Id Invaded is a sci fi detective mystery in similar veins to psycho pass with more of an inception like premise of diving into the id (the part of the mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary processes are manifest.) wells of serial killers trying to piece together the mystery from info in their wells and with that initial premise out of the way I'll get started with the review.
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REVIEW
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Plot
ID Invaded has to have one of the most coolest initial premises with a great hook episode to boot when I first heard of the show back in winter 2020 it seemed cool but I never checked it out because I totally thought it was gonna be one of those shows were the premise is all it has going for it and it would fail to execute it in a meaningful way. Let me tell you something
Episode 1 starts off with all the right vibes it shows off the initial world where in for as well as the characters in a non exposition information dumping manner simply allowing you to pick the details out which is fitting since it aligns with the main character a brilliant detective having no idea who is or why he's in this world as far as intro episodes its top tier.
I will say a that the plot structure of a lot of these detective drama's are similarly structured like psycho pass with 2 episode arcs revolved around specific cases with their own specific ID worlds that the brilliant detective Sakaido must manuever ~~and also not die~~ in the ID world so that the main cast can gleam more info about the killer and his whereabouts which makes for some really interesting episodes as well as piecing the psychology of the killer through the rules of their world
Story
the story is hard to summarize in bits that matter especially when it comes to detective mystery shows which are meant to be enjoyed a-splendor by its first time viewers but essentially most of the story is focused on Sakaido or at least the person inhabiting the persona of Sakaido after forgetting everything once hopping into the ID in which he then dons the persona of a brilliant detective.
Sakaido or as we know him by his real name by the end of the first episode as narihisago akihito is a former detective the show sprinkles an ample amount of intrigue around akihitos past and his personality which differs quite a bit from the persona he dons in the ID world as Sakaido which gives us a look into perhaps who he used to be before whatever event turned him into the bitter and deteriorated person he's become chasing criminals relentlessly like a mad man you really get the sense of a person who hates sitting in his own mind and explains why he willingly chooses to escape into the worlds of serial killers where he can return to who he was and forget everything that happened in his past.
I really got attached to his character as the show progressed it started as intrigue and developed to an emotional attachment and empathy its hard to write how much it really spoke to me.
the side characters act as side characters do in these types of series similar to psycho pass 2-3 get some good development and spotlight and the rest are more support role based which logically works into the show although I could argue that Psycho Pass had more characterization with its side characters but I never once found it a problem in this show.
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FINAL STATEMENT
ID Invaded managed to be a mind melting and fascinating show the sci-fi mystery premise really hooks and has you on the edge the twists are well foreshadowed and build of a established logical world this show was thrilling to watch and its sad that I won't. see a show as weird and out there as well as so amazingly structured for a decent time
I'd say some negatives to the show is the concept in it of itself being less grounded in science or at least possible science than something like Ghost in the Shell or Psycho Pass where its a fully realized sci-fi world that had a believable basis for a premise
another thing that might turn off some people is the amount of dialogue in this show its not an intellectual thing just know that it can sometime overflow
with that I highly fucking recommend this show 95/100
