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Guardian Enzo · 2007-12-09, 22:16

Poor kawaii Tarou - otousan is clueless, he's desperate for okasan's love but she's too loaded, messed-up and wallowing in self-pity to care - and everyone else in his life is using him to their own ends. No wonder he wants to talk to his dead sister.

plzd0ntkeelme · 2007-12-10, 14:17

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Poor kawaii Tarou - otousan is clueless, he's desperate for okasan's love but she's too loaded, messed-up and wallowing in self-pity to care - and everyone else in his life is using him to their own ends. No wonder he wants to talk to his dead sister.

lol, i don't think his situation is that bad. His father visit him at the hospital and is concerned about him. His mom is still cold and unstable, but she still cook for him and everything. And nobody is using him. The doctors are simply making a research and his friends, at least the height phobia guy visit and lend him a PSP in the hospital.

TooPurePureBoy · 2007-12-10, 15:47

Can someone tell me who this Kei-san is that Tarou is talking to in episode 7 ? Was this person in earlier episodes? I don't remember her at all.

Ok so I went back and checked and she is in episode one. She appears with some bottle of sake and says enough that we know she is in the brewing company.

Thought I had something but now I don't think so.

I kinda get the feeling that maybe either Tarou isn't really a member of the family he is currently in or that perhaps his sister isn't really dead but he through some trauma believes that she is. These are all based off of vague gut reactions so I won't push the point, I just feel there is something going on here that is being missed. At one point in episode one Tarou says " I guess you were still planning on me inheriting the brewery, eh? " but instead of seeming happy the father seems shocked and the mother is upset. Then he says something like " ya wasn't Onee-chan supposed to inherit it?", and the mother almost has a nervous break down (the eye twitch). Sure the mother could just still be upset emotionally because of her daughters death, but it seems extreme considering the time that has passed. Perhaps her reaction stems from a frustration or just grief that Tarou is still not right in the head.

I don't know, this show confuses me and keeps leading me in one direction only to throw me in the other way the next episode.

I suppose that's a good thing....

Guardian Enzo · 2007-12-10, 15:54

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Originally Posted by plzd0ntkeelme

lol, i don't think his situation is that bad. His father visit him at the hospital and is concerned about him. His mom is still cold and unstable, but she still cook for him and everything. And nobody is using him. The doctors are simply making a research and his friends, at least the height phobia guy visit and lend him a PSP in the hospital.

I think your view is a bit optimistic, personally. At least his friend was open about his reason for using Tarou - the doctors are still pretending they're actually focused on helping him, while their primary interest in him is as a lab rat. Someone asked earlier "Who is the rat?" I think we have our answer...

plzd0ntkeelme · 2007-12-10, 23:51

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I think your view is a bit optimistic, personally. At least his friend was open about his reason for using Tarou - the doctors are still pretending they're actually focused on helping him, while their primary interest in him is as a lab rat. Someone asked earlier "Who is the rat?" I think we have our answer...

He's a spoiled lab rat. He's not locked in a cage and doesn't get tested with toxic chemicals, etc.

Guardian Enzo · 2007-12-11, 00:39

Still - I suspect that's why the image was thrown in there. Tarou is (symbolically) the rat.

Algent · 2007-12-13, 18:10

Ep 9 is awesome

Spoiler for ep9:

SeijiSensei · 2007-12-14, 12:45

I just realized that the dog-like animal Tarou encountered in episode 8 might be the eponymous Ghost Hound itself. I've wondered for a while about how the series title related to the story. Why would it be in a book, though? Is it supposed to be extinct?

While I've enjoyed this show, I feel like it's gotten rather slow in the last few episodes. If anyone here knows much about brain science, how much of this show is hokum (aside from the OBE stuff, of course)?

rpgkiller999 · 2007-12-14, 14:35

Spoiler for episode 9:

plzd0ntkeelme · 2007-12-14, 21:49

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Spoiler for episode 9:

wtf? that sounds cheesy especially for this type of science-heavy show. Well, i guess it still beats how boring ep 8 is.

