Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi

After watching the first 3 episodes of "Mysterious Disappearances," I was pleasantly surprised by how engaging it turned out to be. I initially started watching it for some casual enjoyment, but now I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds. The plot grabbed my attention right from the start, and I'm excited to see where it goes.

One thing that really stood out to me was the quality of the animation and the art style. Both are surprisingly good and add a lot to the overall atmosphere of the show. And can we talk about the ending theme song? It's fantastic—it's been stuck in ... my head ever since I watched the episode.

It's a bit surprising to me why "Mysterious Disappearances" isn't more popular yet. It has all the makings of a hit series: a interesting story, great animation, and characters that you want to know more about. I'm sure once more people discover it, its popularity will skyrocket. So, if you're looking for something new to watch, definitely give "Mysterious Disappearances" a try, it's definitely worth your time.

There are two things that can hook people up in a mystery anime.

First, throw the viewers into the most confusing situations known to mankind so they don't know what the fuck is even happening and stay tuned to know what else is coming.

And second, ecchi bait, nuff said.

This anime does both. Not only do they confuse you with all the things that happen, but they also provide you with eye-pleasing scenes along the way.

In the first episodes, the anime quickly throws you two "mysterious" characters with no explanation of who they are, what they are up to, and why the male MC talks to a ... fucking rope. So, being a mystery anime, they succeed at being so.

The story is basically "youkai hunting," but instead of actually engaging with yokais, they engage with objects imbued with the power of the yokai. And it's not like the power they grant is an ordinary power-up either. There's a book that can shrink a middle-aged woman to a loli if you recite some spell, and there's an amulet that allows you to burn someone from the inside after licking the floor, so it's very original.

The animation and art style really fit the atmosphere of this anime. It's gloomy and brooding, just like the character designs... well, most of them, at least.

The anime also seems to cover sensitive topics, so take this as a warning.

There's a lot of fanservice in this anime: boobs, thighs, loli's back, panty shots, and a lot more. Let's just say it's generous when it comes to this.

Overall, if you are interested in a lewd mystery horror anime, give this one a try. And as a bonus, you will know that mysterious disappearance is not about things mysteriously disappearing.

I'm leaving the review here mostly to gauge how others feel.
I don't really know what to make of the show. It's boring in a strange way.

I feel like the "stakes" aren't really there, and our oppai MC doesn't care about anything happening, nor does it seem to effect her.

Like, let's take the first episode for example.
She IMMEDIATELY accepts the strangeness that just happened, and her first thought is to go and write. She then uses the poem to grow and shrink, even though we JUST established it was doing damage, and could possibly kill her. Huh???

And then we have the two ... weirdos, Special Eyes, and his sister. I just don't care about them.
Again, Ogawa just doesn't ask anything, isn't concerned, doesn't give a shit. Oh, you two live in an abandoned metro station? I see!
Oh, you want me to pretend to be a student at some school? Sure thing!
Just nothing, absolutely nothing. The logic being "this'll make for a good book!" or something, which is ridiculously flimsy.

The ecchi is nice and Ogawa is a 10/10 but this show definitely isn't. I feel that it's lacking a real "bite" to it, and I know for a fact others feel it too. I wish it was better.

5-6/10
Just watch Dark Gathering