ANN reviewer Kim Morrissy awarded an A- and wrote that the series accomplished everything it set out to do. MAL score 8.46 ranked #189 from 293,000 ratings - among the highest-rated mystery-thriller anime of the 2020s.
Renewal: Single-season adaptation of Yasuki Tanaka's Shonen Jump+ manga, 25 episodes, completed September 2022. Disney+ exclusive streaming in Japan. Full story resolved. (Wikipedia)
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| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12022 · 25 eps | 15 April 2022 | 8.7 | n/a | 8.5/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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Shinpei returns to Hitogashima island for Ushio's funeral and within hours discovers that the accidental drowning may have been a murder. The premiere establishes the island's isolated setting and introduces the shadow phenomenon with enough ambiguity to sustain multiple theories. The final scene redefined the tone of the entire series.
Full episode review →The finale resolves every mystery thread the series established across 25 episodes and delivers a structural conclusion that critics praised for its completeness. The final sequence drew consistent comparisons to the best mystery-thriller finales in anime history.
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