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AbZeroNow · 2012-02-02, 16:13

Spoiler for Episode 4-Ayakashi Kan Walk Rally:

And with this episode, we get more info on our two new male characters, fanservice for both men and women, and the start of something brewing between Ririchiyo and Soushi.

The blonde guy is Banri Watanuki, who is a tanuki, calls himself a "deliquent", and has some sort of inferiority complex when it comes to our favorite kitsune bodyguard. And so he challenges Soushi to a game where they collect signatures from everyone in the building. He also seems to have feelings for Karuta, and he was away to train to get stronger in order to "protect" Karuta. Yeah, I don't think a giant freaking skeleton needs that much protection.

The rabbit-eared guy is Zange Natsume, who is Banri's Secret Service Agent, and childhood friend to Soushi. Apparently since he's descended from a One Hundred Eyes creature, he can see "the past and the future", "things seen and unseen", and he offers to help Ririchiyo know why her heartbeat goes irregular. (More on this below, I don't think you need to be a doctor to know what's bothering her) It turns out he was using the game to help both Banri and Ririchiyo(what a bro), and he seems to be very close to Soushi, and I foresee many fujoshi created doujins with Soushi as the uke.

During the game, we learnt that Yui-maid is some sort of creature that can become very small(to help clean very small spaces), and there was an adorable gag where she says that when she said Ririchiyo was "so small", she wasn't talking about her breasts. Then there's a maid-guy who seems to have developed a little crush on Soushi. We also see an amusing father and son team.

Ririchiyo herself has some very cute "dere" moments in this episode, especially her little blush when Soushi asks her to hold his hand when she's going off to school. D'awwwwwww. When she's thinking about her and Soushi, her heartbeat goes a little off. I guess Riri has never been in love before. Soushi did come off a little more stalkery when he said was jealous of Zange because Zange whispered something to her, and he briefly stopped the elevator. At least though, we are learning more about him, and apparently his previous master was not a nice guy and liked to have the tanuki guy on a leash.

The end has a mysterious guy on a roof, and I guess the next episode is about him.

I will give this episode a 9/10, because I am enjoying the cute moments in the show, the fanservice like Nobara giving Yui-maid a scrubbing and Nobara having massive blood loss from touching Ririchiyo's uncovered thigh. I suspect this will be a fujoshi favorite because of some of the Soushi scenes with Zange and the maid-guy.

ars89 · 2012-02-02, 18:00

Seeing Natsume animated was fun. Lol at the bath scene when Ririchiyo walked in.

warita · 2012-02-02, 18:25

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Originally Posted by ars89

Seeing Natsume animated was fun. Lol at the bath scene when Ririchiyo walked in.

When I saw that scene, I so knew you guys would be going all nose-bleedy about it and disect it from all angles, hehehehe

I kindo like the zashki-warashi made, he she made me laugh, lol

ThereminVox · 2012-02-02, 18:41

Spoiler for Episode 4:

warita · 2012-02-02, 18:45

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Originally Posted by ThereminVox

Spoiler for Episode 4:

I soooo thought the same, REALLY!!! I mean I never watched it, but that idea popped into my mind.

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Originally Posted by ThereminVox

Spoiler for magazine?:

Wasnt she reading a yuri mag of sorts?

Ray · 2012-02-02, 18:53

Aww, Riri's so innocent when it comes to love. She thinks she has some kind of medical condition. Romance, nao!

Natsume is win. His ED was pretty hilarious; I love how his tanuki partner was trying, and failing, to get his attention.

Hm, is this show one cour or two cour?

wandering-dreamer · 2012-02-02, 20:23

Lawl, the fourth floor returns! I'm sure this is driving LKK nuts. XD

Xacual · 2012-02-02, 21:32

Episode 4 went as expected, I really am enjoying Ririchiyo's reactions. Judging by the next ep preview they're finally going beyond 1 chapter an episode and also skipping a chapter.

LKK · 2012-02-02, 22:03

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Originally Posted by wandering-dreamer

Lawl, the fourth floor returns! I'm sure this is driving LKK nuts. XD

Did it really? I'll have to watch again.

Preferably when CR decides to play the episode from beginning to end with no looooonnnnnnnnnngggggg pauses every minute or so.

Oh, wait. It was the 3rd floor that disappeared in last week's episode. Was it there this week?

Fourth floor is regularly missing from an elevator in an other show.

PreSage · 2012-02-02, 22:34

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Originally Posted by LKK

Did it really? I'll have to watch again.

