Im not really sure how to talk about this one without spoiling anything for you but Im going to give it my best shot. This show moves so fast that if you blink youll miss something storycritical and be confused for the next three episodes. Although it could have certainly used a couple more episodes so that it didnt feel like the show just did a line of cocaine before it started rolling I dont think that the pacing really made THAT much of an impact on the content. It might be a detractor for those of you that arent fast/peripheral subtitle readers but for those of us that have no issue with series like Monogatari this will be childs play. Id even go as far as to say its not the speed that makes this series a little confusing at points but rather the way that the plot is presented. Flashsideways flashbacks and the like are all employed to the point where keeping the different interweaving parts of the story straight can become a little difficult to some. That being said I watched eighteen series this season and had no issue actively following this so the effort required to get the full effect of the plot which is honestly engaging and wraps up pretty well is going to vary from watcher to watcher. If I could say anything to set you at ease about the speed/dialogue it would be that OcculticNine dialogue kind of like an episode of Law and Order: characters are constantly moving while talking at an accelerated rate even though their movement doesnt exactly add anything to the dialogue nine times out of ten except that sometimes that movement is replaced by dutch angles instead. At the end of the day though the plot was interesting enough to keep me on the hook every week and the mystery and its resolution are legitimately intriguing. Thats more than can be said for most anime mystery plots. Speaking of visuals this one definitely had a standout art style and direction employing this softline style that allows character designs to look incredibly consistent with their backgrounds while still keeping an insanely high level of detail in their character designs. A1 Pictures is a master of character design when they want to stray from their A1 face design templates and this show proves yet again that they can be just as visually consistent and impressive as the most inhouse studios when pressured to be. The character designs overall are very good outside of our MC looking a tad generic in comparison and another HUGE issue that will be obvious to you immediately. There are multiple times when this show is animated onones 24 frames of animation for 24 framespersecond video playback to incredible effect. Camera work is another thing I would highlight with this show as it frequently employs dutch angles and other framing techniques to keep the setting interesting and give you more opportunities to take in the lush background art. Voice acting was also pretty killer considering just how fast the dialogue can get at times and although the music was pretty good I wouldnt be handing out out any awards to it. The visuals were the definitive draw here in the aesthetic department. If you are pretty fast with subtitles and are looking for a good mystery give this one a look. One of the top five this season for sure and a definitive visual treat.