(L) Sankarea (TV)

[Korps!]

Originally Posted by -Sho-

Meh , episode 8. I think it's the stupidest episode ever.
Well , the beginning look interresting , i thought this anime would be more serious but not.. stacking stupid fanservice, idiot scene like chihiro's "friend" , boring event... seriously , Rea is so boring and the connection between her & chihiro too... don't forget the "vegetarian" part...
bleh.. finally his father is back.

At this point the serie clearly refuses to tap into its potential and simply go with a "my girlfriend is a zombie". The point being, did Rea absolutely had to become a zombie for the story to deliver this kind of setting? Surely you can craft a story about a rich frustrated young girl who wants to escape her possessive father to do normal stuff, without becoming a zombie.

Rea is boring. Chihiro isn't. Put them together and they negates themselves. Moeblob result, you either like or hate.

The vegetarian part... sigh.

[Coldlight]

After last episode's extended focus on Ranko, the spotlight is back on Rea. I have to praise how faithful this episode is to its corresponding chapter, things happened the way I remembered them, with no major changes, just a few anime-original scenes that don't really change anything, but add more.

Seeing this part of the story get animated is nice, Rea gets to enjoy the normal act of shopping, Chihiro reveals his fear of haunted houses, and then we see the goons' comically foiled attempt at kidnapping Rea. Chihiro gets abducted instead.

Looks like they're moving Mero's chapter earlier so this season (I want to be optimistic ) could end at a certain point.

[Lord of Fire]

Originally Posted by Korps!

At this point the serie clearly refuses to tap into its potential and simply go with a "my girlfriend is a zombie". The point being, did Rea absolutely had to become a zombie for the story to deliver this kind of setting?

IMO, yes. I'd even say it's vital that this show takes a more unique approach to the old romance stories we've seen so many times.

Surely you can craft a story about a rich frustrated young girl who wants to escape her possessive father to do normal stuff, without becoming a zombie.

Sure, but would it be successful? Romance shows are aplenty, and a lot are very similar to each other. if Sankarea were a typical romance show, without the zombie aspect, I think it would need to try much harder to be interesting.

The zombie aspect gives it the edge it needs to stand out among the many romance shows that are out there.

The problem we have now is that this is a 1-cour show and a lot of crucial plot elements don't happen till much later, meaning that a lot of potential is wasted, because the producers are afraid to take risks. Had this been a 2-cour show, we would eventually see what consequences being a zombie truly hold for Rea, and how that affects the relationship between her and Chihiro. With all the manga chapters we have now (28 at this point), there would be plenty of material to fill 26 episodes, especially if they throw in some anime-origjnal filler in between.

But, let's hope the sales will be worth it and/or the producers decide that a second season is needed.

[Kismet-chan]

The next episode will focus on Mero? Bah...

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for character development. But with such a small amount of remaining episodes, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't kind of disappointed. Especially after we just had Ranko's development episode. :/

[Lord of Fire]

Well, like I said, it's only 13 episodes, so they have to develop the characters as much as they can without ruining much of the story. They really should've gone for 2-cour if they wanted to do more, but since they didn't, they try to balance character development with plot development as much as they can. I personally don't give a rat's ass about Wanko and believe they could've easily left that episode out (as she never got this much attention in the manga), but I think Mero could use all the exposure she can get.

All I really hope for is that they don't make up some stupid original ending that leaves no room for more. While I don't expect this show become hugely successful, I do hope it brings in enough (either through DVD/BD sales or otherwise) to warrant more anime in the near future. If they stay reasonably faithful to the manga ad end it on a positive note, they could make it work.

[Guardian Enzo]

I'm not wild about detours in one-cour shows either. But Mero is the one character in this cast where I'm OK with it, because she's made an amazing impact with so little screen time.

[Ravenblitz]

Spoiler for megami scan nsfw:

[potchip]

Originally Posted by Korps!

At this point the serie clearly refuses to tap into its potential and simply go with a "my girlfriend is a zombie". The point being, did Rea absolutely had to become a zombie for the story to deliver this kind of setting? Surely you can craft a story about a rich frustrated young girl who wants to escape her possessive father to do normal stuff, without becoming a zombie.

This series, is pretty much about a cute zombie insofar it is the only aspect that it is really good at. The upcoming arc will be telling if the anime can do a decent job at character development, because IMO, the source is a pretty low bar.

