I was also pleased at the unexpected depth of some of the support characters. Toward the end of the series, it was interesting for me to look back on my changed opinions on several of the characters. They all have their own complex motivations and no one is initially what they seem on the surface. The show does a good job of developing all the major and minor reoccurring characters. While on one level you might think that a show mainly concerning mental challenges might be bereft of tension, but the ruthless nature of the Blade Children makes sure that Ayumu and his friends realize that failure might mean a loss of something more than pride. It is kind of a nice change of pace to have a central protagonist whose primary talent is their mental aptitude rather than their combat ability, mecha ability, magical ability, or so on and so forth. One of the main aspects I particularly enjoyed about this show was that it has the central challenge always revolve around mental puzzles or the solving of mysteries along with the general intriguing mystery concerning the nature of the Blade Children. The Blade Children are rather intelligent themselves and have their motivations to test or potentially eliminate Ayumu. While the first few episodes are fairly straight forward mystery stories of the Murder, She Wrote variety, once the plot kicks in, Ayumu faces a series of mental challenges. This show primarily focuses around Ayumu's continuing investigations into the nature of the Blade Children with the assistance of the perky head of his school's newspaper club, Hiyono. After being falsely being accused of an attempted murder, Kiyotaka's brilliant younger brother, Ayumu, finds himself drawn into investigating the cursed Blade Children and their connection with his missing brother. Two years ago the brilliant detective Narumi Kiyotaka disappeared, leaving behind his wife and younger brother with only a vague message concerning solving the mystery of the so-called Blade Children. Notes: Adapted from a manga by Mizuno Eita and Shirodaira Kyou. Length: Television series, 25 episodes, 23 minutes eachĬontent Rating: 10+ (murder conspiracies, death threats, violence, self-destructive nihilistic philosophy)Īlso Recommended: Detective Conan, Detective Loki: Ragnarok, Patlabor: the Movies
AKA: Spiral, Spiral: Lines of Reasoning, Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning, Spiral: The Bond of Inference
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