Second foray into Jap shows so it was an education into their cultural coding. The villain was obvious from the get-go and the male char's machismo was annoying, but female character was fantastic. I hope to see more of these portrayals of a cool and calm woman. And I loved how Kiriko was not sexualised in any way. I appreciated the subtle undercurrent of romance in the series as it becomes obvious early on that Taka highly respects her and starts to care about her welfare more and more. I don't think changing the show to a romance would've worked as it's firmly in the espionage/action type of genre and I'm glad the writers refrained from that.

What I found distracting was the soundtrack. I don't know if the music director was aware of it or not but having the ending credit track to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (with Gene Wilder) as Invisible's movie track was weird because of the different time and genre involved. Plus, the track didn't even fit with the overall vibe of Invisible so one wonders why it was that they used it at all. Also, the constant repeat of Taka's traumatic flashback felt like a time filler for the writers in lieu of a real storyline.

Great for one watch but I don't plan to rewatch again.