C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control

C. Just from the title of the anime, we can see that this anime is highly abstract. But perhaps, it was too abstract. While this anime is good at creating questions, it never really answers them. There exists another dimension (for lack of a better term) called the "financial district" where people get to battle for money - at the expense of their future. While an interesting and original concept, the anime fails to account for all of its key plot devices. Financial District. With a financial district, entrepreneurs and loads of cash, one wouldn't expect duels to be like Yugioh. Why would entrepeneurs and their assets fight physically? It totally defies the point of calling this the financial district. Other than randomly using fancy terms such as mergers and acquisitions, there is absolutely nothing financial about this anime. Having a keen interest in finance, I am deeply dissappointed by the lack of effort to expand on this concept. Assets. The embodiment of one's future. Another interesting concept, but again, failed to be developped fully. Why are assets the way they are? The only one that was vaguely explained was Mikuni's asset. None of the other ones made sense. Collapse. The main cause of conflict in this story was that an influx of midas money is destroying the economy, driving down stocks. Yet the anime does not explain why this happens; with such an influx of money, it would be much more likely to result in a hyperinflation. Morals and ideals. Perhaps the anime would've been a masterpiece even if the above were less than perfect; however, even the most basic part of a story; its morals were not clearly told. None of the main characters had a good result; who was right? Is it really as the clown says, that everyone is striving for good and making the world better? But why then, is the futue disappearing? In the end, this anime fails to deliver in every single way. It managed to ruin such a promising setting, such a promising idea for a story. Instead of presenting it's philosophical ideas as is, the story is dumbed down with yugioh like battles and unrealistic depictions of the effects of financial disturbances. One finishes this anime with a sense of confusion; nothing in the anime is answered, and no moral value is presented. I do not recommend this anime; however, I am giving it a 7 because of the ideas that could've been; perhaps this anime is best left for us to imagine an ending; to imagine what sort of a future this anime would've had.

C – Soul of money and possibility control Review Plot: 8 C - The money of soul and possibility control is an anime mainly focused in finance, the plot itself revolves around the financial issues of Japan and how they can escape of the bankruptcy, and this history more normal and human can’t be, we see articles in the news related this topic every single day "obviously not that serious". Also this kind of anime should be more than just 11 episodes; I think the plot is to big just for 11 episodes. Characters: 5 This is the major low point of this anime, the characters is you ask me are really forgettable and kind plain for example the main antagonist is a bit better that the typical talented insecure and sometimes cocky kid, he doesn’t react to much to the things around him and honestly I like it but I doesn’t find him interesting in any way, the antagonist is the typical young adult who is also mysterious and show new things to the most young protagonist, the fan service part was Satou, Jennifer. You don’t see much about her, she start to take an important role finishing the anime and the concept of "Fan service" is totally lame. Effects: 8 The effects are pretty good, the battles and the items the used is really good also, also the financial district is really interesting to see, and this is one of the best things of the series Music: 7 I liked the opening and ending theme, the soundtrack were also good, not only good composed but the correct one used in every part of the anime Art: 8 The art is pretty good if you ask me, I really liked the design of the characters, also the way the financial district is done was pretty good, maybe the characters can’t be that interesting but they for sure looked really good Overall: 7.2 >>> 7 (since MAL doesn’t use decimal or 100 to rate the amines) This is a good and interesting anime, if you are related in some way to the finance are I really suggest you this anime. the main problem was it was too short for that kind of plot and also the characters were not interesting at all, but at the end is an enjoyable anime, I suggest (but not strongly) this anime to anybody if you are looking for a short anime or doesn’t know what to see next. Respectfully,

When I said I was planning to watch this show, my friends told me not to; that it wasn't any good. While I did find it enjoyable overall and don't think I wasted my time, it certainly had its share of flaws. If you're interested in a story that revolves around the nature of money and the meaning of future though, this might be for you. The thing I found most irritating was the characters, particularly the protagonist, Kimimaro Yoga, who was just incredibly cliche in his role as a naive university student who never really accomplished anything important, and has strong feelings about what's right and wrong, who of course was unexpectedly paired up with a hot-tempered, scantily-clad cliche female character, Msyu. Of course, Kimimaro is the only person who is like this in his world, as many of the supporting characters were incredibly selfish with no obvious reason for their behaviour. The story involves Kimimaro being drawn into a secret parallel world of money, promising the possibility of riches in the outside world in exchange for his future as collateral. Of course, being the cliche male anime protagonist, he tries to refuse, but ends up getting drawn in anyway. In this world, he is paired up with an "asset", Msyu, to do battles (or "deals" in the series' terminology) in order to take money from the opponent, which I found highly predictable in outcome and lacking in explanation. Of course, Kimimaro is the only person who cares about the feelings of his "asset", which everyone else merely regards as property, in accordance with his cliche personality. Now, what's interesting about this story is how it explores the manipulative nature of money in reality; what sort of effect it has on people's lives, both positive and negative; and how the very wealthy behind the scenes inadvertently affect others through their actions. In this series, the outcome of the deals can produce serious negative changes in the life of the loser (particularly if they lose everything) as reality of their life in the outside world suddenly shifts to a different one, where things their money influenced simply vanish. This is not explained very well in the series, but will probably make sense to anyone familiar with the Many Worlds Hypothesis. The other aspect it explores is the nature of the future. Kimimaro is seeking stability in his life and doesn't want to deal with an uncertain future, but after watching the antagonist wreak havoc on the world for the nominal goal of stability, his views on what the future really is begin to change. Beyond that, the artwork is lovely although some of the scenes are dizzying in orientation. I found the opening and ending themes somewhat bland, but this is highly subjective and you might love them, and otherwise the soundtrack is fairly decent. There are some random amusing moments in the series, such as side character Jennifer Satou's (the IMF woman who's name is rarely mentioned) love of junk food or Msyu's lack of understanding of humans, which did make it more enjoyable. Overall, it could have been better, but I still liked it.

