

There is seldom a character within Kuzu no Honkai who behaves sensibly or is capable of thinking with any other organ except their genitalia. If you found anime such as Aku no Hana and School Days difficult to watch, you might have yourself something of a challenge here, too. It is misery for misery's sake, existing almost exclusively to make you feel like crap. Kuzu no Honkai doesn't have that message. There exist a wealth of fiction that, while depressing, and perhaps never even enjoyable, are still valuable for the message they are trying to make. It isn't necessary for a story to make you feel happy. The characters are relentlessly trampled upon, until, indeed, as the title might suggest, they are reduced to human trash. It introduces itself as a melancholic tale of unrequited love, and quickly transforms into something far more ugly.

There aren't many anime as uncomfortable as Kuzu no Honkai.
