Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi

Adult life has brought its share of disillusions to 28-year-old writer Sumireko Ogawa, who was once considered a child prodigy in literature. Facing hostility from editors, she struggles to publish her work and progress in writing her new novel. As Sumireko starts to resign herself to the uneventful life of a book clerk, she is brutally plunged into the realm of mysteries after she reads poetry from a strange book, as she unexpectedly becomes a child again.

Sumireko is thrilled to have regained her inspiration and youthful enthusiasm. However, her work colleague Ren Adashino, who happens to be an expert in the occult, warns her that this transformation will eventually kill her unless she reads other verses from the book. Reluctantly agreeing to regain her adult form, Sumireko decides to help Ren and his sister, Oto, in their paranormal investigations. Although Ren's goals are still unclear to Sumireko, the young woman is determined to turn her new exciting life experiences into a lasting literary success.

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Ogawa, Sumireko Main

Fairouz Ai Japanese

Adashino, Ren Main

Yamashita, Daiki Japanese

Adashino, Oto Main

Yukimura, Eri Japanese

Uname, Manami Supporting

Horie, Yui Japanese

Hayami, Shizuku Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Hon-hime Supporting

Mitsuishi, Kotono Japanese

Ametsuchi, Nodoka Supporting

Aizawa, Saya Japanese

Hanamura, Mikamo Supporting

Oozora, Naomi Japanese

Himeuo, Yorumun Supporting

Oozora, Naomi Japanese

John Doe Supporting

Uchida, Yuuya Japanese

Iizuka, Aya Producer

Itou, Shousei Producer

Sasaki, Reiko Producer

Okazaki, Yuu Producer

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Jul 13, 2024

Fernando-Senpai

Recommended

According to my personal criteria, Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi is far from being a horror anime. I will use Mieruko-chan as a reference, which has supernatural elements appearing suddenly, a situation that does not happen in Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi. However, the anime is still interesting. It has a well-written mystery story, where the Adashino brothers want to go and where they came from, what the cursed objects really are, what the novel that Sumireko is writing will be like. These subjects make you interested in continuing to watch!

Speaking of the characters, each of them has their own particularities. The Adashino brothers have ... the ability to see signs where cursed situations are occurring. Sumireko is the bearer of youth and has the ability to change size and age by reciting a poem. They are not those characters copied from a standard primer, and each of them carries their own mysteries. Much of the story is linked to folklore and urban legends, especially from Japan.

For those who came here for the ecchi, imagining it to be the same as the manga, unfortunately it is quite different. There are some fan service scenes, but there is no explicit nudity. As for the visuals of the animation, I found it excellent. The characters' features are well drawn and the scenes are rich in detail. For those looking for mystery, suspense and historical facts, I highly recommend the anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Sep 4, 2024

enriquelirac

Mixed Feelings

When I started Mysterious Disappearances, I thought, “Wow, a story with characters who are neither good nor bad. Intriguing mysteries to solve and cute girls. What could go wrong?”

The answer was: almost everything.

Don’t get me wrong, Mysterious Disappearances is not a bad anime.

Mysterious Disappearances tells the story of two siblings who are part of a magical world trapped in our world, whose only hope to return to their world is to do “favors” for a ticket seller of a magical train. The way to do favors is by solving mysteries and supernatural events based on Asian urban legends.

One thing I really highlight about this anime ... is its characters. They are all great and well-constructed. And the best part: there are no good people. Here, everyone is human. Humans with qualities, flaws, and vices. Without a doubt, you fall in love with and feel the soul of each of the characters the story focuses on.

What went wrong? The narrative. Everything is too slow, and the author wastes too much time. Literally, there are about three episodes where absolutely nothing progresses. The author forgets that this is a mystery story and it feels like we are watching a “Slice of Life” anime.

In the end, when the author realizes that too much time has been wasted, there is a super forced closure in the last episodes that leaves the story tasteless.

The waste of time is so great, and the closure so abrupt, that one cannot help but feel that they have wasted their time watching this story.

It’s unfortunate. Episode 1 excites anyone, but by episode 4, you are already thinking about what the next anime to watch will be.

THE GOOD. Extraordinary characters with incredible personalities. Personally, I loved Oto Adashino.

THE BAD. A mediocre narrative lowered the quality of this work.

THERE WILL BE no more Otto for anyone in anime version :(

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Aug 2, 2024

joemaamah

Not Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

I thought I was going to like this after the first episode. It seemed like it might head in a decent direction. But ultimately it descended into a vehicle for mounds of lame fanservice. And those are the best parts. It got so bad I bailed out after 5 eps.

The characters here turn out to be a joke. The MC is a 28 yo woman with huge jugs, so let's dress her up as a high school girl, and let her prance and jiggle around all over. Then there's two kids, a boy and a girl. The guy is just kind of weird and ... doesn't seem to do a whole lot of anything. The girl makes Wednesday Adams look like the life of the party. There was no liking any of the lot.

The writiing was boring as this plodded along. If you removed the edge of hentai elements, there might not have actually been any writing.

The art was OK, at least it had a little style. There was a little hope for the animation at first, but it sank to less than average in a hurry. The VAs were OK but hardly inspired. The direction was simply poor. The production struck me as a hastily slapped together mess. No one really gives a shit. Just get it out the door.

The only real mystery here was, how did I even make it through 5 eps? I probably should have failed it after 3. Grading this, I'd give it no better than 43/100; failing with an E and close to an F. Can't make this disappear fast enough.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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