This is the first time I am writing a review, however, this is the first time I see an anime as unique as [C]. If you search for a review that will tell you with the opening song is good, or if the character had a unique development or a rich backstory please check out other reviews, for there are better and more experienced reviewers then I am. If, however, you decided to keep going it will be my pleasure to tell you this anime from my own eyes. I think this is the type of anime you understand only if you have a personal connection to the subject of the anime, and even if you do it will take you more then one time of full view to truly understand it. [C] tells you the story of money. What is it, or more accurately how different people see it, how the world handles it and how it truly affect our future. (symbolic, no asset for you! sadly) It tells us that our world is living in debt, and what is taken now for the present will be needed to pay with our future and that there will always be people that will try to fight it or take advantage of it. It will tell you the importance of protecting your future, but will not tell you how or if it will ever be worth as much as the actions you are currently taking. So do I recommend [C]? Yes without a doubt. True you will need more than one run to understand it fully, and true the anime will leave you with lots of questions and not many answers, and yes this might all just be loving to many economies and seeing my own life story in this anime so I imagine some kind of deep symbolism in this anime that you might feel it didn't quite live to your expectations. However if after all of this you kept reading through this review, go and watch it. I am willing to fall for the risk that the majority of you will return to here just to click on "unhelpful". But for if there is one like me that will see what I saw, and still seeing in this anime. Then it is all worth it. Thank you very much for reading my review, pleasent anime watchtime :)

While life teaches us that there are greater things in life than money, C tells us a story of a world where money is all that matters. Story: 9 The story focuses on a 19 years old boy, Kimimaro Yoga who is forced to fight in a different world in order to survive in the real one. Yoga is our tipical teenager who suddenly finds himself involved in some kind of a supernatural issue and has no idea what is going on. That's when Msyu, his "asset", comes and rescues him from the very first fight. Later he meets Souichirou Mikuni, one of the most powerful characters who ends up becoming his enemy. This whole show is not only about fighting, but also about not changing yourself after you've become rich and never forgetting where you've come from. Art: 10 The art is really outstanding. I have nothing to complain about. The characters are well defined, with fine features and many details. Even the assets differ very much from one to another. The view from Financial District is a little dull, coloured only with white, red, black and yellow but I guess that is just the atmosphere that place should suggest: boring, with no trees or flowers, filled with people who care only about power and nothing else. So, like I said, I love the art. Sound: 9 The sound overall is pretty much ok, again, nothing to complain about. Character: 9 In the beginning, Yoga tends to be the kind of the character that doesn't want to follow the "game" rules, which are: fight or die, and he wants to make a change although he is weak and it is impossible. Starting with episode 3 or 4 as I recall, he accepts everything and and begins to take each duel seriously. On the other hand, Mikuni is that sexy badass character, the strong one who is pretty much used to this way of living. Despite the fact that his morals turned out to be wrong and he became the bad guy in the end he still remains my favourite character. He was raised in a family where the word "family" was just a word with no meaning, his sister was very sick and his father was concerned only about money. Thus, Mikuni had to give up on his dream and follow his father's steps without becoming cold-hearted like him. I kind of understand how he felt and however, he just wanted to live for the present because of his sister who might not wake up the following day. I was really glad that episode 6 (I think) was all dedicated to presenting our main characters' lives so that we could find out more about their past, way of thinking and personality. Another thing I want to mention is the relationship between Yoga and Msyu. Msyu slowly falls in love with Yoga from the second she met him but unfortunately, when she finally has the chance to show her love, she disappears. I'm kind of sad that this romantic part of the series was overshadowed by other events. Enjoyment: 8 Sometimes I found it pretty difficult to keep up with this whole economy-management thing but in the end I guess I got the main idea of this anime :D. The fights were so and so. Some of them were great with lots of action but some of them were boring, when Yoga would win with a single attack (and let's be serious-he was a beginner, he couldn't have been that strong). I must admit, I really enjoyed seeing how badly money can influence our lives and how would a world where everything depends on money would look like. Overall: 8 Like I said, sometimes things get really complicated and move too fast and you just can't keep up with them anymore. I wished there weren't only 11 episodes, 2 more would've been great because the most interesting part which was the end, wouldn't have been occuring so fast. I found C a little different from the other "fight for survival" animes and I recommend it to all of you.

C is an anime combining economics and pokemon (-like) fights, I kid you not. Economics must be the most unexciting subject in the world and this anime tries hard to overcome that detail. Story: Kimimaro is a dirt-poor student who for some reason is given the opportunity to enter a psychedelic dimension called the Financial District and compete with his pokemon, er, no, asset, Msyu (creative spelling here I see, sounds like a sneeze). If he wins he is given creepy black Monopoly money to use in the outside world. If he loses he loses his entire future. The threeway struggle between present, future vs. money is the selling point in this anime. Despite the fact that this point is being subtly bludgeoned into your brain every episode by every character, it is by no means too corny. For a twelve-episode anime, the story progresses amazingly well. No episode is wasted with filler or useless events. Structurally, this anime is impeccable. Logically, not so much. A lot of things are never really explained but that's okay, you can live with a little-- no, make that a lot-- of mystery. There is a lot of economic jargon thrown around; hell, even the pokemon-ish fights read like a frigging textbook. My advice is, don't take it too seriously, it doesn't make any sense even in the real world. Characters: Well, first of all, we have Kimimaro, who is as interesting as a plank of wood. Even when he finally overcomes his passive nature he still is a boring character. Then we have Msyu, his scantily-clad pokemon-asset girl. She is a tsundere at first and we all know how that goes, don't we? Moving on to Mikuni, number one player in the psychedelic money arena, looking very much like he escaped from a sparkly shojo. Much more interesting as a character since he's actually motivated to do something. Even if it is the wrong thing to do. The rest of the characters are quite interesting and distinct. For shame, the main character is so generic and the rest of the cast are totally interesting. Y U do that, writers? Animation: Well done. Consistent and imaginative. The psychedelic dimension scenes really do make you wonder if the animation staff were on drugs just to come up with all of that stuff. CG does not claw your eyes out despite being obvious and there is no deterioration in quality as the anime progresses. In fact, the final episode is very fluidly animated. Music: It’s there. Seriously, I did not pay much attention to either the background score or the OP/ED which means that they are simply functional and nothing to write home about. Overview: This is worth a watch but it definitely is not a keeper. There is more talking than action and requires the viewer to engage their brain a little bit. It also throws moral dilemmas at you. If that sort of thing appeals to you then give it a go. If not and you are looking for just action and fights go watch Pokemon.

