would be good slowly became a far-fetched reality. Simply put, this show is bad. The story of Platinum End is on the surface interesting (it is important to note that Platinum End is written in a way that completely contrasts Death Note). The first couple of episodes do a decent job of introducing us to the protagonist and agiving a vague idea of its story and theme. Unfortunately, then the show becomes…weird. The potential that Platinum End had is replaced with a mediocre edgy “battle royal” story, with over-exaggerated characters and stupid plotlines. The writing isn’t clever at all. The second half is certainly better although still very flawed. The second half of the show tries to sell itself as a mature, philosophical story. Granted, the show has truths in it, but I can’t take them seriously because of the utter ridiculousness of its other materiel. Platinum End plays around with a many different themes, philosophies, and ideas, but it fails in the execution of presenting them. There are the occasional good episodes that do a great job of exploring the deeper themes of Platinum through good symbolisms and dialogue and that show the potential of its story and characters. However, Platinum End never hits the nail on the head consequently causing its story and characters to fall flat.
Regarding characters, this is the show’s worst downside. Mirai started off as an interesting character. I was very invested in him at the beginning of the story. However, as the show went on, his character’s personality and struggles became tedious and frustrating to watch. Again, with the way Platinum End is written it makes sense he is the way he is. But this is just boring after a while. We are constantly teased with the idea that he has changed but then he quickly reverts to the character he was before. Very disappointed with him.
Saki is a bit better as a protagonist. It feels as if she actually grows as a character. Her and Mirai relationship is one of the more interesting parts of Platinum End, but it can come off as a bit cliché.
The antagonists in this show are mediocre at best. The antagonist from the first half is a cliché villain with tropes and unnecessary character elements that detach me from his character. He is evil because he is evil—very bland. The antagonist of the second half is certainly better. His character and motives are easier to believe even if I found him somewhat mediocre. There are other unnecessary antagonists in the first half with unsettling characters that take away from the show, most notably Hajime.
The rest of the cast are not worth mentioning as my complaints would just become repetitive.
The characters in this show are the biggest disappointment. Certainly, there are a few characters I would consider good, but they cannot do much to the save the mess that is the remaining cast.
The production of this show is decent. However, the art and animation were a bit lacking in some areas. There is a fair bit of CGI mainly during action scenes so take that as you will. Soundtracks and voice acting were both good as you would expect from most anime. I especially liked the opening for the show as well as the second ending. Although Platinum End does not really do anything special with its production, I was still happy with it.
Platinum End is one of those shows with a good, interesting premise that failed in its execution. I would not recommend this show to anyone. The only reason to watch this is if you are curious to see how Platinum contrasts and parallels Death Note. Other than that, do not watch this show. It is a disappointing and tedious experience.
Plenty of people went into this show expecting a good story. As I said, the author has plenty of good works behind his name. It is true that the expectations people had for this show (myself included) might have hurt this show in some regards. But, in closing, I’ll say this, expectations are not what ruined Platinum End: bad writing
did.
Thanks for reading.
DavidBogdan1
I've been reading a bunch of reviews about this anime and it seems to me that the people who write these reviews don't even watch the show all the way through which in the case of platinum end I believe is crucial in order to appreciate what this show has to offer. Now I'm not gonna pretend I'm some established critic when it comes to shows, movies or stories in general but I can't help but notice that every single review I read, whether its praising the show or shitting on it, they all seem to focus on the battle royal aspect of the showwhich ends completely after the first half and is not what this show is trying to portray.
The theme that I believe is being explored in this show is the difference in human thinking and values. This can be seen since the beginning through the conflict between the antagonist and the protagonist, one being a selfless righteous character taken to the extremes sometimes, and the other a selfish psychopath who would do unspeakable things to achieve his goals. Later on after the antagonist is eliminated from the story we're introduced to professor Yoneda, the character who changes everything. Yoneda is the embodiment of logical thinking, a person of high intelligence that looks at the world in a analytical way, a person who becomes detached from human interaction in the pursuit to finding the "truth".
