Reviews for Holmes of Kyoto

Honestly, when I saw the score on Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes I had to put my two cents in. This is one of my all-time favorite anime’s ever! The characters have a real depth to them. The back stories are well-done and the romance is slow and heart warming. The concept of an art appraiser is new and I found it incredible interesting to learn about the different art pieces. If you love heartwarming anime where the characters grow and develop then I recommend it 100%!! Oops, first review and I guess they want it to be longer :P Well, what else can I say?I personally thing the art is beautiful in this anime. It reflected the wholesome feel. I also thought they did really well on the villain in the anime. He had enough wins to keep things moving and his background was explained nicely. Honestly, I wish it had gone on another season. I could watch this show all day. It truly surprised me at times and just loves stories where the main character grow emotionally.

Unfortunately as of the series conclusion I can safely say Kyoto Holmes is a safe but unnecessary mystery/shoujo. Worth noting, I have no knowledge of Japanese art history though, which might present some additional entertainment value as its a subject i haven't seen covered before. Story 4/10 As the biggest draw, to me, was the mystery, the lack of an impressive plot was a sad detraction. The mysteries weren't boring, but the cardinal sin of not giving the viewers enough information to potentially solve the mystery themselves is a sore point. Even then the mysteries tend to lack significant consequence, which brings me to the worstpart. There was only one issue that was especially offensive, the weak attempt at modernizing Moriarty that falls really flat as almost everything about him is nonsensical. The writing portrays him significant but also refuses to let our protagonist lose, leaving him as no real threat. At worst there is a "technical" victory that they try to hammer home by having holmes react especially heavily but it doesn't feel deserved and marks a real low point in the plot. Its the painfully classic case where the protagonist-antagonist relationship is really contrived. The other subplots are at least good for a binge watch though.

Art 7/10

The style was consistent, seems a little over saturated at times but otherwise nothing to complain about. The subject antiques and art are fairly detailed although there were some objects that weren't given much focus. Character designs and outfits were lacking beyond the main cast.

Sound 6/10

Unremarkable.

Character 5/10

the main pair are set up is at least somewhat uniquely, but the end result is a tired standardized shoujo relationship that adds very little to the rest of the story. Again its not particularly offensive but it didn't end up very entertaining either. The heroine is occasionally competent, starting off lacking but ending up with at least one (1) redeeming quality. If you like female characters who act as victims and don't do much beyond that you'll love her. In contrast is the Hero Holmes, who's a borderline superhero, having no real flaws beyond some contrived heartbreak story that is repeated early on then eventually ignored so as to not interfere with the shoujo aspects. there was also the terrible antagonist and, about 2-3 interesting side characters, the rest were forgettable.

enjoyment 5/10

a simple mystery isn't unenjoyable but the weak antagonist (and even though sherlock/moriarty isn't the most holy of pairs, this bad of a rendition is still insulting) and otherwise lacking characters are not encouraging to say the least. besides the mysteries themselves, the props and art do provide some entertainment value though.

Overall 5/10

Its not offensive at all, the art style is nice. The mysteries are intriguing even though the characters aren't. The use of holmes in the name does carry some expectations, and those expectations were most certainly not met, as such i personally cannot recommend watching.

Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes is a rarity series, centering around an antique shop, collector items and fake products. In the history of anime, we haven't gotten many series that deal with love and interest for aesthetics and collecting. Hyouge Mono was one of those, and it is definitely among the best anime series ever produced. Gallery Fake had its own fair share of art, much like the name suggests. Bartender did this with simply drinks. But that's pretty much where they end. Until now. Nothing especially spectacular ever happens in this series. It relies on the simple things that are beautiful, according to the series.The focus is on details, depth and passion for inanimate objects. Those viewers who never shared similar passions to any specific form of matter, certainly will not change their minds after seeing this series either, and probably cannot see any beauty or charm in it.

Like the name hints, the actual story is a detective mystery. Our "watson" is a cute anime lady who learns about antique during our mysteries, and our sherlock is the (future) owner of the antique shop around which this series centers. They make a rather interesting couple. Of course, sherlock is bit from the autistic side like practically every detective lead ever. The great part about this is his love for the collector's items which is prioritized over his actual detective skills, much like Adrian Monk's OCD in the tv show, Monk.

