Too much of everything

Really Surprised!

Pretty Good

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Humanity has Declined is one of the most interesting series released during its year and has every right to be praised.The story puts the viewer on the daily life of a snarky unnamed female protagonist who must deal with diverse problems that the remaining humans on the place have to treat while also approaching little creatures called fairies, which the protagonist describes as the "new humanity". The show takes bites on many topics about our modern society like consumerism, public relations, evolution, etc, however it doesn't go in a "in your face" exposition, instead, such information is delivered in subtle scenes and dialogues where the viewer must connect the dots in order to understand the full picture. Something that can be off-putting is how the show was broadcasted. In a similar fashion as the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Humanity has Declined aired in no chronological order. While this can confuse some people, the viewer might also end enjoying the show even more due to the stories presented and how those connect to previous episodes.Humanity Has Declined is a really interesting show and can be re-watched due to its high entertainment value or just to have a better grasp of some bits of story.

The beginning of this anime started off stupidly and I was about to stop it but gladly I didn't. Though, it still wasn't a solid entry into the anime world. A young girl who has a simple name (as does everyone else in the series) or rather likes to be called a simple name, "Human" is somehow surviving in a world where humanity has seemed to have dwindled.In the creativity department, it isn't good nor bad, it's just average but most other times, it isn't being creative, rather it rips off other anime and more tropes than any Disney film could ever imagine. Episode titles can be generic despite their unpredictability and the characters are generic as their nonsensical dialogue. The main character is a tsundere who is very grating to watch, the fairies who I mistaken for dolls are okay, they're cute and they have a pretty interesting backstory, but everyone else isn't all that great, the little girl with blonde hair serves as an attachment for Human, the cat-like robot who I forgot the name of is whiny and some other characters have little personalities to stick with you despite the fact that they're secondary characters.Now let's talk about the story. The story seems to have a nice idea behind it once you really get into it but failed because it just isn't creative enough. It could've been an anime you wouldn't really want to end but it is ruined by frustrating characters and boring writing. There are only a few interesting things and cute moments.At the beginning, the voice acting done for some of the fairies sound like nails-on-a-chalkboard but then improve quickly. So, overall, the voice acting isn't bothersome for the most part except for also Human's at certain points.The art is too similar to other anime, the characters are drawn quite uniquely though and also some of the animation can even go through stuff, the animation even made me laugh at one point.I don't even see why people rate this anime so highly. It is overall, childlike but aimed at teenagers. At first, I thought it should've passed off as shoujo but maybe it is a seinen anime. I'm a girl and I didn't enjoy this very much but the main character is a girl and is usually around girls so it makes this seem pretty girly for boys. Viewers over 14 will likely find this a tad too childish, especially in the humor department.Grade: C-

At first glance one might think this series is aimed at young girls with its pastel shades, cute fairies and pink haired protagonist... just watching the first episode will prove it is aimed at an older audience though... in an utterly surreal scene a loaf of bread starts ranting then tears itself apart and bleeding profusely! While this is officially a Seinen (young men) series I imagine it would appeal to women too.Set in a distant future where the human population has declined and much technology lost the unnamed protagonist is a young woman who acts as a mediator between what is left of humanity and the fairies. These aren't traditional western fairies though; they don't have wings; they appear to be predominantly male and have fixed open mouthed smiles. Over the course of the twelve episodes she gets into a number of surreal scrapes; including getting attacked by a load of skinned chickens, being caught in a time loop (don't worry it doesn't go on for eight episodes like Haruhi Suzumiya!) and even caught within the pages of a Manga!This series was a lot of fun; largely because of the juxtaposition of a cynical protagonist in a surreal world with the saccharine sweetness of its appearance. The unnamed protagonist is a great lead character and the sugar addicted fairies provide plenty of laughs. Early episodes provide some shocks although these seemed toned down a bit in later episodes... or I got used to them for the most part. The episode order may confuse some viewers as the various stories aren't told in order; the final story takes place before the events in the others. I really enjoyed this and heartily recommend it to anybody looking for something a little different.These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles; at the time of writing it can be watched on Crunchyroll.