Ito's story NANBAKA tells the tale of Nanba Prison, considered the most unbreakable facility in the world. This prison is populated by a host of colorful characters, both the prisoners that have been contained there and the warders who are employed to contain them. Each of these residents have their own distinct history,
The animation is beautiful to see, and the characters are pretty and interesting with enough character depth to gain interest. Also, there are some numerical jokes in the story (for instance, Nanba means "number") that give the story a clever touch.
However, one major problem the series suffers from is too slow writing. The first season had decent pacing and was enjoyable, but the second season drags on for too long. The manga comic has already moved on beyond what the show brings up, and if a third season will ever be made it's going to need major effort to be brought up to date with the events of the manga.
It'd be a fascinating tale with an equally fascinating cast, if it wasn't imprisoned by too slow writing.
The animation is beautiful to see, and the characters are pretty and interesting with enough character depth to gain interest. Also, there are some numerical jokes in the story (for instance, Nanba means "number") that give the story a clever touch.
However, one major problem the series suffers from is too slow writing. The first season had decent pacing and was enjoyable, but the second season drags on for too long. The manga comic has already moved on beyond what the show brings up, and if a third season will ever be made it's going to need major effort to be brought up to date with the events of the manga.
It'd be a fascinating tale with an equally fascinating cast, if it wasn't imprisoned by too slow writing.
