Needed more Kudo. He was far too sidelined and all the best, most compelling, most interesting, and most entertaining parts of the Senritsu Kaiki series are focused on him (with the exception of Final Chapter).

Has a lot of interesting implications for the lore, multiverse, and the series going forward, kinda mad they ended on such a cliffhanger though. I hope we don't have to wait another 8 years for the next episode. Didn't expect to be watching a giant floating fetus eating a rapist alive but here we are. Lacks the dread some of the earlier entries was able to instil and also isn't quite as batshit as some of the others, the next entry seems promising though. Some really good moments but I felt like I couldn't care about the new characters introduced as much as I could in previous episodes.

Love to see the gang back together though, all the actors and actresses killed it, awesome to see Kudo, Ichikawa, and Tashiro (I mean it's not like we exactly saw Tashiro) back together.

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After the madness of Final Chapter, Kudo, Ichikawa, and Tashiro (and the Kudo method, thankfully) are back and better than ever.

For me, this is a perfect Senritsu Kaiki File! episode without the really wild stuff, but still plenty of craziness. Kudo was right, this already feels like a massive step up from the original and already great Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! series, this really is Super. Funny, charming, endlessly enjoyable, even a bit scary near the start, but overall a really wild and batshit ride that captures the essence of what makes the series amazing.

This series is my favourite comfort movie series and this entry really fits that description. Very excited to see where this new arc goes.

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The End of Evangelion of found footage

Beautiful ending for a great series. Man this goes places.

(Review written after watching the entire series):
This series is well and truly one of my favourite pieces of media ever and by far my favourite piece of horror media. Endlessly comforting, scary, ambitious, batshit crazy, endearing and likeable, disturbing, and infinitely intriguing. The universe Shiraishi-san has built is so complex and interesting it has been over a decade since it started and somehow it still becomes more intricate with every entry.

Jin Kudo is one of my favourite characters ever, partially thanks to the amazing performance by Shigeo Osako, but let's not forget the rest of the fantastic cast, Chika Kuboyama's Ichikawa and Shiraishi-san's Tashiro. It wouldn't be the same without any of them. Due to some circumstances that happened while making my way through this series, it is pretty personal to me as well, and solidified itself as my favourite piece of comfort media.

Thank you, Kudo-san. Thank you, Ichikawa-san. Thank you, Tashiro-san. Thank you, Shiraishi-san. You have created, in my eyes, a masterpiece, very close to my heart, and I will forever be grateful for it. Please release File 11 soon though, I don't want to wait too long.

Well...
It's over. But we will meet in a new world. This is just the beginning. We'll see you later. Thank you very much.

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Shiraishi-san needs some professional help... this movie is definitely not sweet.

If this really was actually all one take that is seriously impressive. Everyone needs to be congratulated for that, the actors and Shiraishi (being the cameraman) especially.

The start is great and the ending is fantastic, however the stretch between it was a tough watch, and kind of devolves into a mess of sex and violence in a way that reminded me of Sono's Cold Fish and also disturbed me in the same way, I am not one to seek out or enjoy disturbing movies. I would not recommend this (or Cold Fish for that matter) to people for this reason.

I really did like the ending a lot though and it almost makes up for how I feel about the events prior. Almost.

I much prefer Occult overall. Also, this appears to be connected to Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi??? Poor Tashiro, he can never catch a break.

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Really grew on me after I watched it

Very slow moving horror movie without many visual scares but with an overwhelming and creeping existential dread. Dark, depressing, and fatalistic, but oddly beautiful, building up to a very memorable climax and ending.

Very natural acting, great camerawork, and a really effective soundtrack by Hair Stylistics. I don't know why more horror movies don't opt for music like this. Also if you are looking for it you can find a bootleg ost very easily online to listen to.

Not for everybody, it is very slow moving, but if you are the kind of person who would enjoy a movie like this, you would get a lot out of it, and I would recommend.

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