Description from Animenfo (i'm lazy ;D):
The main character Tohno Shiki, was involved in a large accident in his childhood. He was severely injured that it was thought he was dead, but miraculously survived. However, due to that incident, Shiki is sent away from the Tohno household, and is entrusted into the care of a distant relative's family.There was a secret to Shiki. Ever since the accident -- lines at which things break easily could be seen. If a blade could be passed through the line, anything could easily be severed.Troubled with this ability, young Shiki is given a pair of glasses by a lady he meets (Shiki calls her "Teacher"), which stops the "lines of death" from being seen. Thanks to that, Shiki was able to live normally up until now. And he was planned to live normally from now on too.But then, a letter to Shiki arrives. The head of the Tohno Household's - his father's - died. By orders of the new head of the household, he must return at once to the Tohno house.This story begins when Shiki, now a High School Student, returns to the Tohno Household.
here's my input:
Story is slow at the start (it always is), revealing shiki being an ordinary guy but having selective memory abt wat happened before the accident. His sister is being aloof and overly strict and there's a senpai in school that is apparently friends with him but he can't knowing remember her. Then suddenly, he killed a girl, dismembering her into 17 pieces, which he denies, only to see her waiting for him in the park next day. Her name is Arcueid. She is searching to kill the evil snake called Roa and demands his help, since he killed her and her power is diminished...as he spends time with her, he slowly ackowledges he's different from normal human, in that he can lines that when cut, destroys. And as the story progresses on, he slowly unravels the truth of his past and the secret within the Tohno household...
I can't say i don't like this series, but i can't say i do very much. Decent story, but not very outstanding. not much action, and 12 eps gave it very little time to develop other characters other than the two leads, which were quite well done in my case, esp for Arcueid. I weep for her. Fallen princess who was tricked into temptation. Shiki... well, i kinda got frustrated with his constant denial and runaway attitude at the start...but then he grew stronger (mentally, as they always do) and when decisions were needed, he made them decisively. No wishy-washy crap. i give points for that. Good anime, but it's best watched all in one shot for people who are inpatient with slow startings and heavy atmospheric settings.
