Alright where do I begin, this show was something I didn't think I'd watch as soon as I did, before going into this I wanted some heavy mystery suspense and big detective shit. And this had almost none of any of those 😭.

It's like a combination of Code Geass in terms of the conclusion, Death Note for characters dynamics and also had the FMAB's brotherly dynamic. And yes if you've watched those 3 anime you know this has to be peak right? Well not exactly, there are tons of stuff they did really well in this but at the same a lot were miss.

The positives: loved the premise and the atmosphere of the whole show, I've always adored modern shows that took place in the 1800s and 1900s so this was a treat, and the characters were really great. The production was top notch, animation was beautiful and the score? Brilliant, probably the only time I've watched the opening intro for more than one episode.

The negatives: with the positives out the way I'm gonna be a bit more detailed about the negatives, first of all I think the show suffered from being too smart...as in the characters being too smart, there was never a moment in the whole despite being a mystery show that I felt like "oh how are they gonna get out of this", cuz I just knew they were going to and I expected some crazy reveal, and half the time the main character is an over powered bloke with a thousand IQ, which became a bit too repetitive for my liking. The first part (1st 11 episodes) were great I think the overall execution and the direction of those episodes were handled really, I loved the backstories and the flashbacks they did even in part 2. I felt that if the show were to minimize a bit on the side stories and focus mainly on developing the side characters and had them all worked on the grand ending it would've been more rewarding though that would definitely take up more than 24 episode.

Overall I am satisfied with what they could achieve in a smaller time limit, I do wish the apart from the 2 great main characters we could've gotten little more invested on the side cast as well because there was no emotional reaction from me for the ending. Still a solid watch if you're looking for a simple mystery tales because the plot is not too good or not too bad it's just in the middle. Currently debating on whether to rate this 7 or 8 so imma meet in the middle at 7.4999999