In Search of the Lost Future

From what I knew about this anime series before watching it, I was expecting something very mysterious with a dark atmosphere. However, I almost fell asleep during the first episode, and when it came to the romantic scene, I did not even want to continue watching it. Somehow I did not understand what I was seeing had to do with what it was supposed to be about. Fortunately, the unexpected ending connected with the mysterious discovery of Yui redeemed it, and I lasted quite a long time before I got tired of it again. In other words, it looked interesting at the beginning and I had high expectations about the various storylines. However, gradually they started to be partly explained (and I understood, for example, that the anime's creator had probably seen the Terminator at some point) and tangled in places (various paradoxes connected with Yui's activity). If it had a darker atmosphere, I would probably be satisfied, but as it is, it is more like a slice of life mixed with a love story and harem with a bit of the supernatural. There are a lot of boring explanations and crap with not very distinctive characters (except for the pronouncedly unbearable American Kenny), zero comedy. However, it has quite a bearable animation, soundtrack, and sometimes (but not enough for my taste) interesting storyline. Overall, it deserves two stars, so 3.5/10. (01/11/2014)