SquirrelLuvsPnut · 2007-12-16, 20:30

Dude, you know how Makoto's grandma is sick? Maybe she'll die or something and Makoto will be sent to live with his mother. He'd bail, though.

hachihachi · 2007-12-17, 07:51

tarou is having so many instances of obes, more so than makoto and masayuki. i think it could be the green man inside his brain causing it.

SquirrelLuvsPnut · 2007-12-18, 16:52

I can't believe random Curiosity hasn't blogged episode 9 yet. It's really late. I've seen the episode, but I have no idea what they is talking about. I need's clarification (with screen caps).

SquirrelLuvsPnut · 2007-12-20, 17:49

Soooo, anyone have any details on episode 10? Nobody has posted it on Nico Video so i'm completly in the dark.

Algent · 2007-12-21, 01:46

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Originally Posted by SquirrelLuvsPnut

Soooo, anyone have any details on episode 10? Nobody has posted it on Nico Video so i'm completly in the dark.

Ep is out (but for Nico video I don't know)

I couldn't understand many things.

Spoiler for ep10:

(I hope I don't bother you with my low class summary ^^' )

SquirrelLuvsPnut · 2007-12-22, 12:55

I asked for details and you gave them to me. I is not bothered. Thank you! ^_^

plzd0ntkeelme · 2007-12-24, 19:18

Ep 9 got a nice action sequence.

Spoiler for ep 19:

Guardian Enzo · 2007-12-26, 21:59

LOL, I don't think we're headed in the action fighting shonen direction here. But it was cool to see moe Tarou get all primal beast - even if he did revert back to his puppyish self when the ghost showed his true face. He seems to be in touch with all the emotions surrounding his kidnapping except for the anger.

Man, that long-limbed ghost is one of the freakiest anime images in a long time. I'd try and fly away, too...

plzd0ntkeelme · 2007-12-26, 22:46

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

LOL, I don't think we're headed in the action fighting shonen direction here. But it was cool to see moe Tarou get all primal beast - even if he did revert back to his puppyish self when the ghost showed his true face. He seems to be in touch with all the emotions surrounding his kidnapping except for the anger.

Man, that long-limbed ghost is one of the freakiest anime images in a long time. I'd try and fly away, too...

I found that to be another letdown from ep 9. He went back to his baby state before even landing a punch or a bite on the spirit. Hopefully in the future his 'hound' form will chew ghosts from limbs to limbs and gives this show something exciting like gore.

SquirrelLuvsPnut · 2007-12-28, 15:12

Damnit, usually I was always able to see the new episode every Thursday or Friday from Nico or somewhere, but now I can't find it at all. If someone here has seen 11, could you be a doll and fork over some details, please?

2007-12-10, 15:47	Link #243
TooPurePureBoy Socially Inept Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Retracing my steps.....	Can someone tell me who this Kei-san is that Tarou is talking to in episode 7 ? Was this person in earlier episodes? I don't remember her at all. Ok so I went back and checked and she is in episode one. She appears with some bottle of sake and says enough that we know she is in the brewing company. Thought I had something but now I don't think so. I kinda get the feeling that maybe either Tarou isn't really a member of the family he is currently in or that perhaps his sister isn't really dead but he through some trauma believes that she is. These are all based off of vague gut reactions so I won't push the point, I just feel there is something going on here that is being missed. At one point in episode one Tarou says " I guess you were still planning on me inheriting the brewery, eh? " but instead of seeming happy the father seems shocked and the mother is upset. Then he says something like " ya wasn't Onee-chan supposed to inherit it?", and the mother almost has a nervous break down (the eye twitch). Sure the mother could just still be upset emotionally because of her daughters death, but it seems extreme considering the time that has passed. Perhaps her reaction stems from a frustration or just grief that Tarou is still not right in the head. I don't know, this show confuses me and keeps leading me in one direction only to throw me in the other way the next episode. I suppose that's a good thing.... __________________ "Do what I do in every friendship and relationship, give 5%" - Ron Bennington Last edited by TooPurePureBoy; 2007-12-10 at 16:01. Reason: adding more.

