Story: 8, Shiki must unravel a mystery of female suicides that jump to there death, while at the same time uncover the fate of her childhood friend. The only thing holding the story back is that it moves rather slowly, and can be hard to follow the first time though. This is a series were rewatching helps piece the whole picture together.
Art: 10, Kara no Kyoukai is simply one of the most beautiful anime I have seen in a while. That said, most anime movies have a budget to beef the art up. Kara no Kyoukai however does not just have a good budget, but they use it in clever and highly artistic ways.
Sound: 9, the music is fantastic and matches the qualtiy and subtley of the art.
Charecters: 8, While the charecters in Kara no Kyoukai have there complexities, there personalites are fairly straight forward. Aside from background that you dont get until later the charecters are soild and feel apart of the world.
Enjoyment: 10, If you can accept the slow pace of the movie you should find it meaninful and connect with the world and form an initial connection to the main charecters that will only grow as you watch the sequals.
Overall: 10, The overall score comes from the overwhemling impact of the art, sound and the formula that sums the kara no Kyoukai movies. The first half of the show sets you up for the inveitable action sequance in which Shiki shows her skills, after which is followed by a solid resolution to the aftermath of that movies plot.