STORY: 8/10 CHARACTER: 7/10 ART: 7/10 SOUND: 5/10 ENJOYMENT: 6/10 OVERALL: 6/10 The need for money only increases with time but what if you could score a big one by betting something? Tempting? Then again what is Money? How much is your future really worth? Would you stake your own future for the sake of others? These topics are attached to the story of ‘C: The money of Soul and Possibility Control’ meaning the anime is mainly about the Economic side of the Stock market! Don’t worry the concept is really stimulating, the world building is set to its own style thus segregating itself from other shows. I like seeing a story about the Economics of the world since it involves all of us even though it’s a confusing topic to grasp for most of us. And the story goes something like this where Yoga (who’s the MC) is a College student who’s broke as hell and after meeting an eccentric individual, is selected as an entrepreneur to a place that exists in the supernatural dimension where he can make a lot of money by betting his future. A player’s future is conjured up to a Familiar being that acts as an Asset and both shall participate in a deal (battle) with other players on a weekly basis where winners are rewarded with more money (Black money of special kind that are only visible to the players of Financial District yet they work as normal money) while the loser nervously calculates the magnitude of loses since their future depends on it! (Losing your future entails losing your meaning of existence!) In addition, the players that go bankrupt are immediately kicked out from the Financial District for eternity! Yoga’s Familiar predictably turns out to be a demoness named Msyu and while new players lose in their first match, in a typical fashion, Yoga manages to survive his 1st battle with the help of Msyu. And this anime gets interesting when we discover that the corroborative from the district actually has alarming ramifications on a worldwide scale which makes sense since more use of Financial district currency (Black Money) in the market naturally will lead to the fall of the country’s actual money! Early on the plot captures your undivided attention regarding the struggle of what’s more important, sustaining your present or shielding your future! The introduction of this concept elevates the show to new heights due to its interesting and challenging memo. Yet the message was poorly delivered due to the overall repetitive nature of this arc and generic direction in which the finale took place, lazily putting the end to this stimulating plot and replacing it with a predictable fight between the good and bad guy! I will start with Mikuni who’s the most interesting character of the anime since he was the most fleshed out and he kinda happens to be a villain, even though he isn’t, no matter how hard the anime tries to make him one though! He was one of the rare ones to win in his debut at the District and later went on to build his own guild which reached to the top in no time, making him and his guild very rich. We also see that Mikuni’s yearning for money isn’t driven by selfish desires unlike most of the District players, he’s rather arranged himself in a powerful political position by constantly working towards regulating the tide of District money by helping the government and its partners from reaching total bankruptcy during their Economy’s meltdown! And the aforementioned continued arc comes into play here where Mikuni is all in for jeopardizing the future just to enhance his presence while Yoga eventually goes against this ‘vision’, hell bent on protecting the future. What’s brilliant here is that both sides aren’t exactly wrong nor correct. They just happened to choose a side and since you can’t have both, you can side with either of them without feeling guilty! While Mikuni’s portrayal as a character was great, Yoga’s development was that much boring! You swiftly lose interest in him since he comes across very generic. His wins never counted as wins for me since he won his battles just because he was the MC of the show, not cause of sheer skills or strength! Also, he prides himself on wanting a Normal life yet easily gets abstracted by others without weighing out his actions or penalties, this just proved that he had no real ambitions. Msyu doesn’t get a lot of screen time but she’s pretty generic too and she’s present just for the romance! The romance came across very clichéd and unreal and misplaced! From what I saw, Yoga treated Msyu more as a friend than a master unlike the other players and she mistakenly takes this act as encouragement for feelings which just made Yoga look bad cause he’s only doing this out of his naivety! Plus, Yoga has eyes on his future only and maybe Hanabe (another girl). To make matters worse, an effort for the Romance sprung up in the last 2 episodes and the anime failed at prospering their relationship so everything felt very forced! The rest of characters are mediocre as well who rarely get any screen time, making them forgettable and hurting the show’s momentum. I mean I can only remember 2 of the side character faces, a lady and a guy. All I know is that the Lady eats all the time while working for some secret government branch and the Photographer guy can basically do anything! You can either get by with Awesome Secondary characters + Weak Leads or Stellar Leads with Average Supporting characters and this anime gets by none! Hanabe is another student character but her arc was really weird cause she goes from a typical friend of Yoga to a sorta potential love interest to a depressed girl all in 1 episode! After which she’s barely mentioned at all. The overall animation is well lit with bright colours but the quality remains inconsistent throughout and while the design of characters and the Financial district were all well done, their execution turned out to be messy with sloppy use of 3D. But Top marks to the visual department for brilliantly displaying the Best and Worst of both worlds! I particularly loved the visual representation of the Black border which were used to distinguish between the 2 worlds, perfectly doing their job whenever Yoga and Msyu were together on a single screen. In addition, the fights were nicely displayed by showcasing the different type of magic used and the use of Black money as a replacement for blood was cleverly shown! But then again, the editing in some episodes were very jarring. As for Voice Acting and the Soundtrack, it was pretty generic with nothing really standing out. This anime oddly finds itself in a unique category of its own by explaining its story too much yet you understand very little of it! I found the main reason to be the inconsistencies with the rules of the world, the fights and the story itself! Despite dedicating a few episodes for explaining the mechanisms of the Financial District, you are still hazily unclear with some parts. For instance, you use Black money to use magic during a fight so powerful magic means Big bucks but none of the characters every showed any type of concerns when using massive magic spells. Some players had more than 1 Asset which wasn’t explained either or tricks like boosting you up during a battle by letting other players to your stock were never brought up or used again. Let’s just say I didn’t agree with the justifications given! It’s also pretty apparent the Studio were running out of money for the quality drops in spite of the anime’s 11 episodes run time. This also means a rushed ending where too many things happened in the last 2 episodes thus ruining the finale. And just like the quality of the show falls as you proceed further, so does the writing! The major events towards the end were introduced just to raise the stakes for they were flimsily explained by glossing over many vital points. The anime would have benefited with a slightly bigger budget and more episodes to fill in the plot holes. Still it manages to leave an…

