When Kyohei moved to Tokyo he thought he had left his past but one day after a party he and his friend Hibino find a dead body in a lift and soon after Kyohei's old friend Aki appears. We soon learn that Aki had been imprisoned in their village for committing a particularly heinous crime but has escaped along with his 'kakashi'; a large wooden doll with incredible powers that can be commanded by 'Seki'; individuals selected to control the dolls. He isn't the only seki about; soon more turn up including Kyohei's younger sister, Utao Kuga, and her Kakashi which is called Kukuri. Over the course of the series the various Kakashis fight several times and we are shown the characters' back-stories and introduced to several new characters and learn a little more about the Kakashis. I've tried to keep plot details to a minimum to avoid spoilers.
I rather enjoyed this series; the story itself was decent and the characters were fun to watch even if some of them were a bit cliché; a mystery twin separated from his family at birth; a yandere girl who is obsessed with the main character and a potential villain who isn't quite as bad as we are first led to believe for example. These clichés didn't bother me though as I liked the characters. I feared there might be excessive fanservice after we are shown Kyohei accidentally walking in on the large-breasted Hibino when she is in the shower but thankfully that was the extent of the fanservice; in fact even the classic beach episode managed to avoid it! There are more than a few loose ends left when the series finishes and it is hinted that there is more to come; whether or not a second series will be made I don't know; it certainly needs one.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
I rather enjoyed this series; the story itself was decent and the characters were fun to watch even if some of them were a bit cliché; a mystery twin separated from his family at birth; a yandere girl who is obsessed with the main character and a potential villain who isn't quite as bad as we are first led to believe for example. These clichés didn't bother me though as I liked the characters. I feared there might be excessive fanservice after we are shown Kyohei accidentally walking in on the large-breasted Hibino when she is in the shower but thankfully that was the extent of the fanservice; in fact even the classic beach episode managed to avoid it! There are more than a few loose ends left when the series finishes and it is hinted that there is more to come; whether or not a second series will be made I don't know; it certainly needs one.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
