Ok, this manga wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. That however changed after the third volume.
Really, the ending and the things leading up to the ending doesn't make much sense. The main objective were lost pretty quickly, and then everything went downhill...
I'm a real fan of dark thrillers with anti-climatic "sad/dark" endings, but this clearly proves that it doesn't work in a manga.

Yua Kotegawa is good at concepts and at creating interesting characters. Although she has improved significantly from her previous manga(see Ottori Sousa) where everything was extremely bland, she still has problems ending her scenes and therefore, her stories often suffer from lack of closure.

Still, many mangaka started out with decent to borderline serialisations. Thus, it remains to be seen whether she will improve in her further works.

... Last updated on June 23rd, 2007, 8:05pm

The story runs like bumps without direction and the ending is more or less left open. Not that it's bad to have an open ending but it does not leave any room for redigestion.
The violence is presented in a hideous. And the level darkness is half-toned, making it feels itchy but not painful or anything clear. Obviosly she is not good enough in this field.

... Last updated on March 25th, 2007, 9:21pm

The story isn't very high quality, everything feels rushed and there's not much depth to it. However, it's still pretty charming in it's own dark way.. I loved the ending.

I agree with what norakitsune said below and enjoyed Arcana Soul more than Anne Freaks.

... Last updated on February 3rd, 2007, 8:10am

Anne Freaks certainly isn't the best of Yua Kotegawa's works. It lacks and interesting quality which Arcana has. If you liked Arcana you may not like this. But if you like Anne Freaks I would recommend Arcana. It's much better.