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[trang95]

Kara no Kyōkai also known as The Garden of Sinners

*Anyone who has watched all the movies already can skip this long-ass description b/c all of this info will seem superfluous to you *
Kara no Kyoukai is a light novel series that was adapted into a series of mostly non-chronological anime movies. I'm picking up this acclaimed anime film series again after I kind of forgot about it last year when the summer ended. I literally stopped in the middle of one of the movies back then, so now I'm starting all over again So yeah, so far I've only seen the movie Overlooking View. Summary of the series is as followed:

 
Mikiya Kokuto finds himself intrigued by two things. The first is by Shiki Ryougi a beautiful, yet rather unsociable, girl and the other is the strange series of violent deaths that start occuring in his town. As he attempts to get closer to Shiki, he soon learns that the two are connected and that there are many supernatural forces at work which could very likely get him killed as well.

Source: animenewsnetwork
Note, that Kara no Kyoukai is one of Type-Moon's works and shares the same setting as the Fate/Stay Night series as far as I know of.
 
The series consists of seven movies, all produced by the highly regarded animation studio Ufotable, so expect the animation quality to blow off your mind  .  It beats the kitten out of the animes during the time the movies were released in and still holds up today majestically.The list of the movies is as followed (by release date):
1. Fukan Fūkei (eng. Overlooking View)- (2007)
2. Satsujin Kōsatsu (Zen) (eng. A Study in Murder- Part 1)- (2007)
3. Tsūkaku Zanryū (eng. Remaining Sense of Pain)- (2008)
4. Garan no Dō (eng. The Hollow Shrine)- (2008)
5. Mujun Rasen (eng. Paradox Spiral)-  (2008)
6. Bōkyaku Rokuon (eng. Oblivion Recording)-  (2008)
7. Satsujin Kōsatsu (Go) (eng. A Study in Murder- Part 2)- (2009)
Movies 1-4 are story-wise not chronologically, but pretty much every fan of this series recommends experiencing the series in the intended release order on your first watch. Trust me, last year, I stupidly decided to follow the chronological order... I didn't get as hook as I did today after starting over, this time following the order of the release dates. Most likely, I'll pick up the chronological order when I rewatch the series. Anyways, after watching all seven movies, proceed to the Epilogue OVA (2011), then Mirai Fukuin (eng. Future Gospel) (2013), and finally Mirai Fukuin: Extra Chorus (2013). Mirai Fukuin is a two-hour movie that focuses on a side story in the light novel series and is divided into two parts. Mirai Fukuin: Extra Chorus is simply a bonus episode that was released alongside the DVD/Blu-Ray relase of Mirai Fukuin.
Interestingly, each of the movies had a different director as far as I know of.
*EDIT: Chronological order of movies is 2, 4, 3, 1, 5-7*
 
Will be posting my thoughts after each movie b/c it can get confusing...  And oh, one last thing: The OST is simply beautiful.

Edited by trang95, 17 June 2015 - 05:18 AM.

[Gaara's hair]

OMG, I have to finish the series

[trang95]

OMG, I have to finish the series

I've just finished the first movie... SO FREAKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (yeah, chronological order was dump b/c I didn't get as hype XD)

[Gaara's hair]

I've just finished the first movie... SO FREAKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (yeah, chronological order was dump b/c I didn't get as hype XD)

Love it in chronological order You must need a lot to hype you The beginning was awesome :3

[trang95]

Love it in chronological order You must need a lot to hype you The beginning was awesome :3

I don't know. I feel it works better when it's a bit mysterious to me. I like starting in media res And seeing Shiki already being closed to Mikiya was cute to watch :3

[Gaara's hair]

I don't know. I feel it works better when it's a bit mysterious to me. I like starting in media res And seeing Shiki already being closed to Mikiya was cute to watch :3

But I liked the slow mysterious build up <l:^D

You just can't wait for the closeness

[rocci]

I think we should make a type moon thread that will encompass all their creation.
So we could talk knk, tsukihime, and fate series.

[trang95]

I think we should make a type moon thread that will encompass all their creation.
So we could talk knk, tsukihime, and fate series.

I can do that, too. But I think we should also keep separate threads for the individual series just to keep it spoiler free for those who haven't watched the ones yet.

[Nar123]

I'm anxious to see how you'll guys react to 5 and 7
I won't spoil anything but be sure to post your reaction to them here

Also Trang , I hope you don't spoil yourself regarding this series

Edited by Nar123, 17 June 2015 - 05:04 AM.

[trang95]

I'm anxious to see how you'll guys react to 5 and 7
I won't spoil anything but be sure to post your reaction to them here

Also Trang , I hope you don't spoil yourself regarding this series

I sure will! I have tons of questions already... Well, to be fair, kind of spoilered myself already last year when I went for the chronological route But I forgot most of the details.

[Gaara's hair]

I sure will! I have tons of questions already... Well, to be fair, kind of spoilered myself already last year when I went for the chronological route But I forgot most of the details.

Spoiler girl, spoiler girl! You're a spoiler girl

Back to the old elementary school days  

[Nar123]

I sure will! I have tons of questions already... Well, to be fair, kind of spoilered myself already last year when I went for the chronological route But I forgot most of the details.