Through the conflict that develops between Yoneda and the main character we are shown the flaws that the two have in their way of thinking.
Yoneda comes up with a theory about the existence of God and the way this "creature", as he calls it, affects reality. While his actions are supposed to help humanity Yoneda fails to consider that his theory might be wrong and his values might not be in the best interest of humanity. At the end he finally sees his mistake and gives up on his plan.
Kakehashi, the main character, stands for morality and yet he is ready to kill the professor in order to bring happiness to the world, something that directly contradicts with his values.
The presentation and analysis of these ideas is what made Platinum end interesting to me and why I gave it such a high score. I'm well aware of the flaws it has in terms of pacing, characters etc. but I'm not a critic, I'm mainly rating based on enjoyment. Still I wrote this review because it seemed like no one really understood the point of this show and either compared it to the authors past works or just focused on the trivial aspects of it.
MadMonster116
The anime is controversial and gained great repercussion for its direct approach to suicide, but it manages to break it down better than the 13 Reasons Why series. For those who like anime with serious themes (Seinen), it is a strong recommendation, as the dialogue and the plot progress, there is a lot of talk about religion, science, social thoughts and the distorted view that society has about people who do not fit into the "ideal world". I believe that when you finish the anime, you will have a good time to think better and create your own opinions about what life represents. If you'regood at picking up references from films like Ghost In the Shell, Matrix, Minority Report, Inception; You will see that the Japanese are more open to talking about truths that the mainstream media tries to hide (yes, it contains occult concepts).
Howard3D
This is the biggest pile of trash since the conception of anime. It's hard to care about any of the characters because they don't really believe or care about anything themselves. The plot is so full of holes it's disgusting. There's no logic. It's doesn't establish any kind of system of belief. It's just chaos leading into oblivion. A nihilist's dream come true. Please don't let this horrible work depress you or cause you to hurt yourself. There is a God. He does care. If you seek Him out wholeheartedly, you will find Him. If you don't have faith, just ask Him for it. Don't thinkof it as mindless religion or blind faith because it's not. Just talk to Him and see for yourself.
Bradley-I-Guess
Platinum End has nothing to say... Platinum End is the newest work from Obata, Takeshi and Ohba, Tsugumi mostly known for Death note and Bakuman. So this series should be up to the same quality of those shows right? No, not in the slightest. Platinum End makes me annoyed, how did it end up this bad? how did the people who created one of the best psychological thrillers also create the worst? First lets talk about its anime adaptation before the story: Animation: Fine...Its fine. Signal.MD animated this adaptation of Platinum End and it was mediocre. It was never poorly animated but it was never fantastic either, itwas just animated. it didn't take or add anything however the only redeeming quality of Platinum End's manga was how good its art was and that amazing art isn't carried over into great animation...not that this deservers it mind you. So you really are just left for the story to carry this show...which it doesn't.
Story: The story is a mess, a full blown mess. The starting concept is great and hooks you well into the first episode but loses you midway through ep 3 because it becomes Power Rangers with a really awkward forced romance. I am not kidding the show about becoming the next God ends up being a season of Power rangers for like half way through its run time. This show has messages of Morality, Death, what it means to be human, God and if the existence of God even affects humanity... but doesn't explore them until you met Yoneda around end of Ep 18, and the themes? They are poorly done to the point of me questioning why they even bothered. Yoneda says a bunch of nothing bullshit for 7eps and then the show ends with a piss poor ending that leads you thinking
'why did i even go past ep 3?'.
Throughout the whole show you are waiting for it to pick up and it never really does. The starting concept is really cool and even the themes it wants to explore could be interesting but Platinum End cannot decided whether it wants to be a season of Power Rangers or a deep dive of religious culture and what God is and means to people even if a small majority. I am not even going to start to mention the creepy as shit character/Villain of Metropoliman (Again Power Rangers Villain name) and the forgettable and overall shitty cast of characters we are forced to follow. The only redeeming quality about this show is that it ends...Not well but it does end and you can forget about it afterwards and watch something better.