There is not much that I can add, other than this can be something truly magnificent for a very specific audience.

Tranquil, witty, not the worst characters around, and a great way to promote the city. I personally would have liked a little bit more about art, collecting and counterfeits, and less about the romance (the two are obviously made for each other, no need to show them dancing around, and the fact that he's a few years older isn't really shocking to me). Admittedly, I can understand reviewers who were underwhelmed, as they were expecting some more Sherlock-like criminal cases and drama, although I wonder just how much mystery you can build into a 25 minutes episode. Nevertheless, I found myself looking forward to another halfhour of relaxing TV each week. Not all shows have to be about sword fights or giant robots.

The animation is mediocre, but with such a show, who cares?

I wish the Kyoto Tourism Board would sponsor a second season. Shoudn't be too expensive to make such an anime, and I definitely would be happy!

My first review for an anime...this was disappointing :/ I'm an avid romance fan, but this really did not do much for me. I will say, I LOVE antiquing and I found myself interested in the explanations behind the pieces and whatnot. I was super excited during the first few episodes, and loved the direction of Aoi & Holme's relationship. I really like more mature, straight-forward romances and none of the harem garbage. I appreciated that it checked those boxes. However, the ending was very much a "non-ending" and lukewarm at best. It wasn't terrible, but felt like a waste of time overall. Aoi/Holme's romantic relationship waspushed quite a bit at times, so I was expecting more of a satisfying ending and stuck it out :(

The premise was interesting, and if you're a big antique/history fan you may find those scenes enjoyable. If you're someone who prefers more of a side romance and don't mind a non-ending, give it a shot. There's a bit of conflict with a semi interesting antagonist, too.

The animation was very poor, music not notable and the characters were okay. Not something I'd rewatch, but if another season came out I might give it a shot in hopes of a better conclusion.

If you have the love of watching mystery series such as Detective Conan, Inspector Gadget, Sherlock Holmes and the like, this series would fit right into your pocket (and a nice derivative for that). Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes, or more specifically, Kyoto native Kiyotaka 'Holmes' Yagashira the male MC, has a knack for solving riddles, trusted by his dad Seiji, whom they both own an antique shop full of real antiques such as drawings and cups. You name it, they have it. In comes Aoi Mashiro, a high school girl who comes into Kiyotaka's shop, looking for a part-time job to help finance her needsand restart her life. And with her introduction, comes a new (unsuspecting) role for her to maintain whatever is with the shop's characteristics and the like while being Holmes' aide Watson, as they journey around people who seem to face issues from counterfeiting antiques to crime scenes.

Coming from the source material, being a novel, it's the equivalent to episodic chapters: Same MCs, different characters with their various problems, all requiring the help of the male MC to do his job, clear names and pronounce judgment (if so need be). With that said, nothing special ever goes on with the series, with the only variant(s) being the story, character, environment settings and the such. Nothing too spectacular going on there that's for sure. Oh, I almost forgot, this series also references the Holmes vs. Lupin feel by having Enshou the con-man-cum-priest counterfeit master in order for Holmes to be tested and mocked at.

Characters were nothing special ,except for the fact that their abilities are showcased, so that's saying something. And Aoi and Holmes, your romance is building and overwhelming, so get a room please!

"All Kyoto boys are bad boys." - Aoi

With that said, I'm just gonna bolster this through:

Character designs, art and animation aren't the greatest to begin with, and that's coming from a studio that specializes in hentai-based anime and the god-awful horror-fest mistake that is Ousama Game. It is very noticeable that sometimes the art isn't as what it is and is constantly blurred out in the background to highlight whatever the scenes are important in, and the character faces (e.g. check out Aoi's face near the end ot the OP credits). Add in the fairly decent to mediocre animation, and you have a byproduct that doesn't stand out much for its many and ever-increasing flaws, but yet it manages to do its job, completing the basics I mean.

