It’s kinda cliché having Yuuko nearly leave Teiichi’s life for him to realize that his love was stronger than that, but anything goes in anime I guess xD I didn’t think it’d get that bad to the point that he could see or nearly remember her though. The new one is scary~Īll along Teiichi’s been struggling, not just with his feelings for Yuuko but also the taboo behind it – as Kirie said, a ghost and a human would technically never work. I took cheery Yuuko for granted as well, and never realized how much I missed seeing her around until she was gone.
All those episodes of bonding and cheery Yuuko-ness weren’t for nothing as it seemed to be – it was all to build up a relationship and make us realize the shock Teiichi feels after losing Yuuko in replacement for the new, serious one that doesn’t remember him at all. Kirie gets frustrated with him, urging him to act for himself and not just meekly accept it, which helps his resolve towards looking for Yuuko again after seeing a message that cheery Yuuko wrote in a notebook ages ago. Teiichi seems to accept that, and slowly he forgets about Yuuko, hanging out with Momoe more and not coming to the clubroom after school. Find out more about the rating system here.Yuuko has cast away her memories of Teiichi forcefully, only recognizing him as someone that has hurt her in the past and that they should stay away from each other. Even horror fans won’t find something of worth in Dusk Maiden of Amnesia because of the romantic focus. Dusk Maiden of Amnesia made the grave mistake of focusing on romance with a soggy protagonist instead of the mysteries it had set up. The Paranormal Investigations Club unravels their school’s mysteries to recover the memories of the girl that haunts the halls. The best friend’s freakouts are the best. Even so, don’t expect anything above average. Thankfully, the Japanese is fine, so stick to it. What is with this dub? How did they make such a bad dub in 2012? This sounds out of the 90s before professionals did the job. Some shots have such gorgeous colours that I paused to admire them. The environments are grim and grungy, reminiscent of a noir detective game, but the characters look too clean, too ‘nice’ for the setting. So what we have here is a horror mystery with more comedy and even more romance than either horror or mystery. Unfortunately, this tension doesn’t last. The romance is obvious from the start and I thought its inclusion was to heighten tension, create uncertainty about whether she wants his love or his life. They are to ensnare Niiya and do who knows what to his soul. But in the eyes of Kirie, she’s a monster, an onryo with long, matted black hair and black blood leaking from her skin. When Niiya looks at her, he sees a sexy girl, voluptuous and well endowed in the right places, always flirting with him and craving his touch. The mechanics of Yuuko’s appearance are interesting, for one. The idea of a ghost with several possibilities pointing to her identity and death is an interesting one. I don’t know what personality he’s meant to have. This is a romance with a dash of horror mystery on the side – a romance with as much substance as a ghost.Īny romance with such a wet noodle of a guy as Niiya is doomed to fail. You’re thinking this is a horror mystery, yes? Well, you’d be wrong.