About the work: [C] is more an anime original, specially made for block Noitamina Fuji TV channel. The work was produced by Tatsunoko studio and directed by Kenji Nakamura. The history of anime is set in a time of financial crisis in Japan, where suicide rates soared and people have lost their life goals. The main character is Yoga Kimimaro, student common economy that shows no eagerness to have a lot of living. One day Kimimaro is visited by a strange man named Masakaki, who invites him to be part of a place called "Financial District" and, Kimimaro, seduced by the promised money, accepting the offer of Masakaki. When it comes to the Financial District, Yoga discovers a parallel world where humans (lent) fight each other next to the embodiments of their future called Assets. Kimimaro and its Asset, Msyu, participate in fights where they try to earn a good amount of money, but without many gains, not to compromise the real world. What I saw: I was very excited about the comments before the anime to start, then kept it with great fondness on my list. He hoped that [C] would be the best anime of the season, because, besides being bold, there seemed to have their match. The story actually started badly; were discouraging the characters, the story was designed not as expected and the Financial District was too abstract. But time passed and the story was better, until it reached the remarkable quality of the block Noitamina. The character designs are really good and the individuality of the characters is very interesting, also the costumes of the characters and the details of the scenario are other strengths of the anime. The ending itself is divided into two episodes: the 10, where everything is known about C and what happened before the story itself, as the disappearance of the District of South America, and 11, where the fight takes place between Mikuni and Yoga . We really expected more from the end, but it was not easy to end an anime with a story so complicated and yet the end and managed to finish a short anime that does not disappoint, but remained in expectations. Strengths: Perhaps the biggest plus point is the creativity of the anime also has a beautiful design and detachable three characters: Msyu, Jennifer Satou and even Yoga Kimimaro, who is the best male character of the season. The opening song is very good. Negative Points: The delay in developing the story and the terrible closing song are perhaps the only weak points, but are very important. NOTE: 76/100 (above average. Creative, but normal) IMPORT: No way, is short and does not belong to the Brazilian public lay in manga and anime Season 2? : By leaving gaps for a second season, but should not occur SIMILAR: No, his style is a novelty. Original Text in portuguese: http://animeluchos.blogspot.com/2011/06/c-money-of-soul-and-possibility-control.html

I didn't know a lot about C when I started it and I wasn't sure if I would like it, but it only took one episode for me to realize how complex and interesting it was. I'll get right into it... Story 7/10 Maybe it's just me, but this anime really reminds me of Inception. There's a lot of thinking the viewer has to do. I had to rewind fairly often to understand what was going on. However, the constant search of wanting to figure out more kept me interested. I think the plot was very well thought out and I really enjoyed it. I only gave the plot a 7 for two reasons. 1: the confusion was rather frustrating at times and 2: it would've been much better had the series lasted longer; they crammed a lot of story in too few episodes. I was left with many unanswered questions and a feeling that I missed out. Characters 8/10 I say it all the time, but what's really important to me is that characters with bigger roles are the ones who should be given more backstory. I wish I could've known a bit more about Kimimaro's past, but they did a pretty good job considering there's only 11 episodes. Besides that, I found it very hard to dislike the characters. The two main girls are tough and hard-working instead of whimpy and annoying, Kimimaro has a compassionate personality, and Souichirou has a story you just can't hate him for. Lastly, I really liked how I had to choose sides during the final few deals. I found it hard to choose favorites and it really got to me. Art 10/10 The art in this anime is incomparable to any I've seen. The Financial District is really futurist with the architecture and it's really beautiful. Everything was so colorful and bright-just the right amount to not be too busy. One of my favorite parts of C is Masakaki. He was drawn in 3D and that really amazed me. Sound I sometimes find it hard to review the music and effects of an anime because I'm usually too focused on the story to think about the background song. However, I kinda think that's how it should be. Music used in movies/tv shows should compliment the mood of the scene. I shouldn't be distracted by some weird music that has no business being in that scene. So not recalling much of the music is a good thing in my opinion. Overall 8/10 I jump all over the place in anime genres. At one point I was watching Ghost Hunt and Ouran Highschool Host Club at the same time X) ! C really caught my attention because it combined a lot of genres into one anime. There was tons of action (shounen), definitely drama with some heart-jerking moments, and even a tiny bit of romance! So for those like me who just can't stick to one or two genres, this anime is definitely for you!