Overall: Dont watch Platinum End, if you want a similar but better show watch Death note. Death Note and Platinum end are 15 years apart but Death note still does everything Platinum End is trying to do and does it so much better, Death note is the better and more loved older brother of Platinum End and that's for a reason.
3/10 just don't
TheZawarudo
Words are not enough to describe how bad this show is. I am going to rate this show based on its Story, Scenes, and Characters. STORY: This review is not about the philosophical aspects like "god, existence, and humanity" that the show attempts to explore. The story structure was a complete disaster. All the characters were acting nonsensically, and the explanations for their actions were equally nonsensical. At first, the poor viewer who decides to watch this show believes there will be a reasonable explanation behind the characters' actions, but in the end, they are left with a bunch of questions like, "Why?" "What is this?" "Thisentire scene could have been resolved in a few seconds, but instead, I'm watching them repeat their nonsense without any motivation!"
Sometimes, giving a low-quality show a chance can inspire you with more engaging stories, but this is not one of those inspiring cases due to its collapsed story structure.
In a nutshell, sometimes it doesn't matter what you are telling; what matters is how you tell it, and this show told the viewer a story full of flaws.
Story: 1/10.
SCENES:
I am not going to write at length to describe the scenes in detail. All the scenes were so static that they forced the viewer to use the fast-forward button.
Scenes: 1/10.
CHARACTERS:
All the characters lacked any real character; they changed what they believed in within seconds.
Characters: 1/10.
Overall rating: 1/10.
TheCrabman
This dude caught lightning in a bottle with Death Note. After that he fell off for real. Every moment of this absolute drivel was a miserable experience. From the edgy r/athiesm discussions that lasted for episodes to the nonsensical ending, every piece of this absolute garbage was straining to get through. It got so boring, in fact, that my friends and I created an entire alternate plot in the middle of it. Characters change intention on a whim, powers are introduced and conveniently forgotten about, everyone stands around and argues with one another while making stereo-typical anime bullshit "I thought 10 steps ahead of you". I'msick of it, I really am. And then they let literally the least developed, most inconsequential character win at the end for absolutely no reason other than because the author really needed to impose his nihilistic views on everyone.
If this is the quality of work this dude is going to put out in the future, I hope he has some of that Death Note money left. Garbage fire.
1/10
zerotion
To start with. I can see why many give it a bad score and it is of course 100% based on peoples opinions and preferences. I will try not to Spoil the series for others as much as possible. I have seen many places compare Platnum End to death note. I can see that there are some similarities ... Sure. however, I think one gets a worse experience with platnum End if you starts to watch it in the hope that it would be able to fill the shoes of death note. the reason i think a lot of people give it a bad rating is based on the same attitudei think people have to building a sand castle...
someone enjoy the whole process of having to fetch water and collect sand, create some kind of structure.
you do not know exactly where you are going with that sand castle, but it slowly takes shape after you have created a good base.
Along the way, there may be a little that falls off or breaks, you get it patched up again ofc... in the end you stand with a beautiful sand castle
as you will have to leave at some point in faith and hope that it will stand and no one will come to destroy it. (happy ending).
others may have exactly the same experience as above, but instead of leaving there unaware if anyone else is coming and smashing it
takes control and gets almost as big a kick out of watching it get smashed completely again.
what I am trying to express is if you are the type who is most for the first scenario (which I think most are)
then one is very likely to give it a bad rating.
and with that said I would say I myself am the type who likes to smash a good sand castle or watch them get smashed.
on the music side ... it's very mid. intro and outro are okay, but probably not the ones I throw at my friends and tell them to just listen.
and the rest of the music during the series was also only mid. many other series can bring the goosebumps on me with music alone, it could
this one not, but it was good enough to set the right moods.
The characters one follows is pretty cool. at first it may seem like they are super mid, but they get some depth pretty quickly
many of those with harsh and sad backstories that have led almost all of them to suicide which is what has brought them into the situation they are standing upon.
the extreme situation they are faced with, as people who have to decide to find a new god among them. It helps to push these characters
in all possible directions that they do not want to get out in and that helps to make them develop super much in the time they are there. (*wink wink*)
the artstyle of the anime is just very good. there is no ugly cgi in between and is overall consistently good. I do not have much more to say
to that :P Im not really picky about animations and styles.
