Episode 0 of Dies Irae gets us to the Berlin of 1939. Here the main characters of the series are revealed, and it is exactly the extra 2 of the original visual novel. This is a good decision because this allows for a chronological order of the story which is better for the new anime viewer. We get introduced to all the members of the Obsidian Round Table, and our main villians are specially well described. Mercury and Gold have a nice chat and Gold gets awaken from that conversation as the ultimate Anherbe weilder. The graphics are so-so, but considering that the budget comes from crowdfunding,it's not that bad. I hope they are saving money for the fights that will come later.
Most of the sounds comes from the original material, and I recognize most of the songs which comes nicely and with the same kind of changes that used to happen in the visual novel.
This is made posible because of the staff which includes Takashi Masada, the original script writer for the series. He presents the story a little rushed but without missing the most important points, such as the origin of the members and the awakening of Gold. With this scheme, the Grand Guiñol is ready.
In my opinion this is a good start and my final score will be 8/10.