It's not an easy anime to comprehend the underlying philosophy of but its short and easily digestible once you do get it. They achieved carrying out that message, a ton of aspects of the show are incredibly impressive. You don't get much background of the characters but I like that, shows often get forced into doing flashbacks of a characters past and it comes across as inorganic, I had zero points where I felt something was forced in this show, I had an easy time watching it, that's why I rate it so high. The art-style is also quite impressive, the ability to mix in the weird traditional setting of the financial district with the more modern flashy anime style I believe is no small feat. The show didn't need that much complex animation but even at points they did they were able to provide the quality I expect from a top rated anime. The music doesn't stand out as much but it's good, and that could be said of everything else, the story was good, the dialogue was good, its just a shame it's a short series. Here are some reasons for watching; - you like anime that explore philosophical concepts - you aren't a finance student - you have lost people in your life - you overextend yourself in everything you do - you're just someone who likes to explore different aesthetic Reasons not to watch: - you don't like short anime - you prefer to have lots of character development - you enjoy being in the present more than the future - you have a toxic father - you have schizophrenia

This anime starts out with an interesting premise but it is never built upon in any positive way. Things become more convoluted but never more clear. By the end, you understand just as little as when things began. Nothing comes together neatly, the main character is utterly forgettable and unrelatable, it seems as though nowhere near enough happens in each episode and none of the 8432943 concepts in this show, that are constantly talked about, are ever expanded upon or made clear. A good example of this is the way the show bothers to introduce mezzo, macro and micro attacks, terms which clearly mean a lot in the world of C, but mean nothing at all to the user, as nothing is ever explained. In fact, as the show goes on, more and more things are added on that only confuse the viewer further. Eventually, whole cities are being swallowed up by the midas bank without proper explanation. The artistic direction of the show has a nice style to it but the forgettable characters drag that down and the blending of CGI and traditional drawing in battle scenes is hit or miss at best. I found the whole thing very boring. Which is sad, because since the premise was an interesting one, I honestly wanted to like it.

Continuing on our tradition of providing a concise, no-frills, and no sugar-coating review, here's what we thought about this series. An original idea. Surely that's what comes to our mind when we first watch this series. It explores about the possibility of "selling" your future for some amount of money now. Honestly, we rarely encounter such series tackling a rather off-the-beaten-path storyline, yet this particular series executes it rather well. However, due to this as well, we think that this kind of series are somehow underrepresented in effect, slightly underrated. We start by analyzing the first episode of the series. From the beginning, we are presented with the main protagonist that is clearly an ordinary college student. However, our attention are rather quickly shifted when he was provided the ability to take his future as collateral for a certain sum of money. We can clearly see that the writer executes this crucial moment, the first half of the first episode, by providing the audiences with a very compelling and prospective storyline. On top of that, the executions was rather fine, although there could use some more storyline rephrasing to better accentuate the whole plot, therefore more likely to captivate audiences. Next, from this point onward, we are presented by a storyline that revolves around the said protagonist, Kimimaro, and his Asset (the terminology used in the series) coming to the understanding of how the global financial world works, the massive secrets that it holds, and various individuals that are trying to force their ideals to the real world via this series particular mechanism. Truth be told, this is also rather a deviation from a commonly held traditions that this series does not emphasis a certain pattern, but instead letting the storyline flows as it should. This is a welcome change, a refreshing air of some of the audiences, although we also encounter quite a handful of audiences that cites the lack of backward flow in this series. Nearing the end, we however, note a certain comeback to the time-proven method used by a lot of series, namely the action of the protagonist that eventually saves the entire country, if not the entire world. This may be a setback to what has been the status quo before, but we feel that it is rather necessary because it would be quite difficult to provide other ending that the protagonist failed to saves the country, due to the already established convention set by the preceding episodes of this series that Kimimaro works for the betterment of his country. In our global vantage point, the entire storyline provides a rather good dynamicity, attributed somehow to the aforementioned original idea. And with this, we finally conclude the review regarding the main storyline. After that, we would like to go over the intra- and inter-characters developments, especially focusing on several implied details. Starting from the first episode, the conventions for the main protagonist, Kimimaro, was rather nicely set and overall giving us and the audiences the necessary material to hold on and develop to. Over time, however, we feel that this development is somehow slowed down rather significantly and instead focusing on other side characters which from the beginning were set as condiments to the main storyline. This particular judgement also applies to the main protagonist's Asset, Msyu. Nevertheless, when we consider the pairing between Kimimaro and Msyu, we clearly see a rather progressive joint characters development, which is a good thing to have. Focusing a bit more on the side characters, we actually feel that all of these developments are actually rather necessary because the consensus of the game in this series is that when you lose, you lost your future, hence the necessity to actually proves to the audiences that the characters who lose do actually lost their future. We, however, stay on our previous judgement that these kind of developments ought to be rephrased so as to be able to develop itself alongside the main protagonist pairing, Kimimaro and Msyu, without interfering each other. Finally, we arrive at our discussion regarding the ending. We clearly see that Kimimaro saves the day once again and the country in which he resides able to stand on its own after a very radical change to the economic system. Also, we would like to redirect the attention so as to read between the lines. From the moment we are introduced to the pairing, Kimimaro and Msyu, we can clearly sense and palpate that there was actually an atmosphere of intense like, probably also love, to each other from Kimimaro to Msyu and vice versa. On top of that, we can clearly feel the surmounting frustrations Msyu has due to the different realms that Kimimaro and she resides in, hence the inability of Kimimaro to stay forever with her. This is actually very welcome and significantly improves the entire mood of the series. Fortunately, we see that in the very end, no character is left behind and each one of them actually contributed to the progress of the story, one way or another. All in all, C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control is a recommended series to watch for everyone without exception. It provides a long overdue original idea, although still somewhat needs more time to develop and mature more. The technicality, visual, and audio aspects are all very good and well composed. 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Story:7 The synopsis sums the story up and I thought it was pretty original, the money part at least. Art:8 I had no problem with the style of art in this show and what gave it an 8 for me was the style in the financial district. I liked how each country's financial district had a serperate color that is themed with it and I personally liked everything else about the financial district. Sound:6 The sound in any anime doesn't usually jump out at me. This was the case with C: Control. The reason I gave it 6 instead of a 5 is because I liked the opening song but it wasn't amazing. Characters:9 I haven't read any reviews for this show but I'm assuming people though were a low point in the show which I think is fair. I thought the characters were well developed and likeable for how short this anime was. If the show was longer and the characters weren't more developed I would of rated it lower but for its length it could've done much worse and not much better. Plus I related to the main character because of the choices he had to make in the show, I feel like I would've acted similarly Enjoyment:10 Don't get me wrong this show had it's faults and it is short but things like the ending didn't feel rushed and the show wasn't being dragged out. The show moved fast but not do fast it felt rushed so I wasn't confused, and it wasn't dragging itself out so it wasn't boring. Overall:9 It gets a 9 out of me because I rate any show based on characters, enjoyment, and story. This one had a really good balance especially for its length. The story was a little weak to me but I think it could've been a lot worse.

