I began watching this series thinking it would be great to see some classic Japanese horror as the name implied. The good score here on IMDb was what drove me the most i guess.
The first story is about a woman who's betrayed by her husband, dies from being poisoned and wants revenge. It was all really dragged out. Only the final episode was descent and the animation over all was really bad. You could see that they tried to make it look just like an old Japanese painting which was a nice touch yet the animation and overall quality just didn't make things work out for the best. The arc also included a documentary, sort of woven into the story, about this tale that apparently is a classic Japanese theater play. I'm sure it had been a lot more interesting had the production been better though.
2/10
The second arc gets a little better. It looks much more like classic animé. Character design is so so, but it works. You are presented with a castle haunted by forgotten gods that eat humans. A man from a town near the castle meets the princess of the castle and they fall in love with each other. Complications arise. The story is pretty generic and you've probably heard it all before.
5/10
The final chapter is another matter though. Although the artistic style might be a bit hard on the eyes at first with bright colors every where and it's hard to know where to look. But it's unique in it's presentation and also very beautiful at the same time. Also the animation is top notch. The story might seem a bit cliché but is really well executed. A group of people in what i can guess is Japanese 18th or 19th century are trapped inside a house where a Demon Cat is about. The only one who can stop the demon cat is a traveling medicine salesman who's also in the house. But to do that he must unravel the mysteries of how the demon came to be in the first place. There are some interesting intrigues and it gets pretty exciting at times. This chapter i would recommend anyone watching.
8.5/10
The first story is about a woman who's betrayed by her husband, dies from being poisoned and wants revenge. It was all really dragged out. Only the final episode was descent and the animation over all was really bad. You could see that they tried to make it look just like an old Japanese painting which was a nice touch yet the animation and overall quality just didn't make things work out for the best. The arc also included a documentary, sort of woven into the story, about this tale that apparently is a classic Japanese theater play. I'm sure it had been a lot more interesting had the production been better though.
2/10
The second arc gets a little better. It looks much more like classic animé. Character design is so so, but it works. You are presented with a castle haunted by forgotten gods that eat humans. A man from a town near the castle meets the princess of the castle and they fall in love with each other. Complications arise. The story is pretty generic and you've probably heard it all before.
5/10
The final chapter is another matter though. Although the artistic style might be a bit hard on the eyes at first with bright colors every where and it's hard to know where to look. But it's unique in it's presentation and also very beautiful at the same time. Also the animation is top notch. The story might seem a bit cliché but is really well executed. A group of people in what i can guess is Japanese 18th or 19th century are trapped inside a house where a Demon Cat is about. The only one who can stop the demon cat is a traveling medicine salesman who's also in the house. But to do that he must unravel the mysteries of how the demon came to be in the first place. There are some interesting intrigues and it gets pretty exciting at times. This chapter i would recommend anyone watching.
8.5/10