Preferably when CR decides to play the episode from beginning to end with no looooonnnnnnnnnngggggg pauses every minute or so.

Oh, wait. It was the 3rd floor that disappeared in last week's episode. Was it there this week?

Fourth floor is regularly missing from an elevator in an other show.

I think you were referring to the 3rd floor last time? And, yes, the 3rd floor appeared this time; Riri and Soushi were actually on the floor and the elevator registered floor number "3" on its digital board - so may be it was an error of the animators last time.

What floor is Soushi on again?

And I hardly recognize Miyano as Natsume (how he could disguise his smexy voice like that is amazing.

).

So in that entire building...there are only that small handful of people??

Joe's famous last words: "I'm hard boiled. "

Xacual · 2012-02-02, 23:04

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Originally Posted by PreSage

I think you were referring to the 3rd floor last time? And, yes, the 3rd floor appeared this time; Riri and Soushi were actually on the floor and the elevator registered floor number "3" on its digital board - so may be it was an error of the animators last time.

What floor is Soushi on again?

All the SS are on the same floor as who they are serving, so 4th floor.

ookamigirl · 2012-02-03, 16:19

Hmm... this was a pretty cute, funny & interesting episode.
Natsume & Watanuki pair... one cool, goofy that oozes dangerous & the other dangerous wannabe is just ridiculous.
Natsume & fox boy have a kinda BL thing going on ^^

Silvance · 2012-02-03, 17:50

The raccoon was so cute. I'd bully him to just to see his adorable crying face. j/k XD

Still, seeing Soushi get jealous like that was rather alarming. I won't be surprised if his obsession will keep on escalating on each ep. lol.

warita · 2012-02-03, 18:56

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Originally Posted by ookamigirl

Hmm... this was a pretty cute, funny & interesting episode.
Natsume & Watanuki pair... one cool, goofy that oozes dangerous & the other dangerous wannabe is just ridiculous.
Natsume & fox boy have a kinda BL thing going on ^^

I cant help it, but Natsume reminds me of Ichimaru Gin from bleach.

Btw.... is he like... ehm into boys?

LKK · 2012-02-03, 19:27

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Originally Posted by warita

I cant help it, but Natsume reminds me of Ichimaru Gin from bleach.

Gin? Not to me. To me, Natsume seemed to be the spittin' image -- looks and personality-wise -- of Grell Sutcliffe, the reaper from Black Butler.

Master_Yoma · 2012-02-03, 22:09

So that how you sign you name in blood

00Coyote · 2012-02-03, 22:14

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So that how you sign you name in blood

It was impressive that she remained conscious, after that severe of blood loss.

warita · 2012-02-04, 02:55

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Originally Posted by LKK

Gin? Not to me. To me, Natsume seemed to be the spittin' image -- looks and personality-wise -- of Grell Sutcliffe, the reaper from Black Butler.

Yes, personality is definately more like Grell. I thought about it too... it is the yaoi streak he has and how he tries the to grope Soushi... hahahaha, obviously the paralleles to Sebastian havent ended yet.

Nevertheless I think he also has somethin from Gin.... if not the slit eyes and the constatnt grinning, it is the pretended friendly voice that makes shivers run down your spine. Grell was just wacko and a comedian and I found him more amusing.

Texas84 · 2012-02-04, 10:16

What does Watanuki's t-shirt say? I can't figure it out.

Misdreavius · 2012-02-04, 10:53

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Originally Posted by LKK

Did it really? I'll have to watch again.

Preferably when CR decides to play the episode from beginning to end with no looooonnnnnnnnnngggggg pauses every minute or so.

Oh, wait. It was the 3rd floor that disappeared in last week's episode. Was it there this week?

Fourth floor is regularly missing from an elevator in an other show.

I'm pretty sure the 3rd floor is SUPPOSED to be like that and not an animation error as the 3rd floor button was missing in one of the previous eps, and it's missing again here (around 20:22).

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Originally Posted by Texas84

What does Watanuki's t-shirt say? I can't figure it out.

天上天下
With my knowledge of Chinese, it just means sky up sky down lol
But apparently in Japanese it's Tenjou Tenge.

2012-02-02, 18:00	Link #182
ars89 One-Eyed Dragon Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NJ, USA	Seeing Natsume animated was fun. Lol at the bath scene when Ririchiyo walked in. __________________ My Anime List

2012-02-02, 18:41	Link #184
ThereminVox Guess what time it is? Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Age: 38	Spoiler for Episode 4: Was the father cook an intentional parody of "Bartender"? I get the feeling he regrets his career path. It was pretty funny watching Ririchiyo's love epiphany sail clear over her head. Poor girl doesn't stand a chance. I also loved Nobara getting squicked at the thought of two guys together... while leafing through a girly mag. ~~Also, I am in love with Soushi.~~ I mean, what? Did someone say something?

