Okay… Amatsuki has a good chance of becoming Studio Deen’s next masterpiece. Yes, this episode was that good.
I’m left quite speechless by it. Amatsuki has really been the most emotionally intense series of the spring-season so far, and with series as Kaiba, xxxHolic, Kurenai and Himitsu, this HAS TO SAY SOMETHING. I really like how all the good series this season have their own points at which they excel.
It turns out that Toki was called by a god who is the head of a shrine. When he arrives there, the major bad guy first comes into contact with him, and he makes it clear that Toki’s eye is something very special. He does all this in some kind of strange dimension. When Toki returns from this dimension, he’s found inside the shrine. The priestesses of this shrine then get mistaken by the huge demon inside of Kuchiha and think that the threesome is an enemy. Then all hell breaks loose as they attempt to release the dormant powers inside both Toki and Kuchiha, in order to find out their origins, though I didn’t think that they expected to find such a huge beast inside of Kuchiha. The goddess of the temple then shows up, and almost gets crushed by said demon (in the shape of a huge dog). Bonten then appears as well, taking over one the priestesses.
After this episode, I know for sure: Amatsuki is going to be a really special series. Really, so many things happened at the same time, and the result is nothing short of stunning. If you’re doubting whether or not to check out this series, then at least wait till you’ve seen the fourth episode to decide whether or not you want to follow it.
i had to mention this, after watching this ep:
i completely agree with the first and the last paragraph.
hope the show continues at this level.
Not Shamon. Bonten is the blonde-haired tengu. Shamon is the monk. 2 totally different characters.
By the way, with reference to your comments in the previous episode, you can see Bonten in the ED too. He is one of the trio (that are shown talking in the last few minutes of this episode) in the top left corner of the group picture.
Amatsuki is definitely coming along very nicely.
Ah, you’re right. I looked wrongly at the main site when I searched up this guy’s name. ^^;
Agree Amatsuki is turning out to be really good, but then again the sourse material is really good too XD, from now on is going to be full speed ahead, but you can expect lot of character development and background.
This really has been the dark horse this season and I think with series like saiunkoku and moribito, anime in an historical setting is fast becoming one of my favourite genres.
Also congrats on the anime blog awards nomination
can’t really understand how someone, who is particular about “reality” like you, likes this kind of series
Anyway, it maybe just me but im not stil convined by this show…
Actually, I don’t really care about “reality”, I think you meant “realism”, or more accurately: “believability”. So far, I haven’t had any reason to doubt the believability of this series, but that can also be because I don’t fully understand the complex dialogue.
L.A might just be basing his comment on what you’ve said on the Nijju realated blog entries.
Anyway, I finally got the time to watch this episode, and I’m also convinced that DEEN is going to produce another masterpiece if they keep this quality throughout the show. Wonderful 20 minutes.