C: Control for short is probably one of the most misunderstood, under appreciated shows in anime. Many people gloss over the show, since it is slow moving, very psychological and introspective, and most of all very economically founded, so that the terminology is alienating for those with no background in economics. So, to set the record straight, here I am with my take on the show C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control. *This review contains NO SPOILERS. Please read on at NO RISK* Story: C: Control has a unique story, I will avoid describing it as it is one of the biggest strengths the show possesses, and really draws the viewer in. The fact that there is no simple battle between good and evil, but a struggle of viewpoints, makes it complicated and intricate, tying the story in well with the characters and setting. The only issues that one can have is that it is too complex, which makes it difficult to fully understand (my advice is to rewatch it, it is only 11 episodes), and that there are several questions left unanswered at the end, to which I say that they are the right questions, all of the major issues are resolved and only irrelevant questions of personal interest remain. Story in C: Control gets a 10 out of 10. Art: Art in C: Control is very appropriate for the other-worldly setting, especially the shapes and subtle designs mimicking the stock market and other economic symbols. The color palette is very limited, however, as well as certain scenes seeming very poorly animated as the show was clearly made with a very limited budget, which I cannot overlook. Even so, the show's use of what it has is very ingenious, and earns an 8 out of 10. Sound: The soundtrack in C: Control is very forgettable, especially on the first watch. Having rewatched the show several times, certain tracks really stick, and at minimum it blends very well with the setting and plot. There are no bad tracks on the soundtrack, something that can kill a show for me personally. Sound gets a 8.5 out of 10. Characters: The characters in C: Control are another strong point of the show. You have a very inexperienced, naive main character that has some of the best growth for said stereotype in all of the shows I've seen. There is of course an antagonist, but not out of evil or malice, but out of a different mindset on the solution to the issue they are faced with. All characters get a good amount of development, and the amounts of development fit perfectly with the character's role in the show, so that the main and important characters get large amounts of development, and the lesser characters get less development. The characters themselves are slightly bland, but the show will take your initial conceptions and smash them, leaving you loving many of the characters, or disliking them, by the end. Character gets a 9.5 out of 10. Enjoyment: I personally very much enjoyed C: Control a lot, so much that I am horribly disappointed at the lack of enjoyment by the anime community. The main thing to keep in mind with C: Control is that the genres are not what they seem. I would describe it more as a drama, psychological, with hints of action and supernatural. DO NOT WATCH IT if you are looking for an action show, or a superpower show. You will not enjoy it. For me, enjoyment gets a 10 out of 10. Overall, C: Control is a show that, if appreciated fully, can easily be liked and even loved, and claim a good spot on a list of favorite shows. If not properly watched, it can seem to be a very mundane, unenjoyable show. It is a great example of taking many risks and making them work marvelously. My final, overall rating of C: Control is a 9 out of 10.

Perhaps one of the worst anime series I have ever had the displeasure of watching to the bitter end. My recommendation is to just skip it. Allow me to explain why. Story 3 Economic crisis, fiscal instability, human greed coupled with the money battles via a form of avatars. The whole idea seems interesting in a sense but the end result is not. The whole conceptualization is faulty. The story progression is full of plot holes and gaps, irrelevant information and please let us not forget several overdramatizations of actual things. It is highly ridiculous when at some point the story tries to portray that the IMF (Yes the actual organization) is responsible for the global financial crisis due to its activities and inactivity. I mean who had that brilliant idea. Fiction and reality are two different things of course, but damn just because you have an exceptionally weak plot you can't just fill it up with pure randomness. The end result will be, as in this case, a horrible series. Art 5 Well the art was not bad or good. I have to admit that the artists had their moments (primarily in the creation of the main characters) bu there were also times that I thought that they should not be allowed to work under the influence of mind altering substances. The whole financial district seemed rushed and ugly . Furthermore given that the financial district is some form of parallel universe or another dimension or something of the sort it lack any similarity with the actual world. Sound 3 Other than a couple of songs that were utilized in specific scenes ( after the last battle the song was magnificent) all other music associated with this series is at best poor. Not only nothing that would fascinate and excite you but the exact opposite. Most of the music was bad and not connected with the scenes. The opening and ending songs were more like noise to me and not something to get me fired up. Character 1 All characters were horrible. Even the ones you think are awesome in the beginning end up horrible. First of all there is NO character development. Apart from the two 'main'characters which we know less than 1% of their identities,ideologies, thought patterns etc. all others are complete mysteries. It is like they do not exist to the viewer cause simply they have no reason to exist. There are cases where a character is repeatedly part of the 'action' and you do not even know their name. Simply PATHETIC. Enjoyment & Overall 3 For me 3 is quite generous. I had hoped that the series will reward me by sticking with it and that it would prove me right to have devoted my time but in the end all my fears came to be real. This series is a huge waste of time. It is not fun, interesting, intriguing and it does not entice me to find the original mange/light novel or whatever else created this world to begin with. For me it has failed on all fronts.

