Yozakura Quartet

[kilroy0097]

I laughed my ass off with this for some reason. It's one of the very few times I've seen an anime use English profanity in this way. Awesome.

BTW wouldn't Kotoha be able to conjure up a replacement ticket to replace the one that was destroyed?

[Cight]

Originally Posted by kilroy0097

I laughed my ass off with this for some reason. It's one of the very few times I've seen an anime use English profanity in this way. Awesome.

That moment had been laughing too. Completely unexpected but totally appropriate.

OST: Don't Have Answers and Pellucid Mind are my favs at the moment. I love electronic music and Pellucid Mind was a surprise. I don't remember hearing it in any of the episodes so far. Breaking The Silence also has a nice guitar intro and section about a minute in.

[Shiroth]

Spoiler for Episode 08:

A decent episode with some good action scenes, but really it was all about Seki Tomokazu as Enjin this week for me. He was absolutely top form --- from his psycho laugh to his acting. That's what i like to see from one of my favorite seiyuu's, very pleased.

It was a bit poor that Akina just unlocked the door for him even though he knew what would happen if he did so. I know he did it to protect Hime, though that whole scene just came off as kinda week to me. The flashback shown that looks like Enjin was tied up to a poll (with a few others) has me wondering, and it looks like more of that will be shown next week.

Favorite scene of the episode has to be the little flashback we see of Gin fixing Hime's scarf. That was very adorable.

[Oxtail]

Originally Posted by kilroy0097

I laughed my ass off with this for some reason. It's one of the very few times I've seen an anime use English profanity in this way. Awesome.

Doesn't quite compare to this segment in Abenobashi:





In the whole of the 30 second segment, the f-word is used(properly, I might add) as an adjective 13 times while the main characters just look on in shock-and-horror chibi mode. Lol.

[Oxtail]

As for episode 8,

Spoiler for stupid plot gimmick:

Ninja nun was the only character that didn't make me want to punch my monitor in frustration. Seriously, I hate when stories use these cheap gimmicks.
Oh no, we can't hurt him, he's in our friend's body. Let's just let him destroy the entire city instead while we sit around and watch.

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by Oxtail

As for episode 8,

Spoiler for stupid plot gimmick:

Ninja nun was the only character that didn't make me want to punch my monitor in frustration. Seriously, I hate when stories use these cheap gimmicks.
Oh no, we can't hurt him, he's in our friend's body. Let's just let him destroy the entire city instead while we sit around and watch.

Spoiler for Ep8:

Well on the positive they probably would have lost either way. I mean guy has some pretty solid power and speed guy still hasn't taken much damage in the series. Though definitely not being willing to damage Gin's body pretty much guaranteed them getting beaten in pretty sad fashion there. Just no chance at all. Thankfully the nun made Enjin at least pay for it. Nice sword in the back always makes things go well.

Yes everyone Akina had run into Enjin and didn't tell you about it. Lot of shock going on there. He certainly did a poor job overall in this. Got knocked around and then just gave into the demands of the guy who plans on destroying everything.

Kotoha needs to work on that strategy. Just because the heavy artillery got one hit before doesn't mean without Hime to deflect it you will still do anything but waste energy.

[Deathkillz]

Some thoughts for ep 8

Spoiler:

Basically, the gang got raped by Enjin...by the end of the fight he was just laughing his ass off at how weak everyone was

[kilroy0097]

Ok so Episode 8 continues from ep 7.

Spoiler:

A few things that don't make sense unless I guess you've read the manga. In which case fill us in.

1. Is Gin/Enjin now dead due to him being absorbed into the Nana-gou? That sucks for Gin.

2. What's up with that Dragon Lance and Hime cutting the huge chunk off the Nana-gou? Would that really stop something like that from blooming? I supposed it could have been because of the super charged dragon lance.

3. And does Akina really have no ability other than exorcising spirits when they stand still? He can't do anything to a moving target or if he sees them? It would seem that his power would be able to do something to Enjin's partner Shinosuka. I don't know for a protector exorcist for the town I would have thought his power would be greater than it is.

The trailer for ep 09 seems to be a back story for Enjin or something like that. At least some info.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by kilroy0097

A few things that don't make sense unless I guess you've read the manga. In which case fill us in.

No it's not that --- it's the fact that we none-manga readers will have to wait until it's explained in the series.

[kilroy0097]

Ok. I was thinking I missed something. Which doesn't happen often in anime. I was checking my bases.

[LKK]

I haven't reached this part of the manga, so this is all just speculation. Which means I can share my thoughts without breaking any rules, right?

Originally Posted by kilroy0097

Spoiler for ep 8:

1. Is Gin/Enjin now dead due to him being absorbed into the Nana-gou?

I'm inclined to say "no" to that question.

Spoiler:

Based solely on the fact that Gin/Enjin is too good as a bad guy character to allow him to be vanquished in such a manner. Bad story telling design.

Originally Posted by kilroy0097

Spoiler for ep 8:

2. What's up with that Dragon Lance and Hime cutting the huge chunk off the Nana-gou? Would that really stop something like that from blooming? I supposed it could have been because of the super charged dragon lance.

I don't think that was the intent.

Spoiler:

I didn't think Hime was trying to stop the blooming so much as trying to stop the tree from splitting to its roots. I interpreted the scene like how you prune a partially broken branch from a tree so that the split doesn't continue further down the trunk. There may be a secondary benefit of halting the blooming. (Temporarily? Permanently?) But I don't think stopping the bloom was the goal at that moment.

