Mushikago no Cagaster

I mainly came here simply because of Hanazawa Kana-chan Voice so of course it did not disappoint <3 I'm not good with writing a review with complicated words or detailed criticism so I will just say that I like this! Not the best out there, but still recommend to watch!

As someone who at least watched plenty of Animes, animation or visual is fine! And of course, for my eyes they are pretty great~ 10/10

Plot-wise.. Hmm. Mixed feelings. Its pretty much up to each of us to appreciate it so 8/10. Watch it and decide for yourself.

Characters! 9/10! Some of you may not like Illie-chan and ... Kidou-kun's relationship but so what? I thought there will not be a touch of romance here but hehe. I was screaming here and there! I so loveeee their interactions. And supporting characters are surely the best waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh :')

I shed tears of joy and heartache for this story! So everyone if you have some spare time, add this to your list, sit, relax, eat and watch! Many thanks!

i enjoyed watching this anime, i didnt get emersed into it till midway through it's series though; about ep3 or ep4. i didnt care much for the intro & outro as well. the animation to me is similar to 3D Animation from some video games.
so i rated it 8 due to story was good & animation graphics orverall was like 3D animation of some video games. it would have been a 9 if the intro & outro was more interesting as well.
also due to the graphics it's sorta realistic as well. And it has some BGL in it.
if you like stories & anime that's rounded ... in multi directions; kinda like a little of; boy girl love, adventure, action, comedy, bugs (man eating bugs), abilities, non humans, vilonce, some gore, & ect. then you should watch this.

The following is an excerpt from the Deep Dive project:

Cagaster of an Insect Cage
ONA, 12 episodes, dubbed
May 2022
Not Recommended

Ah yes, the red ‘N’ of doom strikes yet again with Cagaster of an Insect Cage, a 3D anime adaptation that tries desperately to compete with other sci-fi anime titles. You already know from the rating that this show ultimately failed to make it to even baseline quality; allow me to elaborate.

The limitations of budget 3D animation are all too apparent in all of these 3D anime; in this case, tragically so. Cagaster actually looks surprisingly good at times. Some of the character models aren’t ... bad, about on par with JRPG characters from the 2010’s scaled up to HD. But like every 3D title I’ve seen thus far, the budgeting goes too far and you get choppy animations and poor visual effects. Occasionally an action sequence looked good, but far too rarely to really help the show.

In Cagaster’s case, it’s particularly sad because some of the staff that worked on this show are legitimately talented. The direction overall is surprisingly solid, with decent pacing within individual episodes as well. Everything else was sub-par except for maybe the english dub performance, which was acceptable.

It’s hard to tell if the manga has the same issues in its narrative, or if the numerous weird little writing issues are from the adaptation. Regardless, while there weren’t any particularly serious issues with the plot, there were a concerning number of small writing errors everywhere. Inconsistent characterization, mild edginess throughout, a lack of proper character development for main guy and an over-reliance on generic sci-fi character motivations all plague the script of this anime.

I genuinely like the concept here, even including most of the characters. The execution, which is always key, was lacking for this one, big time. There was legitimate potential for a decent anime here, but between the excessive budgeting and the messy writing, there’s just no recommending this rather interesting but flawed apocalyptic sci-fi to anyone. The manga, perhaps, may have some merit.

Directing you to some better apocalyptic anime is actually rather tricky, as I haven’t seen many good ones. If you like chaos, apocalyptic scenarios and fan service, go for my favorite anime called Highschool of the Dead. Gosick is a mystery thriller that, while not in quite the same vein, is similarly structured and also has an excellent, complex narrative. Soul Eater is a high fantasy anime, but if you want a strong narrative with strong lead characters you might consider that one.

I’m basically just throwing darts at a board here, since the only anime I’ve seen that was similar to this one was none other than Guilty Crown, a show I personally didn’t care for. You can still try it if you’re brave. As always, good luck with your animu.