What happens when a poor college student working to stay afloat receives an invitation to the Financial District? C is the adventure of a boy, as he ventures to save people from the horrors of money. Of course, this is no normal money we are seeing here; all across the world, fake 'Midas money' is being put into circulation. This money is taken in exchange for the futures of the district's members. By fighting, the value of these futures can be taken and lost. The setting of C is slightly confusing at first, as there is very little explanation about what is going on. It is an interesting idea though of how our futures can be controlled by money, and this over exaggeration of that. Despite being a 11 episode series, the story decides to take an unfortunate turn into a worldwide scale. Not that the idea itself is particularly bad, but overall the story felt really rushed. Our character becomes acquainted with one of the tycoons in the Financial District, Mikuni Souichirou, whom through good intentions tries to use the midas money to save Japan. Of course, there are outsiders whom think that the Midas money is no good, and want to stop it. Hence, or male lead is placed in-between these factions as he tries to find the answer for himself. The fighting is actually pretty cool in this show as each member's future is turned into an Asset, a devoted companion whom will fight for their entre. While nobody dies, if one loses all of their money in a deal they will lose their future. Ones family, friends, jobs can all be gone. The concept of the story is good, and it does have a lot of impact at times. However, I didn't find myself very into the story. The main character did not feel like he belonged among the other prominent characters, and was an average kid finding himself in the middle of a less than average situation. There is also a lot of episodic storylines that always end up showing the dependence society has on money. C was a very interesting watch. It wasn't incredibly strong, but the idea and concept was relatively original. If you are looking for something different, I think C could be the perfect fix.

[C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control was a somewhat decent anime that well illustrates how the financial status of the world is currently, along with a huge twist of fiction. Though i had to read the synopsis multiple times to understand what was going on, i found that this series was rather a bit rushed and if given more episodes or time, would be easier to understand and more appealing to it's audience. There is not much to write about this series because it gets straight to the point, which therefore led to its let down. As mentioned before, more time would have made this anime a bit better and easier to understand. That being said, [C] was very intriguing and was a good pass time anime to keep away my boredom. If you appreciate a series with a higher level of thinking and a decent story line, watch this when you have spare time.

******this review contain minor spoilers ****** -After 11 episodes: " WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" Story: (5/10) I absolutely understand nothing. Throughout the anime, there are some keywords: "Future" , "Present", "Midas bank", "Bankrupt", "Assets" and "Deal". In this anime there are different aspect of "Future" and "Present". Which one is more important? The main characters are fighting for what they think is right. "Deal" is something more of a battle where your "Assets" which is your "Future". This "Deal" is compulsory. It will occur every week, it is 1 V 1. The "Deal" will end it the person, not "Asset" is "Bankrupt". This means they use the money to battle, the more the person is injured, the lesser the person have. If you lose in a "'Deal" your "Future" will be gone. They will literary disappear. Which means that IF you are a very influential person in the reality, your "Future" will be gone and it has a very huge impact on the society. Hence a balance is needed. That's all what i understood about this anime. Up to this point, the plot seems interesting right? But NO, in the later episode nothing goes in to my head. Art: (5/10) Really nothing special. It's just normal. But i do hate the design of character where the face is weird and limbs too. The limbs are too skinny and long which i find it irritating and unrealistic. Although i know the fact that this IS anime. Sound: (6/10) These songs are alright. But I do like the ending song a bit. As when the ending song comes, there is this "Epic" kind of feeling which ends the episode. But I just like the first few seconds of it. So, nothing special in particular. Character: (5/10) I find the main character Kimimaro irritating. Why? First few episodes i thought of him as "Nao Kanzaki" from "Liars Game". They both seriously have a loose screw in their brains. They are too naive. It really piss me off. I will not give example as it will spoil you. Next "Masyu" or "Msyu" the "Assets" of Kimimaro. It is stated that "Assets" will recover from injuries very fast but they will still feel the pain from 'Deals". But when she have her hands, legs and body slashed she could still battle. Seriously what is this... I know this is "Super power" anime but since the "Asset" is already badly injured where in the earth she got the power to win the "Deal". Enjoyment: (5/10) I enjoyed the anime for the first half. But then it started to get more and more complicated. Which i really have to know idea what is going on. But still, i survived. Overall: (5/10) It is good for the first half only. Second half is as complicated as a maze. But try to watch it! Despite the fact that the second half is boring and complicated, the first half is really interesting and unique. *** Take note that what i've written is just a part of the anime. I did not write in detail. For more details, go watch it.

A good anime bring something to you and this anime gives it more that you could handle it will make you see things. good anime with a great story.

