First things first, as much as I like the show, people are completely right: the plot is convoluted as hell. However, it CAN be understood: it's not that the plot is bad or makes no sense, it's just that the show-runners have WAY too much trust in me to memorize and connect stuff. Which is why you really need to watch this when you haven't watched anime in a while, and can fully focus on the story. The story consists of Origasa - a police officer in a small town - somehow getting himself involved into a complicated political plot to overthrow the Shogunate. While Origasa'srandom missions weren't particularly engaging, the subtle storytelling of the political drama was so damn good. The various factions are characterized reasonably well, though, I admit, some characters have oddly similar designs and they're easy to mix up. A run-down of the things that happened so far every now and then would've been nice, too. Though I guess if you hate flashbacks - you'll love this.

As I said, the protagonist's story-line was pretty boring. Not only does it feel like filler with pretty bad, meaningless characters, but it also hinges on a romance we have ZERO information on. I don't think Origasa's wife even has any screen-time, yet apparently it's the major thing in Origasa's character; it's that odd.

The show has noticeable priorities when it comes to everything else, too. The focus on politics mean characters suffer and feel like caricatures. Some are there just to move the plot forward (for example, a side-character will completely change their stance on a topic, just so that one of the main-characters can be where they're meant to), others don't have much depth to them. Look, I'm human. I see a white-hair samurai with an eye-patch cutting stuff up stoically, I'll like it and watch it. But it's not peak writing or anything. To sum up in a sentence, the show's motto is a bit like "It's not important how something happened, but that it happened". So, if the main characters need to escape from a pretty disasterous situation? Rest assured, the show will whip something crazy out because it doesn't care about being unrealistic.

Origasa is your generic blend of compassionate and cool. He is not openly OP, but he has an abundance of MC energy. He has smug one-liners for every occasion, he's wise when he needs to be, stupid as a joke if he needs to be, trauma to make him cool, and so on. He can throw a sumo wrestler twice his size, if he loses a battle it's because he lost on purpose, blah blah blah. I simply don't like characters like this. Then, we have his fiance. As I said, we don't know much about her, not much is done with her character in general, and her bond with Origasa is zero. The Main villain was AWESOME, legit one of my favourite characters in all of anime.

Side plots, like a random tournament arc and everything connected to edgy boy's squad, felt out of place and added little value to the overall story. MC has some police missions early on, which follow your basic tropes. Unreasonably evil soldiers abusing their power, MC is pure-hearted. That sort of thing. The detective subplot pays off in the very end, but it can be frustrating to watch at times. The humor was scarce and hit-or-miss, with some jokes feeling forced. Mostly no fan-service, luckily.

The dialogue is extremely blunt with characterization, but quite subtle and takes some thinking to decypher with the main plot. It's an odd blend that can frustrate a viewer. World-building was great, painted the picture of Japan pretty well.

Visually, the show ranges from average, to occasionally good, to almost distractingly bad. The music was great, sound design was solid, with voice acting generally strong, though I wasn’t fond of Origasa.

Overall Enjoyment: 7.0/10.
The political plot was brilliantly crafted, and it's a shame most will fail to appreciate it. Don't expect much from the characters, though something brilliant might just sneak up on you. The random focus on fight-scenes when what this show does best is politics was odd at times.