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So ..I'm a huge fan of the reverse harem and otome game adaptions genre so when I saw this, I was very excited to watch it.
While I was two thirds down I accidentally looked into the reviews and was shocked to see how many people seemed to dislike the ending so I prepared myself for being disappointed.

But all I can say after completing it is that I think this anime was enjoyable through and through.
ESPECIALLY the ending made it stand out and fresh and I'm actually happy it's not the usual "happy ending".

I don't rate my animes by looking at the ... quality of plot, characters, animation or music. My rating depends solely on the enjoyment I got from watching it and therefore I give this anime an 8.

[I posted this review only under the second movie at first, until I realized it would be smarter to put it under the first one :) ~
I wrote this shortly after I watched the second movie, it thus refers to both movies together. ~
This is my first review. It also isn't that detailed and mostly contains my personal view.]

The Hakuouki series is one of my all-time favourites, so I was looking forward for the movies.

But I have to say that I was pretty disappointed at the beginning, because you don't get to know the characters well enough. There were several scenes where I found myself ... thinking if I would have understood the situation if I haven't watched the whole series before. Some important parts (for me) were just missing.
But there weren't only bad things about it, for example, did I love the way they edited the fighting scenes and the way Chizuru transformed. I also was very pleased to see some good Kazama time, although in contrast to the others it was probably too much. I was really sorry for Saitou when he had to see 'it' two times in a row (You'll know what I mean if you watch it).

I was really a cry baby during the series, but the movies didn't make me cry at all. This was probably because of the things I mentioned above and the fact that the end is a bit different.

In the end, I would say that the movies alone weren't that good and sometimes confusing, but if you watch them as a addition to the series it was well made, to see some new (also very sweet) things.