Hello, my children! And welcome to part TWO of the trilogy of the beauty of HORROR anime!
Petshop of Horrors is a little ditty, 4 episodes long, in fact. It centers around a certain Count D, a pale young man who runs a shop in Chinatown, USA.
He sells people pets, while asking them to uphold their end of a contract, which of course ends badly, even if they keep the contract. (Noticing a trend, my children? Hmm ….)
The cast is minimalistic at best: Count D, his client of the day, and a detective who's hot on his case, but can't quite put the pieces together.
Final score: 8/10
Final thoughts: There is not much to say of this anime, sadly. It's just a quaint little bite-sized horror in a swirling, shark infested sea of the macabre.
The characterization is rather interesting. The Count is really the only one fleshed out properly, although how, I won't divulge here.
Where it really shines is the genuine horror of it all. I am serious; If you have any phobias, avoid this anime at all costs.
If you can stand risking yourself some wonderfully bad dreams, give it a watch.