Erased
Hello anime lovers, today I want to review an anime related to time traveling, and not only that, it has suspense and thriller elements that will give you goosebumps. It's been a while since I watched an anime like this. I could not expect less after watching this anime; my standards are higher now, and I will be expecting some more spice in the future. The anime I will be reviewing is called Erased, and it's one of the best.
The trailer is incredible; the moment I watched it, I could already feel the spark. The story seemed very interesting to me. As I am new to the anime world, I felt that this was the anime I was looking for. Since the genre is related to sci-fi, mystery, and thriller, it caught my attention.
Plot
Satoru is our main protagonist; he is a struggling manga author, and he is blessed with the ability to travel back in time. He always tries to prevent deaths by going back in time before an incident occurs. One day, when he came home, he found his mom dead, and he was framed for that. For that reason, he wanted to use his ability to prevent his mom from being killed. He uses his ability to travel back in time, but unexpectedly, he finds himself back in elementary school. He appears in the timeline before his childhood friend Kayo disappears. Even though he traveled through time, his body is like a kid, but his brain is still that of a senior person.
He does not share about his time-traveling ability and tries to settle everything down secretly. It is revealed that the death of his mother in the future is related to the past time when Kayo disappears. He also decides to save Kayo this time, as he could not do it before because he was just a kid. Now he plans and applies every method to save Kayo. Actually, Kayo has a traumatic past; she was not treated well by her parents and was already living in hell. Satoru, at every cost, wants to save Kayo. He has failed, but he never gave up. As he has the ability to time travel, he uses it properly. In the end, he finds out the killer, and it is full of twists.
Review
To be honest, Erased is a brilliantly told story that never bored me in the slightest. The antagonist is also brilliantly written, and the ending was definitely unexpected for me. The "reveal" of the murderer was too unexpected; it is one of the best plot twists I have ever encountered. From my point of view, it is a must-see anime. It is written phenomenally, and because of the theme of time travel, friendship makes Erased a truly top-notch anime.
I consider an anime good when it doesn't drag the story and catches all of my attention span. I enjoyed every moment of it. The protagonist was so brave that he went through everything on his own, but with the help of his friends. The bond of friendship has empowered me a lot. I know that Erased is a short anime, but it didn't feel like it was enough; I wanted more episodes.
Well, people may not like the ending because it was not what they expected it to be. But I would say it was logical, so I really liked the ending because I feel it was the only possible good ending for me. This anime is a 10 out of 10. I would recommend everyone to try this anime at least once.
