Post by Catman on May 25, 2022 11:42:05 GMT
A rather grim and macabre anime (the second season opening credit images are particularly gruesome). A few of the children at the Grace Field House, a home for orphans, learn that their idyllic life is a sham, and a far more sinister fate awaits them when they are adopted. The first season follows their efforts to plan an escape while the second follows the group of children after their escape. The second season is admittedly weaker with many events reduced to extended montage sequences covering weeks in a minute or so, and the final episode ends with a rather confusing montage which brings about an ultimate resolution to the series.
Still, despite most of the characters being children under 12, the children are not as annoying as they could be, and there are some good action sequences. Sometimes a bit too focused on exposition. Watchable but not for the squeamish.