Short Synopsis: Three dead children come back as corpses
Highlights: Male lead takes some getting used to, but is more than just a damsel in distress (or a male version anyways).
Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10
Aaah! Why did this series’ second episode have to air so soon? Basically, at this point I’m still desperately trying to figure out which shows I’m going to blog, and in this case I’m doubting between three series: Shikabane Hime, Kurozuka and Chaos Head, and I’ve got two spots for the three of them. Shikabane Hime has a cast with potential and an excellent soundtrack; Kurozuka has the best production-values of the season but its characters need a bit more work, and Chaos;Head… well I don’t have a freakin’ idea about it yet, but it’s supposed to be mystery and I’m a mystery-fanboy.
So, yeah. For now I’m going to blog this thing, but do expect it to disappear again if I get blown away by Chaos;Head and Kurozuka’s second episode. The thing that especially intrigues me about this series is its director: the director of Gilgamesh. This guy knows his subtlety, and he’s just been assigned to the most un-subtle production-studio you can imagine: Gainax. The result is pretty interesting: quiet moments that take their time in building up, and yet it’s got hitting action-scenes. I’m hoping for this series to take the best of both extremes. And yeah; because of the male lead and this series’ relations to Gilgamesh (and probably also because most people are expecting this to be the next Gurren Lagann), I’m expecting this series to not really become that popular.
Another reason why I decided to blog this series was that within only two episodes, we’ve already seen quite a few sides of the male lead, and he’s definitely not a stereotype, which has potential for this series’ second season. The guy will feel annoying in this episode, though, especially in the way that he stands in the way of Machina like that. It’s also quite rare for such a guy to actually be voiced by a voice-actor that still sounds young, who still has that nose-sound in his voice. It’s a shame that the children in this episode were obviously voiced by adults that tried to be overly squeaky, but I guess that that can’t be helped.
If I’m still blogging this series next week, then the creators need to pay attention to the ultimate villains of this series, and don’t make them stereotypical bad guys who are out to destroy the world. The children in this episode were a fine example of enemies that were neither good nor bad, so let’s hope it can keep things that way.
I hope you keep blogging this 🙂
Yeah, me too. Whilst I appreciate that you pay due attention to the more neglected anime of the season, I do like to see your opinion on more popular anime now and again.
Dang, cannot wait for this to be subbed x]! i think this show has alot of potential for a good anime, itd be great if you chose this as one of the ones that are gonna be blogged.
I’ll be honest when that little girl’s coffin opened I shat a brick when I noticed her hand creeping out of it.
Personally, I found this one to be a very ordinary action show, I still can’t feel any vibes of greatness in it. Guess I would wait for sometime for the real plot to move on and check it back again.
I have to agree with saris on this show. Unspectacular plot with normal animation (animation is fine, nothing wrong, but nothing to grab my eyes with either). But the voice-acting really leaves much to be desired, even if the character is the undead.
I think the voice acting is great. It has that realistic, original tone to it. It adds that extra bit of difference to the anime, and with its dark setting it works much better. I remember I also liked Maka’s voice in Soul Eater, since it had that unique touch to it.
I think this show will excel at its atmospheric overtones more than its action scenes. I think I prefer the way it creates the mood than the fights, and that’s what I am watching for.
And the characters are definitely interesting, Ouri probably more-so than Makina with his own hallucinatory Cat and strange roundabout fear. But Makina still has that interesting past.
I’m also loving the opening to this show. It looks and sounds great – probably my favourite so far.
does anyone know what the bar owner was saying about ouri and keisei being brothers, why one of them changed their surname?