So... Where do I beging? I don't like English dub so i watched in other language because I couldn't find the japanese version (and I don't think it exist) besides that... This anime was very tricky and cryptical in a Bad way, I love Lovecraftian things... Games, Movies, Anime, Cómics, Manga or just drawings, with this being a Lovecraftian thing, it was too short, too hectic and very out of nowhere... It's not like in Annihilation, it's not like Gantz, it's not like Berserk or Evangelion, it's kind of dumb, to have for a long time a cover of a normal mistery anime and out of nowhere being Azatoth or some thing like that... It's a shame, but Lovecraft is very hard to adapt anyways, usually this is the result, a very meh anime.
8 Reviews
Not bad but not scary
mattcardin-920848 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This one was pretty decent. Yes the voice of the girl is a bit high but I mean... it's anime.
Yes the story could have been longer with more details but what they do give us very much comes across as Lovecraftian. I mean the guy finds the truth and it drives him crazy. He leaves a notebook for his friend to find telling him about it etc...
People talk about plot holes, mostly regarding the time loop but it isn't that much of a stretch. There is no reason to believe people can't come and go to some degree. If you left a year long loop for 4 hours would you really notice? Maybe if you left for 10 years you would notice the little girl didn't grow up but not just because you went to the grocery store.
My only real complaint is they didn't tell us what significance "mommy" had. What is it even? Why is it? How is it related to this at all? No clue.
Yes the story could have been longer with more details but what they do give us very much comes across as Lovecraftian. I mean the guy finds the truth and it drives him crazy. He leaves a notebook for his friend to find telling him about it etc...
People talk about plot holes, mostly regarding the time loop but it isn't that much of a stretch. There is no reason to believe people can't come and go to some degree. If you left a year long loop for 4 hours would you really notice? Maybe if you left for 10 years you would notice the little girl didn't grow up but not just because you went to the grocery store.
My only real complaint is they didn't tell us what significance "mommy" had. What is it even? Why is it? How is it related to this at all? No clue.
Unsatisfying Story
guardian-4303324 October 2022
First off this is a Cartoon Network exclusive, which probably explains why it isnt available in Japanese with English subs. It's also a 4 episode miniseries, which in itself isnt really bad but should be a red flag that CN cheaped out on this. There's also some preachy nonsense about race relations that really clues you in that an idiot Westerner had this commissioned to serve as a vehicle for their precious MESSAGE.
Because of the brevity the final episode feels incredibly rushed, with the majority of it being two long, nonsensical diatribes of exposition that would have been better served spread out across the earlier episodes. Instead we get an Abrams-style mystery box that only opens in the unsatisfying finale. At least there's some pretty wild gore in the last few minutes. Not a recommend.
Because of the brevity the final episode feels incredibly rushed, with the majority of it being two long, nonsensical diatribes of exposition that would have been better served spread out across the earlier episodes. Instead we get an Abrams-style mystery box that only opens in the unsatisfying finale. At least there's some pretty wild gore in the last few minutes. Not a recommend.
Keeps you guessing
chrisman-8181720 October 2022
Okay so I'll start by saying from the moment I saw the ads for this i knew I absolutely had to see it well the day finally premiered and I was so happy with how that episode went and have remained happy since I seen this reviewer make a complaint about see squeeky voices well how do you expect girls that age to sound like big strong mighty women ?? Anyhow it's everything I hoped for and more so much going on here from suspicion to horror to everything in between it's one of the best animes so much fun and I adore the sister dynamic it is absolutely precious to watch it unfold so much fun to watch.
Probably the Worst Anime I've Seen in 2022
burggraf-721518 December 2022
This show literally has next to nothing to do with the promotional material they teased. The show has basically zero real horror elements and the show ends like immediately after it gets barely interesting. Not only did they end it as early as possible, they also write the most insipid story and ending to their already half-baked story. Do yourself a huge favor and don't waste a single second on this abysmal garbage fire of an anime. I know horror anime in general is severely underrepresented, but trust me, if you saw the promo material and you're interested in the show like I was, don't waste your time.
Worst horror anime I seen in years
clowewilliam24 October 2022
I seen many good horror anime's like Elfen Lied, Corpse Party, Shiki, Paranioa Agent, Berserk, Monster, When They Cry, Another, and etc. But this horror anime created by Adult Swim was so awful that it annoy me. The story was rush and lack with a lot of plot holes. Being four episode it explain to much in less but also less explain with too much going on. The characters were awful from the way they were drawn, to their voice over, and their backstories which needed more in an expand of 12 episodes. As me being a big fan of horror anime, this anime is definitely on the bottom of the list as worst.
Pass
The_nibs8 October 2022
Well it's anime, it's every bit as nauseating, childish and lame as you would expect it to be. I had some hope for it because I have seen decent horror series from Japan in the 90's and 2000's (think Pet Shop of Horrors, Blood the Last Vampire). I personally believe over dramatized reactions and squeaky girl voices have ruined anime, sadly this series is no exception. And no, I don't think a Japanese dub would have improved upon this, it is fundamentally flawed in the story and the characters themselves. A whiny Japanese girl is just as bad as an English one. The horror elements fail to impress, they're crudely drawn and actually make me laugh, there's no suspense, just a lot of little girls squealing and being obnoxious. Similar to Korean dramas the tone is literally all over the place and ruins the mood completely. If you're not an anime fan this is definitely a hard pass, there's nothing of substance here.
Biggest regret
aleishacallahan24 October 2022
I was truly excited for this anime, as horror is a major part of my life. As someone stated before the voices are squeaky but atleast they are young girls. What kills me is the over all concept for this anime is amazing and I wanted to enjoy it. But it all feels rushed, there is no suspense build up and after a slow first episode the rest are so fast paced it leaves a lot of holes in the story. If they would have taken their time and built up the suspense and story it would have probably been a favorite of mine but it's lack luster and quiet unsatisfying. Like how you don't get much back ground on any character, you don't have time to create an attachment to anyone. The gore is somewhat decent but the random events that occur makes no sense. Oh we are going to show this first clip in the beginning and flash back to it once or twice but never tell you the point of it, of yea you wonder about this person well they are this with no context or reasoning. I feel like as mentioned before if they would have actually made this a series of 12 episodes instead of 4 they could have made a killer horror anime, heck I have seen several that's only 6 episodes and they was still better than this one and I rated them horrible.
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