(L) Shiki

[karice67]

Hm...I'll need to see lyrics for the OP first, but at the moment, its definitely the ending I prefer (although I did like the first one too). Those service shots, on the other hand...

*sighs* Made it through the four weeks...but this extra break was too much for me. orz The manga is a bit too...convoluted in places (though I couldn't help grinning at how Fujisaki-sensei hasn't completely lost his taste for clunky shoes...), but I'm definitely tempted to add the novels to my next amazon order...

As luck would have it though...there's no manga/novel thread (yet)...how many others are reading?

Originally Posted by Grim_Reaper

Spoiler for Thoughts about manga\anime:

There will be 10 more episodes of anime, and there are ~20 chapters of manga. Hope it won't spoil the series.

Spoiler for for manga/anime:

Unless they trim a lot of the material, they're definitely not finishing it with this run. But it's kind of difficult to see where they can stop...

[Grim_Reaper]

Spoiler for for manga/anime:

Unless they trim a lot of the material, they're definitely not finishing it with this run. But it's kind of difficult to see where they can stop...

Spoiler for Manga/anime:

I don't see where they can finish this season.
And it's clear from the opening that there will be the fire, so to my mind there will be an ending.

[Hypernova]

This ep:

*POOF*

*Hypernova's gaydar overloads and blows the magic smoke.*

[karice67]

Originally Posted by Grim_Reaper

Spoiler for Manga/anime:

I don't see where they can finish this season.
And it's clear from the opening that there will be the fire, so to my mind there will be an ending.

Spoiler for Manga/anime con't:

I'm getting the same feeling - I just hope they don't screw it up! The Noitamina slot has done ok with most of its adaptations so far (though the Nodame and Honey & Clover mangas are still better than the respective animes), but for Shiki, some of the staff with more important roles (e.g story composition) don't seem to have as many credits under their belt...

[RedWing]

Is it just me or has this show been running a pseudo anti-liberal/atheist agenda? If everyone listened to the superstitious people they would've been saved by now and all - with Natsuno's family being a prime example.

Just something that keeps sticking out to me.

[Kismet-chan]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Figures? Because i've been a huge fan of BUCK-TICK of many years? I don't see what's wrong with that.

That's nice, hun. Good for you!

Originally Posted by RedWing

Is it just me or has this show been running a pseudo anti-liberal/atheist agenda? If everyone listened to the superstitious people they would've been saved by now and all - with Natsuno's family being a prime example.

Just something that keeps sticking out to me.

I've noticed that, too. Perhaps Shiki is trying to teach us something?

[fukarming]

This episode easily blows away all the new season series. No debate there.

I find the episode exciting throughout. I couldn't blink my eye for 1 sec.

I actually like the OP. Yes it is not fitting to the current atmosphere, but sooner or later the humans are going to fight back and the OP will be fitting. The OP sounds like a battle theme song.

I believe in the novel they explain why Natsuno acts different compare to the other bitten human. But lets wait and see if they will explain it properly in the anime.

[PzIVf3]

The village is hopeless lost and doom to die. Well i cant wait the doctor find the solution and fight back.

I only like the Ed song its feels like my heart blood drain in the garden of rose death.

[Kakkou]

Love the new OP/ED, though I do agree Kuchizuke was more fitting. The sequences themselves were great to watch and seem to hint at some foreshadowing. Looks like they've begun to speed things up with the remaining half of the show. There were some changes made so they could progress faster. IIRC, Natsuno tried to send Akira and Kaori on a bus out of the village but they came back anyway so removing that scene made sense. There was another that happened right after the end of the last ep but cutting it didn't have such impact anyway. Things'll probably speed up even more from now on if they want to have an ending.

[Hooves]

Originally Posted by Kakkou

Love the new OP/ED, though I do agree Kuchizuke was more fitting. The sequences themselves were great to watch and seem to hint at some foreshadowing. Looks like they've begun to speed things up with the remaining half of the show. There were some changes made so they could progress faster. IIRC, Natsuno tried to send Akira and Kaori on a bus out of the village but they came back anyway so removing that scene made sense. There was another that happened tight after the end of the last ep but cutting it didn't have such impact anyway. Things'll probably speed up even more from now on if they want to have an ending.

