I may not be too knowledgable when it comes to history, war especially, but when I see a series that is set during such times, it always grabs my interest. Once in a while, we do get some period pieces, which becomes a nice mix with all the other shows airing at the time. Now, I will it, I got lost several times upon watching each episode. For one, like I had mentioned, history isn't my strong suit, so there will be some elements that I may not understand fully. Second, being a spy series, there is information and subtle visuals that require full attention. Also, each episode is its own story, and don't necessarily connect with the others. Otherwise, the stories were very entertaining.
The characters we focus on are the spies of the agency that the series is about. Each episode has one of the agents on a mission, and as we witness them, we get a good read at what kind of personality they have. Also, the characters the agents interact with on their missions, while only there for that one particular episode, get enough screen time where we see how they fit in with the story.
One thing that amazed me was the animation. I believe it is safe to say that the animation done here was perfectly flawless. The character models were precise (which I should add the character designs were unique), and the movements were continuously fluid. Rarely does this ever happen, even with a twelve episode series, since there's usually bound to be a few mistakes here and there. I honestly can't think of any negative thing to say about the matter.
Although I found myself losing track of what was going on in the story (some episodes I watched when other people were around, so it was hard to focus), I can still say that Joker Game was a solid series. I probably plan on watching it again sometime in the future to give it another go (might even watch it several times over, because this show really does need full attention). If you like your period pieces involving spies, then this may be the show for you.
