(L) Karin the Blood-Giving Vampire

[Furudanuki]

Episode #12 - Wow. Cliffhanger is right! It is going to seem like forever until the next episode comes out.

Spoiler for Episode #12:

I was pleased with this episode for the most part. Karin herself is adorable as always - she's cute even when in feral mode. I was especially interested in the way that Ren was portrayed. Yes he is primarily a self-centered jerk with a good dose of sadist thrown in, but his determination to make Karin understand what sort of being she is shows me that while he may have no concern for her happiness now, he does have her long-term interests in mind. I even enjoyed Winner's appearances in this episode. Whatever else he may be, he is great comic relief. And he only had a few lines of dialogue, so this time I did not feel the need to jam a broom handle through my eardrums to escape his voice. And he actually detected a real vampire! Maybe he isn't quite so hopeless after all.

A few minor gripes.... And I guess that if this is all I feel like grumbling about, the people creating Karin are doing a pretty good job!

The breast mauling scene. It was entirely unnecessary, was neither funny nor sexy, and seemed completely out of place with the rest of the episode, if not the entire series. It also looked like every female in the cast except Anju had their breast size increased about 25 percent in the second half of the episode. Karin has always been drawn with large breasts, but in the Chinese restaurant scenes her body borders on deformed. Hopefully this is an aberration and not a sign that more of the same will be forthcoming. I don't have any objection to fanservice that is done well and fits the tone and pace of the series: this was not and did not.

Maki is a wonderful character. I love Maki. So, I would like to track down whoever was responsible for drawing Maki in this episode and bludgeon them into a coma with a carp. I know her scene was mostly done in SD mode, but to me that drawing did not even resemble Maki.

[Vexx]

gah.. I'm four episodes behind...... time to focus on the downloads....

[Owaranai Destiny]

I thought episode 12 was pretty decent.

Spoiler:

Granted, the breast-grabbing scene was definitely out of place, but Ren's kinda adminstering something akin to 'tough love', perhaps?

Winner never fails to irritate (and surprisingly) amuse me at the same time, especially when the cop asked him whether he was cosplaying as a patrol car. .

Karin's gone all feral...Hmm...cliffhanger, with an interesting indication of what might happen in the next episode in the preview. Hmm...

[Pellissier]

I think we can talk outside the spoiler tags now, episode 12 has been released by two groups already, and almost 3 days has passed. The spoiler tags are meant to cover unrevealed part of the plot, not the revelead one (as it is now).

Originally Posted by aliensporebomb

But the
scene with Maki on the phone had me laughing with each minute
as she gradually exerted more and more willpower on Karin to
hilarious results..

I really liked that scene too, and it even inspired me three avatars out of it ^^

Maki phase # 1



Maki phase # 2



Maki phase #3



Poor Karin.. ^_^
Actually I wanted to make two gifs out of phase three, but I got sleepy, it's evening here. Plus, I really didn't know how to make it/them 100x100, since Maki covers more than half screen at the beginning, and all of it at the end of the sequence.
Freebies and AS friendly, just in case

[shikamarufoo]

Originally Posted by Vexx

gah.. I'm four episodes behind...... time to focus on the downloads....

Same here gotta start watching so I can discuss and press the spoiler buttons .

[Sinestra]

I loved the way this ep ended i thought they did a great job i wish Kenta would have been in it more i am enjoying watching how close Karin and him are getting anytime anyone mentions something about them dating or being in love she freaks out. I loved when Maki was coming out of the phone that made me laugh so hard it hurt. The gaint breast thing they had going on i didnt like but over all the episode was very good. I mean you gotta feel sorry for Kenta mom she tries so hard but just messes up. As for Winner i still want him to be hit by a truck he just gets on my nervs to no end, but i understand what his role is in the series and when they explained his past in ep 11 it made sense. I still dont think its going to be KarinXWinner ending for a number of reasons. Karin may be getting use to him and they may be similar but all he has ever done is chase her their personalties are too simliar for it to work Kenta on the other hand balances her crazy personality very well. Plus i could so see Karin brother going all Vlad the impaler on her Winner once he figuers out who he is. But who knows thats just my theory. But i wonder whats going to happen if Karin does end up taking a bite out of Kenta. I get the feeling Anju knows more about Karin and Kenta then shes saying. Plus lets not forget that Maki has a huge crush on him once Karin finds out that will just decrease his chances of getting with Karin

[Vexx]

okay..... caught up now... (to ep 12 at least).
spoilered so I can babble and froth....

Spoiler:

ep 12 wasn't toooooo fan servicey if you understand the cafe Maaka and Usui's mom were working at was a cosplay themed chinese cafe.... but boob grabbing hostess manager was a over the top (why anyone thinks that is funny has lost me...)

Usui's mom is reminding me of Sayoko from Mahoraba between her depression and klutziness. She certainly is a pretty thing though.

Both Usui and Karin keep trying to solve their problems without confiding in each other.... baka squared.... I suppose the Great Breakthrough won't be a kiss but them actually working together properly

Winner's voice..... I see the pain after 4 eps in a row.... but he sounds pretty much like a loud american accented japanese speaker (from romania, <snerk!>).

Loved the locker scene.... and loved Maki's persistence "idiot boy --- lookee over here at THESE!!!" ...

