![]() ![]() It's an avenue that opens up some fun ways to tell a story, and I'm always happy to see it. I'm also just a big fan of somewhat overt metaphors in anime, especially physical manifestations of a character's emotional or mental ideas. It starts off kind of aloof, but develops into something that has me asking a lot of questions and making a lot of guesses, in a good way. The general premise is also pretty strong, even if they don't do their best to showcase it. It isn't my favorite artstyle, but it's cohesive, and there are some pretty striking shots. It may technically be a "high school anime", but the setting is unusually ominous, and its abandoned appearance is fairly unsettling. The good? Dusk maiden has a cool art direction. The overwhelming positivity of these reviews is kind of shocking to me. can't see Yuuko the ghost, the creators of this anime seem to be totally blind to the compelling elements around them, satisfied with the staggering adequacy of their work. I was initially inspired by some of its concepts, but ultimately Dusk Maiden durdles with them for 12 episodes to poor effect, telling a weak story amid a sea of potential. Dusk Maiden has some provocative and attractive imagery, and the atmosphere is pretty distinct, but it loves to ruin it with thoughtless use of what I'm going to call "anime nonsense" to rope in a more casual audience. I would even argue that the idea the anime is named after is also very cool. The title of this series is, unquestionably, very cool.
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