(L) Kannaduki no Miko

[Sox]

I love Chikane before she turn evil, however being evil an all make her even more sexier. Damn she hot!!!

[ati]

I really curious who is the real soul mate of Himeko, could it be Souma ? no way I do not agree with that I think Chikane is her real soul mate however I 'm waiting for the 8th head of Orochi , I think there's chance for him to show himself up and do something interesting
If someone dislike Chikane coz she is a female but she still in loves with a girl like Himeko ,it's not fair , I try to think in a different way , Chikane doesn't love Himeko coz Himeko be a girl but Chikane loves Himeko herself ,she love Himeko like the way Himeko be not because of Himeko's sex ,it just someone she love is a girl , if Himeko is a boy but Himeko still be herself as she always be , I think Chikane still love her.

Does anyone agree with me in this point?

I just start to saw all ep. again something is so strange in middle of ep.2 , Does anyone can remember when Himeko pass out , Ogami sensei saif something to Chikane he said like " there's something you have to decide" what is it ? is that mean he just said about the duty of them as Miko ? or there 's something else that we still don't know .

Hoho... anyway I think Chikane should better stay with Orochi guys cause she can laugh no matter she laugh for what or what is she thinking or is that real laugh or not, when she stay with Himeko, she look so painful because she have to listen some bad thing about Himeko and Souma ,she can not show her feeling how bad . Something which make me laugh in this series is Orochi guys they look funny and very interesting.

Go Chikane kill everyone and rule the world!

[klath]

Man, all hell is breaking loose. I have a feeling Tsubasa will make another appearance to save Souma from Chikane.

[Marine-RX179]

Originally Posted by ati

If someone dislike Chikane coz she is a female but she still in loves with a girl like Himeko ,it's not fair , I try to think in a different way , Chikane doesn't love Himeko coz Himeko be a girl but Chikane loves Himeko herself ,she love Himeko like the way Himeko be not because of Himeko's sex ,it just someone she love is a girl , if Himeko is a boy but Himeko still be herself as she always be , I think Chikane still love her.

Well that's how it is in the real world as well. Some of the gay couples (ok, for you own safety and avoid throwing up, try not imagine guy with guy, but to think about girl with girl instead. There are lots gay couples that they are not really stamped as 'gay' because they are interested in people of the same gender instead opposite gender...but the fact is that it's just the person that they are in love just so happened to be of the same gender that's all.
However at the moment in the current society, most of the people are still to narrow minded to understand that, and first thing comes to their minds is 'gay'=wrong+disgusting+perverted+disgrace.

Gay people don't really bother me that much....as long as the 'guy couples' are not kissing and touching each other within my sight.....I think you know what I mean.....'girl couples' (good looking ones hehe) on the other hand, they are welcomed to do that even right in front of me anytime...lol

[overfiend]

Originally Posted by klath

Man, all hell is breaking loose. I have a feeling Tsubasa will make another appearance to save Souma from Chikane.

If anything, Tsubasa is waiting for the right moment to pull Souma kicking and screaming into Orochi's cold, hopeless embrace. Just as it looks like he'll beat the Orochi within him and change his fate, Tsubasa will show up with the last scale to cover Souma. Then Chikane delivers the deathblow to both of 'em.

[Isochroma]

This series seems to be pioneering the depths (or heights?) to which contemporary anime can travel! Imagine, a mainstream series that appears, on viewing the first episodes, to be typical shoujo with mecha battles and mysticism. Remember, this is a mainstream production: young boys and girls all over Japan will have been watching this innocent enough series until they reached episode 8. There, they will get to see one of the leading characters rape her best friend in a cold and violent fashion.

Does anyone know if any other mainstream anime has ever been so frank, so totally ruthless in its clear portrayal of lesbianism and even rape? My congratulations to the animators and many others who have worked hard to bring us such a vividly contortionistic and brutally honest series full of intense art, rarely-seen depths of human passion, corruption, pain and love so intense they become bitterly entwined like thorny vines.

[AzureLight]

Originally Posted by isochroma

This series seems to be pioneering the depths (or heights?) to which contemporary anime can travel! Imagine, a mainstream series that appears, on viewing the first episodes, to be typical shoujo with mecha battles and mysticism. Remember, this is a mainstream production: young boys and girls all over Japan will have been watching this innocent enough series until they reached episode 8. There, they will get to see one of the leading characters rape her best friend in a cold and violent fashion.

Does anyone know if any other mainstream anime has ever been so frank, so totally ruthless in its clear portrayal of lesbianism and even rape? My congratulations to the animators and many others who have worked hard to bring us such a vividly contortionistic and brutally honest series full of intense art, rarely-seen depths of human passion, corruption, pain and love so intense they become bitterly entwined like thorny vines.

Though KnM is like what you say, it's not the first lesbian anime, it's not the first one to portray rape (which is, to me, had very little detail but the symbolism is very apparent). Although it is an awesome anime, I can't really imagine it being up there with the likes of, let's say CCS and Eva.

