'' The Spring 2013 Anime Preview Guide '' written by Rebecca Silverman , also of the Anime News Network , expressed differing sentiments than that of Dong . Silverman was quick to mention that she had not previously played the game to which the series was based on . With that being said , she described the first episode as not feeling like a game adaptation since you at no point have the sensation of watching someone else play . She also noted that the transformation from the everyday world to one of total chaos and destruction as both swift and impressive . She supported this by citing similar descriptions of the destruction caused by the Great Kantō earthquake of the 1920s . In her full series review , Silverman went into detail about how noticeably dark the series as a whole is when taking into account its animated depictions coupled with the death themes used . Unlike fellow reviewer Bamboo Dong , Silverman felt that character deaths would hit viewers more personally since they get to know them as the story progress and are then suddenly torn down . She further wrote that nearly every character death can potentially pack a punch since they are removed from the ending animation upon their demise . On the other hand , Silverman remarked that some of the characters were truly unlikable as they did not appear to grow and change
Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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