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Nothing is as it seems in Connect. As in all of Takashi Miike's works. You see a series with a lot of action, but what they tell you is an intimate story. There is blood and violence, but the most significant pain is in the soul. There is a terrible 'villain', but the story leaves you with the realisation that the real villains are those you meet every day, society hurts you more than any villain. Then, the meaning of it all: it is a story about loneliness, yet it screams at you loudly that the key is in bringing loneliness together, in facing what comes 'together'. "Connected", even more than Connect. The depth and beauty of this tale are only possible thanks to Takashi Miike's art, spectacular cinematography, a soundtrack that bewitches your heart, and a cast that to call it stellar seems reductive.