Zeroblades last blog post..solanin

@Ghostlightning: cheers. I’m hoping C;H improves, but I was expecting it to hit its stride sooner given its length.

@Peter S: I’m getting Daughter of Twenty Faces vibes with MnH too - probably the setting, which is in fashion in the anime industry all of a sudden (not that I’m complaining or anything).

@Flamestrike: thanks. I don’t know anything about the game (I’m assuming the anime is aimed at people who’ve played it0€. I’ll keep with it for a bit longer!

@Sorrow-kun: I quite like the reality-blurring of C;H (I’m a huge Kon fan after all) but that end theme…what’s that about!?

@Zeroblade: that’s ok. It looks like C;H is going to be really unpredictable, at least for me!

@Hanners: I’d be interested to learn how exactly Takumi became an ass but yeah, it’s understandable how he’s reacting now that his life is getting really scary and complicated. Like I said, I’ll carry on with it for a bit longer and see how I get on.

@Kairu Ishimaru: there aren’t many anime mystery shows around, but if you enjoy Chaos;Head I think you’d love Paranoia Agent. It messes with your head in the best possible way!

Kairu Ishimarus last blog post..Chaos;Head episode 6

That aside, I’ve really enjoyed Chaos;Head so far, it’s been almost masterful in its mixing of “delusion” and “reality” to leave the viewer feeling as out of place as the protagonist, to the point where I can actually forgive and almost sympathise with him for being an ass.

Hannerss last blog post..ef - a tale of melodies - Episode 5

Zeroblades last blog post..Chaos;Head sure is QUALITY.

>>This is all well and good but apart from the obvious stumbling-block of every female character seemingly eager to play along with his every whim even though he’s a cantankerous ass,

That’s not exactly the case. As I said before Chaos;Head isn’t a harem. The VN has 1 route and 1 route only, only one girl really gets anything going with Takumi and all of them have there own reasons for involving themselves with him.

>>the story seems to veer into fantasy territory and drag it away from its realistic mystery-thriller grounding. I’m actually less upset about the latter point because I’m aware of how the viewer can get an idea into his/her head and act all disappointed when the series doesn’t play out exactly as s/he intended; I was expecting less fantasy and more realism, and I admit that when I’m disappointed with the way things play out it’s my own fault.

lol with the Di-Swords poping out of the air I can see where you’re coming from. But don’t worry, Chaos;Head surprisingly dabbles into theratical physics and “fake sicence” Matrix style to explain the bazzare events that occur. It never blatantly falls into the fantasy realm.
I think C;H is more of a phyicological thriller then a mystery, but it does have lots of both. C;H has tons of plot twists that keep you guessing untill the very end. One of the main things C;H the game was able to do was put me into the perspective/mind of a veeeeery f*ck’d up guy. Takumi’s mind is REALLY screwed up and he falls backwards very fast and far throught the whole thing. There were times I really wanted to kick his ass but his situation was crazy to the point where I knew where he was coming from and couldn’t but all the blame on him. Shit really hits the fan and the poor guy gets POUNDED with it.

Ugh sorry for heaping this game review on here. Well basically since the game is good, the anime might not be all that bad. Or atleast I hope so. The anime is failing to recreate the same intense, paranoid atmosphere that keeps you on your toes (Too much olol “harem”) but I think it will still turn out good in the end.

I was actually a little disappointed by Mnh when we see the girl with clockwork limbs. It suggests the show is going to take a different tack than I thought. Now, as you suggest, I imagine Chiko and Twenty Faces riding around in a blimp nearby. Or maybe Steampunk is getting a little cliche.

I find your reviews (even if they may not be intended as such) really helpful. Thanks for the heads up.