My reaction upon watching the first episode was: this is the dumbest thing I have watched in a long time and that includes the time I spent watching Kamen no Maid Guy. But I can handle dumb And this seemed like...a generic fluffy kind of dumb that could be mildly entertaining. Or so I thought. The premise: A train that presents itself only to young women in trouble the Miracle Train and its six handsome personifications of the major stations on the Oedo train line will help passengers solve their problems. Sounds like a nice light show right? Something light and episodic is all Im expecting. So at first Im not surprised: the stations are all cute and charming from leader Tocho terminal station which has a lot of government offices being reserved rulesloving and glasses wearing to Shinjuku being a flirt and having a more loose modern appearance But what I wasnt prepared for is how incredibly dull the problems theyre solving are. A girl loses her dog but her real problem is that shes too shy to talk to classmates. A woman contemplates whether she should take an overseas job. A girl hates trains because her parents are obsessed with them. Im not saying I expected or wanted something horrific but maybe something a bit deeper than I dont know how to tell my crush I like him episode 5. Sprinkled throughout are bits of train/station trivia. My opinion didnt change until episode 7 which is like 4 episodes longer than I would normally recommend watching something that seems dull I figure 3 episodes max should make a decision. There are hints of something deeper addressing the questions I had. In episode 3 its plainly stated: once on the Miracle Train passengers literally cant leave until their problem is solved. If they try they just end up walking back into the train car. Thatshorrifying. And in episode 7 they start questioning whats going on Why do the stations exist as beings in the first place? Why the Miracle Train? How does all this work? So I though hey finally were getting some depth The more interesting parts of the series are the why. Why do the stations have form at all? Beyond the 6 main ones we meet we meet a handful of other minor stations so its a safe assumption that all stations have some sort of form. Where did the Miracle Train come from and why? Whats its purpose? What kind of magical powers do the stations have? Why is the conductor suspicious as hell? Why does he wear a mask? Why is there a minor station in episode 8 that has children of his own and HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE???? And because the show seems aware of these questions it tricks you It makes you think youll get answers before the end YOU DO NOT The final two episodes seem like theyre going to address all the questions that have built up And then They dont They solve one problem and everyone is like / lets continue solving extremely minor problems for women Shinjuku: Its not clear how we became people either. Shiodome: You dont know? Shinjuku: Are you saying you know? Shiodome: Uh?Ah Were station fairies This exchange is never follow up upon. ever. we dont know if the station personifications are created by an outside force or just spontaneously come into being as their station is being built and I am so angry. Verdict English dub? No Visuals: Nice exactly what youd expect from a series about a group of handsome gentle men or maleappearing entities: distinct character designs all in their late teens/early twenties. Worth watching? Absolutely not. You get flashes of potentialthe girl who is upset that shes literally trapped on the train until her problem is solved like finally we recognize theres an element of horror the entire concept that stations can manifest? And they can summon like entire grills for cooking and board games on the train and just hang out with each other when theyre not helping women? It couldve been fun But it has all the depth of a paper plate and doesnt actually follow up on anything interesting. And Im STILL angry because if it had just stuck to ignoring the questions it couldve been OK. But it introduced all these questions and acknowledged them and then completely failed to answer them and thats just. bad storytelling. The last 2 episodes throw SO MUCH magic woo at you and then do absolutely nothing with it. I mean at the last second its implied that the dog mascot that has done nothing all series is some sort of overseer god figure and THEY DONT DO ANYTHING MORE. Its like they were actively putting effort into creating plotholes and dead ends.