Seeing the availability of part two of Kara no Kyokai (The Garden of Sinners) on BU reminds me that I’ve still lagging behind my to watch list. So I “picked” it up and gave it a spin. (figuratively)
A few words and moderate (I hope) pic spam on part one.
A few minutes in, we’re treated with a fair amount of blood ^^;;
Her name is Shiki, love her vacant eyes =3
If memory serves me well, Shiki works for the woman with red hair by the window. Seems like some kind of private agency, or am I confusing it with Mnemosyne?
Shiki when pissed off… One may want to piss her off intentionally to look at her beautifully rendered eyes.
Did I also mention Shiki seemed to be part marionette? Creepy spare parts, that’s one collection I do not want.
This is probably the clue to what Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai had in common as indicated on AniDB. I’m not going into details as I watch it sometime ago and can’t remember much to avoid spoilers.
Kara no Kyoukai is also beautifully rendered and even looks good when viewed on a lousy setup. Who cares if the water physics isn’t real when the water catches the moonlight prettily (‘~’ )
Moving on to part two was a bit hard, lost some of the story from part one due to my failing memory. As expected I was a bit confused for most part of the series especially at the end where Kokutou visits Shiki at the hospital where she slumbers in a coma. So what/who was the marionette in part one? I probably can find out on the net, but I might wanna save it for myself till I can get my hands on all of the series. Hints are welcome, spoilers not xD
Hit the jump for some framegrabs.
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The reason why the second part doesn’t seem to match the first: take a look at the dates given at the beginning of each movie. You’ll understand immediately. Because the movies follow the exact order of the book – one movie per chapter – they kept the order of the book, which is why it seemed so confusing if you didn’t pay attention to the dates.