Review of Sagrada Reset

Sakurada Reset is the very definition of a "hidden gem". Literally no one talked about it when i aired, and six years later it's still not known. And it's a shame, because it is a unique anime, in terms of ambiance. Are you sick of the over-the-top reactions and surreal battles with the world at stake? Good! Because SR has none of that. It's a very grounded story, with down-to-earth characters like we rarely see in the anime industry. STORY This is a world with magical powers. A girl has the ability to reset time, but she can't alter anything because she loses her memory when sheuses it. A boy has the ability to keep his memory no matter what, even if Time is reset. A common friend of them puts them in relation so they can work together and save people from tragedies before they even happen.
But they are all young, and they are all human. So even though they have a perfect combination that can save a lot of lives, things don't go so smoothly.
And while they live through these conflicts, they may be tangled with an even bigger one involving the Bureau, the organization that tries to manage superpowers.

Sakurada Reset could be described as a "Sherlock Holmes with magic and drama". Although there is no genius like Holmes, the anime shows several investigations surrounding characters with superpowers. The stories are clever, the way they use the powers to move the plot is brillant. This is by far the best story involving time travel I've ever seen. On par with Stein's Gate.
Another thing that is worth praises is the fact that each power has its limitations. Like Code Geass or Death Note, Sakurada Reset describes its supernatural side with rules that serve the scenario as the characters must acknowledge those limitations and work despite them. The perfect power doesn’t exist, but every power has a perfect use case!

And it’s not just the scenario and the powers that is clever. The dialogues are brilliant too! They’re very philosophical: the show aims to make you ponder. About a lot of things. It brings up a lot of typical philosophy themes, like the Swampman (similar to the Ship of Theseus), or the matter of self-preservation, or the Trolley Problem, and so on.

One problem I noticed: many things are explained much later in the series. For example, why does Time act exactly the same after a Reset? That question isn't even asked before it is answered during the second part. Or, at some point I was wondering why Kei didn't realize that someone was resetting Time even though it is said Haruki had been doing it for a while; well it turns out he did notice it, it's just never brought up until much later.
My point is you will find inconsistencies from time to time, but in fact the author did think about it, they just bring up the explanation later!

RHYTHM
Sakurada Reset moves at a very slow pace. You have been warned. Even though I loved it, I did find a few episodes boring. But it’s all worth it!

CHARACTERS
Although all characters are likeable and relatively complex, I do have one complaint here: most secondary characters are useless most of the time. I still don't understand why Michiru got so much screentime. I also wish we had seen more of Minami and Nakano.
So my only complaint with the characters is we don't see them enough! Let that sink in.

MUSIC AND SOUNDS
The OST is pure. I just can't describe it otherwise. This is one of the highest points of this show. While the composer doesn't have any special musical identity (I mean, you can recognize Kajiura or Takahashi because they have definite styles ; not this one), the music doesn't need it to be beautiful!

VISUALS
While SR is nothing ground-breaking, it also doesn't have any major flaws. It's gorgeous overall, my only minus point will be for Haruki's short hair, they look pretty bad from face, lol.

CONCLUSION
Sakurada Reset is a unique anime show, and one I much needed to see. There’s so many anime with overacting and battles, and I like that, but I need something else too, and that is what Sakurada Reset brings! Characters are civilized humans despite their superpowers and their grand goals. They solve their issues through investigation and discussion, not through punches and fire. How many anime shows do that!
Although it can feel boring at times, if you think you can handle it, I highly recommend it!