The storyline of between the Fourth and Renji was especially amazing to me.The execution was flawless and my shock and suprise,a welcome boost to my hopes of originality in story writing for anime series.I'm so delighted with this series I can't sufficiently express it! The build ups and follow throughs are well worth the stress and anxiety i went through,agonizing over the evidence. I fancy myself to be a novice detective,always trying to pick up clues in character dialogue,relationships and writing in all manner of shows/movies i watch,not only anime.And to be fair my detective skills helped me stay on the same page as the characters in the series but I didn't get them all,there were still substantial suprises for me to enjoy. I felt like i had a dialogue with the characters,in that i felt a level of involvement i don't think i've experienced yet with anime mystery series. It was like i was part of the crew solving the mysteries with them in real-time!
The character development of Narumi and Alice are great, especially Narumi. His development is wonderful to watch,he litterally blossoms like a butterfly,no punn intended.His transformation throughout the series is obvious and portrayed beautifully. Alice is also great.At first glance you may be fooled into believing she's the typical doe-eyed,fragile female lead,so commonly found in anime,but alas she is not!Feisty, self assured in her skill, yet burdened with unlimiting empathy for those that suffer in the world,she is strong and refreshing break from the typical.
I highly recommend this anime,if you want mystery,with more of a twist than usual.
Again I'd say DO NOT underestimate this anime!It delves into serious social issues,that may not affect all of us directly,but we all know exist today.