The story I liked a lot!!
I am by no means particularly spiritual or religious. Im usually not a big fan of all the series trying to create theirs
own visualization / version of god, angels and heaven and earth, but it managed to maintain a certain level of tension throughout.
will also think that this series is not as predictable as many other series, witch is also something I really appreciate.
Yay My First Review!
i find it hard to write a review without spoiling it :P
but i hope someone find this helpfull in some way or form.
Horn_dawg_2019
It was suppose to be a good anime if it only ended in episode 23, but alas, how it ended ad why all the atheist remarks were just as puzzling as what the fuck is going on in the mind of the original creator, Tsugumi Ohba's mind as in his creation, it describe as God being a weak minded entity ( God Forgive me), so here is my take for this anime. Story: Pros: It was very good at first when you see the main character Mirai go through all kinds of hell from his uncle who abuses him and trets him like shit. For themost part, one will sympathize the main character for what he has to go through from childhood to Middle school, and one can't blame him if he wants to ends his life and if he happens to be this much of a good guy who doesn't want to inflict harm to others regardless of how evil they are.......
Cons: When that God Candidate Selection begun and the Big man himself for some reason decided to relinquish his power of being God to somebody who would pass his selection process, this becomes outrageous given that as the Big Man, he would have had the power to either punish or simply just ignore the peoples rant on him...
Verdict: 8 over 10.
Art:
Pros: Cute girls uniform in Saki and her friend.
Cons: No general Angel illustrations , in fact each angel around here have it's own design.
Verdict: 4 over 10
Sound:
Pros: Nothing to say.
Cons: Nothing to say either, since I just don't give a damn as to who did who.
Verdict: 4 over 10
Character:
Pros: As I've said, this anime maybe about the God Candidate selection, but here the thing, why people who wanna end their lives and those with malicious intent were the ones chosen, and why were them angels were given such freedom to choose at random as if they themselves were very much oblivious as to who makes a good God Candidate , when in fact we were made to see that them Angel were both the bad and the good based on their selection.....As for the protagonist, we have Mirai, a young guy whose life was a never ending hell under his relatives care, whom has a hand in killing his loving parents, him simply empathize us audience to his suffering and just like I've said, we can't blame him for being that weak and wanting to end his life, we have Saki, who feels guilty for not standing up for Mirai, and she too we can't blame for wanting to end her life. But as for the Antagonist like Kanade , well, he can be classified as a lucifer wannabe given that his wish of wanting to be a God, was for selfish means. There is also Yoneda who basically a typical Atheist that was determine to prove that God doesn't exist, even though he has angel besides him, thought the two did performed their antagonistic roles very good ..... but.
Cons: Why the Angels themselves never predicted that Hajime will eventually end everything that the pervious God has created was the big loop hole, despite of being a God himself he still thinks like a loser, in fact he's the anti-climatic thing around here, that I felt disgusted that rather than a happy ending it becomes a tragic ending for mankind and the world.
Verdict: 7 over 10.
Enjoyment:
Pros: It was both something that you'll sympathize and feel the characters emotion, be it antagonist or protagonist , one would really feel their lives as to how much they've suffered.
Cons: How it ended was simply anti climatic.
Verdict: 8 over 10.
Overall:
Verdict 1 over 10.
In short I hated the way the Original Creator desecrated the belief about God and portraying him as an entity who has human like limitation on his emotions......to be honest, though this was good, but being a devoted Catholic I cannot forgive the original creator for such desecration of religion......definitely not for someone with high belief of a supreme being of having human like emotions.
Zyarinja
The creators of Death Note tried to break away from their dark plot style by creating Bakuman., so here comes Platinum End. It's still dark but much less than their first masterpiece but I still consider Platinum End another masterpiece. Because its author did not let his fear prevent him from extending his philosophy far and wide. It's rare for an anime to be about a religion that isn't easy to understand, the creators of Platinum End deserve some praise even if they aren't the Lords. They need some breastfeeding. By the way, the main protagonist is pretty boring to be honest, but luckily he didn't b... Xyzin the end. (Sorry but I had to censor the last words so as not to spoil.) But I am not satisfied with the ending of this anime. But it's still worth watching and thinking about.