Loved Karin's expression as she ran up to the duel ... this is going to turn into one of those Lamune things.... isn't it... where everyone in the county knows the destiny except the baka no futari ....

Karin is pretty much a pleasant little knockout ... I'm not even a fan of over boobage but she's so damned cute ... but the art in the chinese restaurant boobage check test was kind of lame. Maki is perky cute as well...

Anju's little ep was very sad... very well done. If that is going to constitute a "filler" for this series, holy crap, its a 9/10 or 10/10 in the making.

babble off .... now I'm caught up. Other than now needing to go back and watch them again...

[molitar]

yeah the boob grabbing hostess was just doing ANYTHING she could to draw the attention in.. even if it was a sexual harrassment of same gender to accomplish her goals.. Otherwise she would of fired them after the second or third incident. Karin, isn't the brightest tho all she had to do was ask to speak to Usui-kuns mother privately for a moment and it would of been over.

[Vexx]

well.. I think we've established she's not the sharpest tool in the shed. Both Anju and Ren run circles around her, Kenta has to help her with her studies..... Maki is clearly the sharper of the two. But Karin also has a good heart, is extremely loyal, believes in obligation, and wants the people in her life to be happy for reasons more altruistic than just keeping her blood in check.

I'm wondering what that goofy manager at Julian's thought they were doing around the corner in the parking lot..... the dialog sounded more perverted than sexual ought to go back and listen to the japanese more closely. Ah, youth <snerk!>.

[Chiibi]

I don't think Karin is dumb. At least she can cook! Complete airheads usually can't boil water. lol

[Vexx]

I wasn't suggesting she was dumb .. just not a candidate for Mensa. A lot of very nice people can't work out the details of quantum chromodynamics or follow a discussion on steganography. In her case, she has a clear aptitude for cooking and creating her own recipes as well as traits I find very important - like loyalty, obligation, and compassion.

[trademark]

Episode 12 really leaves the next episode to be looked forward to. I think it's also the point where the story actually starts to move.

I have to agree that the groping scene was NOT needed. I really hate it when the artists increase the breast size of characters to extreme proportions, which they did enlarge them in that restaurant and groping scene. One, it doesn't look good; two, unnecessary; three, takes away from the show (I can't think of that word, but it takes away that...something). In my opinion, they made Karin's chest too big in general.

Anyways, I sort of enjoyed Winner's escapades and run-ins with the local police. It made the episode a lot lighter and enjoyable. The part where Maki is featured with her hair down looked really wierd. She looks a lot better with her hair drawn tied up.

Speaking about Karin biting Kenta. I had thoughts that if it did happen, Kenta would act pretty much the same as usual unlike a total personality change like his mom. This would be because he lives the life that he wants to. In episode 13 i'm predicting that she will bite him. If not though, Anju will stop her or something maybe. I havn't read the manga.

[pokemon123]

I'm sure that most, if not all of you guys reading this would know that there are a few groups subbing Karin.My question is "Which fansub group is the best?In terms of OP sequence n ED sequence and the subbing."

Thanks!

[Mina-sama]

Watch over all versions (or just skim through), then go with what you like best. That way you'll enjoy it the most.

[lemondude]

well I watched one episode and got bored, but from experience, the one with the most seed is the best.

[PastPrime]

Originally Posted by trademark

Episode 12 really leaves the next episode to be looked forward to. I think it's also the point where the story actually starts to move.

I have to agree that the groping scene was NOT needed. I really hate it when the artists increase the breast size of characters to extreme proportions, which they did enlarge them in that restaurant and groping scene. One, it doesn't look good; two, unnecessary; three, takes away from the show (I can't think of that word, but it takes away that...something). In my opinion, they made Karin's chest too big in general.

Anyways, I sort of enjoyed Winner's escapades and run-ins with the local police. It made the episode a lot lighter and enjoyable. The part where Maki is featured with her hair down looked really wierd. She looks a lot better with her hair drawn tied up.

Speaking about Karin biting Kenta. I had thoughts that if it did happen, Kenta would act pretty much the same as usual unlike a total personality change like his mom. This would be because he lives the life that he wants to. In episode 13 i'm predicting that she will bite him. If not though, Anju will stop her or something maybe. I havn't read the manga.

I have been thinking that he probably won't be affected. Then the reason will either be because it is true love, which will drive her father and brother crazy, or perhaps that his father was really a vampire, since we don't know anything about him.

[Willuknight]

AE and AFK are my personal favorites. Don't go with suck, they are speed subbers.

[marclemagne]

Originally Posted by PastPrime

I have been thinking that he probably won't be affected. Then the reason will either be because it is true love, which will drive her father and brother crazy, or perhaps that his father was really a vampire, since we don't know anything about him.

This is an interesting thought because, and please correct me if I'm wrong, there have been some references to his strange eyes and stare but no real explanation. I wonder how that will develop. It certainly makes me want to see the next episode that much more.

[Calca]

Originally Posted by Willuknight

AE and AFK are my personal favorites. Don't go with suck, they are speed subbers.

Have you ever watched We Suck's stuff? They are not speed subbers. They are quite well known in fact but all their animes seem to get licensed.

[Chiibi]

The only reason I prefer other groups over We Suck is because the karaoke is cooler. XD I was disappointed with We Suck's karaoke. Ha, that's a horrible reason.