2013-05-01, 06:48 | Link #341 | |
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I seriously Dropped this anime. had gone very well, with a good advertising campaign, a good first episode, good directing, good graphics ... however, has been increasingly falling. That is a lot of things happen in the second episode without meaning, in the third as well ... I'm sorry I'm Italian, I'll translate and paste a post I wrote a while ago ...
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2013-05-04, 15:47 | Link #346 |
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Two humans. :3 And both spirits are pretty elite (just watch this episode to find out about Masumi) so they're absolutely worthy of being counted in a harem....
By the way I checked the novel titles, and apparently with episode 8 we've just finished volume 3. I'm sure they're cutting and streamlining liek whoa, so kudos to the writers that it doesn't show in the actual anime. I hope this won't change in the future... (there are 3 volumes remaining) |
2013-05-06, 13:16 | Link #347 |
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thanks for that explanation. . .
Although I still find that this show is not making any sense, but I like the supernatural settings, and the art (especially that wtf dragon out of the rock thing towards the end of the episode). and the goddess appearing again. I have no idea what is going on in the story besides.. . ."magic" lol but I still like it. . . Although I hate the souda sis for being such a bitch, and attacking her friends in some weird ass forest. . .and then everyone being "okay" with it (even the brother. . .) what the hell people. These aren't friends. . .if you're going to do shit like that, why meet them in the first place? I thought the student council girls were being bitches and being rude for "calling her out" in that setting in front of everyone(that just does not happen with Japanese people. . .ever unless they're going to put a beat down on someone) and then trying to exorcize her brother/goddess/whatever too but. . .after seeing what the sister did after that to her "friends." I'd say she deserved. . .a beat down lol. well at least I know the male mc wont be going on any trips anytime soon. Seems like you can't trust anyone in that damn show. |
2013-05-07, 10:04 | Link #349 |
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I guess it's something like that, the anime can be really confusing
There's still something I don't understand Spoiler for 8:
BTW her mom was just... random. Hope they can clearly explain in the next episodes the whole goddess deal because I didn't fully understand her mother's explanation.
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2013-05-07, 10:42 | Link #350 |
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Manatsu and Masumi are not the same person, they have never been. One of the revelations of the episode was that Masumi is not only not the ghost of Mayura & Manatsu's brother, he's never been human in the first place. See how he talks about humans changing so fast, or about playing Masumi. He's Kuzuryuu, the nine-headed dragon king who is being locked up in Togakushi.
I think I've got it figured out. So, we have the triplets, Mayura, Manatsu & Masumi. (Given that Mayura is a girl while the other two are boys, plus they share the same health defect, I think it's easy to see why Manatsu thinks of himself as Masumi's "other half" - they must've been monozygotic. I don't know if it's biologically possible or not, though.) Anyway, one day Masumi succumbs to his heart defect and dies. His grief-stricken siblings who have very strong spiritual powers wish for him to come back, and via this wish they accidentally summon the local deity, who becomes "Masumi" as he existed in the kids' memory. (Which is why Miyuki says at the end that Wamiya looked like he did as a human because that's how Izumiko wanted him to look like. In the Soudas' case it's easier since human Masumi most likely looked the same as Manatsu.) Later on Manatsu becomes all too well aware that he doesn't have much of a future since his health defect means he can die anytime. But Mayura is strong and healthy - so Manatsu, who knows how much Mayura loves him and how much she does for him, decides to let her live her life without her concern for him dragging her down. But since he also loves her and wants to stay with her, he decides to become one with Masumi, ie. die and turn into an unchanging spiritual entity. (I think he also thinks that this way he could be of use to Mayura.) Meanwhile, Masumi has his own agenda. He knows that as much as he loves being Masumi and have fun interacting with humans and stuff, this is only because of Mayura & Manatsu. He knows this is not forever, since when Manatsu dies, or if Manatsu and Mayura are separated, it's all over. I'm not quite sure what his original plan was - maybe he just wanted to possess Manatsu's body, or maybe he wanted to use the opportunity created by Manatsu's death wish to try and break free of his prison. (I think this is where the sacrifice might come into the picture: by "consuming" Manatsu, whatever that means, Masumi/Kuzuryuu's power would grow.) Enter Izumiko, and Masumi thinks "wow, cool, she could open the door for me! also, she looks tasty." (Remember when he asked her to "go out" with him? he was probably thinking of something like what he was planning with Manatsu.) So he leads her to the cave where he's being imprisoned, and tricks her into breaking down the rock blocking the entrance. Due to Izumiko's words Manatsu comes to his senses, realizes what's going on, and escapes in time. "Masumi" aka Kuzuryuu manages to escape anyway, but is stopped by the himegami/Izumiko's mom who sends him back to the cave and locks him up again. I quite like the reveal of Masumi actually being this hugely dangerous, ominous entity. It has the usual message of "don't mess with the supernatural" and "he may look human but he isn't", but with a more personal twist, since as Masumi he still is Mayura and Manatsu's brother. Yeah, I think he didn't mean that Takayanagi was personally involved, it's more about the type of face he has. Unlike Masumi whose looks were "modelled" on the human Masumi, Wamiya couldn't have been modelled on Takayanagi, so Miyuki assumes Wamiya looked like that because that's the kind of looks Izumiko is into. Last edited by kuromitsu; 2013-05-07 at 11:08. |
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2013-05-08, 01:36 | Link #352 |
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Seems like it'll be that way for the series it seems. At least it wasn't as bad as the first couple of episodes where they kinda went along with these happenings without asking for explanations.
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2013-05-12, 10:22 | Link #354 |
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Well, it's taken 9 episodes but the plot is starting to thicken, and it's getting pretty interesting. I'm glad I've stuck with this show for so long.
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PS: I'm still not feeling the whole Miyuki x Izumiko romance thing. Especially after seeing the novel covers. Someone forgot to tell the artist that Izumiko is 15 and not 10. Last edited by kuromitsu; 2013-05-12 at 18:29. |
2013-05-13, 03:35 | Link #356 | |
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2013-05-13, 04:56 | Link #357 |
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Welp, there are lots of hints pointing that the Himegami is actually Izumiko herself, who came from the future (for the third time) to stop the destruction of humanity.
I'm not sure if the Himegami remembers who she really is though (Wamiya implies she's forgotten something). Perhaps she only remembers her mission and thinks Izumiko is just one more girl of her blood line. I'm no sure on this.
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2013-05-13, 06:21 | Link #358 |
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Best episode, finally things are getting really interesting and an unexpected Miyano performance.
After reading the comments it does seem likely that Himegami=Izumiko although to think the difference in personalities But still I don't understand what exactly is she, like she said in the episode, with her power it's difficult to think that she's just a human. And they should stop making Izumiko wear make-up. If Himegami=Izumiko is right, does Yukimasa know it? If so, why is he so creepy and looks like he wants to bang her? Scumbag father who wants his son's girlfriend Also, after Himegami's comment about how she knows Miyuki's spells, do you think that maybe the seals he taught Izumiko were actually the ones which made her appear? I found weird the timing of her appearance and with the braids.
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2013-05-13, 18:21 | Link #360 |
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I wish they had given Hayami Saori the chance to do both voices, but it's hard to imagine a better voice for the Himegami than she gets from Tanaka Rie.
I loved the Himegami's delight in her new body. Perhaps that means it's one she has never really inhabited before? How does that go with them being the same person? I've enjoyed this show from the start, but ep9 is the peak of my enjoyment. The confusion continues; it's just a little more defined than it was before.
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