Kara no Kyoukai 5: Mujun Rasen Paradox Paradigm review Araya what do you seek? True Wisdom Araya where do you seek it? Only within myself Araya where are you trying to reach? Thats obvious. To the end of this paradox spiral of a world. The fifth installment of the Kara no Kyoukai series takes an different approach compared to its earlier chapters. This time not only the movie is longer almost 2h it has changes in its direction and storytelling. Using gimmicks that show us just how talented the staff at ufotable truly is. Before delving deeper into the review i wanted to point out that i have read all Kara no Kyoukai novels. I already knew what i was getting myself into and that this movie would adapt in my opinion the best chapter in the whole franchise. This movie takes place roughly around two months after the event of Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan fuukei Overlooking View. It is split into two arcs Shikis and Mikiyas that take place around the same time. Shikis arc begins with a boy named Tomoe Enjou who is saved from a group thugs by Ryougi Shiki. He claims to have committed parricide she then allows him to use her residence as a hideout. Few days later Tomoe is shaken to discover that his mother is alive even though he is convinced that he killed her. Then they go the newly constructed Ogawa apartment complex where he committed the murder to uncover the truth. Mikiyas arc begins with him investigating a tip that his associate Touko Aozaki receives regarding the murder at the Ogawa apartment complex. Mikiya takes interest in Tomoe Enjou and decides to investigate him further. Which makes him discover the disturbing and cruel truth about that unique apartament complex. Each entry in Kara no Kyoukai always had a small cast but this time the amount of important characters is noticeably bigger. The main characters are given their own spotlight which makes them not onedimensional. The returning trio: Ryougi Shiki Kokutou Mikiya and Aozaki Touko. As well the newly introduced Tomoe Enjou. This chapters antagonist is Araya Souren who was apparently an colleague/associate of Touko. Sadly i cant go into full depth as to why hes an amazing villain since it I would have to go into the spoiler territory but his characterization and motives make him a great character. I mean hes voiced by Kirei Fate/Stay Night so you already know what to expect. The music in Kara no Kyoukai is phenomenal. It is arranged by none other than Yuki Kajiura so you already know that youre in a feast. I instantly bought the full soundtrack. I consider it not only to be one the best works by her but i could even argue its one of the best in any anime ive seen. As well the ending song sprinter by Kalafina is so epic that it enhances the experience even more. From the technical standpoint Kara no Kyoukai 5 doesnt disappoint. From the amazing studio ufotable it is no shock that the movie looks amazing and that the animation is consistent and for its time still looks better than most of the stuff coming out nowadays. At the beginning of the review i said that the movie uses gimmicks that shows just how amazing at film making is the director. Kara no Kyoukai 5 felt different compared to its earlier installments due to its visual presentation/techniques.The director wanted to convey the feeling of paranoia and spirallike effect. To give a drier and more mundane feel film grain was added alongside giving the film a more orange hue the camera was pulled back to create greater distance with the viewer as well repetition of the scenes and changing the order of the events. Kara no Kyoukai 5: Mujen Rasen is a movie which i deeply love and for any nasuverse fan it was an amazing gift. From its direction to storytelling and characterization. I consider it to be the best adaptation of any nasuverse work to date. 220https://imageswixmped30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/89b01a53893b44568c067824eb0de076/d3kzt2ie6eddfa7769043ff883b0f1b737a1712.png/v1/fill/w350h150q80strp/karanokyoukaisignaturebytechnodd3kzt2ifullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD0xNTAiLCJwYXRoIjoiXC9mXC84OWIwMWE1My04OTNiLTQ0NTYtOGMwNi03ODI0ZWIwZGUwNzZcL2Qza3p0MmktZTZlZGRmYTctNzY5MC00M2ZmLTg4M2ItMGYxYjczN2ExNzEyLnBuZyIsIndpZHRoIjoiPD0zNTAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.WKvTDHKztJ3UKwOini0kMy4KyHj5bwzJvRH0KlqSk