The story is unbelievably touching. As short as the anime is the story was fully developed into something finished. You can't possibly expect continuation of it which is really rare in the anime. For the number of times I've watched it so far (above 3 or 4 times) I'm still crying on some of the episodes. Toya was my favorite character. As for the others they were very well developed too. All of the main characters were very likable except for Shiso Mikagi which is not a surprise. The opening song is very beautiful and sad. I still listen to it from time to time which says much since I watched this anime long time ago (like 3 years ago I think). I highly recommend this anime since the story is not only original but very interesting and heartbreaking too.

I watched this anime recently and was pleasantly surprised. First thing noticed was the animation quality itself, which was a LOT better than in some of the animes I've seen (10/10). The music was also really nice (especially the opening theme, "Scarlet")-- well, maybe except "Cross My Heart" (8/10).The characters were mostly well developed - from lonely Toya to ruthless Kagami to compassionate Yuhi. The only slightly annoying thing was Aya's tendency to go over-emotional... Overall I'd give character design a 9/10. But the best thing was, of course, the storyline itself, which was impressively well developed. Although tragic and cruel, it shows how important it is to love and be loved, to feel compassion and to have a family. Perhaps the only drawback to it was that in the first few series, Toya and Aya's relationship got sort of rushed. Although after watching the anime "X", which pretty much had no storyline at all to it, I feel obliged to rate the story of "Ayashi no Ceres" as 10/10. Beware! "Ayashi no Ceres" contains many very cruel and nasty scenes which are NOT suitable for children.

I am surprised to see here in IMDb ''Ayashi no Ceres'' with such a high number in the user rating. I mean, this anime is nice, but nothing so outstanding to have 10 stars. The manga is very beautiful, and Watase Yuu is one of my favorite Japanese anime authors of all! (But of her creations, I really prefer Fushigi Yuugi!)Aya is a teenager girl who is a member of the wealthy and influent family of the Mikage's, as well as her twin brother Aki that she is very close to. In her and Aki's birthday, Aya failed in a bizarre test, and she proves to be the reincarnation of a tennyo, that in a prophecy, will bring many problems and eventually the ruin of the Mikage's family. Aya has success to scape, but now she will be always hunted by her own family.She meets Suzumi Aogiri,Yuugi,Suzumi's brother-in-law and Tooya, people who helped her to not be killed. As usual in Japanese series, Aya falls for Tooya. Many things then start to happen and be explained after Aya's rescue.Ps: Tooya remembers me Tamahome very much!

I admit the plot caught my attention, and it started off well, but as the story goes on the series seems to drag at an incredibly slow speed. The images are very graphic and gory. Knowing it is an occult series, I'm still surprised at the vulgarity displayed.