![]() We don’t know how the Hunters know about the Blade Children. We don’t know why they are considered too dangerous to live by their enemies, known as the Hunters. ![]() We don’t know how Ayumu is linked to the Blade Children. And by the end of this 25 episode journey, we barely know more than we knew in the beginning. Unfortunately, this mystery is dragged on for far too long, raised in episode one and spanning all the way to the last episode. The main mystery of who the Blade Children are is intriguing, and wanting to find the answer kept me watching this series. One mystery solution sounded like a Rube Goldberg machine: It required a girl to be wearing the wrong glasses, causing her to lose her balance, causing her to lean on a railing, causing the railing to break, causing her to fall-and if any of these events didn’t go exactly as planned, then it wouldn’t have worked. However, other episodes are hit-and-miss and have puzzle solutions that involve the murderer using a plan that is way too convoluted and relies heavily on chance events. Some of the episodes have good puzzle twists that involve Ayumu getting out of a tricky situation using his wits and what little resources he has around him (some of his solutions reminded me of the series MacGyver). The mysteries are more of a howdunit than a whodunit, as often the guilty party is either an unimportant, unnamed character, or we already know who did it, just not how they did it. Each episode contains a puzzle-type mystery on three levels: A mini mystery, followed by the main mystery of the episode, and finally, a small piece of information about the series’ driving question: Who are the Blade Children, and what do they want with Ayumu? Joined by school journalist, Hiyono, and the assistance of his sister-in-law, police detective Madoka Narumi, Ayumu tries to figure out who the Blade Children are, and why they are after him. After being falsely being accused of attempted murder, Kiyotaka’s intelligent younger brother, Ayumu, finds himself pulled into solving the mystery of the cursed Blade Children and their connection with his missing brother. ![]() ![]() ![]() Two years ago, the brilliant detective and musician, Kiyotaka Narumi, disappeared, leaving behind his wife and younger brother with only a vague message concerning the mystery of the so-called Blade Children. Translation Note: “Suiri no kizuna” = “Bonds of Reasoning” ![]()
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