Kara no Kyoukai Movie 2: Satsujin Kousatsu (Zen)

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Synonyms: Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners Movie 2, Borderline of Emptiness: Murder Speculation, The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder, The Garden of Sinners: …and nothing heart.

Japanese: 劇場版空の境界 the Garden of sinners 第二章『殺人考察（前）』

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Dec 29, 2007

Producers: Notes

Licensors: Aniplex of America

Studios: ufotable

Source: Light novel

Genres: Action, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural, Suspense

Duration: 1 hr.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.77¹ (scored by 148,294 users)

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Ranked: #1051²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #1002

Members: 241,316

Favorites: 470

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In the winter of 1995, Mikiya Kokutou passes a young woman during a late night stroll in the snow. Clad in a striking white kimono and bearing an enigmatic gaze, Shiki Ryougi smiles at Mikiya who stares back with curiosity. Later that spring, Mikiya notices Shiki at his high school entrance ceremony, and they become acquaintances through lunchtime conversations. As Shiki begins opening up to him, Mikiya learns about her unique upbringing.

Meanwhile, a series of unprecedented murders takes place across Mifune City. Seemingly related, these murders are particularly brutal and warrant a large scale police investigation. Because of his cousin's work as a police investigator, Mikiya is given insight into the investigation. Concerned for Shiki's safety, Mikiya decides to monitor her actions, but in doing so, he stumbles upon a truly frightening discovery that changes his life forever.

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Adaptation:	Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners
Prequel:	Kara no Kyoukai Movie 1: Fukan Fuukei
Sequel:	Kara no Kyoukai Movie 3: Tsuukaku Zanryuu
Summary:	Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven
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Characters & Voice Actors

Ryougi, Shiki

Main

Sakamoto, Maaya
Japanese

Kokutou, Mikiya

Main

Suzumura, Kenichi
Japanese

Aozaki, Touko

Supporting

Honda, Takako
Japanese

Shirazumi, Lio

Supporting

Hoshi, Souichirou
Japanese

Gakuto

Supporting

Takahashi, Kenji
Japanese

Akimi, Daisuke

Supporting

Touchi, Hiroki
Japanese

Ryougi, Father

Supporting

Sugisaki, Ryou
Japanese

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Iwakami, Atsuhiro

Producer

Kondou, Hikaru

Producer

Hariu, Masayuki

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Toba, Yousuke

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Opening Theme

"None"

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Ending Theme

"Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku" by Kalafina

Reviews

Feb 2, 2009

Archaeon

Recommended

Kara no Kyoukai review Part 2

The problem with movies is that all too often they're lacking in one or two fundamental areas, and unfortunately these are normally the plot or the characters. The first installment of this series suffered from the latter, and while it was still enjoyable even with that flaw, there was always the nagging feeling that something wasn't quite right.

Thankfully this episode begins to address that issue.

The second installment in the Kara no Kyoukai ~The Garden of Sinners~ franchise, Satsujin Kosatsu (Murder Speculation), is actually part one of a two part story arc (viewers will have to wait for the seventh movie ...

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Feb 4, 2009

Touka

Recommended

Kara no Kyoukai 2 exceeds the first movie in almost every aspect. There is depth to Shiki that was absent before, new settings are introduced to a much more comprehensible degree, the supporting cast are more prominent and the writers - instead of being cryptic - present a largely compelling and well developed story, solidifying the series' true roots.

The first installment threw audiences into a mystery unfortunately dulled by the lack of depth to the characters, but the second installment lays down the groundwork, exploring the origins of Shiki and Mikiya. The story is well executed and - unlike in the first film - has ...

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Jun 4, 2016

Schwert

Mixed Feelings

This is my first review on MAL !
Kara no kyoukai is a series that I've been willing to try for a long time now and I finally started it yesterday with high expectations. I am watching this in the release order + for the first time :
*Art : 9/10 : It is stunning , specially the background and its beautifully drawn details. The light is perfect and matches the atmosphere. The reason I'm not rating this a 10 is the eyes... I find them at times way too blank or big (the male lead's case) and this might sound picky yet it really ... bothers me at times.
*Animation is decent I am not even going to rate it since there were nearly no action scenes or focus on movements.
*Sound : 8/10 Like the previous Film , the soundtrack fits perfectly.
*Story : 5/10 : a prequel to first movie.The focus was rather on the nature of the two main characters as it also kind of clarifies the bond shared btw both of them (How they met ... ) To say the least , unique is the adjective that could describe this story , but it being different and new to some extent doesn't mean it'll be good when not handled well. It isn't interesting enough since it only touches the surface even if the dialogue seems to dig in the depth.
The fact that there's yet much to know makes the point of the whole movie either to make you curious or just slightly uncover some of the facts and since there's an ending or rather a result to all what happened in the movie (How Shiki's behaviour was dealt with) with the cause or the reason like I said earlier insufficient and unconvincing (due to lack of revelation : just saying it is because of psychological instability is not enough ) I can't seem as a viewer to buy that explanation.
*Characters : 4/10
Let me start with
- Mikiya : Is he just believing in what he wants to ? Creating an illusion and just going along with it while using 'love' to justify it ... I don't understand the reason there's so much 'depth' in his feelings towards Shiki and I don't buy 'love' as an excuse either... He doesn't know enough and accepts everything the way it is or at least seems to and I dislike this type of characters.
- Shiki : I feel neutral towards her character she's interesting enough and I believe we'll get to know her better (hopefully) in the next movies. She has a heavy past as it seems and just acts under its effect .
- The rest are well , there aren't many are there ? they are decent.

Overall : 5/10
I recommend this movie to those who are interested in finishing the whole series and not this movie in particular because what it lacks may be fixed with the next ones.

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