Music is hit and miss. A brand new AOP song for the OP, and it is okay, but I'm just not feeling the entirety. Wagakki Band's ED is a much better, much richer job closing the gaps of the series, giving it the nice-rounded feeling of an ending that's fitting for the series to boot.

Holmes of Kyoto, on the surface, doesn't forebode its series well due to the low marketing, but also its unappealing factors which outweigh the reasons to watch this anime (heck, I even went into this series not expecting anything). But honestly, deep down its face-value, and you will see a series that's quite unlike anything about collecting and treasuring antiques and the like. If you are the audience that loves to solve riddles of expect some "mystery", this is the show for you. For jaded others, look elsewhere.

All i can say is, i guess? The anime is about Holmes which isnt his real name but his nick name cause of his first name which they have to repeat twice an episode so you dont forget. Cause obviously he doesnt wanna brag about being smart and solving everything. Spoiler; He is smart and solves everything. Basically its about some sort of acient shop and there is this employee called holmes and a girl whose name i forgot cause im watching 35 seasonals dont blame me. You can feel a romantic genre comming up but its probally a bait. Nvm that, every episode there isa problem and our mr holmes knows it within 1 sec but keeps asking question ( He always brags about knowing it instantly ). Its not over the top comedy and not over the top mystery. I would personally not really reccomend this. Go watch the great shit of this season. But still its worth a shot if you are really bored or have that one annoying friend who keeps saying you need to watch this

Are you expecting some detectivesque story, focused on fighting against crime or solving whodunnit stuff? Well, I am sorry. Wrong door, here. Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes is nothing of this. It' s a touristic anime intended to promote the Kyoto-fu Prefecture; Its monuments, history, popular traditions, streets and towns, hostelery, Tv programms and culture: the art, specially. How we do that? We imagine the most unprobable and unrealistic Pawn Stars guy, we name him Holmes for basically no reason (I got the joke with your surname, Kiyotaka... please, stop repeating it) and we couple him by "hazard" (ha!) with the most generic and plain tweenie girl we're abled tothink of.

I'm amazed we didn't dare to name her Watson instead of Aoi.

But everybody else's doing it in our behalf, so...

If that's not enough, let's add some facepalming "artistico-ethical rivalry" with some random bald guy (I miss you so bad, Saitama-senpai).

We'll display all of this with a cheap hentai-related animation over a more than decent art environment and we will lamely draw some of the middle chapters into the purest "chinese studio sub-hired to refill DragonBall GT's holes" style.

And finally, let's permeate the whole thing with a thick loop of "unsolved romantic tension"...

...between Holmes and Watson, I mean, not with the bald guy.

... or maybe yes, who knows?

Now, you may feel yourself apparently ready to appeal tourists to Kyoto.

This damned sh*t shouldn't work!

It shouldn't, for Tolliver's sake!!

In any possible manner!!!

(sigh)

But it does.

It works.

More than average, it works.

Amazingly fine, it woks.

To my dismay, it works.

Elegant, classy, fairly narrated, with memorable characters and ironic sense of humor about its own flawless.

Do you know some of those girls who are not that pretty, they don't regularly use make-up, seem unabled to dress fashion and don't show any brilliant wits...

... but, for some unknown reason, you never forget about them, you unintendedly smile when you think of them and feel a confusing sense of warmth?

This anime is a bit like those girls.

A bit like Aoi.

Addendo: The way this Holmes works has nothing to do with Conan-Doyle's style. That Ghibli's Meitanei Homuzu at the '80s was far closer.

If any, we should compare Kiyotaka's modus operandi with another literarian well-known detective: kinda thin, tall, young, dismoustached and sexy Hercule Poirot.

It is very educational in terms of antiques and several Japanese history related. I really like the fact that the MC is very cool, intelligent and highly observant. The animation is definitely A+ as well as the voice acting. A young and highly talented + skilled lad is currently managing an Antique Shop + Coffee shop. He then meets a young and brokenhearted high school girl. He invites her to become an employee in order for her to earn the ticket back to her hometown without having to resort on selling her grandpa's treasures. In my opinion, this is quite an interesting series since therehasn't been much anime/manga about antiques + detective idea (I am a fan of deduction/detective stuff). This certainly got its potential and hopefully it keeps us intrigued all the way.