Typical

[RyohkiFan]

Ohhh what's this?! :3

I'm anxious to see how you'll guys react to 5 and 7
I won't spoil anything but be sure to post your reaction to them here

Also Trang , I hope you don't spoil yourself regarding this series

5 is my favorite along with 2 and 7! 6 was ok but not as good as the rest

[trang95]

Ohhh what's this?! :3

5 is my favorite along with 2 and 7! 6 was ok but not as good as the rest

A safe haven for Kara no Kyoukai fans

 

Anyways, quick thoughts about Kara no Kyoukai: Great movie. Found myself way too immersed with the animation to even be bothered by the confusing plot (well, I kind of spoilered myself already from last year a bit ) The fighting scene b/w Shiki and that spirit Fujou was amazing to watch. Almost had a grace-like feel to it. Don't really know what to feel though towards Fujou's decision to commit suicide towards the end b/c she wanted to relieve that feeling that she had when Shiki destroyed her spirit (How da fuq did she get to that building there anyways if she was supposed to be blind?!)  Lol, at that pervert joke from Mikiya towards the end The voice acting is great; especially Maaya Sakamoto is doing a superb job with speaking Shiki. Love how she has this tomboyish tone to her. I also find it funny that Mikiya has the same voice actor as the one for Okita Sougo from Gintama Oh, and love, love the OST. It might become one of my favorites next to Clannad and Code Geass.

Few questions: What happened to Mikiya exactly? And I was a bit confused about Shiki's arm. She's already lost it beforehand?

[RyohkiFan]

A safe haven for Kara no Kyoukai fans
 
Anyways, quick thoughts about Kara no Kyoukai: Great movie. Found myself way too immersed with the animation to even be bothered by the confusing plot (well, I kind of spoilered myself already from last year a bit ) The fighting scene b/w Shiki and that spirit Fujou was amazing to watch. Almost had a grace-like feel to it. Don't really know what to feel though towards Fujou's decision to commit suicide towards the end b/c she wanted to relieve that feeling that she had when Shiki destroyed her spirit (How da fuq did she get to that building there anyways if she was supposed to be blind?!)  Lol, at that pervert joke from Mikiya towards the end The voice acting is great; especially Maaya Sakamoto is doing a superb job with speaking Shiki. Love how she has this tomboyish tone to her. I also find it funny that Mikiya has the same voice actor as the one for Okita Sougo from Gintama Oh, and love, love the OST. It might become one of my favorites next to Clannad and Code Geass.
Few questions: What happened to Mikiya exactly? And I was a bit confused about Shiki's arm. She's already lost it beforehand?

For her arm, you'll see in the third movie and Mikiya was put in trance you could say and some stuff you question will be answered later so better watch the after credits because the cutscenes are important! Also did you know that the VA for Mikiya and Shiki are married? XD

[Gaara's hair]

A safe haven for Kara no Kyoukai fans

 

Anyways, quick thoughts about Kara no Kyoukai: Great movie. Found myself way too immersed with the animation to even be bothered by the confusing plot (well, I kind of spoilered myself already from last year a bit ) The fighting scene b/w Shiki and that spirit Fujou was amazing to watch. Almost had a grace-like feel to it. Don't really know what to feel though towards Fujou's decision to commit suicide towards the end b/c she wanted to relieve that feeling that she had when Shiki destroyed her spirit (How da fuq did she get to that building there anyways if she was supposed to be blind?!)  Lol, at that pervert joke from Mikiya towards the end The voice acting is great; especially Maaya Sakamoto is doing a superb job with speaking Shiki. Love how she has this tomboyish tone to her. I also find it funny that Mikiya has the same voice actor as the one for Okita Sougo from Gintama Oh, and love, love the OST. It might become one of my favorites next to Clannad and Code Geass.

Few questions: What happened to Mikiya exactly? And I was a bit confused about Shiki's arm. She's already lost it beforehand?

Can't wait and see can you?  

[trang95]

For her arm, you'll see in the third movie and Mikiya was put in trance you could say and some stuff you question will be answered later so better watch the after credits because the cutscenes are important! Also did you know that the VA for Mikiya and Shiki are married? XD

Oh, ok. That girl after the credits. I remember having read somewhere a while ago that she was Mikiya's little sister...

And yes, I did! Nice to see how Kara no Kyoukai brought two voice actors together, and two gifted ones, too

Edited by trang95, 17 June 2015 - 04:55 PM.

[trang95]

This is kind of a stupid comment, but I'm watching the second movie right now, and couldn't help but notice that this is so far the only anime I've seen in which the high school students are not wearing a school uniform... Otherwise, it'd be "byebye Kimono" for Shiki XD

[RyohkiFan]

This is kind of a stupid comment, but I'm watching the second movie right now, and couldn't help but notice that this is so far the only anime I've seen in which the high school students are not wearing a school uniform... Otherwise, it'd be "byebye Kimono" for Shiki XD

I guess it's rare, I love the second movie! Btw pay attention to the guy that talks to Shiki in the school when it's a rainy day, pay close attention xD

[trang95]

I guess it's rare, I love the second movie! Btw pay attention to the guy that talks to Shiki in the school when it's a rainy day, pay close attention xD

*scratches head* You mean the one with the brown hair? I was wondering if Mikiya is close to that guy b/c it looked like Mikiya went to a cafe with him later.

Last year, when I first watched the movie, I was just like wtf is wrong with Mikiya?! Rewatching the movie now, I understand his actions better. But is he in denial about Shiki being the mass murderer, or is he aware of the fact that SHIKI is the one committing the murders?

Edited by trang95, 17 June 2015 - 07:53 PM.