Review Un Go

Seductive stuffed animals

It has been a while since the war but Japan is still feeling the aftereffects. Shinjurou Yuuki is known as either the last great detective or the defeated detective depending on who you ask. Even though he does have a formidable wit he also has a secret weapon, his partner, Inga who can force anybody to answer just one question.

 

sorry but no real yuri in this show

Un Go is a eleven episode mystery show with a science fiction twist. As with most shows of the genre it is quite episodic although it does have some lingering plot threads. There is also the theme of how society is affected by terror threats and how a government can subtly undermine people's freedom and thoughts through fear.

 

The main character and his deus ex machina

As interesting as a show like this seems there is also some serious problems with Un Go which keeps it from being a great show. First and foremost is Inga who often derails mystery plots by using her power in a deus ex machina fashion. There is also the deal that Inga (as well as one other character which appears later) is rather out of place in a science fiction setting, and this incongruity isn't even really central to the show's themes.

Overall Un Go is a show that really tries to be thought provoking but feels like it trips over it’s own feet half the time in doing so.

Rating the bronze Hayate (Hayate the combat butler) for having way too many supernatural elements in a genre that needs or even suggessts (if you go by knoxs rules) none.