'Rule of Cool' a TV Trope that can be summarized as "Any logical faults in a work can be forgiven if the end result is cool enough" (see: 'Gurren Lagann') . C-Control lives and dies by this trope, but this story of dueling financial wizards starts running out of tricks towards the end. -Story- The story is stuck in an awkward middle ground. It takes itself too seriously to be simply, casually enjoyed the way one might enjoy say 'Rurouni Kenshin'. But it is riddled with too many inconsistencies and unexplained questions to be taken completely seriously. For example, the Bank of Midas seems to have no clear goal. They offer 'Entrepreneurs' large loans if they'll give their future as collateral, and when an Entre goes broke the Bank collects their future. But WHY do they want those futures? Does the lifespan they take get added to their own? Are they using those lives to create a Philosophers Stone? Are they hoping to sell that collateral on the futures market? (bada-boom). And where do they get their ability to print colossal amounts of money that's indistinguishable from the real stuff? Questions of 'Why' and 'How' are asked but never answered, the Bank just exists to drive the Faustian Bargain that creates the drama of C-C. And why do the battles even exist? If Midas is actually supposed to operate anything like a real bank the battles don't make sense. 'Deals' practically guarantee that some Entres will go broke rather than repay their loans, and there doesn't appear to be any way the Bank profits from the Deals themselves unless their intention is to collect on the collateral (but again, why they would want the collateral is never addressed). The Bank operates as the plot demands, nothing more. I've heard this series described as an allegory for the debate over Austerity Vs Bailouts, but the inner workings of C-C are so divorced from reality that it seems just as fair to say the climactic fight in 'Rocky IV' symbolized Ronald Reagan's strategy of defeating the USSR by putting in under more financial strain than its command economy could handle. (And without spoiling too much, the entire final arc can be described as "Wait, what the what?") The 'Deals' that are the center of the action don't seem to operate according to any strict rules either. For example, early in the show there are couple times where a character will sell 'stocks' in their Asset to get the funds needed to launch a major attack, but after that stocks aren't mentioned again. What are the implications of selling stocks? If somebody owns 10% of your Asset, do they get to use them every tenth Deal? It's just a cheap power-up to excuse main character Kimimaro getting an early win against a much stronger and more experienced opponent. And while Entres are implied to have different classes of cards and Assets that supposedly lend themselves to different fighting styles, the concept is never explored. The second episode has a brief mention of 'Professional' and 'Amateur' Entres, but THAT is never explored either- it's just used to emphasize that our main character is an underdog because he's an 'Amateur'. I haven't found any tactical logic to the fights, just 'Make a big special attack at the right time'. Because the story wants to develop drama it doesn't have enough time to properly develop the fights, but because the fights are underdeveloped it undermines the drama. C-C needed to simplify its concept and focus more attention on how Deals work, or go fully serious and tell a dramatic story of a character trying come out ahead in a deal with the Devil. Even the length of the story seems stuck in an awkward middle ground. At 11 episodes there is just enough time for cracks to start showing in the plot without having time to address them. I've heard many say C-C needed more episodes, but I say it actually needed to be shorter- given what I've seen of the writing I'm more inclined to think C-C would have just dug itself deeper and deeper with more time. As a movie, however, this might really have worked since there wouldn't have been time for plot holes to pile up or the initial cool factor to wear off. As it stands, C-C has just enough rope to hang itself. Premises are cheap, execution is critical. -Art- This series may have a Yugo's engine in a Ferrari's chassis- but a Ferrari's chassis is still beautiful. The Real World is drawn excellently, particularly Tokyo at night when the bright neon lights bounce around in the darkness. Ironically, it's Financial District that looks cheap. The buildings are nearly all boring white squares, and painting everything else red doesn't help either. And then there's the CGI. It's perhaps forgivable in the the District to emphasize its otherworldly nature, but when the art randomly swaps between 2-D characters and their CGI models (even during close-range shots) I've got to call it out. The CGI is poorly integrated, and given that C-C was released in 2011 it's just a bit too new for the 'Good for its time' excuse. Excellent aesthetic, but hit-and-miss art quality. Still, I enjoy just looking at this series. -Sound- Another strong showing. The OP 'Matoryoshika' has a punk rock sound I really enjoy- I looked it up on YouTube, which is the second-highest level of praise I can give a song short of buying it. The soundtrack is solid and able to convey the tone well. The ED has a techno beat that isn't really a personal favorite genre of mine, but I can't say it was of low quality or didn't fit the series. Voice actors are very solid, J. Michael Tatum dominates just about every role he ever plays and here in C-C it's no exception, he can play 'suave but dangerous' with the best of them. Brina Palencina nails the Tsundere archetype beautifully, and Todd Haberkorn gives Kimimaro a good does of innocence and naivety. Funimation shows why there the poster boys for English dubs with this series. -Characters- Meet Kimimaro, the world's least ambitious college student. His original goal of getting a guaranteed salary as a government bureaucrat and living thriftily with a wife and family doesn't exactly inspire cheers. I'm not saying those are bad goals by any stretch, but for a 19-year-old college student to hold them? From my experience even college students that know they're getting into careers with lower salaries are doing it for the love of what they would be doing. He just wants the sure money. This just seems like aiming low for aiming low's sake. He does get some development to explain why he might take the sure thing over the big gamble, but it still doesn't really inspire the audience. The highlight of the cast is batscat crazy Masakaki, his sheer lunacy and ability just teleport around at random makes him highly entertaining. Character designs are overall good- I could definitely recognize Msyu and Masakaki if I saw them outside of this series, and the rest aren't bad either. Much like the plot however, the cast is around long enough for the novelty of their initial gimmick to wear-off, but not enough to create truly memorable or well-developed arcs. -Enjoyment- It looks cool and has cool concepts, but takes itself too seriously (every time we visit the Real World we're reminded that Japan is in deep recession and everybody is struggling to get by, there are numerous reports of suicides and crimes- yes C-C is meant to be taken seriously) for its inconsistencies to be shrugged off. If C-C would just let you turn your brain off it would be much more enjoyable, but as it stands it wants you to keep it on, and when you do the faults start to really stick out. For max enjoyment you need to take C-C less seriously than it takes itself. -Overall- What could have been a fun proxy tournament battle show or an intriguing financial thriller ends up not quite being either due to a failed attempt be both. A large dose of 'cool' manages to keep C-C from being crap ( If thought this show was pure junk I would have let it have it) but if it had picked what …