thoughts from tsujirii

I enjoyed Ghost Hunt WAY more than I thought I would. Originally discovered after someone recommended 'similar anime' to Beautiful Bones (Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru) on MAL, I can see the similarities of mystery/horror genre. Sakurako is more psychological/crime drama, while Ghost Hunt is for people who enjoy supernatural/occult/Japanese folklore themes.  Entertaining as it was (10/10, seriously), I hesitate to give it more than an 8/10 overall, because of a couple points: - The story pacing is too slow, especially in the first case. They drag out a mystery 'case' that could have been solved in 1 - 2 episodes. - They introduced too many characters at once.  Don't get me wrong. I LOVED the supporting characters, and each had decent character depth (not to mention good looks). But, because there's typically 5 - 10+ characters on any one 'case,' it felt overwhelming to watch in the first half of the series, and I was wondering why th

TLDR: Recommended to fans of crime/forensic investigations/Sherlock (BBC)/Natsume Yuujinchou. Had potential to be a masterpiece, but I took 1 point off for 3 major unsolved plot points and nonconsensual relationships.  -- I wanted so bad for this anime to be a 10/10. It had all my favourite elements: A strong and beautiful female protagonist, Sherlock vibes, crime/forensic drama, and the other main character resembling Natsume Takashi from Natsume Yuujinchou. Indeed, I found out about this anime while searching for more of Ishida Akira's voice acting work (he plays Natori in Natsume Yuujinchou).  Sakurako is so cool and attractive, and I wanna be as smart as her, though maybe not as weirdly passionate about morbidity. I felt the same way about Sherlock, so I was positive this anime would be a new favourite to my collection.  Sadly, there were a couple of alarming points that I couldn't look past. The rest of my review will include spoilers / elaborating on the problems. Please