2010-11-10, 16:55 | Link #263 |
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Im curious as well as who the women was who helped the twins. Im thinking she was just a random villager and she was caught helping them and was killed by the villagers. I think she told her husband or she was caught helping them and for it they killed her. This is why the random villager tried to kill them before they were saved. However the angry husband called them "mother killer monsters" It could be possible she was spirited away gave birth to the twins in the cave and her and husband tried to keep it a secret. But that does not fit with what the twins stated. They said they were always alone in darkness and one day a woman came and was nice to them. Now the woman could have abandoned them thinking they would die but she came back and saw they were alive decided to help them. But something seems off with the woman even though there is evidence to support that she was their mother my gut is telling me its not so simple.
Im not surprised that the twins were the first to openly say they love Ganryu. Their affection for him is obvious but they said they loved him and i believe this is why they chose to share their story with him. I felt the sincerity in their voice when they said it so i do believe this is romantic love. I especially liked the part of the story where they explained why they didn't talk when they first arrived. Since they could communicate without talking they never realized they could. I like that as a special touch to their personality since they are twins. In the end i think Ganryuu understood where they were coming from and why they chose to protect him even though it could have cost them their life. He had every right to be upset and given how young he is im not surprised at how emotional he got. I do hope he mans up in the future but hes a good guy and the twins are a perfect match for him. Good scene with my favorites Riken x Susukihotaru i mean damn they are already married if you ask me. Riken for once took a little initiative and said out loud he shared his cookies with Susukihotaru because he enjoyed watching her face while she ate. Thats a big step for silent yet gallant hero. We finish up the scene with a little teasing by Zakuro causing Susukihotaru to blush and say in a very soft but cute face "have you no shame" lol. I dont care what scene these 2 are in but they seem to win every time. Zakuro is obviously different from the rest of the half spirits. We received a small but i feel important hint in this episode. Zakuro remembers her mother being served by Kushimatsu. If her mother was a normal human as she was told she would not have been served and or waited on by a spirit. This tells us that her mother was someone of great importance or standing. If her mother was not human then that would make her a spirit and that means we should start wondering who Zakuro's father is. It could be quite possible that Zakuro's mother was also some type of deity or goddess. Im just guessing here of course but the flashbacks we saw of her mother made her look rather regal someone born of nobility or of great standing. A rather slow but satisfying episode. Im surprised i should be bored by all the cliches in the series but its executed so well that i find myself looking forward to it every week and it helps i love all the characters. Including the elephant dude drinking tea everytime i see how he holds the cup i burst out laughing.
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2010-11-10, 18:42 | Link #264 |
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Din't mean to be mean about it, please don't take me wrong
Also the woman that helped the twins, she was probably just your random villager. Remember why she told the twins to never come out during daylight, and when they came out during night they saw a "few" villagers pass by with torches and such. It could mean that they caught the woman that was helping the twins, and eventually got her killed. The husband, going into a furious rage about his wife's death, looked for this cave that the twins were in, and wanted to kill them. Or thats how I see it.
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2010-11-10, 19:28 | Link #265 | |
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Okay, Hanadate totally lied through his teeth when he said he "followed a suspicious person." After watching the OP again, slow-mo, I'm beginning to agree with everyone else that that mask villain may be Hanadate after all - at first I thought the mask villain's hair was lighter in colour but that was only the lighting. Moreover, now I'm suspicious that Zakuro's mother isn't human and that the mask villain may be her father (although if it turns out to her father...then he can't be Hanadate...or maybe he's her brother?). This series is among the very few that I actually have taken a real liking to all the characters. I usually don't like the passive types like Hotaru but in this series, she is portrayed so well that I really love her character. She's not passive at all but really acute to situations (a good extension of her power into her personality). And the twins aren't simply silly girls but really contemplative individuals. This series is really an unexpected diamond-in-rough this season.
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2010-11-10, 20:48 | Link #267 | |
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As for Hanadate, could he have been following that suspicious woman arm in arm? Lol. He's so suspicious that I wonder if he's not actually suspicious at all. Riken and Susukihotaru are just great. Good work by both Satoshi Hino (Yuuji in Shana, Akito in Bakuman) and Hanazawa Kana.
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2010-11-10, 21:36 | Link #268 | |
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...I still feel that Hanadate is just a conniving human and that's all. Despite what I said earlier, deep down I still feel he's not the mask villain...he just doesn't give off that...evil greatness, if you will. He feels more like a lackey...maybe that's it...Zakuro's father's lackey. Okay, I'm beginning to really stretch things here. On the other hand, I do wonder whether Zakuro is actually a full spirit. Hotaru did say that when the others are around her, they feel a surge in power (of course, that could also mean increase in confidence). Gah...I just want to shove Agemaki and yell at him "Make a move already! We know you are more capable than this!"
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2010-11-11, 11:52 | Link #270 |
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The twin are very very cute! I also think that that woman is their mother. If she isn't then I think that it should make more sense for him to just call them murderers or killer monsters.
This series is unexpectedly really good!
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2010-11-15, 17:58 | Link #275 |
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Episode 7 was a nice change of pace. I'm still getting used to the lips design of the animation, but it took me a while to get used to it in Tenshi na Konamaiki (one of the greatest series that did not get the attention it deserved), too.
Spoiler for Kumiko, Kei's Sister:
This is definitely one of the better series this season.
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