(CR) New Gegege no Kitarou

[SeijiSensei]

So did the diamonds all vanish when the people came back to life?

I can imagine an amusing scene where some guy proposes, and the diamond he gives the woman vanishes as she puts on the ring.

This show sure touches on some dark subjects. Refugees, huh? At least there always seems to be a happy ending, even if they are, like in this episode, rather implausible.

Neko-musume sure is a tsundere at times.

[serenade_beta]

Makes you wonder sometimes if this is really a morning anime. I mean, dang, the whole refugee-to-mass-murder thing. It went so far dark, that it actually was obvious everyone was somehow going to come back alive, but still... Phew, dark dark.

[mangamuscle]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

I can imagine an amusing scene where some guy proposes, and the diamond he gives the woman vanishes as she puts on the ring.

I think they will turn into coal, they have been bad, bad, greedy boys and girls and deserve it

Neko-musume sure is a tsundere at times.

Place yourself in her shoes, the average love interest of the dense male lead will finally get him in a matter of months, maybe a couple of years at worst. Neko musume has probably been trying to dig her nail on Kitaro for decade and there seems to be no end in sight

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Makes you wonder sometimes if this is really a morning anime.

I can really picture a dad reading his monday newspaper at breakfast, then the happy kid comes and ask "Dad, what is a refugee?" *coffee spilled all over the paper* and if they googled beforehand they might even ask "What is a blood diamond?"

[BBOvenGuy]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Makes you wonder sometimes if this is really a morning anime.

“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite authors, and a philosophy I've been known to follow in my own writing.

[Idealist 99]

Originally Posted by mangamuscle

Place yourself in her shoes, the average love interest of the dense male lead will finally get him in a matter of months, maybe a couple of years at worst. Neko musume has probably been trying to dig her nail on Kitaro for decade and there seems to be no end in sight

I don't think Kitaro is dense, he is just not interested in her in a romantic way and simply sees her as a platonic friend.
Specially since other version of Kitaro did had girlfriend and oddly most of them were human. Including the "Neko" that he actually dated wasn't a Youkai but a human with strange disease that turn her into a cat whenever she saw fishes.
Plus it seem the main heroin of this reboot is Mana, not Neko. Specially considering the Tanuki episode.

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by Idealist 99

Plus it seem the main heroin of this reboot is Mana, not Neko. Specially considering the Tanuki episode.

Especially since they manage to drop Mana into Kitaro's arms on a number of occasions, a scene often followed by some jealous reaction from Neko.

It was the scene where Kitaro pulls Neko from in front of Rat-man's speeding car that occasioned my tsundere comment. She tells him he need not have bothered, while her facial appearance and voice tell the opposite story.

Originally Posted by mangamuscle

I can really picture a dad reading his monday newspaper at breakfast, then the happy kid comes and ask "Dad, what is a refugee?" *coffee spilled all over the paper* and if they googled beforehand they might even ask "What is a blood diamond?"

When Uchuu Kyoudai aired, I wondered how many dads watching with their kids on Sunday mornings at 7 am had to explain what Mutta was "saving for later" at the beginning of episode three. Mutta was having an erotic fantasy about Serika during his physical exam and "raised a flag."

[bastek66]

Miyuki Sawashiro Takes Maternity Leave This Summer

[mangamuscle]

^--- Maybe now Kitaro will get a sudden grow spurt and get a lower voice, something like James Earl Jones :lol:

[Renchan]

Originally Posted by mangamuscle

^--- Maybe now Kitaro will get a sudden grow spurt and get a lower voice, something like James Earl Jones :lol:

They'll probably choose another female seiyuu or Ayumu Murase. But most likely female seiyuu. If anything, maybe his voice will get slightly higher.

[sion21]

Did they really pull a "oh you what am i going to do with you Ratman"? This guy is responsible for the death of hundreds of people. and it just ended with "he is up to something ending again" ending?

[Guardian Enzo]

They didn’t die - they were just fine in the end!

Oh, Nezumi-otoko - what a scamp you are.

[mangamuscle]

Maybe it is just my imagination, but cat girl seemed a big larger than in previous episodes, maybe she is going thru a growth spurt? Nonetheless both girls have the hots for Kitaro and he knows (or he is dense, take your pick) after watching their dreams in that poodle of water.

I remember Makuragaeshi from the last episode of Hell Teacher Nube but on that one, rather than connecting to the dreamworld he had the power to send people to alternate dimensions (ala Steins:Gate).

I would expect a legal demand for Toei if Mazinger Z was not one of their franchises. Rocketo panchi!

[Idealist 99]

Kitaro's father actually look very OP, I wonder if he could have defeat Yō-Kaijū all by himself. By the way, how long will it take for Kitaro to reach adulthood? It seem Youkai does age considering his dad. Also, it felt like his dad sound just like Goku.
I am kind of wishing Kitaro to get some form of transformation like the fifth series where he used Jigoku key.

[SeijiSensei]

This show continues to impress week-in and week-out. Adulthood never seems especially appealing in Kitaro though. This week we have a tale about childhood dreams dashed by the cruel realities of adult life. There's also the spectre of divorce and family separation. Divorces ramped up in Japan at the end of the twentieth century. The rate has leveled off since as much because of the decline in the rate of marriage as a change in the behavior of married couples. The writers seem tuned in to the fears of Japanese children. I wonder whether the viewers feel reassured after watching Kitaro. After all, Musashi's father will still be out of a job, separated from his family, and not following his dream of becoming a painter.

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Makes you wonder sometimes if this is really a morning anime.

This week the show opens with a father attacking his son with a beer bottle. Of course he never really hit Musashi, but the terrorizing image of an enraged father remained.

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep15:

Umm, so the ending...
So she couldn't handle it after all and went and got a new face again? Since I was hoping for a happy end here, I actually want to believe there is a better explanation, but from what I can see, that is what happened.
Damn, that is dark and sad...

But then how did she get on TV? Did that much time pass between the last part and the epilogue?

[akumaten]

Spoiler for ep 15:

I guess her true face was a shallow insecure girl. Can't save 'em all.

[BBOvenGuy]

Did you notice that Shiro the cat appears in the new ED? Teaming up with Neko-musume to scratch up Nezumi-otoko.

[foxbox360]

Originally Posted by akumaten

Spoiler for ep 15:

I guess her true face was a shallow insecure girl. Can't save 'em all.

she only human.....

[Blueknight78]

Originally Posted by foxbox360

she only human.....

yeah, it's looks like the "power of love not aways works and not every one want be saved in the end she could not let it go.

[Faux Mecha]

dat surprise ending, aside from people dying in the previous eps, that is dark for a show........... made for kids..............