Short Synopsis: Barsa asks her friends to get her some supplies, while the king sends a number of assasins after her and Chaggumu.
Good: Yet again, this episode shows how much thought has been put in this anime.
Bad: Incredibly long dialogue by the king and his servant x.x
Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10
I just realized something. Seirei no Moribito is very similar to Sisters of Wellber. Both feature a normal person who takes care of someone of royalty. Seirei no Moribito definitely is the more realistic of the two, though Wellber no Monogatari is allowed to take more risks because of its light-hearted nature. It’ll be interesting to see which of the two ends up better. So far? Seirei no Moribito. This’ll be one of the shows I’ll be blogging for Saturday (Saturday is going to be busy!). Ooedo Rocket, meanwhile, remains hilarious, but I don’t see what’ll be worth blogging it. Kamichama Karin is cute, but it lacks the degree of mystery that mahou shoujo as Otogi Juushi Akazukin and Futago Hime did have. Koutetsu Sangokushi’s second episode was worse than its first, and I’ll be dropping Touka Gettan. Not that it’s bad, or anything, but I’ll watch it when my schedule isn’t as busy as it is now. Same with Hitohira.
Anyway, I liked this episode of Seirei no Moribito a lot. The only thing is that the dialogue between the king and his servant was really hard to follow. If I had to guess, then the king knows that a water spirit has laid an egg inside of his son’s body, which seems to be very bad for his reputation. Because of that, he sends some of his men after him. Barsa, meanwhile, spends the episode hiding, while her friends get some necessary supplies for her. Wellber no Monogatari skipped this, and went straight on with showing how Rita acted now that she doesn’t live in the castle anymore.
Chaggumu was much more silent than Rita was. While Rita chose her path herself, he probably has no choice whatsoever, and is being attacked all against his will. Because of that, he tries to be as independent as possible. It’s interesting to see, considering he’s a child (also notice that he’s carrying the majority of the supplies when they leave the city?). Next episode will start quite interesting as well, as we’ll see Barsa fight again. Another department where lots of thoughts went into, as we see Barsa actually take care of her weapon. I’ll be looking forward to it.]]>
Seirei no Moribito – 02
That was the High priest Hibitonan with his protege Shuga, not the King. Yeah upper class people in Japan used to talk like that, at least according TV period drama.
Ah okay, it’s just a priest. Thanks for clarifying. That scene was nearly impossible to follow with my limited amount of japanese. ^^;
Still, it makes me wonder when the real king will appear, and what he looks like.
i was about to say that it wasn’t the king, but well, it has been already clarified!!
i’ve watched the first two episodes on youtube, and couldn’t find the others.
also, i’m downloading the first 4 episodes at bittorrent, with english subs since i’m from buenos aires, argentina and can’t speak japanese; but can’t seem to find the other episodes, maybe thay haven’t been broadcasted yet.
do you know where i can find the rest of them (eng or spanish subs), or how many are they going to be?
thank you so much!
ps: have you watched fushigi yuugi?
You’re right, only the first four episodes have been broadcasted so far, so you’re not missing anything. 😉 The total amount of episodes will be 26, if I recall correctly.
And I’m currently a bit wary to check out Fushigi Yuugi. It’s supposed to be the epitome of melodrama, from the things I’ve heard.
Hi… i would like to see this serie but i dunno where i can watch them :S…..
if u know please leave a message at http://www.freewebs.com/anime-loverx
thanx
Hmm, just regular Tokyo Toshokan would do. I would leave a message at your site, but the background music is annoying.
Another excellent series I’m marathoning. Seems off to a solid start with realistic characters in Barsa & Chagmu, and intriguing drama with the water spirit.