Lastly, sorry for being a pessimist - it's not like I'm not hoping for it to be successful.

[Srin Tuar]

Originally Posted by overfiend

If anything, Tsubasa is waiting for the right moment to pull Souma kicking and screaming into Orochi's cold, hopeless embrace. Just as it looks like he'll beat the Orochi within him and change his fate, Tsubasa will show up with the last scale to cover Souma. Then Chikane delivers the deathblow to both of 'em.

More like Souma has made Tsubasa realize he had gone evil for all the wrong reasons and redeems himself.

[chibipoe]

Originally Posted by Srin Tuar

More like Souma has made Tsubasa realize he had gone evil for all the wrong reasons and redeems himself.

Um. What show are you watching? Because I don't see any signs that Tsubasa's interested in redeeming himself. He dropped the fight because a) he knew he couldn't win and b) Chikane as his opponent would send Souma spinning into the embrace of the Orochi that much faster. Tsubasa may be roachy, but he's SMRT.

[Srin Tuar]

Originally Posted by chibipoe

Um. What show are you watching? Because I don't see any signs that Tsubasa's interested in redeeming himself. He dropped the fight because a) he knew he couldn't win and b) Chikane as his opponent would send Souma spinning into the embrace of the Orochi that much faster. Tsubasa may be roachy, but he's SMRT.

why do you think hes been reclining on that gate for all this time with tha dazed look on is face. He's been pondering his misspent afterlife as an Orochi as a result of the battle with Soumo, and now realizes that he must rejoin with the forces of good by helping out his little bro.

[Archaic]

Originally Posted by Isochroma

Remember, this is a mainstream production: young boys and girls all over Japan will have been watching this innocent enough series until they reached episode 8. There, they will get to see one of the leading characters rape her best friend in a cold and violent fashion.

Bull. Depending on your location, the show plays sometime between midnight and 4am on weekdays. Hardly a "mainstream" production, and certainly not something little boys and girls are going to just accidently stumble upon.

[Lance]

Isn't Shonen Ace a monthly anthology magazine for boys?

[overfiend]

If I remember correctly, Girls Bravo runs in Shonen A - we know what that series is all about, don't we? Fanservice! Gobs and gobs of it. Ooorah!

Oh. Boobies!! Glee!

Don't mind my inner hentai. He's an idiot.

[The Yellow Dwarf]

My speculations going from Takemi Ikazuchi-san's guesses:

Spoiler:

Or maybe Himeko regains her memory somehow, and she goes to perform the ritual to summon whateverhisname is. Chikane comes out to stop Himeko. Himeko pulls a Honda Touru (Furuba) and begins to say things like "I love you Chikane-chan. But I also love Souma-kun, Mako-chan, Oogami-sensei, everyone. I don't mind the sacrifice if I can bring happiness to everybody." Chikane thinks its not good enough unless Himeko loves her and only her, so they fight.

Chikane stabs Himeko in the shoulder and she collapses. Souma comes onto the scene and attacks Chikane, who becomes so disoriented by the shock that she might have killed Himeko again, that she didn't resist and got seriouslly injured by Souma. Souma's rage makes him turn into Orochi, and he defeats Chikane. Himeko wakes up, summons the whatshisname and defeats Souma; then purifies his soul with her environmentally-friendly solar power.

Following the rules of sex mangas, cut to a 28-year-old Himeko sitting in a Japanese home braiding the hair of a six-year-old girl, and finally puts the clover hair clip from Chikane in the little girl's hair. The girl comments on how pretty it is, and Himeko replies its from a very very good friend. And in a very American way, explains to the little girl why her name is "Chikane."

Either that, or Himeko goes back to school after the whole battle (while Chikane is presumably dead). She walks up the stairs and trips just like she did in ep1. and somebody grabs her again. 1. It turns out to be Souma. 2. It's Chikane (with a lot of wtf factor).

Whee!

[Takemi_Ikazuchi]

Needs more sea shells and cheesy love love combination attacks.

Edit: I just listened to the radio drama.

By now you should know that I compare this show to Kiminozo quite often, but now it's official.

Reiko-sensei (manga-ka orochi) plagarized Haruka's charm for her Yuri manga.

[ati]

I can not download Kannazuki no miko from SS , I have to wait until a4l release ep.9 , why they take so long time to release ep.9, I really need to see ep.9.

[overfiend]

Incidentally, has ep 10 aired yet?

[NeoSam]

Originally Posted by Lance

Isn't Shonen Ace a monthly anthology magazine for boys?

ya thats right, Kannaduki no Miko is serialized in Shounen Ace magazine so its Shounen and its not Shoujo.
(Kannaduki no Miko anime is also Shounen, it doesn't really matter if it follows the manga or not, its still Shounen(targeted at male audience)).

[Takemi_Ikazuchi]

episode 10

Spoiler:

Man.. those orochis had sucky lives. Idol girl's in particular was quite horrid.

And yet, Chikane's past life is supposedly worse than all of them combined?! Dude..

[overfiend]

What happened to episode 10?