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I think there is one main problem with Killing Stalking. It was marketed as, the crazy fans treated it as and it is even marked as a yaoi. It is a psychological horror with gay people. That does not mean it has to be a yaoi/bl. It does not have to be labled seperatly. If you treat it as a psychological horror I think it will fix some of the problems people have. I cannot speak on if you don't like the plot, or disturbing images which is perfectly alright.
( sorry it's less of a review and more of a public service announcement)

I'm going to preface this with two things. One I am known as a heartless viewer who crys infrequently and is very desensitized in general. I did not and will not cry watching Grave of the Fireflies. two, I watched Bokurano in July 2019 and it still carrys with me as one of the most emotionally impact pieces of media I have ever seen.
*Expect Spoilers*
Writing children in media is a touchy subject escpacually when confronting the sensitive topics Bokurano presents. While I cannot tell you the same or even remember every kids face I can almost certainly remember each story and each death. Which shows ... how fucking well done the writing is for a show where each kid does not stand out and they all look quite generic. Though the art does not help them too much, studio Gonzo's jank robots lmao. While I did not cry Bokurano still weighs heavy on my heart and if you are looking for a real "Please Angst me the whole way" show done well then welcome to the game. . .
Oh the opening is really good to like god that shit hits so hard still once you finish the series.

As someone who just watched this at 2am in 2020 my immediate reaction was.

"Reminds me of early Imaishi works (Dead Leaves comes to mind) but with the same lonely feelings of a world of alienation as Kaiba"

probably one of the strangest comparisons I know. I didn't get much from any of the characters other then the father. But the art, music and even premise were able to hold it up for me. My conflicting feeling is this though. If they lengthened it to about an hour (like Dead Leaves lol) i think the characters would have been done a favor and would have had ... time to be expressed more and not feel so bizarrely empty. I'd hesitate to call them Cliche but at the same time I could really only tell you one thing about each other then the Father. But at the same time in that short 30 minutes the plot/premise carried me all the way through and I really liked that.

All in all I think that 5. whatever score is a bit undeserving. Give it a try it's only 27 minutes