This doesn’t always go in the way they want either with one particular episode that becomes an absurd parody with dancing aesthetics. There’s also hardly any depth into the story except sticking with the concept of fighting youmu and saving people. Even afterwards, her interactions with that character is seemingly blushed off as just another event in her past life a rushed one at that as well. However, her present character shows little to none of those scars until confronted directly.
#BEYOND THE BOUNDARY MOVIE SERIES#
Mirai is a prominent example as her history with a certain character of the series left her with “scars”. This is also shown with the way characters are designed. Back stories seems interesting at first but overall lacks any depth or interest because it’s hard to relate to the characters. Conflicts are resolved abruptly without proper morals. The way most of the characters are part of the series’ plot often ends in what I can see as rushed sequences. The plot has many holes that are left wide open thanks to the way of its execution. This series’ overall plot execution should be considered a travesty of justice. The Nase siblings aren’t any interesting either considering their constant bickering and Hiiromi’s heavily implied sister complex. They seem to exist the complete opposite together like oil and water. In fact, there is hardly any romance between the duo nor any depth. His relationship with Mirai is quite empty and can hardly be noticeable at all. On the other hand, Akihito makes more of a presence but for absurd reasons such as his glasses fetish and preposterous humor. Perhaps also colored as a natural klutz, there is almost nothing that stands out with her being part of this series. Mirai is decorated with adorableness that is further evidenced by those noticeable round glasses, petite figure, and nerviness around others. None of the characters stands out on their own either. Almost all their conversations lacks any sort of dynamics but is instead replaced with irrational jokes, meaningless development, and overall a fragile depth. Most of them hardly connect at all with their lack of characterization. These four characters makes the ingredients of this show that give Kyoukai no Kanata its odd flavor. Among our main characters includes Akihito Kanbara, a half-human and half-youmu with a gifted ability of regeneration, Mirai Kuriyama with the talent of blood manipulation, the spirit warrior Mitsuki Nase, and her older brother Hiiromi Nase.
The setting of the series takes place in a modern time era with the typical school life of our characters. After saving her, we witness strange events among its residents as the world they know it becomes a distorted by supernatural entities that threatens their very own existence. It starts out with an attempted suicide by a young girl named Mirai Kuriyama.
The initial premise also brings forth a promising start with its small cast of characters and plot. Now finally in this show, there’s actual otherworldly elements that and fans should be grateful for.
#BEYOND THE BOUNDARY MOVIE FREE#
Series such as Hyouka, Chuunibyou, and the recently Free all never ventured into the supernatural zone that bought viewers to attention. Kyoto Animation is known for animating various titles with a school life setting but rarely ever incorporates the usage of actual supernatural themes into them with touch of darkness or despair. Ironically, one of the main characters is half youmu but finds himself fighting on the side of humanity as he embraces his destiny. They use those abilities to save people and combat against the youmu. That secret being that some of them are not human but instead are gifted with abnormal abilities. (artwork: Tomoyo Kamoi) The series takes a new turn by adapting the style of dark fantasy in a modern time era involving a group of students whom seems normal at first but contains a dark secret. Kyoukai no Kanata is an animated series based off the light novel of the same name written by Nagomu Torii. Instead, it presents a story that is almost laughable. This series is fails at various levels and if you’re expecting a deep engaging story with well developed characters, then look somewhere else. It’s something that Kyoto Animation haven’t tried before in the past so Kyoukai no Kanata should set its par high with this new style, right? Wrong. Don’t get me wrong, the show has quite an promising premise with the style of a dark fantasy genre. Watching Kyoukai no Kanata is like riding a train but as it moves, it goes down spiral, into the abyss, and finally reaches trainwreck at the shadow of the pit.
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