The Dark Star That Shines for You Alone (Part 1) (E01)

I was incredibly excited to see the reunited trio of Shinbo + NISIOISIN + Shaft! And the beautiful detectives did not disappoint in the least. Fans of Monogatari gasped in delight from the opening seconds, and the taunting thesis "You can't defend anything if you're dead" is as typical of Nisio as gyros is of the Greeks. Shinbo has returned to geometrically spare animation, except that Shaft has raised the bar even higher. The sets are gorgeous, the zooms into the eyes resonate the beauty of the stars, and I knew I was home. I'm curious to see what the reverse harem and the shifting of the role of narrator to a lady will do to me; Pretty Boy Detective Club more than resembles Shaft's attempt at Ouran (like Haruhi, Maaya Sakamoto voices the protagonist) and I'd pay gold for that perspective. (15.04.2021)