Underplayed Gems

The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral poster
Original title
劇場版「空の境界」第五章 矛盾螺旋
Directed by
Takayuki Hirao
Genre
fantasy film, mystery film, animated film with LGBT character(s)
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
18
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 109 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In this animated film, several characters deal with supernatural events in a city as their connected stories unfold. A woman with special powers confronts a series of mysterious murders and disturbing incidents.

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What happens

The Garden of Sinners, known in Japan as Kara no Kyoukai (空の境界, Kara no Kyōkai; lit. "Boundary of Emptiness") sometimes referred to as Rakkyo (らっきょ), is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently online or at Comiket between October 1998 and August 1999, the chapters were later republished by Kodansha into two volumes in 2004, and again in three volumes between 2007 and 2008. Ufotable produced a series of seven anime films based on the series between 2007 and 2009 and also produced an original video animation episode in 2011. A final anime film was produced and released in 2013. A manga adaptation illustrated by Sphere Tenku started serialization in September 2010 in Seikaisha's online magazine Saizensen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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