“The Dragon in the Cloud” Happy 2007 everybody! Hopefully this year will be better than the last in, well, a lot of things. Anyhow…! Great ending to the arc. I’m happy that Kumoshichi was able to stay “alive,” even if it was in the new form [...]
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This was a great episode. It was much more action-oriented than the last one and had a great score playing during the battle scenes. Definitely an improvement over the action scenes in the previous episodes. The episode starts off with Yuki, Atl and the others still at the area where Kumo had died in past. [...]
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Impressions/Thoughts: Yuki yet again amazes the audience with his performances. And with a weapon made out of his own name. It’s an unorthodox weapon but at least it took the form of an axe. This episode focuses mainly on the accusations brought forth of Yuki being a murderer. By the way, I found the whole thing [...]
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“Dragon Aura Running” Wow, that was a lot of information to consume all at once. Nonetheless, at least I understand more about the origin of Atl. Looks like she has Japanese blood mixed in her from when the Hasekura Tsunenaga embassy visited Mexico. When he [...]
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“A Tale Of Murder” Okay, that was awesome. Talk about having a whole new level of friendship. This whole thing between Kumoshichi and Ryuudou is very good and I wish that we could see more, though I think the backstory provided in this episode did [...]
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“The Living Doll” This was another episode I was kind of “eh” about, but that’s probably because it was another set up episode while the unanswered questions of these youi creatures continue. I did enjoy the mystery that was enshrouded upon the foreign girl, we [...]
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“The Undercurrent Below Flowery Edo” Not much going on in this episode and as such I don’t have a whole lot to say about it, but it did set the landscape for pretty much the rest of the series. I kind of thought that Yuki [...]
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Ayakashi Ayashi ep. 12: River Dragon: Howl at the Moon* (Hakuryuu, Tsuki ni Hoeru) * (I’m not sure what “hakuryuu” actually is) Err… this anime is beginning to change its personality… is this truly Studio Bones? Saizou’s character has become “cutified” and it looks like it gets worse the next episode when they show some chibi-characters. [...]
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“The Mountain God Descends” So I suppose that this series will deal with this “other world” in comparison to the “real world.” Well, I can deal with that. It certainly presents some interesting ideas. Ryuudou seems to long for this world even though he says he’s [...]
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Director: Hiroshi Nishikiori Music: Ko Otani Character Design: Toshihiro Kawamoto Studio: Studio BONES “The Youi Arrival” The beginnings of what could be yet another quality Studio BONES show? This episode sure made things look that way. It’s another one of those “we’re not gonna let you in on everything” [...]
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Ayakashi Ayashi, ep. 11: Strange Road to Nikkou (Nikkou Kaidou) Wow, yoi up the ying-yang in this episode… this journey to Nikkou arc has a whole different flavor as things happen in quite a fast pace. Summary and thoughts following the pics (click to enlarge): Summary: Ogasawara and Yukiatsu go after a rokurokubi, which happens to [...]
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Ayakashi Ayashi, ep. 10: “The Smell of Spring Flowers; The Dance of the Maiden” (Yayoi Hana Niou Musume no Kagura) Will they be able to stop Saizou and the mask of sin and desire that she bears without killing her? Yukiatsu must do what she most dreads; pulling the “ayagami” from her name. Summary [...]
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Ayakashi Ayashi, ep. 9: Up Front & Behind (Omote to Ura) No new cute eyecatch this week. Saizou succumbs to the comfort of her mask and escapes; Team Ayashi try to save her and begin to learn about her past. Summary following the pics (click to enlarge): Summary: Team Ayashi confront the fox spirits, Abi [...]
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Interesting episode. Yuki meets that strange girl from the end of episode 3 yet again. Throughout the episode though, they refer to her as a foreigner repeatedly. I guess it’s the green eyes as well as the dark skin (I couldn’t really tell her skin was that dark at first). Anyhow, the youi in this [...]
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Ayakashi Ayashi, ep. 8: Fox Play (Kitsune Shibai) Wow, that was weird… the opening song didn’t begin until 10 minutes in. This episode begins with tragedy befalling some kabuki troupes and Saizou’s introspection into her connection with the kabuki world, her name, and the notion of ’sin’ that she carries with her. This makes [...]
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