Originally Posted by kilroy0097

Spoiler for ep 8:

3. And does Akina really have no ability other than exorcising spirits when they stand still? He can't do anything to a moving target or if he sees them? It would seem that his power would be able to do something to Enjin's partner Shinosuka. I don't know for a protector exorcist for the town I would have thought his power would be greater than it is.

That's the impression I get.

Spoiler:

Akina seems to have only the one power, Tuning. I wouldn't be surprised if he discovers another power that he didn't know he had. But for now, Tuning appears to be the only power he possesses. To me, it looks like he has to power up for each Tuning session. Probably some form of intense concentration. So it's likely that the target needs to be relatively still for him to successfully tune a youkai. If you remember the flashback where Grandfather tuned the youkai, the youkai was tied to a tree at the time. I take that as another indication that a moving target is hard to tune.

[SquirrelLuvsPnut]

For some reason I just really like Shinozuka.

Spoiler for Found Fanart:

[LKK]

I would like to hear some theories as to why the elders think that getting rid of the Nana-gou within the city is a good idea. I thought the Nana-gou was protecting the city? I can't fathom the reasoning behind that decision.

[Kristen]

Originally Posted by kilroy0097

I laughed my ass off with this for some reason. It's one of the very few times I've seen an anime use English profanity in this way. Awesome.

BTW wouldn't Kotoha be able to conjure up a replacement ticket to replace the one that was destroyed?

Probably. That's why it was taped at the end.

But, here's the kicker. The chinese subs translated that as "Damn". LOL. Thank gosh for TLC.

[Zippicus]

Originally Posted by LKK

I would like to hear some theories as to why the elders think that getting rid of the Nana-gou within the city is a good idea. I thought the Nana-gou was protecting the city? I can't fathom the reasoning behind that decision.

It's probably just the standard anime thing where they have the bureaucracy in charge do the opposite of what they need to do in order to solve the problem. Granted they might actually have a good reason, but since they were concerned about it being damaged that doesn't seem too likely.

[Argent]

Originally Posted by LKK

I would like to hear some theories as to why the elders think that getting rid of the Nana-gou within the city is a good idea. I thought the Nana-gou was protecting the city? I can't fathom the reasoning behind that decision.

Because they can't stop the Nana-gou from blooming and once they go into full bloom then it's doomsday for the world.

Given the choice of Doomsday (bad for everyone) or just removing the Nana-gou (sucks, but most everyone lives albeit unprotected) they chose the Nana-gou.

It's not a light decision since the Elders will probably die in the process, being connected to them as they are. I suspect they are thinking that at some point new trees can be planted and the city become reborn eventually.

Obviously, that's not going to be the solution we finally see play out.


Oh and does everyone feel like Akina needs slapping around a little?

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Argent

Oh and does everyone feel like Akina needs slapping around a little?

Nope, not at all. I don't see anything wrong with Akina wanting to safe a friend, i mean it's been made rather clear how important Gin is to him. He also knows that letting Hime kill him would completely destroy her. He'd take destroying the city over hurting his friends.

[LKK]

I agree with Shiroth. I see nothing wrong with Akina believing that there's got to be another way to stop Enjin without sacrificing Gin in the process. (I predict that ultimately Akina will be proved right.) Now, I do think Akina handled things badly by wanting to keep all that he knew a secret from Hime and Ao. I can understand why he decided to do that, but I think it was a bad decision. Akina told the eldars the full story; I think he should have told the girls the truth as well. The fact that he didn't isn't slap-worthy in my opinion though.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by LKK

I agree with Shiroth. I see nothing wrong with Akina believing that there's got to be another way to stop Enjin without sacrificing Gin in the process. (I predict that ultimately Akina will be proved right.) Now, I do think Akina handled things badly by wanting to keep all that he knew a secret from Hime and Ao. I can understand why he decided to do that, but I think it was a bad decision. Akina told the eldars the full story; I think he should have told the girls the truth as well. The fact that he didn't isn't slap-worthy in my opinion though.

Like you say, i can understand why Akina didn't tell the girls about Gin/Enjin, i mean anyone who treats their friends like he does would act the same way. I don't like to say that he made the wrong decision in not telling them, but then again if he did all this mess could have been handled before the festival.

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Nope, not at all. I don't see anything wrong with Akina wanting to safe a friend, i mean it's been made rather clear how important Gin is to him. He also knows that letting Hime kill him would completely destroy her. He'd take destroying the city over hurting his friends.

Though wouldn't destroying the city as a side effect end up hurting his friends ? Its a good thing to care about your friends and yet its the most dangerous thing for someone in the position Akina is in. He has responsibilities that don't allow him to just decide he's not going to hurt a friend. With what's on the line they can't afford to indulge that kind of mindset.

Should have known Enjin was going to show up again. Not telling Hime and Ao just made the situation all the worse for them. May be no real way to prepare yourself for that situation in the end. But definitely better to fully know the situation than to get completely caught offguard against an extremely powerful opponent.

Anyways probably the one thing that reflects bad on Akina is how laid back he is about everything. City is in a bad spot and he's laying around staying out of contact. Touka isn't in the hospital for a checkup and there isn't much concern from him there either. Takes equipment flying around to get any sort of reaction out of the guy. Even takes Ao calling him out and forcing the conversation for him to do anything.

I can understand not wanting to hurt his friend. But seriously does he think just by doing nothing the situation will resolve itself? Speaks up against giving up on Gin and yet doesn't have anything else to offer. If there is only one course of action open to you that's the one you have to take. Can't just sit in the middle of the road and hope someone starts building a different path for you.