Anime: Shoushimin Series

Incredible, Reminds me of Bakemonogatari series. Stunning visuals, loads of conversations, meaningful details.
If its lacking anything, then I would say pacing if a bit slow, and as always, it's improbable to have freshman highschoolers to be involved in all that ... hence no romantic development which would be nice.
Again 8/10 totally recommend for mystery solving lovers.

Must see for the artistic value alone.

The story itself seems so-so for over half of the series. Very slow. But this slow-nothing-happens story sets up the mood and pacing for the impact of last few episodes. If the art wasn't so great I'd probably drop it halfway through though, so the art is what holds this series together.

The plot is a bit on the slower side, but it has potential. The male lead character is a deductive reasoning type and the mysteries solved in season 1 are mostly down-to-earth. The female lead is cute and stylish, being shy and liking sweets, but there is definitely more to her than initially presented. There's good character chemistry, some funny moments, some cute moments, and some dramatic moments. The art direction and budget for this is pretty outstanding though. Although there aren't super dynamic action-y animated moments, there are lots of cinematic shots and very detailed background art, clearly using real locations as reference. As an additional artsy choice, the entire anime is presented in ultrawide.
The end-of-season plot twist does well to shake things up for season 2, but we'll see once it's out if they do well with it.

This series has captivating storylines with a surprising twist at the end. There was a moment where I truly believed Kobato and Osanai had the potential to be a perfect match. I'm eagerly anticipating Season 2 to see what's next!