![]() ![]() The environments are grim and grungy, reminiscent of a noir detective game, but the characters look too clean, too ‘nice’ for the setting. So what we have here is a horror mystery with more comedy and even more romance than either horror or mystery. Unfortunately, this tension doesn’t last. The romance is obvious from the start and I thought its inclusion was to heighten tension, create uncertainty about whether she wants his love or his life. They are to ensnare Niiya and do who knows what to his soul. But in the eyes of Kirie, she’s a monster, an onryo with long, matted black hair and black blood leaking from her skin. When Niiya looks at her, he sees a sexy girl, voluptuous and well endowed in the right places, always flirting with him and craving his touch. The mechanics of Yuuko’s appearance are interesting, for one. The idea of a ghost with several possibilities pointing to her identity and death is an interesting one. I don’t know what personality he’s meant to have. This is a romance with a dash of horror mystery on the side – a romance with as much substance as a ghost.Īny romance with such a wet noodle of a guy as Niiya is doomed to fail. You’re thinking this is a horror mystery, yes? Well, you’d be wrong. ![]()
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