Remember the time I wished Sankarea didn’t incorporate too much fan service? Yeah… Well even so, I was still able to enjoy episode 4 to a certain extent because of Sankarea’s extraordinary background animation and the development between Furuya and Rea. After coming out of the prologue to the story, you’ll expect the level of entertainment [...]
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Yes,yes,yes! Rea is now more or less a zombie. But except for the eye color change and her power boost there is nothing new about her.  This is not how a zombie is supposed to act. Or is it? Babu was pretty much on a rampage which is just what a normal zombie cat would [...]
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This week further demonstrated how fractured the Sanka house truly is, one that, while large, is bereft of life or warmth. We further saw the complicated relationship that Rea and Chihiro have, along with the curious notion that Rea had to die in order to live the life of a ’normal’ girl. This further demonstrates [...]
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This week further demonstrated how fractured the Sanka house truly is, one that, while large, is bereft of life or warmth. We further saw the complicated relationship that Rea and Chihiro have, along with the curious notion that Rea had to die in order to live the life of a ’normal’ girl. This further demonstrates [...]
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Last week's ending to Sankarea was very impressive. Rea was able to break free from her father and Chihiro gets his zombie he always wanted. Sankarea episode 4 starts off with a creative sequence through her father's perspective. This scene was amazing, using a contrast of shadow and light for life and death, signifying a new beginning for Rea as she walks away from the shadow her father once
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Key Points: Rea’s dad dreams about Rea’s death and rebirth whilst in a bath with lots of Rea pictures. He decides to go after Chihiro. Rea feels no pain, hot or cold and is . She’s now living with Chihiro. Chihiro only just realises she’s in a ‘dream’ situation with a real zombie girl. Rigor [...]
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“Okaeri, niisan” … (ノ ゜Д゜)ノ Hello everyone! Anaaga is away this week which means I’ll be covering episode four by myself, but don’t worry, she’ll be back next week! So, Sankarea … let’s see how creepy it gets this time. Danichirou watches in horror as his daughter rises from the dead and walks away from him, abandoning the [...]
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Episode 04 - Sankarea has been a series that’s been full of surprises, with some surprisingly decent directing in combination with a somewhat atypical story. However, it does seem that fanservice is slowly starting to creep into the series. There were plenty of moments featuring Rea’s bare skin in this episode, which were all jarringly [...]
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「普通の…女の子…」 (Futsuu no... Onnanoko...) "A Normal... Girl..." Our cute and innocent Rea is finally a zombie… and with her transformation comes complications.
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