There are many Japanese horror anime and manga out there that make you think about humanity and the sin. Something in those stories that would touch you from the inside and make you feel the pain of others.
Requiem from the Darkness is one such anime and manga that is perfect mold of horror, psychological and karmic theme.
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Today I wish to review this anime because I loved it's story and I can justify why animation is the way it is. Not because of animation but for it's stories. There are many reasons why I loved it and I am going to go a bit deeper on why you should watch this anime.
So let's get deeper on why this anime is worth your time.
It all starts with one innocent yet ambitious writer who wishes to pay his bills goes onto the journey of writing 100 stories of sins. He comes across three spiritual beings. Which definitely are not from the heaven. And they are being sent by someone or some creature which feeds on the sinners.
And from here the story goes ahead for 13 episodes worth of new story in each episodes. I know it could have been longer seasons but for some reason it ends after these episodes. Which I feel really sad for.
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Each episode new story would succumb you into new form of darkness. They bring out some painful stories which kind of make you wonder what type of people are out there in the world.
You would come across 4 characters in this anime. 2 of the creepy spiritual beings are kind of fun to see getting developed as stories move ahead. And the voluptuous woman named ogin, would kind of send those lusty vibes towards you. Trust me she will. As she is not only creepy but hot too. And there is a reason why that you would discover later in the story.
I wish they could have extended this series beyond 13 episodes. It'd have been lot better for us to know the journey of each of those characters a little bit more.
I must agree that animation is not that attractive but assuming this was done before 2005. You can say the animation in that time along with the dark horror theme. It is pretty good on that scale. However today modern animation can bring lot better justice to such dark and grim stories.
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But the way some of the characters are drawn including the hot woman and all the murders and the creepy creatures. You would definitely love the animation all over these episodes. Animation wise I don't have any complaints though as I am glad that such stories came out in anime form.
Definitely. It only has 13 episodes and if you want to get the most out of the anime then go ahead and watch it late night in one sitting. You wont be feeling the scare as that is not the intention of the story but more of show the sin and pains.
I'd say anyone who is into the horror anime and like watching the content that has depth of pain. I'd say those should watch it. It's not your cringy anime content. But more of short stories of pain and the exploration of innocent writer that would keep you watching the series.
This is one of those animes which you watch late night binge watching. Sort of like those youtube short movies.
If you like bing watching horror anime or horror manga and want to try classic horror, then Requiem from the Darkness should be in your list.