If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes, with a twist of romance this is the right show for you.

Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes or Holmes of Kyoto is a story about an antique appraiser and a heartbroken girl. As an appraiser it requires you to have a lot of knowledge from works of art to literature. All this leads to a young man who can always see the truth and can tell the difference between what's real and fake, which makes him perfect for being a detective. The irony is that the MC hates detective work. Holes of Kyoto is literally a succession of episodes where you follow the MC as he solves many different mysteries and grows closer to the female characterevery episode. I'm very shocked at it's score and really hope people give this show a chance.

I can't shake the feeling that this anime is somewhat an advertisement anime for Kyoto. The story is not that interesting. I thought it was a detective genre but the mysteries are weak and not that interesting compared to another detective. Although the story is just so so, it depicted Kyoto beautifully that made me want to visit one more time. Almost all of the places in this anime is real and they illustrated it beautifully. Watching this anime made me really want to go visit Kyoto once again. It did not feature the popular tourist spot so the places in this anime actuallyare quite interesting to visit for you who don't really like mainstream tourist spot.

If I have to say it, I'd say this is a very good ads anime that I've ever encountered. I will plan to visit Kyoto again next time and I'll be sure to check out all the places in this anime. And I'll be sure to recommended this anime to my friends who ask for recommendation of places to go in Kyoto. :)

I've been reading romantic mysteries since middle school over a decade ago (Jayne Ann Krentz/JD Robb? Anybody? *sigh*), so now when I watch something fluffy like Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes, I feel old and jaded, and nobody likes to feel old and jaded. In addition, compared to the suspense/chemistry in pulp romances, this anime series is serene and too flat to be truly entertaining. But all that said, Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes is a cute, innocuous show to while away a few hours if you've got that time to spare. Pros: Kyoto Teramachi introduces and explains art in a concise, approachable fashion. From tea bowls tohanging scrolls, the history/creators of such antiques are, I imagine, largely unknown to the Western audience, but not once did I feel lost. Also, I'm in the camp that believes art is enhanced when you know the context/background of its creation, so I'm glad I have these new snippets rattling around in my memory if I ever run into anything in a museum.

The main characters, Aoi and Holmes, don't devolve into petty drama/disputes between the two of them. Too often in anything that has even a hint of romance, the leads have at least one big argument/misunderstanding between them that's purely conflict for conflict's sake, but Kyoto Teramachi floats on with romance scenes happening mostly in small moments.

Cons:

Holmes-san himself wants to be seen as an appraiser rather than a detective, and I agree with him; the mysteries that have nothing to do with antiques are largely lackluster and some are completely out of left field. The entire series lacks cohesion, with antagonist Enshou's forgeries being the only consistent through-line. I almost wish this show was more slice-of-life with regular moments bracketing the Enshou drama rather than random sideshows of cheating allegations and attempted murder. If I were Holmes, I would be pretty annoyed at getting dragged into people's personal issues just because I had decent observation and question asking skills. And as a viewer, seeing random one-off characters get personal issues investigated and solved in under twenty minutes doesn't make for good viewing either.

Some reoccurring characters, especially actor guy (Kajiwara, Akihito), add nothing to the narrative line or main character development. Any attempts at comic relief were ridiculous in an unfunny, eye-roll sort of way.

The animation is mediocre at best. The color palette is weirdly bright and washed out, there is zero sense of dynamic lighting, but the worst was the few episodes before the last episode, where even character faces lost consistency/expression and took on some derpiness.

In conclusion, Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes is...fine. The main characters are cute/mostly likeable, and there are good bits of art history thrown in, but if you're looking for intrigue, suspense, or even particularly good cleverness, this show is not really going to provide it. I can't see myself ever recommending Kyoto Teramachi, but if you've already stumbled upon it and got time to burn, well, this review is not a *stay away* sign, just a meh, you should keep your expectations at a reasonable/low level.