2007-12-13, 18:10	Link #247
Algent Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Beyond the Horizon Age: 34	Ep 9 is awesome Spoiler for ep9: Tarou x Miyako development The 3 heroes found the ghost: -Tarou react with a monstrous killing intent and transform into a sort of alien and charge the ghost, he is stopped when he see his true face coming out of the shadow -a battle engage and Masayuki panic and try to blast him mentally with a missile from his virtual game and... it works !

2007-12-14, 12:45	Link #248
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	I just realized that the dog-like animal Tarou encountered in episode 8 might be the eponymous Ghost Hound itself. I've wondered for a while about how the series title related to the story. Why would it be in a book, though? Is it supposed to be extinct? While I've enjoyed this show, I feel like it's gotten rather slow in the last few episodes. If anyone here knows much about brain science, how much of this show is hokum (aside from the OBE stuff, of course)? __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2007-12-14, 14:35	Link #249
rpgkiller999 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006	Spoiler for episode 9: Looks like three of them will hunt ghost soon, Tarou can transform to a hound and Masayuki can shoot missles, wonder what the last protagonist can do.

2007-12-24, 19:18	Link #257
plzd0ntkeelme self-proclaimed otaku Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: toronto Age: 37	Ep 9 got a nice action sequence. Spoiler for ep 19: The newfound power would look good in Digimon but too childish for Ghost Hound. It's just a cliche 'anger/emotion triggered' hidden power with transformer and laser gun. The battle is pretty fun to watch, tho'. I don't really mind if they turn this series into action fighting shonen anime.

2007-12-09, 22:16	Link #241
Guardian Enzo Seishu's Ace Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kobe, Japan	Poor kawaii Tarou - otousan is clueless, he's desperate for okasan's love but she's too loaded, messed-up and wallowing in self-pity to care - and everyone else in his life is using him to their own ends. No wonder he wants to talk to his dead sister.

2007-12-11, 00:39	Link #246
Guardian Enzo Seishu's Ace Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kobe, Japan	Still - I suspect that's why the image was thrown in there. Tarou is (symbolically) the rat.

2007-12-16, 20:30	Link #251
SquirrelLuvsPnut Kill on sight Join Date: Apr 2007	Dude, you know how Makoto's grandma is sick? Maybe she'll die or something and Makoto will be sent to live with his mother. He'd bail, though.

2007-12-17, 07:51	Link #252
hachihachi i've been nell-ed! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: world of naru-chan and byakuya-taicho	tarou is having so many instances of obes, more so than makoto and masayuki. i think it could be the green man inside his brain causing it.

2007-12-18, 16:52	Link #253
SquirrelLuvsPnut Kill on sight Join Date: Apr 2007	I can't believe random Curiosity hasn't blogged episode 9 yet. It's really late. I've seen the episode, but I have no idea what they is talking about. I need's clarification (with screen caps).

2007-12-20, 17:49	Link #254
SquirrelLuvsPnut Kill on sight Join Date: Apr 2007	Soooo, anyone have any details on episode 10? Nobody has posted it on Nico Video so i'm completly in the dark.

2007-12-22, 12:55	Link #256
SquirrelLuvsPnut Kill on sight Join Date: Apr 2007	I asked for details and you gave them to me. I is not bothered. Thank you! ^_^

2007-12-26, 21:59	Link #258
Guardian Enzo Seishu's Ace Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kobe, Japan	LOL, I don't think we're headed in the action fighting shonen direction here. But it was cool to see moe Tarou get all primal beast - even if he did revert back to his puppyish self when the ghost showed his true face. He seems to be in touch with all the emotions surrounding his kidnapping except for the anger. Man, that long-limbed ghost is one of the freakiest anime images in a long time. I'd try and fly away, too...

2007-12-28, 15:12	Link #260
SquirrelLuvsPnut Kill on sight Join Date: Apr 2007	Damnit, usually I was always able to see the new episode every Thursday or Friday from Nico or somewhere, but now I can't find it at all. If someone here has seen 11, could you be a doll and fork over some details, please?