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I gave the Kara no Kyoukai series a chance because ufotable did such an excellent job with Fate: Zero (one of my favorite anime, in any genre). The entire series. I watched all seven films and gave it seven chances to do something entertaining. What a waste of time.

It's not that the movies are bad, it's that they're not good. Character stereotypes, expositional dialogue, cheap plot tricks that save the main characters from certain death. Unsatisfying enemies conjured up out of nowhere with no background besides being evil (or are they...?!).

People claim this anime does non-linear storytelling well...and this is a great excuse ... because then if a viewer has only seen one episode and they dont like it, die-hard fans can say, "oh you've got to give it to the fourth episode, thats when things really come together." And then our poor viewer is forced to either concede that their opinion isn't valid or trudge through this pig slop pulp fiction magazine.

I trudged through this crap and I wouldn't wish the experience on anyone. This is not another Fate Zero, dont waste your time.

I started Hinamatsuri after finishing Saiki-K and wanting a similar comedy about psychic powers.

Animation is the modern style, there's nothing new done here nor anything done poorly.

Story is convoluted and the characters are a mess (Hina and Nitta excepted). There doesn't seem to be a consistent storyline and rather than fleshing out existing relationships and arcs the writers tend to introduce new characters that disappear as quickly as they appear.

For comedy, there is always at least one moment an episode where I laugh and I certainly smiled through most of this series. However, oftentimes things become fluffed up and predictable, and the comedic moments ... don't make up for the wasted time.

The story is tainted with the soft feel good that has become the baseline for every major seasonal slice of life comedy, so don't expect too many new and groundbreaking ideas to be put forward. But to someone who is more lighthearted, and wanted to have a good binge watch I recommend it.