| | Alternate title : The Garden of Sinners
Studio : ufotable
Also involved: Aniplex, Inc.
Length : 7 Movies
Year : 2007
Genre : Mystery - Gore - Action - Supernatural
Synopsis :
After awakening from a 2 year coma, Ryouki Shiki discovers that a part of her, formerly her other personality SHIKI (ç¹”), has been replaced with hollowness. In addition to that, she has gained the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, an ability that allows one to see flaws of everything. Using her talents, she works for the mage Aozaki Tohko together with her friend, Kokuto Mikiya, in order to learn to control her ability, and to slowly fill the hollowness within her.
Additional Note: Based on the novel, Kara no Kyoukai.
Added : 2007-09-30
Synopsis by : v-boi2002
Last update : 2010-01-05
Last update details : Modify info
Score : 8
Number of reviews : 3
Link(s) :
Official #1 : Official Kara no Kyoukai Website (Japanese)
Song(s) :
Theme #1 : Kalafina - oblivious
Theme #2 : Kalafina - Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku
Theme #3 : Kalafina - Kizuato
Theme #4 : Kalafina - ARIA
Theme #5 : Kalafina - sprinter
Theme #6 : Kalafina - fairytale
Theme #7 : Kalafina - seventh heaven
Release(s) :
2009-12-14 -- Episode(s) 7 by gg & TakaJun. BT Link
2009-12-13 -- Episode(s) 7 by gg & TakaJun. BT Link
2009-07-30 -- Episode(s) 6 by gg & TakaJun. BT Link
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Posted by : kevinchaosvs 
Posted on : 2010-03-20  
[Story: 9.0] On the whole, whether Kara no Kyoukai's storyline can be considered deep or sophisticated is debatable. However, it being a story with various intriguing concepts is undeniable. First and foremost, this is a very dialogue heavy show – minimal action, plenty of talking. In addition, the show also starts rather slowly; it takes quite a while for the scenes to set up. Thus it is not surprising that some may find it insipid. Hence, unlike other Fantasy/Magic series, Kara no Kyoukai is not about Magic in the manner of casting spells and fighting, it is more concerned with the inner workings. Nasu seems to love giving details about how Magic work, though this is more prominent when playing the visual novels of Tsukihime and Fate Stay/Night than reading the novel or watching the movies for Kara no Kyoukai.
One key aspect that made it engaging is the narrative style. I have a soft spot for shows done in anachronistic order and since this only consists of seven movies, it's not that confusing to piece the events and timeline together. Also presenting the story in a non-chronological manner helps enhancing the mood of mystery throughout the show. The ending is cliché but this is probably one of those cases where it is the most appropriate way to end it. Indeed, I might add that it is the perfect way to end.
From this work, we can certainly see some of the various prototypes that will later become part of the now already famous works of TYPE-Moon. My one qualm with TYPE-Moon's works however, is that they all contain a certain level of rather dark, explicit elements. Sure, it is one thing that the works are intended for older audience to begin with, but it is another thing to have Magic, and generally Magus (Magicians) being portrayed as unpleasant in nature– I'm not really a fan of shows with elements of gore.
[Characters: 8.0] Ryouggi Shiki herself is an unexpectedly beguiling character. Her development from a sociopath with nihilistic tendencies to a, well, someone with more emotion is excellently explored, particularly in the 5th and 7th movie. The characters in TYPE-Moon verse tend to have overpowered abilities, of which characters like Shiki possessed plenty potential for abuse. Yet, there are little of those, for her abilities are used mostly as plot points rather than deus ex machina for the plot to progress. If anything, Shiki’s ability is probably what made Kara no Kyoukai senjoyable. Because, once again, as mentioned unlike most magic series, Kara no Kyoukai is more interested in the metaphorical interpretation than the literal fanciful explosion.
Nevertheless, in terms of its characters, this show is relatively weak. Other than Shiki, the characters are rather lacking in personality or rather, development of their personalities. While it is true that Mikiya is supposed to play the part of the normal guy (and morality pet for Shiki), he really is too bland.
