Fear, or even Terror, surely pierces the heart of those who have tried conquering the said visual novel. Not only does it set the bar on heavy psychological drama, but it makes the user discover their hidden fears through the character's stories; the visual novel makes you fall in love with every heroine, then they break your hearts with their horrifying past experiences---events that weigh heavily on the hearts and minds of the readers. But those capable of living through the heroines' ordeals gain a deeper understanding of human nature and our emotions that apply to our everyday lives. Grisaia no Kajitsu is a well-written masterpiece and it deserves the high praise and good reviews it has received.
Well enough with the scary review and let's talk about lighter things ;) like every other well produced visual novel, the art is spectacularly done and consistent from beginning to end; every route equally tempting to take and every heroine capturing the heart of the reader.
Though I haven't seen the anime, I can already predict how it couldn't possibly live up to the glory of its predecessor. Grisaia no Kajitsu (VN) has a very high level of psychological drama that can't be reproduced in an anime; the reason being visual novels create multiple storylines or 'routes' that the player can explore to learn about each of the characters' backstory. An anime can't possibly have the main character go out with every single one of the girls involved, and so the possibility of the visual novel being fully adapted into an anime is impossible.
Overall, I recommend everyone that's fan of the anime (or even if you aren's) to play the visual novel. I myself have only finished 63% of the game, 2 routes out of 5 girls (Sachhi and Amane) and I have nothing but good reviews and higher expectations. By the way it's rated 18, but restrictions probably won't stop anyone anyone from something this good anyway. I'd love to hear about your comments!
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