As long as it doesn't ruin the plot entirely, then its ok if they speed up alot of things I did enjoy the first opening more, the sequence on that was a bit better then the new opening. But there all good nonetheless

[Kakkou]

It's acceptable that they want to hasten the pace anyway, considering that Shiki doesn't look like it would get a sequel.

[Yuno]

*sigh* Yet another break... I must say despite the amount of patience I have I am eager for the next part. I would be interested to see what others feel about what happens there in. Also after the next episode it will be all that I know of the manga, and each episode will be brand new to me.

[karice67]

Originally Posted by Kakkou

It's acceptable that they want to hasten the pace anyway, considering that Shiki doesn't look like it would get a sequel.

Having looked at the pace and the current chapters a bit more carefully, I now think they are going for a simultaneous end for the anime/manga, in just under three months. So I guess I'll save the questions and potential discussions I want to bring up when the anime catches up.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Hooves

As long as it doesn't ruin the plot entirely, then its ok if they speed up alot of things

I 100% disagree. One of the charms of this series is the pacing, and speeding up would totally destroy that.

Originally Posted by karice67

Having looked at the pace and the current chapters a bit more carefully, I now think they are going for a simultaneous end for the anime/manga, in just under three months. So I guess I'll save the questions and potential discussions I want to bring up when the anime catches up.

Oh how i hope this happens, aka FMA: Brotherhood. Fingers crossed!

[fertygo]

Stupidity known no limit as people said huh > talking about Natsuno's Father.

Btw I miss the first OP so much ;_;

[Kanon]

I started reading the manga where the anime left off during the break. Now that I can compare both, I've noticed they've cut out a few scenes in this ep (including one I really liked), have they done that all along? I may have to go back and read the first chapters then.

That aside, that was a very solid episode. I can't help but rage at Natsuno's dad. His stubbornness is going to kill his son. What would it cost him to leave the talismans in his room? It may not do him any good (actually it sure would) but it wouldn't do any bad either. Not only that, but he tricked the kids into not looking out for Natsuno.

I'm very satisfied with the new opening and ending, even if the new OP is nowhere near as good as the previous one. I'm pleased with the high amount of Sunako in the OP. I hope this means we'll see her more in the second half of the series.

[zette]

I want my Walk no Yakusoku ED back. Not that I hate the new ED, but I loved the old ED song so much. Gonna need some time to get used to the new OP, but I'm fairly certain it'll grow on me soon enough. No way it beats the previous OP though as that just fit the show so well (and I loved the transition of a scene to that OP with the Shiki logo appearing and Sunako spinning around).

Anyway, it's nice to have this show back. It was a long wait, but damn this episode makes up for it all. I was hoping to see the scene of the doctor doing the fucked up experiment on his wife, but it seems that we'll have to wait till the next episode for that. The last scene with Kaori's dad being killed was just usual Shiki brilliance. I absolutely lol'd at how he was all "lol sup Megumi", as if seeing and talking to someone who's meant to be dead is the most normal thing ever.

I know it's probably been said a million times before, but this needs to be reiterated: Sunako is so freakin' cute. Yuuki Aoi is becoming one of my favorite VA -- if not my favorite VA -- after this role as Sunako and her role as Iris in the latest Pokemon series.

And what's this -- no episode next week? FFFFFF.

[klare]

Shiki is finally back after a long break

Kaori's father... how can u forget a dead person?

Natsuno's father... how can u not notice your wife's condition?

first time we see were shown the inside of the castle

[Nvis]

Originally Posted by klare

Natsuno's father... how can u not notice your wife's condition?

What happened to her and what episode started this?

(I just started following this show)

[karice67]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I started reading the manga where the anime left off during the break. Now that I can compare both, I've noticed they've cut out a few scenes in this ep (including one I really liked), have they done that all along?

I've started going back through it myself, and so far (ch 6), I've noticed a few small changes (mostly thoughts that weren't voiced in the anime), though nothing as big as the ones in episode 12. Though I assume the larger changes were made because they've since had to compress ~two chapters into each episode.