Review of The Labyrinth of Grisaia: The Cocoon of Caprice 0

The Labyrinth of Grisaia is a fifty minute OVA detailing the past of our main character, Yuuji. In the series, Yuuji was the only guy in a tiny school full of girls but he was also an accomplished sniper and one of the more developed MC’s in a show of this type. We open with a hostage situation requiring Yuuji to snipe a man. This is little more than fan service, giving us a glimpse at how he met a minor character in the main show. After that we go back to when he was a child, treated like garbage by his parents because of howuseless he was compared to his sister, Kazuki. She’s an accomplished painter and pretty much good at anything she does. Despite how well she is treated by her parents, she doesn’t like them and has a very close bond with her brother. And by close, I mean Monogatari style bath scene that had me going “Yoooo!”.

This section doesn’t develop Yuuji so much as Kazuki, which is very welcome. She’s a likeable character and I really enjoyed the dynamic between her and Yuuji until it turned to creepy incest. But at the same time, I kind of liked the weird turn and I should have expected it. Kazuki is awesome so…I guess it all works out.

Further sad things happen, especially after Kazuki’s “death”. One of the most disturbing things is when Yuuji is taken in by one of his dad’s friends who dresses him as Kazuki and…jerks him off then licks his hand…Oh god….

And then, in the end, we learn about Yuuji’s training at a terrorist camp and wrap it all up by showing off the harem from Fruit to make the OVA relevant.

The Labyrinth of Grisaia does a good job of explaining the past and setting up the next season but is also creepy as fucking hell. It’s an OVA with a lot of shock value, but it’s also highly entertaining.I wouldn’t suggest it to those who haven’t seen the first season, but if you have and enjoyed it, you’ll love this extra helping that will sate you till the release of Eden.The Labyrinth of Grisaia is a disturbing, sad, and totally unique experience. If you like watching anime push the bounds of good taste, you’ve come to the right place.