Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
April 28, 2007
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Set in an alternate history of Japan, freelance photographer Minagami Hayato returns to his hometown of Ootomo to investigate rumors of a man wearing a skull mask committing murders there. Once in the city, he discovers connections between the victims and a local pharmaceutical company, a new religious sect, and strange half human, half animal creatures. Along with a young photographer, he decides to find out who the Skull Man really is.
I watched about half of this series at Otakon this summer, and I was generally unimpressed. The characters are decently developed, but I was not terribly fond of the protagonists' personalities, which makes it a bit irritating for me. Also, it seems to begin rather slowly. I stayed for the first several episodes just for lack of something more interesting to do. However, a few episodes in, I began to find the story somewhat intriguing, and I was curious to see what would happen next.
I would have been happy to stop where they left off, but (read more)
I watched about half of this series at Otakon this summer, and I was generally unimpressed. The characters are decently developed, but I was not terribly fond of the protagonists' personalities, which makes it a bit irritating for me. Also, it seems to begin rather slowly. I stayed for the first several episodes just for lack of something more interesting to do. However, a few episodes in, I began to find the story somewhat intriguing, and I was curious to see what would happen next.
I would have been happy to stop where they left off, but I downloaded the entire series for the sake of having one scene to use for a fanparody and decided on a whim to watch the rest. Since the series is only 13 episodes long, it's worth watching if you're looking for a quick paranormal-horror fix. However, you should not expect it to be a fantastic series. (show less)
