Story: 7
The episodic nature of the anime was really nice to see with every one or two episodes presenting its different story. Most mysteries were complex and had a lot of suspense,. Another interesting fact was how the mysteries seemed to stretch from simple things like a lost gift to the tragic events such as the death of a mother. Also the atmosphere of the anime screamed out mystery.
There were some bad parts to the story as well. There are too many parallels to Sherlock Holmes novels, A mastermind(Moriarty in this, Hanabusa) manipulating the protagonist behind the scenes, being the root of most of the detectives cases .Also the cursed man seemed oddly familiar to the Hounds of the Baskervilles. Another problem is the unsatisfying ending, We got so much build up about hanabusa and then nothing after that but the ending wasn't that bad it showed how Sherlock... sorry I mean Sakurako and Shoutaru met. Finally we didn't much background Sakurako our protagonist.
Art:9
The show had a bright and expansive color palette, making the art sublime especially the cherry trees.
But I do have a complaint, was the resemblance of the characters to the characters in Aldnoah.Zero.
Sound:6
The opening was the only thing memorable for from the soundtrack and also the music from Sakurako's over the top "lets solve the mystery " scene. Except those none of the other track seemed significant
Characters :7
The character development and the relationships between the characters are well established. As most main characters get some development throughout the series. Sakurako who can be initially seen as heartless is actually a much more caring character. Shoutaru on the other hand is your run of the mill kind person with a black belt. Yuri and her grandmothers relation is one of the standouts among the character interactions.
Then there are the flaws. Again the Sherlock parallels
Sherlock Holmes-Sakurako, a sociopath who acts like they don't care for others, whilst they actually do, also both have an unhealthy obsession(many for Sherlock)
Dr. Watson - Shoutaru, a normal person, who wants action in his life meets a detective who can help with that.
... and so on
Enjoyment:8
After reading detective novels, watching multitudes of tv series and a couple of movies a detective anime is always enjoyable
I wont drag this on any farther so this the end of the review
