RDG: Red Data Girl

This series is fun and entertaining with nice animation, an interesting concept and an abrupt end.

It seems most people seem to have a problem comprehending this anime... admittedly this may be due to there being a discrepancy between the novels/manga and the anime (manga ended in 2014, anime in 2013, although the novel came out in 2012)... and, I suspect, it contains more than the anime reveals. Still, every individual episode on its own seemed to make sense, especially if one makes sense of the abstruse language characters often use.

It is a Shinto tale, so some researching could be useful at times (there are quite a lot of references, although not knowing the legends behind them doesn't necessarily preclude enjoyment of the anime) - it's really multi-faceted, though... even if it mythologically makes little sense, one can simply view it as a coming-of-age tale, as ultimately that is how it turns out... it is by no means conventional, and while some viewers might focus too much on the relationships of the characters to the exclusion of the surrounding narrative, in this instance their interactions are a crucial part of the storyline, as there was, throughout the series, a certain political struggle within the school... that was rushed, but the twelve episodes did in the end surely develop the main character.

The ideas presented, though, I think are the interesting aspect of the story here... one might be confused by them, but from an imaginative point-of-view, and with what limited explanations there are in the twelve episodes (and there are, even if viewers drop the anime after becoming very confused indeed) - concepts from having different ('spiritual') 'phases', to dancing to specifically access the subconscious, as only once suggested by a character, to summoning a spirit (unconsciously) due to loneliness - all understandable ideas (but, as this isn't a documentary they don't go on very long about them, which is why a curt or oblique explanation may be frustratingly confusing).

Ultimately, I don't think it was at all not done well... only twelve episodes, another season certainly useful, but the twelve existent episodes felt to me like they could be self-contained, although more of it would be nice...

The whole show was clear, easily-understanding and many people might get absorbed in it.

The drawing, animation, music are great.

The plot was sometimes developed vaguely and some details may be unnecessary. The romantic spirits were not fully developed, leading to a dissatisfied and unclear ending.

I recommend this show, but I do not suggest people get absorbed into it, because the ending will surely let you down.

This show is decent and any fans of anime will probably be entertained for all 12 of it's short episodes.

The problem is that as soon as you get into it, it ends abruptly and the ending doesn't satisfy. It feels more like a show that got canceled after the first season instead of one that was intended to end like that.

When I like a show, I want to watch it for a while. This one left me disappointed. I would have given it higher marks had they finished the story instead of being limited by how the novels ended (I.e. Unfinished).

Still, while it lasts, it is a great fantasy, romance tale that should have universal appeal within the small world of anime fans. There are far better options though, in my opinion.