Please note that this isn't a complete review as I've only seen 5 episodes. As of now my review and thoughts correlate to what all has been shown so far. So needless to say the things brought up are current problems that I don't see changing.

The first 5 episodes were honestly pretty bad. It had a lot of inconsistencies animation wise as it switched from 3D to 2D a lot of the times for no reason. With some 2D scenes looking as if it was a rough sketch. 

There was a lack of expression in characters in scenes where it's obvious it should be shown. One example being when a character was about to be killed, when she yelled there wasn't any visible expression so it felt out of place and weird. Just imagine a character screaming their heart out, but with a static face.

I think that it's important to note that the seiyuu's did an amazing job with their roles and the expression of their lines. It's just really disappointing to see the final product and the character they worked hard to portray not get executed well.

Throughout all the episodes whenever characters talked, their mouths didn't even move. The sequencing and flow of the animation was pretty chunky. Fight scenes wise, it was really sloppy and bland. It felt as if I was watching static stick figures fight, but without any real choreography. 

On the topic of fight scenes, they didn't really have the impact that they should've. It was the misuse of ost's & sound effects that made it lack. Along with the choreography and actions of the characters. It's just one of those things where expression and place management were little to nowhere, where it should've been.

If I had to point out one really bad moment, among the many other's. It would have to be the part where they traveled into this virtual world to bring back Akira. In the scene there was a "creature" that had so many lagging frames and motion blur, that it honestly made me feel sick. I can't tell if it was an intentional effect to portray the world, but regardless it was a horrible scene.

Story wise, it may have had something if the execution was done right. The plot just feels half assed, and really dragged out (execution wise). Some scenes really don't make sense and just look dumb. I don't see how it can redeem itself within the next couple episodes. So it's safe to say that it will go down as one of the worst animes, if not the worst.

After reading a little of the manga, I just have to say that the anime did a horrible job with the execution. There's so many parts in the manga that helps with the characterization, as you get a deeper background with the main characters. The manga actually leads on to major plot points and makes something out of it. Not to mention the art was amazing and really deserved better. Compared to the manga, the anime really missed out on a good adaption with amazing source material.

Overall it's a solid 2/10, the whole anime was lacking and I don't know why episodes are still being sent out. It's clear that the people involved had no real experience or it was their first time making an anime. Even if they're not new, im not sending any hate. I think that it's important for them to learn from this, along with any other studio to prevent a repeat. Again no hate, I just wish it could've been better.