The story was solid. I didn't feel as though it was disjointed, made no sense, or had unrealistic expectations for plot progression. The way the anime went about discovering new shards, sure, could have been more optimized if we had more source material and/or a longer show adaptation, but neither of those was the case. Every organization's response to each of the problems they encountered was fair and I liked seeing the differences in reaction to each scenario presented with the shards.
Instead, we got a show not only with interesting characters whose backstories not only made sense but anchored us in pathos so we actually gave a damn about what happened to them. There are so many shows out there that have high scores which had abysmal characters and an awful story, yet this show has none of those and the score is so low? I really think people are shallow on this website.
In short, give this show a try. It's really not as awful as people are making it out to be. Yeah, it's not a masterpiece, but it's not something I would say is a "bad show" or "the next ex-arm."
