11eyes

11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo

11eyes: Sin, Damnation, and the Atonement Girl

Rate: 6 out of 10

11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo is a story about a group of high school students who are summoned into “Red Night” and for some reasons they are target of “Black Knights” who claim they should be dead. Its genres are: action, echhi, super power, and supernatural.

First off, there are quite many panty shots in the first few episodes and it tries to include some adult content at the nearly end, which do not fit in the serious story line very well. After finishing this anime, I found that it is an adaptation of an adult visual novel. So that explains the things I saw.

The story telling pattern is very similar in each episode. Happy school life followed by entering “Red Night”. But in that boring pattern, the story is moving forward bit by bit. It wasn’t until nearly the end that you understand the whole big picture, which is a strategy that other anime like Durarara!!, K Project, and Mirai Nikki use. However, 11eyes didn’t do a great job in this. They hold the information for too long time and release it all at once in the nearly end, which makes me feel bored on the way. I lost the motivation on the way. Not until the last 3 episodes that I picked it up back. 

Overall, the story is interesting, but the story telling sequence is a pity. The visual appearance is nice, even though it was released in 2009. By the way, there is a manga adaptation too.

Not a bad try.