Suteki Tantei Labyrinth – 04

In this episode, there were quite some flaws in the storytelling, though I do admit that it was nice to watch. The way the heat-seeking wax zombies moved was a bit unbelievable, Minori was also a tad too helpless even though she hurt her ankle, and the way the dog found the Tokyo Tower-figure in the end also didn’t strike well with me. Still, Mayuki and Kouta were fun enough to watch. In the previous spring-season, I’ve watched so many truly believable series, that it takes a bit of time to get used to this series, which is more like a glorified children’s adventure. One thing I do appreciate of this season is that, despite the fact that it’s nowhere near as promising as the previous ones, it is refreshingly different. There are quite a lot of children’s adventures (Shugo Chara, Maple Story, Labyrinth, perhaps Ghost Hound) and competition-series (Shion no Ou, Kaiji), compared to the Spring and Summer-season, which were more about fantasy, sci-fi and historical series. One thing that surprised me in this episode was the soundtrack. It worked out pretty nicely, if I say so myself. It did a fine job to create a bit of tension during the eventful scenes. And regarding the mystery: there’s definitely something strange about Mayuki. Does he have hidden powers? Is he himself important? All we know is that the bad guy wants to have this, which he can’t get by simply kidnapping the guy. It’s probably Seiran’s job to prevent him from doing that, and I think that he didn’t account that Mayuki would run off on his own for this episode. For now, this series isn’t anything special yet, but I’m curious enough for the second half. The first major climax of the series is now over, and it’s now up to the creators to develop this into an engaging series. After all, Night Head Genesis also had a rather mundane middle part, though it turned into a mighty fine series in the end. I’m hoping for the same with Suteki Tantei Labyrinth.]]>