Based on a manga called 羊の歌 or "Song of the Sheep", the
story revolves around a boy named Kazuna who begins to suffer from a strange
illness. He remembers being
left behind by his father as a young boy to the care of an uncle and his wife. In order to find out more about
his strange condition, he seeks out his father and discovers that he has died
and that he has an older sister with the same illness. She reveals to him
that they are a family afflicted with vampirism. Thus begins the two
siblings' painful journey of accepting their fate, confronting the demons of
their past, and trying to separate themselves from the rest of humanity in
order not to become monsters that constantly crave blood. They try to
live together and to find solace in their shared suffering, but in the end they
could only succumb to the terrible conclusion that awaits their lives.
I rather liked this anime at the beginning.
I felt like it had really good atmosphere, one of mystery and sadness.
What was disappointing was the pace - it was simply too slow. They could
have told the entire story in half the time it took. There were too many
unnecessary flashback scenes, too many dramatic pauses, and repetition of other
melodramatic elements. It felt more like a Korean drama than a Japanese
story. Although the themes were touching and somewhat thought-provoking,
the story would have benefited from a plot with more motion and eventfulness to
it and less of the internal struggle from the characters. It's not too
bad, but sadly, I can't say it's on my list of favorites.
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