This anime is kinda mid, but it is a fun experience to say the least. As someone watches Detective Conan casually, I think they're trying to imitate that feel, but it seems like it kinda falls flat. But learning Japanese culture through this anime is fun. But it sure did make me wanna read the light novel though. Story: The problem with the story is the mystery parts kinda luck luster, but still entertaining, maybe they probably left some details from the light novels? But I do like the concept of romance getting mixed with mystery, the execution is just meh. The side plot of theromance drama is pretty nice though, until the ending.

Art: The art is nice, and how it showcases Japanese culture through it is great. But the animation is mid. There are some stiff and awkward shots here and there, and there's also a very noticeable mistake with the female lead's hair in one of the episodes.

Sound: The OP and the ED are so bangers!!! The soundtrack is pretty as well. But the sound mixing with the voices in the art are kinda off at times.

Character: The characters are actually pretty good. They all have their struggles, like the female lead has struggles with her love life and dealing with the toxic people in her life, Holmes has struggled with his knowledge and temper, and Moria, Holmes' rival is actually pretty interesting. He's a counterfeit "artist", Holmes' rival as an appraiser, but deep down, he's hiding his insecurities within his craft and his rivalry with Holmes (but they ruin him by making him a (spoiler, xxxual assaulter) But yeah I guess the characters are pretty solid, I guess.

This anime is pretty enjoyable at the end of the day though. You guys should give it a try if you want.

I think this anime had potential. I think rather than having the 'cases' be solved in one episode the ones with the strongest plots should have taken a couple episodes to complete and the ones with weaker plots should be dropped. I think that some of the sub plots really had good potential both for character development and emotional stakes. The addition of the main villain of the series overall detracted from the plot, rather than adding to it, and I think he should honestly not be a part of the story. If he is, he should be written as a better foil to "Holmes".Along with extending the time it takes to solve the cases I think we also need more time for character development, and to even just learn more about the characters. They are written very stiff, as if they only have a couple surface level personality traits each. (This is mostly noticeable with the main two, Holmes and Aoi. With a lot of the other charters it's actually excusable or not even the case for them) While these characters are easier to keep consistent it's boring and makes them sem more like robots than people.

In short, if these things were to happen it would be a very good romance series:

1. Get rid of unnecessary/uninteresting sub plots

2. Expand on the interesting subplots

3. More time for character development and looking more into their lives rather than the shallow glimpses we get constantly

4. Actually flesh out the characters, give the main ones more than a couple personality traits. *This is probably the worst part of the series. You want to like the characters, and they occasionally have good moments, but then go back to being robots!

5. Completely revise the main villain, both in character and in story. Keep the core essence, but make it less "I'm pooping up just to mess with you, then I'm leaving" and more "You're in my way" AND "I'm going to get in your way in a meaningful way, that actually serves a purpose for me."

A great watch if you like traditional Japanese culture in general and Kyoto culture in particular. Kyoto Teramachi Sanjou no Holmes does a good job at being a mystery show, but where the show really shines is in its many references to actual places and cultural phenomena of Kyoto; the city of Kyoto is effectively a third main character. Thus, whether you have any connections to or any interest in the historical and cultural capital will likely play a part in determining how much you end up liking this anime. The mysteries that the main characters (mostly the titular Holmes) solve range from simple misunderstandings to seriousincidents. One criticism that can be levied against the show is that Holmes, true to his nickname, sometimes falls into the trope of being a bit too good, to the point that he can quickly solve even complicated cases by observing the parties involved and asking a couple of simple questions. This is par for the course for mystery shows though, and if you are willing to engage in a bit of suspension of disbelief the mysteries are, in my opinion, very enjoyable.

I found that the viewers actually have a fair chance at (at least partly) solving many of the mysteries before they are revealed, although sometimes you may be required to be familiar with traditional Japanese culture to understand some references. For example, [this is not a spoiler as it is not a surprise and has no impact on the plot] Rikyu being skilled at making tea is surely a reference to the historical tea master Sen no Rikyu that will be obvious to any Japanese viewer but probably fly under the radar of most other viewers. A similar but more important example is the final line said by a certain character before the credits (the line that ends with "isn't it?" in English). This line can take on a different meaning in Japanese, and can dramatically change the interpretation of the ending. I'm being purposefully vague to avoid spoilers, but I recommend googling the line and its "hidden" meaning after watching the anime.

