ID Invaded – The greyness of justice

One of the best mystery, sci-fi stories that I have seen, it’s the way that they managed to blend things that made it work though there are still some issues as well. MILD SPOILERS AHEAD.

Akihito Narihisago is a detective who is in prison however he is still working cases by using the Mizuhanome, a device that allows specific individuals to dive into the subconsciousness of killers and look for clues that will help crack the case. Inside the well, Narihisago becomes Sakaido, a brilliant detective who has to solve a murder which brings forth clues about the serial killer being investigated in the real world. The truth about Narihisago’s past, a shadowy figure that is creating serial killers, and the truth about the supernatural ability of the Mizuhanome, all come to a clash in one big case that Narihisago must investigate.

The very first thing that we notice when we actually find out that Sakaido and Narihisago are different is the difference in their demeanor, Sakaido is calm, collected and confident while Narihisagho is emotionally driven and brash. This contrast between characters comes a number of times such as when we see Momoki, a character who used to work with Narihisago and their interesting dynamic. There are many other characters however only a few characters like Matsuoka and Hondomachi really stand out the rest of them while do help the plot, never actually get any exciting moments or any real development at any point in the story.

The unique plot is the first strength of ID Invaded, it’s a detective mystery but it comes with a sci-fi twist that allows the story to go to places and do things that a normal story would not be able to. This creates plot points that grab your attention and keep you there because every new piece of evidence is mind-blowing and at the same time, also keeps you guessing. There isn’t a new case in every episode type approach rather all the cases tie together beautifully to catch the serial killer maker John Walker. The animation is fluid and while it isn’t always good, it is good where it counts, there’s nice music as well and these two factors combine to give us amazing setpiece moments. ID Invaded also touches upon the minds of the killers that it features, giving them motivations and diving a little into their psychologies which makes each arrest and each case solved feel rewarding.

The greyness of morality is the obvious theme even in the finale. Do the ends justify the means? Was there actually any right answer in the finale moment decision that Momoki had to make? There wasn’t. What we see in the world of ID Invaded is characters making decisions based on their own ideologies, even the villain which ultimately points to the hypocrisy of having a simple black-and-white morality system because should a killer be used to solve a case if they’re the only person who can do it? Or should the case be left hanging because the law shouldn’t take help from the very perpetrators that they catch?

A short 13-episode watch makes ID Invaded fun and exciting, while there are things that I have qualms with such as not getting proper evidence of John Walker’s manipulations and instead being led straight into the finale, this one thing is what makes the finale feel like a downgrade because in the end while we do know why it was done and what was done, we never get to the how and the how is always a major part of a detective story. All in all, a decent 7/10 makes ID Invaded a good watch.

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