This series begins fifteen years after all births stopped and those who died continued to exist in the way they did while alive. There is only one way for the dead to stay dead; they must be buried by a 'gravedigger'. Protagonist Ai is one such gravedigger although living in a small village she has never had to use her skill. Then one day somebody comes to town and kills everybody; he tells her that they were already dead but didn't realise it. Once she has buried them she leaves the village and as she travels she makes new friends and learns more about the world outside; including a city inhabited by the dead who don't want to be buried and a school where time keeps resetting each July.
This was an entertaining series with a fairly original premise and Ai was a good protagonist. The series is fairly episodic with each sub-story taking three or four episode. This meant secondary cast members seemed to disappear into the background at times which was a pity as many of them are interesting. There is a good sense of mystery for most of the series and not all of the mysteries are fully resolved which some viewers might be disappointed by. The character design is decent enough although fairly generic and the animation was pretty good. Overall I'd say this series is worth watching although it isn't a must see series.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
This was an entertaining series with a fairly original premise and Ai was a good protagonist. The series is fairly episodic with each sub-story taking three or four episode. This meant secondary cast members seemed to disappear into the background at times which was a pity as many of them are interesting. There is a good sense of mystery for most of the series and not all of the mysteries are fully resolved which some viewers might be disappointed by. The character design is decent enough although fairly generic and the animation was pretty good. Overall I'd say this series is worth watching although it isn't a must see series.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
