(L+CR) Occultic;Nine

[shmaster]

Three episodes in, and I am able to see a couple of connectable dots here.
But I am unwilling to connect them right now, fearing those might be reader's trap.

Now the biggest problem that concerns me right now is those people who were dead mostly likely are the people on the "list".
But either party that want the list hadn't find yet, so how did those people get killed? I can guess they are killed by the phone call, but how did they got targeted when no one has the list?

[jeroz]

with the lack of reflections, could it possibly be that he's also already dead when the demon caught him

[Benigmatica]

I don't know, maybe it was an animation error or something. Then again, it might be part of Gamotan's dream after all.

[Renchan]

Originally Posted by jeroz

with the lack of reflections, could it possibly be that he's also already dead when the demon caught him

There's also this weird small distortion like sounds whenever Gamotan talk post being attacked by the demon (a bit hard to catch without headphone). The very same effect was also used for Ria's brother after his death (along with some shadowless and reflectionless scenes).

TAnd the very first scene in the first episode is Gamotan talking about the mass suicides (though,this scene could be just a dream like Ririka's and Touko's).

[Homura7]

After watching 3 episodes I can very much say that this show has got a charm like no other. Really, it leaves no room for boredom, so much mistery, is such a thrill. Consider me aboard this wild ride.

The MC has no reflection and no shadow either when he wakes up. Which can only mean his soul has been pulled out his body. Some occult stuff that is.

[Applehell]

I didn't this show of all, things to give me flasbacks to Dimension W.

[Stark700]

Oh Gamon at the wrong place at the wrong time...

I heard Ryousuke Nishii directed episode 4. Interesting.

[DorkingtonPugsly]

Shikura's stuff is always a ball busting wait for the big mindfuck moments at the climax. The journey is one big tease lol.

[Homura7]

Geez, Gamon... Why did you introduce them to the radio girl when she was in front of you the whole time?

[grecefar]

Originally Posted by Knighto

Geez, Gamon... Why did you introduce them to the radio girl when she was in front of you the whole time?

radio girl is ryotas? boyaya?

so now the characters are reuniting around one thing and that is gamo-samurai web page, little by little everything is connecting

[Requiem-x]

Not as exciting as last week, but now the players are starting to come together at last, though Ria and demon man still seem to be doing their own thing.

Next week

Spoiler for Spoiler:

The mysterious key finally finds its place. And more science, apparently.

[Benigmatica]

Episode 4:
Interesting that after he died, Kiryu Kusakabe decides to accompany Aria Kurenairo but I doubt that he'll be loyal to Aria.

Meanwhile, I think Yuuta Gamon will be busted once Sarai Hashigami found something suspicious on him.

[Homura7]

Originally Posted by grecefar

radio girl is ryotas? boyaya?

Yes, she is.

Spoiler for spoiler:

It kinda irritates me there are people out there who don't/can't understand Ryo-tas character design concept. She's also a lot smarter than you think.

[Renchan]

Originally Posted by Benigmatica

Episode 4:
Interesting that after he died, Kiryu Kusakabe decides to accompany Aria Kurenairo but I doubt that he'll be loyal to Aria.

It doesn't seem He's actually dead, Kiryuu is most likely using astral projection.

The no shadow and no reflection tale continues, now featuring Touko.

Spoiler for img:

Touko didn't seem to notice her lack of reflection like we do.


Ghost Glass, of all thing. I'm amazed they bothered to animate the hand's shadow movement.

Myuu's glass also has no shadow (though it may be due to the angle and lightning)

[Dengar]

We may not see their reflection, but they appear to be seeing their own reflection just fine.

[Homura7]

None of them are dead. But Gamon would have surely been killed off for real if not for that curse. It can't be any coincidence that Devil showed up before him as soon as he answered the phone.

[Benigmatica]

Originally Posted by Renchan

It doesn't seem He's actually dead, Kiryuu is most likely using astral projection.

If Kiryu returns to his body, then my theory that Kusakabe is dead is proven wrong. Otherwise, he'll stuck in his current state forever.

[Homura7]

Originally Posted by Benigmatica

If Kiryu returns to his body, then my theory that Kusakabe is dead is proven wrong. Otherwise, he'll stuck in his current state forever.

He said he has died many times over. That should give you a hint he isn't actually dead.

Like the guy above said, Kiryu is most likely projecting an astral image of himself. He then can shape that projection at will, like giving himself a gasthly appearance, or... how about make himself look like a real devil?

Because it was him who appeared before Gamon. Ria's Black Magic is actually no magic at all, she just sends Kiryu after the target that must be cursed next.

[Dengar]

Kinda like a charlatain that uses one type of magic to pretend to be able to use a different type of magic?

[Homura7]

Yeah, that. The blank paper is just a way to have as much info as is necessary of the person that is to be cursed. Once Ria has got that, identifying their objective should take less than a minute. Then she just sends her henchman Kiryu to finish the work.

Kiryu then will appear before his objective in a different appearance depending of the curse that was selected. Since Ryouka chose the Devil's Ritual for Gamon, Kiryu gave himself the appearance of a real devil. The impression it causes to the victim is so strong they lose consciousness and feel like they went to the afterlife. I suppose the "curse" is also triggered via a phone call (electromagnetic waves.)