Reviews Literature / The Garden Of Sinners

Too much philosophy, not enough killing.

I really expected a lot more from the series. My initial opinion was based mostly on AMV’s I've watched, so I expected fast-paced action, drama and mystery.

Well, I've got neither of that. While the fights are dynamic and well choreographed, in majority they are very predictable, and the action is spread way too thin over the course of the series.

As for other aspects of the story, it's nothing spectacular either. The romance is, despite all the time dedicated to it, unexplored and weird, the dialogues are poorly paced and acted; the story is chock-full of Broken Aesops, Blue And Orange Morality and straight illogical idiocy.

Not that the show doesn't have redeeming qualities, of course. Each movie has something special to it, but it is often buried under such a thick layer of boring and pointless stuff it feels sometimes you are watching not a full-fledged movie but a filler arc to a shonen title.

Also, the seventh movie is a one giant wall banger, and the epilogue is a half-hour long dialogue scene.

I like anime in general for its unconventional philosophy, artistic expression and style, but this is too much even for me.