I am to give birth to Kuhouin children Once again, I am late in my Kure-nai post, but I have a new job at a daycare (truth) and am currently feeling a little bit ill (lie); with those two things I demand that you cut me some slack. Yes, I know that Kure-nai [...]
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Stuff was mad last episode, this episode is one about cleaning up. Hostile fortress of doom. First thing we see this episode is the Kuhouin house and what happens inside. Murasaki is sad and her fake mother is getting indignant about some tea that she is cleaning up. They could have sauced up the drama right about [...]
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After seeing Murasaki snatched away by the Kuhouins last time around, this was never going to be the most cheerful of episodes of Kurenai, as we see Shinkurou trying to come to terms with the whole situation, while those close to him each try to sway his thoughts with their own - Should he just forget about his 'failed job' and move on, or or should he look beyond that at the person he was trying to protect to help him decide how he should proceed from here? Needless to say, despite his best efforts to detach himself from Murasaki's plight he finds himself unable to do so, eventually challenging Benika to demand that he be allowed to at least try and see her once again.Although this episode was arguably a little heavy on the flashbacks, it otherwise proved to be another excellent example of what this series has been all about from the outset. On the one-hand (and despite its sombre tone) we had a couple of brilliantly uplifting and funny conversations, while on the other there were some really quite emotional moments that were subtly played without ever feeling overblown. To add to the ever-superb dialogue and characterisation, we learn a little more about Yayoi, and I also get a chance to gloat about reading Benika's true intentions regarding taking Murasaki away from the Kuhouins correctly - In short, it was never about allowing her to escape their grasp forever, but simply for long enough for her to experience the outside world and real love, as requested by her real mother. A very odd thing to ask for your seven year-old daughter (although I suspect her mother knew it was the one thing that would make her fight to achieve a proper life for herself), but I think I can let it go for what is otherwise a most excellent episode of an amazing anime.My only concern at this point is that, with two episodes to go, there simply doesn't seem to be enough time to wrap things up tidily. Admittedly I'm not familiar with the light novels so I'm not entirely sure what direction the series is headed, or whether they're hedging their bets on a second series (which I certainly wouldn't object to, far from it), but right now I can't imagine so much of importance being neatly closed off in what amounts to about forty minutes of running time. Having said that, I find it equally unimaginable that they'll screw up the series after reaching episode ten with nary a mis-step, so hopefully my fears aren't justified.
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Original Post This comic had two possible outcomes: 1) Rets cursing Kurenai for being a lucky bastard or 2) Rets saluting him. I decided to go with 2), since getting a young girl to kiss you on her own accord is pretty impressive. Kurenai didn’t even have to force himself on her! That’s salute-worthy. The art [...]
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「慣れの恐怖」 (Nare no Kyoufu) "Dreadful Experience"
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Kurenai 4-Koma No.5 Careless talk costs lives Fun things happen at the temple before the Chav and Goth depart on a night out (I wonder how their music tastes are compatible?). With Murasaki and Kurenai alone, funny things happen, especially as Murasaki baits Lolicons with the voluptuous words coming out of her mouth. What is the [...]
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As this episode was mostly boring, I’m going to hijack most of this post for something completely different that caught my attention. I stumbled upon this post, referring to this piece of art, that rants against the lack of shading in the anime of the 21st century. Ironically, it’s done by the same guy who [...]
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Shinkurou x Murasaki Episode 09 “With You and Me” at a glance: Some of the truth behind the Kuhouin family comes into light when Benihana explains to Shinkurou why Murasaki isn’t shown in the Kuhouin family records. The Kuhouin family has been breeding its brothers and sisters for generations, but marrying outside women as a facade. So [...]
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Where would we be without needlessly pretentious post titles, eh? ^_^ Kurenai has covered a lot of ground since I last had chance to blog it, in the characterisation rather than storyline sense at least. It’s fair to say that most of the events during the middle section of the series are concerned with the [...]
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A quick discussion on two unrelated topics here, a concept I like to call ‘halo characters’ and a rant (albeit spoiler-free) on the status of Kure-nai through episode 9. It’s pretty much as is, so let me use this pre-jump space as a mini-shoutbox, a mini-rant within a mini-rant post. It’s like those Russian dolls. * Does [...]
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