What really made the show for me is the numerous references to places, festivals and other cultural aspects of Kyoto. If you've lived in, or even visited, the city you are sure to recognize many of the settings of the show (for example, having lived in Kyoto for a decade and having frequented many of the temples and shrines, I was able to figure out the meaning of the circular mirror in episode 7 before the reveal which made me really excited). If this is something that interests you I think you will find this show very enjoyable.

I had good expectations for this one. Shows about random stuff like antiques and the such are usually entertaining so i thought this was going to be one of those feel good, entertaining, not amazing but pretty decent shows. I was expecting the show to focus around the antiques for the most part but it rarely does, which is quite dissapointing. They barely talk about the antiques after the first couple episodes, it becomes all about the main characters, a dude who's supposed to be a "Sherlock Holmes" figure, and a girl who's supposed to be the "Watson" figure i guess. The characters are not really thatinteresting and the character development is kind of all over the place. The most interesting character is definitely Holmes but they barely talk about him, they try to keep him surrounded in mystery but it just doesn't work and the rest of the characters are pretty meh, including the sidekick chick so it just makes you wish they'd just develop the Holmes character better instead of working on the other characters.

The plot feels pretty weak. Holmes basically goes around appraising stuff and basically being an antiques rock star and then a random dude shows up and becomes the "Moriarty" figure because of reasons.

Looks good, sounds alright, the plot is meh at best and the characters are pretty bland.

meh, this one doesn't suck but it is only a 6 and barely above average. i watched this one years ago... not long after it first came out... i was quite hesitant back then because reading the synopsis i didn't figure it would be worth my time. i just forgot to put this anime on 'MyList' back then and decided to rewatch it now to ensure i treated it fairly with review, comments, and rating. as a 'Purist Sherlockian' AKA one of the Doyle fans who almost entirely criticizes ANY thing not 'real Doyle'... most of the 'Holmes' that has come out of Japan... that disgustingtravesty Moriarty, which i dropped like a nuclear meltdown hot potato... and Kabuki-cho Sherlock of which i wasn't all that impressed with... are the only examples of 'Holmes' from Japan in my experience. well, that one bit with him and etc. in Undead Girl Murder Farce... which was a good show but the Holmes in it was just barely ok. to me, in my humble opinion, Japan shouldn't touch Holmes with a ten-mile length pole and a bundle of dynamite tied to the point. their culture and mystery writing is entirely and utterly different than Doyle's and our US interpretations. Japan just needs to stick to stuff like Conan and their own authors and quit adapting Doyle in ANY way.

Holmes of Kyoto? sigh. just using The Name will make me grit my teeth like a horse biting the bit and ready to buck like mad. but, this isn't a Doyle adaptation so... i'll attempt to take this show on its face value.

art, just barely ok. animation, horrifically bad in so many places i'm appalled that a highly lovely history of porn/H by SEVEN (yes, they're an anime studio with a PUBLIC and same name porn/H branch) created this show. the hands. watch peoples' hands in this show. they're pathetic. the writing? uggghhhh sub-par at best. the fake priest running around NOT arrested? the room of attempted murder conspirators not arrested? the guy in EPISODE ONE not arrested for trying to pass a counterfeit tea mug as an antique? the mysteries are ok. not disgustingly simplistic or childish. but they were all flat and so detail poor BEFORE the 'big reveal' that i'm thinking the source author is a hack loser with no talent and/or the screenwriters at SEVEN were and are so used to porn/H adaptations that they're useless mouth-breathers. the romance/relationships written into this show? pathetic. some are wretched and twisted in nature, others are just ugghhhh baad! writing!

if you want a brain-dead, spoon feed you everything mystery anime, with bleck :P romance/relationships? watch this one, otherwise... give it a pass.