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Ravenblitz

Spoiler for megami scan nsfw:

Zombie Nurse Rea. Very nice.

[Kismet-chan]

[Lord of Fire]

Originally Posted by Ravenblitz

Spoiler for megami scan nsfw:

I wouldn't mind having Rea nurse me to health. Or me being the nurse in this case. =3

Originally Posted by Kismet-chan

Rea's sex appeal +100

Mero moe +50 (partially because of the Babu hairclip)

[mangamuscle]

I wonder if Mero-chan will grow up to be a zombie :3

[Guardian Enzo]

Excellent. Mero ep >>>>>>>>>> Wanko ep.

Spoiler for All Mero, all the time:

I love Mero, and it was great to see her in the spotlight. But it looks as if this diversion actually connects to the main plot, as Mero's memories pretty convincingly connect Rea and her mother in some way. Sada - is that you?

One bizarre thing - why did last week's episode never happen? Was there a time skip, or a leap backwards?

[Elestia]

I'm confused about those two pics. Is Mero a DFC or not?

Great Mero centered episode, loved her flustered reaction when she called Rea "Mama".

[thundrakkon]

It is kind of strange to have a side story in the middle of all the action last week. I can't actually place where this story is. It could be before the last episode, or it could be much further in the future.

Well, it was a really excellent episode, even if it was a side story. It was much better than the Ranko one. Mero story actually has somewhat of a plot relations. It is confirmed that Mero's mom was a zombie, although stating by the fact that she died, things did not completely work out.

So the question now is, was Mero's mom a zombie before or after she gave birth? My guess is she became one after, since I can't imagine a zombie creating life when it does not have one itself.

[Silverwyrm]

Originally Posted by Korps!

At this point the serie clearly refuses to tap into its potential and simply go with a "my girlfriend is a zombie". The point being, did Rea absolutely had to become a zombie for the story to deliver this kind of setting? Surely you can craft a story about a rich frustrated young girl who wants to escape her possessive father to do normal stuff, without becoming a zombie.

Rea is boring. Chihiro isn't. Put them together and they negates themselves. Moeblob result, you either like or hate.

The vegetarian part... sigh.

The story will get more interesting. Thing I'm worried about is only 4 episodes left, I can think of a few good cutoff points to then wait for a second season but hope they get it moving to its more interesting arcs before doing so so that people will want to see the second season (if there is one...I hope so, I really like this story again after this arc)

[Patriot's Blade]

Originally Posted by Ravenblitz

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wait...... she's not actually a washboard all along?

[D-KLAC]

well i guess take a detour for now for mero ep (all this happen before cat-nap of cat hair boy)

mero doing usual sweep notice her brother more active & duty to rea.
mero & her pals wonder strange stuff like if teacher is "something" with bag & meat.
but it just a pet gator for the teacher to feed with meat.
smelly stuff but smell for ramen making.
mero mention a "zombie" give can't let them see it due temple rules.
one of them oops mention mero's mom (cause she "gone") & only memory of her mom was bandage hand & cold touch.
mero went home hear cat hair boy & wanko blah then go mom's grave.
mero put foods here rea give rea amaze at mero.
during which it's remind mero of her mom within rea then slip feel & rea fix it for mero.
show pic of rea that all folks.

yet another detour ep next is the step-mom.

[broken270]

Spoiler:

It looks like their mother was a zombie as well, and the one who revived her was probably their grandfather, the one who created it in the first place. Her eventual death and grave must have meant that the potion was not complete, as he stated before when talking to him. This makes me question their father, who does not seem to be too riled up when they were talking about zombies and spoke as if he she was just her normal self. Could it be that her father truly did not know that his wife is a zombie, or is something else happening?

[evil_twin]

Originally Posted by broken270

Spoiler:

It looks like their mother was a zombie as well, and the one who revived her was probably their grandfather, the one who created it in the first place. Her eventual death and grave must have meant that the potion was not complete, as he stated before when talking to him. This makes me question their father, who does not seem to be too riled up when they were talking about zombies and spoke as if he she was just her normal self. Could it be that her father truly did not know that his wife is a zombie, or is something else happening?

Since father is a Buddhist priest, he might just see things in different light (^__~ )