2012-02-02, 20:23	Link #187
wandering-dreamer reads too much Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: you know that's a great question.....	Lawl, the fourth floor returns! I'm sure this is driving LKK nuts. XD __________________ If it has a plot I have something to say about it! Twitter time!

2012-02-02, 21:32	Link #188
Xacual Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008	Episode 4 went as expected, I really am enjoying Ririchiyo's reactions. Judging by the next ep preview they're finally going beyond 1 chapter an episode and also skipping a chapter. __________________ I was influenced by a certain group overflowing with madness and started trying to write a story. Please give it a try. Crashed into Fantasy

2012-02-03, 16:19	Link #192
ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	Hmm... this was a pretty cute, funny & interesting episode. Natsume & Watanuki pair... one cool, goofy that oozes dangerous & the other dangerous wannabe is just ridiculous. Natsume & fox boy have a kinda BL thing going on ^^ __________________ My Blog --> ookami

2012-02-02, 16:13	Link #181
AbZeroNow North American Haruhiist Join Date: Oct 2010 Age: 43	Spoiler for Episode 4-Ayakashi Kan Walk Rally: And with this episode, we get more info on our two new male characters, fanservice for both men and women, and the start of something brewing between Ririchiyo and Soushi. The blonde guy is Banri Watanuki, who is a tanuki, calls himself a "deliquent", and has some sort of inferiority complex when it comes to our favorite kitsune bodyguard. And so he challenges Soushi to a game where they collect signatures from everyone in the building. He also seems to have feelings for Karuta, and he was away to train to get stronger in order to "protect" Karuta. Yeah, I don't think a giant freaking skeleton needs that much protection. The rabbit-eared guy is Zange Natsume, who is Banri's Secret Service Agent, and childhood friend to Soushi. Apparently since he's descended from a One Hundred Eyes creature, he can see "the past and the future", "things seen and unseen", and he offers to help Ririchiyo know why her heartbeat goes irregular. (More on this below, I don't think you need to be a doctor to know what's bothering her) It turns out he was using the game to help both Banri and Ririchiyo(what a bro), and he seems to be very close to Soushi, and I foresee many fujoshi created doujins with Soushi as the uke. During the game, we learnt that Yui-maid is some sort of creature that can become very small(to help clean very small spaces), and there was an adorable gag where she says that when she said Ririchiyo was "so small", she wasn't talking about her breasts. Then there's a maid-guy who seems to have developed a little crush on Soushi. We also see an amusing father and son team. Ririchiyo herself has some very cute "dere" moments in this episode, especially her little blush when Soushi asks her to hold his hand when she's going off to school. D'awwwwwww. When she's thinking about her and Soushi, her heartbeat goes a little off. I guess Riri has never been in love before. Soushi did come off a little more stalkery when he said was jealous of Zange because Zange whispered something to her, and he briefly stopped the elevator. At least though, we are learning more about him, and apparently his previous master was not a nice guy and liked to have the tanuki guy on a leash. The end has a mysterious guy on a roof, and I guess the next episode is about him. I will give this episode a 9/10, because I am enjoying the cute moments in the show, the fanservice like Nobara giving Yui-maid a scrubbing and Nobara having massive blood loss from touching Ririchiyo's uncovered thigh. I suspect this will be a fujoshi favorite because of some of the Soushi scenes with Zange and the maid-guy.

2012-02-02, 18:53	Link #186
Ray Garnet Join Date: Dec 2011 Age: 29	Aww, Riri's so innocent when it comes to love. She thinks she has some kind of medical condition. Romance, nao! Natsume is win. His ED was pretty hilarious; I love how his tanuki partner was trying, and failing, to get his attention. Hm, is this show one cour or two cour?

2012-02-03, 17:50	Link #193
Silvance Storm Vanguard Graphic Designer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Type-00	The raccoon was so cute. I'd bully him to just to see his adorable crying face. j/k XD Still, seeing Soushi get jealous like that was rather alarming. I won't be surprised if his obsession will keep on escalating on each ep. lol.

2012-02-03, 22:09	Link #196
Master_Yoma Nekokota Festival Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest	So that how you sign you name in blood __________________

2012-02-04, 10:16	Link #199
Texas84 よろしく Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Warner Robins, Georgia USA	What does Watanuki's t-shirt say? I can't figure it out.