Don't forget that Death Note's ending is also a failure, so... After all, humans don't know how to serve the Lord well. Because their level is too much different. My 10/10 is 0.0... some light years later... 1/10 of God's perceptive. I'm a mere human, don't trust my rating because I'm delusional.
But imagine, I gave Code Geass, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter (2011), and a few other awesome anime a 10/10 just for pity's sake. If I'm straight from my heart where God speaks from His mind, all anime/books/movies/TV series/video games/etc should get a 0/10 plain and simple. The truth is quite shocking, right? But don't worry, God is fine, He is resting well, I can feel it. Stay positive! 🙏 Amen
-----Update-----
Well, no, to be fair, this show only deserves a 3 in my most humble opinion.
I changed literally every rating in my anime/manga list. Most are 1 or 2. The creators of this show should kiss my feet because I'm giving them a 3.
night-wyld
I want to preface this by saying I have not read the manga but as is clear from this review have seen the anime. I cannot state whether or not it's a faithful adaptation. It's a fairly well made story and it has a lot of incredibly interesting and dynamic characters. I absolutely loved Nanato Mukaidou as a character. He was the epitome of a father doing everything for his family and honestly reminded me of all the good parts of my own dad. It was incredibly cathartic and his arc is truly beautiful. There's definitely some issues when it comes to the main character however-at least in my own tastes. He's a pacifist to an extreme degree. One that is incredibly irritating as somebody who is very much different to that mentality when it comes to my taste in media. However- I do think the way the show demonstrates others reactions to him and the general story tends to make up for that fact and actually make it far more entertaining than this would be for me in practically any other setting.
The ending was in my own opinion a massive let down. But I can say with quite a good amount of certainty that it does make a lot of sense and fits very well thematically. it does flow incredibly well with the themes and the lead up to it does lead for a very good set up and payoff of the ideas expressed.
Overall I would say it's a good story- I wouldn't per se recommend this to somebody who wants there to be something like a full on battle royale, or a story that is meant to leave you feeling triumphant. It does have aspects of power fantasy but ultimately it's message and impact is much more somber. This is true throughout the show. It is definitely worth checking out but it probably won't be something that everyone likes equally by any means.
Thromaz
Incidentally I've noticed a trend in the reviews of this trashheap. The people who score it fairly complain about the anime. The people who rate it highly complain about the other reviews. The moral of this series is : Ohba is an atheist and reeaallly wants you to be too.... This isn't a story, it's oneway propaganda. It's preachy condescending masochistic simple garbage without the slightest regard for continuity that expects you to sit eyes glazed for the sermon that has all the depth of a thin sheet of ice.Without getting into spoilers the early premise of this series is basically "what if Mashiro and Miho from bakuman were were transplanted into Mirai nikki and had to prevent Yagami Light from becoming God for "their happiness" which sounds alot cooler than it plays out, and quickly becomes a lengthy and frustrating mission to select a human sacrifice to carry the fate of humanity but instead usurping and forgoing the responsibility in effort to espouse the eccentric proclivities of the authors unbeknownst to himself ironically deeply held religious convictions before descending to a tirade about "entropy" glorifying death as the extrinsic motivator of life.
Give me back my 8 hours spent watching this...
Bompa
At the beggining I was kind of interested to this Anime. I wouldnt have missed cause it could´ve been the succesor of Death Note. In reality, it was far from that. Spoilers ahead The first half is not so bad, with Kanade as the main Villain the series has a sense and somehows makes itself watchable. However, after his death everything becomes absolute bullshit. The new characters that they introduce are lame and contribute practically nothing to the story. And the final... what can I say about the final. I think we all were like "????????????". It made no fucking sense. At the end, this could´ve beena good anime with an interesting plot but it was nothing like that
