This review is a tangent that doesn't concern the anime really (and so, spoilers free!), but hopefully, the amount of time I put into writing this should entice you into watching it. It is another favorite of mine by Nisio Isin, who wrote the Monogatari Series.

I thought this would be stupid considering I only remembered this anime through a game called "Among Us," but then I thought I would talk about how fascinating Murder Mysteries are. And how much I was fascinated by getting around the message of this anime into this review.

But-

Nothing is fascinating about Crime Fiction specifically, nor is there with Mysteries in general. Honestly, I barely even read or watch mystery novels in the first place. The thing is, it probably communicates with the audience more than it does, as my friend expressed that "the stories you can come up with, this anime tries to encourage it."

That's the starting point where I break the mold with mystery fiction, at least in conclusion. The narrative gives you a lead, lets you experiment with your evidence. It has to do with "how can I decode this particularly," which would make you feel great if you solved the mystery earlier than the protagonist (that dopamine stuff is nice). It goes back to the models of communication, where we have the sender and the receiver. It is like a comedy where everyone would have a good time if the message were clear and precise. And you were given an opportunity to investigate something even if it is outside your control.

And yet I generalized the whole mystery genre with a single anime like this. I believe I understood the premise, just as I was so sure I got the murderer in the first place.

But that's the point of getting the message across. Or is it?

It's hard to decipher what the author wants. Is it to break awareness, thinking outside of the box? Or is it to listen to their rants, where none can be accurate to the statement of straightforward just making up mysteries and solving them just as if we solved something crucial? We said it in another form: why do we break things and make things. It is asking the fundamental question of why engineering, why science exists. Why do we satisfy human knowledge? Or rather, why do we have an existential crisis?

The answer is: we really don't know. None of us knows what we're doing, why we're doing it, and when we're doing it. When we have a clue to that mystery alone despite our basis being too few, as long as there's confirmation bias: we have found ourselves a purpose.

The gratification of understanding everything around you, it sums up what mystery fictions are in general. All of this despite not reading much into it.

But what do I know?

What do I really know?

Even if you start to get everything piece by piece, the puzzle becomes bigger and difficult. You really can't be ignorant of those kinds of things, and it's probably a good part of growing up. And so the message of this anime, as to how I interpret it, is:

"You'll eventually learn when you learn."

In the end, I realized that I mostly referred to philosophy. And so I'd also refer to a short quote by Lao Tzu:
"Knowing others is intelligence, but knowing yourself is true wisdom."

So I do know something.

Yes, I don't read much into Crime novels. A friend of mine that I mentioned recommended me to watch this since she thought I liked mysteries in general. Honestly, I am only an avid fan of lighthearted shows so I don't know if there's a better show out there, but for me, this is probably a good time to start tackling them after I finish philosophy. But I really liked this anime and so I thought I would dig deep and emphasize.