Right from the start I will say, if you are into psychology and such, you will surely love this anime. If you are not into these kind of things and they make you bored, than this anime is probably not for you.
The show itself for the most part, bears an episodic sturcture, while still maintaining the overarcing plot. The anime does this very well, with a huge chunk of episodes by themselves being better than a lot of other full shows. Mousou Dairinin does it by carefuly and subtely exploring the human psychology and mind as well as society as a whole. Every episode brings something new and interesting to the table, and you will surely not be left uninterested, if you are into these kind of things.
Of course the show could not do all that, without having well written and compelling characters and believe me Mousou Dairinin has them in spades. You could write a report on almost if not every character in this show, which says a lot when most of them only play a major role in 1 episode, and only make cameos or part-time appearances afterwards.
The animation is very nice and fluent for it's time and it still holds up very well. The directing is magnificent and never fails to captivate you.
To top it all off the show has hunting Opening and Ending, which greatly add to the experience. I don't remember skipping a single opening or ending.
My only true gripe with this show, and it is a major one (sort of spoilers ahead). After about 8-9 episodes of masterful and subtle storytelling, the creators decide to flush all the said subtlety in the toilet and just explode all over us with some pretty nonesensical story twists. While the first 7-8 episodes made you guess, if there was any paranormal stuff involved, the last few episodes threw the allconsuming darkness goo and monsters at us. Sadly it does put a dent on the show as a whole. Still the genious of the first 10 or so episodes is still worth your time moreso than a majority of other shows.
Mousou Dairinin is a great show, that could be perfect, but lost the plot at the end. Despite that, it is still one of my favourite anime shows. A hidden gem, that sadly not too many people know about. Give it a watch.
