Review of Deca-Dence

Animation: 1) overall it's pretty inconsistent. It usually looks good but every once in a while it either drops to mediocre or it gives us action scenes that are gems to watch. In fact, there's an action scene from the 6th episode that was animated in such a poor way that you'll think your internet connection died or something. 2) I found the monster design to be unimaginative. 3) the visuals are pretty and colorful to look at. Sound: 1)The cast of seiyuus is a mix of veteran, legendary and rookie seiyuus. Despite this, I think everyone gave a solid performance so the seiyuus themselves andthe directors did a very good job.
2) The soundtrack is okay.

Story and characters:
1) this anime only explains the setting by the 3rd episode and has a slower start compared to similar shows like Kotetsujou no Kabaneri or Youjo Senki (I'm comparing these due to the action packed/action oriented shows they are). Even so, it's totally worth it to be patient and stick around and invest your time into the story and its characters.
2) Although the premise isn't something entirely new, I'd say that the concept, setting and characters were very well designed and written. It's impossible to watch Deca-Dence and not care about the world or the people and creatures that live in it. You'll want to know more and more and that's something that nowadays it's kind of rare to find in regular seasonal shows. At least in my opinion.
3) I adored the ending but (SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!) three things left a bitter taste at the show's final moments. Kabu and Natsume's reunion was something that I wanted to watch so bad and to have the anime just cut the audience off felt like my eyeballs had been poked with two middle fingers. I honestly feel cheated out this reunion scene. And also, at this stage Natsume's character design has longer hair but the final scene shows a picture of this reunion with Natsume's from old days... while in the present day so it's a visual plothole and it's just a lazy attempt at nostalgia of a haircut we just saw 2 minutes ago. And hum... WHERE'S PIPE?!?!?!?!?

So, the verdict is this anime gets an 8/10 from me. I would love to see a sequel out of this, even if the ending appears to resolve everything about the story. I also feel like this show appeals to everyone regardless of age, gender and also genre preferences. Still reading? Give it a watch, enjoy it and no need to thank me later. ;)