Guess what lies ahead!

amuro in his later appearances: government surveillance. I am spying on you. I have killed before and I will kill again. My mental health is hanging by a thread and I am driven solely by rage for my enemies and grief for my four dead wives. Die akai

Akai in his early appearances: I'm a stalker (confirmed) creep (definitely) black organisation operative (not anymore) evil (perhaps) serial killer (maybe) who works for the FBI. I have killed before and I will do it again, I am driven by revenge and grief and I am cold and calculating and I chainsmoke and shoot guns and work alone and

This is one of the most infamous chapters in the fandom and for good reason, it’s bonkers. I expected it to be way more dissonant from the Kaito KID I’m used to but it weirdly wasn’t? There was definitely more of a horror vibe than usual, especially when considering the comedic tone early Magic Kaito trends toward, but the darker vibes felt similar to something like Dark Knight or Midnight Crow. DCMK has a lot of slightly futuristic tech and magic, so a robot that can copy memories felt somehow plausible. It’s the kind of concept I’d actually like to see explored more. The solution at the end was messed up as hell, and what it says about Kaito’s mental state is fascinating.