This anime is very good and quite enjoyable to watch. I got a profoundly mature vibe from it, which is something you don't often see. I really appreciated the blend of Sherlock Holmes with classical art and even history. However, one downside is the villain Enshoo, who is extremely predictable and embodies the classic cat-and-mouse chase. If they had omitted this antagonist and made it purely a slice-of-life/detective genre without an arch-nemesis, I would have liked it much more and wouldn't have felt uncomfortable during certain scenes (like when Enshoo attacked Aoi). As for the romance, it was subtle and relatively mature, which I was verypleased with. The characters are more or less fine, but don't expect any deep character exploration. Regarding the story, it's probably the weakest aspect of the anime. It lacks structure, progression, and complications. I'm not saying it was bad, but the anime's ending is non-existent, and there's no real character development. Nonetheless, I still think the anime deserves a 7/10 purely because it's refreshing and the concept is original! I recommend it.

This is one of those anime where the main character is neither of the, well, main characters. The main character in this one is Japanese history. The supporting character is Kyoto and its historical artifacts and environs. The so-called main characters are really just there in order to provide an avenue for showing those things off. This isn't really a bad thing, all told. But you should know what you're getting into. This is ostensibly a romance. But, let's be honest, there's not really a plot here. It's just a series of vignettes, one per episode, about a preternaturally gifted man(deliberately presented with some harmless flaws) who is a good appraiser and/or detective, and his high school girl consort who has a talent of her own. They just go around solving mysteries - kind of like the "bloodhound gang" (remember that? Dang, I'm old) in anime form, wandering around Kyoto instead of New York or wherever that was set.

That's all you really need to know about this anime. I've just told you enough to give you a pretty good idea of whether you'll enjoy it or not.

Now, did I enjoy it? Well, kind of. I watched it through, which is something, I guess. The Japanese history and Kyoto stuff was interesting, well, to some degree. However, the romance and interpersonal relationships were... inscrutable, I guess. If you're there for the romance, well... you can probably find better anime out there to scratch that itch.

Basically, if you don't engage with it on its own terms, you're just going to be confused and leave disappointed. Which is why I think the score is as low as it is. This is not a "turn-off-your-brain-and-watch-while-doing-chores" anime. There's a certain amount of intellectual effort required to enjoy this anime, and, well, let's be honest. That gets exhausting sometimes.

Technically, this anime was meh. Just meh. Music was meh. Animation was on the low end of meh. There were a couple of scenes where characters wore patterned kimono, and it's pretty clear that in order to put the patterns on the kimono they did the anime equivalent of a pattern fill. I get that animation is difficult, but that was just sloppy and lazy. When arms move and the pattern doesn't, you got issues. I'm not expecting "girls band cry" or kyoani levels of animation, but there's a certain base level of effort you expect from an anime, and this anime failed absolutely on it.

On the other hand, the other positive things I mentioned aside, this is a reasonably wholesome anime. There is zero ecchi or fanservice, the plot is relatively wholesome (if occasionally a bit violent), the antagonist is not too overdone, and, well... it's one of those anime you can have your kids watch and not feel too badly about it. So, there's that.

Mixed feelings for me. You might like it. But if you're having doubts based on what I said, you should move on. You likely won't.

I can't say that I like this very much about anime, but it's a detective-style thing and I like this type of production. So I thought about writing. Story: I'd say it's pretty good. Apart from historical artifacts, solving mysterious events directed at people made the story quite interesting. (8/10) Art: Anime had a drawing below average. I don't know if this is a defect or a drawing, but it makes me feel like I'm in the old hentais. (4/10) Sound: I can't say much attention to the opening and ending songs. Ost or soundtracks were quite normal. (6/10) Characters: The character of the main character and support characterswas nice, I can say almost all I liked. However, I can say that the other side characters have high stereotypical attitudes especially about Rika. Other than that, when it comes to love and protection, the attitude of the original characters also had that category, but it wasn't so bad. (7/10)

Enjoyment: It was a nice effect that the anime were not boring and wondered what they were going to be. That was a good reason to watch. (7/10)

Overall: I've had a lot of problems with drawing, and the fact that the characters are not fully developed has really disappointed me. However, apart from these, the story part was the key to my love for this anime. (7/10)