Oecchi
Since: Jun, 2009
05/23/2014 00:00:00
The anime does only cover the first four visual novels. Sadly, the anime didn't make nearly enough money to justify making a second season.
Ces250
Since: Jun, 2014
01/20/2015 00:00:00
That,and it cut out a lot of important things.
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Review of the Anime
This is a review of the anime, as I haven't played the games.
The main draw of the series is its crazy premise. First it's an And Then There Were None-style murder mystery. Then it's Battler and the witches watching the murder mystery and debating what really happened. Then the Red Truth and Blue Truth show up, which makes it sort of like debating a murder mystery with the author of the story. It's very strange and metafictional, sort of like House Of Leaves meets Agatha Christie.
The characters are decent. It's hard to connect to them when they're getting killed off and brought back all the time, and their circumstances and motivations change rapidly. Meanwhile, the witches tend to be insane, playing an incomprehensible game, or both. But the story does put in the effort, and every character gets a moment in the spotlight.
The main problem is that it really doesn't go anywhere. Battler debates his way through four crazy murder mysteries and four crazier witches, and what does he get? Not much, because the season stops there. Apparently the anime covers the first 4 visual novels, while the next 4 actually start answering questions. But on its own, the anime has no real sense of closure.
Overall, I'd say it's worth watching for the novelty, but don't expect great things out of it.