11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo


11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo, known simply as 11eyes in its anime adaptation, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed and published by Lass first released on April 25, 2008, for a Microsoft Windows PC as a DVD; 11 eyes is Lass' fourth game. A port playable on the Xbox 360 entitled 11eyes CrossOver was released on April 2, 2009, published by 5pb. A manga adaptation illustrated by Naoto Ayano began serialization in the October 2009 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan from October to December 2009. A fan disc for Windows entitled 11eyes -Resona Forma- was planned for release at Fall 2010. The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks; distributor Section23 Films announced that it would release the complete box set on January 11, 2011.

Plot

Since losing his sister seven years ago, Kakeru Satsuki lived a detached life. He only regained a sense of normalcy through the support of his childhood friend, Yuka Minase, and their other school friends. One day, the sky turned red, the moon turned black, everyone around Kakeru and Yuka vanished, and monsters appeared in the streets. They named this altered reality "Red Night." After several similar occurrences, they encountered four other people affected by the phenomenon: Misuzu Kusakabe, a red-haired swordswoman and onmyouji; Kukuri Tachibana, a silent girl who physically resembled Kakeru's deceased sister and shared her name; Yukiko Hirohara, a cheerful girl who transforms into a cold killer when her glasses are removed; and Takahisa Tajima, a pyrokinetic with a fiery personality. Kakeru, wanting to repay Yuka's kindness and support, struggled to awaken his own latent power, which Misuzu assured him would eventually manifest. These six individuals united to survive using their unique abilities, but they became targets of grotesque creatures known as "Black Knights", who sought their deaths. The situation became more complex when the group discovered a girl named Lisette trapped within a red crystal, guarded by the Black Knights. She pleaded for their rescue. The series explores the mystery of Red Night, the identities of the Black Knights and their connection to Lisette. It also examines the significance of Kukuri's resemblance to Kakeru's deceased sister and the nature of Yuka and Kakeru's powers.

Characters

;Kakeru Satsuki
;Yuka Minase
;Misuzu Kusakabe
;Kukuri Tachibana
;Yukiko Hirohara
;Takahisa Tajima

Black Knights

;Avaritia
;Ira
;Invidia
;Acedia
;Gula
;Superbia
They are named after the 7 Cardinal Sins.

Sub characters

;Shiori Momono
;Kaori Natsuki
;Tadashi Teruya
;Saeko Akamine
;Lisette Weltall
;Verard

New characters in ''11eyes CrossOver''

;Shū Amami
;Shione Azuma
;Mio Kouno
;Kanae Kuroshiba

New characters in ''11eyes Resona Forma''

;Johanna
;Sophia Measley
;Ema Tajima

Media

Video games

  • 11eyes ~Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo~
  • * Released for PC on April 25, 2008.
  • 11eyes Crossover
  • * A modified version of the original. Adult content was removed but some additional story and characters were introduced. Released for Xbox 360 on April 2, 2009, for PSP on January 28, 2010, and for iOS on December 2, 2010.
  • 11eyes -Resona Forma-
  • * A fandisc released for PC on April 15, 2011.

    Anime

Music

The original 11eyes visual novel has three pieces of theme music; one opening theme, one ending theme, and one insert song. The opening theme is "Lunatic Tears" by Ayane, the ending theme is "Kegare Naki Yume" by Asriel, and the insert song is "Bōkyaku no Tsurugi" by Ayane. 11eyes CrossOver has one opening theme, "Endless Tears..." by Ayane, and one ending theme, "Tsuioku no Chikai" by Asriel. A soundtrack album of music from the games was released on May 5, 2009, by Lass, although it was never sold commercially. The anime series' opening theme is "Arrival of Tears" by Ayane, and the ending theme is "Sequentia" by Asriel. The trailer of the PSP version of 11eyes Crossover used the song "Shinjitsu e no Requiem" by Ayane.

Reception

The anime's music was cited as one of its strong points by Anime News Network's Theron Martin. Martin said 11 Eyes tries to "do something different" for the genre but it doesn't have "the caliber" for this. He praised some things: the plot twist, and the second half of the series but he stated the good moments are "infrequent". Chris Beveridge from Mania.com compared it with Venus Versus Virus, and noted 11 Eyes "has some nice ideas but didn't execute it well".