The slow pacing is the main reason it’s so hard to get through the series for people who find it boring. Episode 1 is really slow and boring, but I found the rest extremely enjoyable as a psychological thriller. It’s interesting not being able to trust anyone, and seeing them all from their POV and thinking about why they behave the way they do in this twisted story, and almost everything has reason behind it. It has brilliant acting, amazing music score, and is extremely well written with plot and characters who are deeply explored and developed, flaws and all. Everyone feels so real it’s unbelievable. Shin Ha Kyun steals the show, and Yeo Gin Joo expresses his character thoughtfully, purposefully making him annoying at times which did frustrate me as it’s supposed to.
Finished this. This is definitely a flawed masterpiece. It's extremely ambitious, with brilliant performances by everyone, and a thrilling and thought-provoking storyline. I will forever know this series for THE BEST FIRST EPISODE I HAVE SEEN, but I warn people wanting to watch this about how endlessly dark and overwhelming it can be. With a story with this much ambition, plot holes are bound to exist but never ruined my enjoyment. Every episode drew me in and left me with more questions until the near end when everything was webbed together.
Does it have sexual stuff?? I want to recommend it to someone soo really need to know
There's rape implied and sexual assault with some females, but it's not really shown that vividly so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. The bullying itself is really extreme though in the first two episodes.
Loved it as standalone, but I'm dissapointed it's such a a terrible adaptation of the manga, especially cause Ouroboros is one of my favourite mangas. A lot of great plot reveals, important characters + character traits of the MCs, and even a few sections from the manga were cut completely. The drama feels incomplete leaving many questions unanswered unlike the manga, but I can understand how difficult adapting this must have been.
Onii-san (ML) and Sachi (FL) I'm guessing. I'm on Episode 1 so that's what it seems like so far.
Yeah, she's only 14, and I think he's supposed to be like 10 years older. It's messed up, but I'm watching Episode 1 and it's interestingly wholesome. There's nothing romantic between them so far, besides some mutual understanding and comfort. I don't know what else to say since I'm not that far into the show. Romance tag might not fit here and he didn't really kidnap her at all so synopsis is kind of misleading. She was going to suicide cause of her parents' abuse, and he saved her, and told her to come stay with him. It's just depressing, and I think ML also has a sad backstory.
Really disappointed in the casting and story changes. I really missed Ciel from the original manga and anime. There's no BL in the story, so I don't understand why they changed his character to female which messes with so many future things dealing with his character and identity in the original series. Ciel and Elizabeth in the original series are such a wonderful pair too that I really wanted to see come alive.