[Art: 10.0] Naturally, the art is superb. While I don’t recommend people to watch this series of movies if they’re looking for action-based shows, the fight sequences themselves are short but incredibly well executed. For a story heavy on symbolism, visual quality has thus become more of a prerequisite. Hence, the filming technique is expectedly one of the strong points of this show, with elements such as environmental symbolism helping to create the image that is simultaneously beautiful, whimsical and haunting, while the choreography and the way the camera angles are directed gives some of the scenes a more dynamic feel.
[Music: 10.0] Needless to say, with Yuki Kajiura behind the scores, the music featured are nothing short of fantastic. The music flows well with the show, reflecting the various melancholic setting perfectly. And Shiki’s battle Theme is addictive. Kalafina, being a band formed by Yuki Kajiura herself along with some members of Fiction Junction, carried on several of its signature styles.
[Summary] Naturally, Kara no Kyoukai is not recommended simply for anyone. Aside from the fact it is a rather dark show with a fair amount of gore and other mature themes (some of which contained rather graphic details), this is a show that is more concerned with delivering a story than showcasing action. With that said, this is worth the watch.
Personal Overall Rating: 9.0
Posted by : du5k
Posted on : 2010-02-06
The original Kara no kyoukai story comes from the novel or something, which was one of the first stories from Type-moon. It was one of the early experiment projects I think, but since there are fans of type-moon who liked the story, they animated it into seven long movies... Which for a while, seemed pretty popular...
Though I don't really understand why... I find Shiki's ability "mystic eyes of death perception" rather boring (and sounds stupid in English). The character's personalities are rather boring too... And a lot of times, there's very little going on until like the last 20% of the movie. It feels a lot their other production, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, where kept trying to portray the dark atmosphere of the story without any real story content. The only real selling point for me are the action scenes in the climax of each episode, though it's usually rather short.
Also, they left a lot of questions unanswered until the second last movie, which was kind of frustrating.
KnK kinda redeems itself through the use of excellent animation (being a movie after all) and BGMs that really helped create the atmosphere of the scenes. Otherwise it would be as boring as Tsukihime. The last movie was pretty good, but not good enough to make up for the previous six movies.
Maybe it's just me who doesn't appreciate the concept but I just doesn't find this series that interesting.
Plot/Concept: Uninteresting
Story Style: Good
Audio/Visual: Great
Value: 6
Posted by : Chikage_Shampoo
Posted on : 2010-01-04
Kara no Kyoukai was probably the best anime I've seen in a very long time. It had just the right amount of thrill, suspense, and bloody detail - with just a dash of romance in between. TYPE-MOON almost always comes out with some pretty interesting stuff, and this set of movies didn't fail to disappoint. The animation was crisp, the storyline - a tribute to (or perhaps a tribute of) Shingetsutan Tsukihime - was solid, the twists interesting, the music fitting. The movies had enough suspense to "keep you off your seat," as the cliches say, and the detail for the action scenes was "tastefully gruesome" - enough to make you cringe and be disgusted, yet not too disgusted. I loved this set of movies (though the time intervals did make me forget some of it - it's a good thing I marathoned some of the movies together), and I would recommend it to anyone I know (well, save for the ones that don't like gore that much).
But where does Kara no Kyoukai fall?
Kara no Kyoukai's weakness - well, this is very arguable - lies in its characters. Not the main one - Shiki - or a few other characters, like Touko. Kokutou - and this was probably on purpose, to further bring out Shiki's development and realization (though I wish they featured her more instead of Kokutou) - was pretty stagnant throughout the whole set, and his character design featured "dead eyes" (rather ironic as he is, in a way, a symbol of life). Furthermore, many characters just exist for one movie (well, with good reason, but they're sometimes brought up in future conversations, and I have no idea who they're talking about).
Another reason would probably be the ending or the various attempts at romance. Sometimes it became a bit too sentimental (almost in the "cheesy" realm) for me, as I felt like the animators didn't need to do that, as the movies portrayed feelings and confusion quite effectively already.
Overall, Kara no Kyoukai is an excellent set of movies. You may want to marathon the movies (or watch them in close time intervals to one another) so that you don't end up forgetting any of the characters, but other than that - it's memorable, intriguing, and quite likable.
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