However, if you've never seen or read these other works, you might get the feeling that you've seen elements of Ai City before. Still, my gripe with this anime title is that it fails in properly setting up the characters, situations and world where this all takes place. Now look, I'm all for dropping an audience in the middle of the action and giving the information later. However, if by minute thirty, the audience is still in the dark about the main villains, the situation and the heroes, then you've just created a massive story hole and the audience will not care about anything. It's another thing to bore them by ignoring the basic elements of plot and story.
Ai City is a decent little anime.
If you like heavy elements of science fiction in your action animation, then give it a spin. Though be forewarned that it may take you a while to work though its lack of answers at the very start. Discuss this column in our Anime message board . Previous Echoes 17. Vampire Princess Miyu 15.