Category: Finished Series: Mystery/Suspense

Ergo Proxy – 03

by psgels, posted in Ergo Proxy



This episode, again, takes its time in telling the story, ending in a very satisfying climax. The scenes are more focused around one place then in the previous two episodes, this finally gives for some neat opportunities to get to know the characters. This is especially the case for Vincent and Pino, as they finally get a good amount of screentime.

So many questions arose after watching this. Like, what were they both doing there? Why is Vincent involved in all this? Why does his eyes change color at times? What was that dream he had? And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I found myself liking this episode very much. Especially Pino made a very good impression of both cuteness and seriousness. The climax really made me thirsty for more, as I doubt that everything will just end after this.

This also was the first episode of Ergo Proxy featuring an OP. Apparently, I was right about the three main characters, and Iggy seems to be playing a big role as well. The bad guys also made sense, although there was a bunch of guys I didn’t recognize. These will probably arrive at the next couple of episodes.

Ergo Proxy – 02

by psgels, posted in Ergo Proxy



The people with small amounts of patience will probably find Ergo Proxy hard to endure, as it really takes its time to explain the situation, with no possible forms of rushing. On short terms, it may cause a bit of boredom, but on long terms, it makes for some great storytelling.

After seeing this second episode, it seems like there are three, maybe four main characters. First of all Lil, which is obvious, since most of the episode turned around her. Second, we have this guy who’s found Lil, and appears to be stalking her or something like that, anyway, a mysterious guy in an unusual body. Third, we have the automail of the rich lady. I have no idea whether Iggy will make a main-appearance in the show, or that he’ll be forced to spend the rest of his life as a side-role. For bad guys, we have Lil’s grandfather (either that, or he’s being manipulated), the long-haired guy, and apparently the entire police-force and investigation service. I’m still waiting to see which side the two Proxys belong to, but I’ll put them along the bad guys for the time being.

This episode, there was exactly one action scene. The way the creators brought it, was incredibly original. Partially because it’s been one of the rare fights that didn’t include a prelude. We just see a guy escaping from Proxy, totally unexpected or unintroduced. I loved it. (At least, not that I think back, there was a one-second prelude… but at that time you so don’t see it coming). It was also nice to see an actual bad guy space out like that. These kinds of things rarely happen in anime. At least, they rarely happen without characters having some strange fetish-like fantasies.

Lil herself was also very interesing this episode. She was a good actor. At least, half of the time. At other times, you could just really see that she was acting. She’s also totally different from last episode. There, she was just confident in herself. Now, it seems like a bit of despair and stress have been added. Add this to the pressure from the government, and you have a recipe for succes. The government kinda reminded me of a mild version of the book 1984 by George Orwell. Everything is being controlled, people are captured like in a prison and the freedom of speech has become an urban myth.

Jigoku Shoujo – 12

by psgels, posted in Jigoku Shoujo




I had already been spoiled about the way this episode would have ended, so I didn’t really expect much out of it. Still, this series delivered. There were a lot of philosophical issues in this episode, it furthermore had a great story, the characters were awesome and the way this episode ended was just beautiful. With other words: totally different from what I expected.

We have this girl, who’s staying away from school, only contacting a friend she met online, recieving a lot of support from her. Her teacher (friendly and ambitious) meanwhile tries to get her back to school, which doesn’t really go too well up to the point of that girl calling hell-hotline in order to dispose of him. Then we see some interesting facts revealed, leading to the girl and the teacher starting to like each other and suddenly the teacher begins to get suicidal tendencies. The ending made me just hate that old hag of a grandmother, but it did make me love Ai and Tsugumi even more.

Also, the Jigoku-threesome stays out of the picture in this episode. Interesting…

Jigoku Shoujo – 11

by psgels, posted in Jigoku Shoujo


Our case this time: an editor of a corrupt newspaper published an article thta made some guy’s father go to prison, thus destroying his whole family. Some guy wants revenge for this and calls for Jigoku Shoujo. The special thing about this episode (skip this part if you’re just like me and allergic to spoilers) is that we have the guy who’s been returning for the past couple of episodes (is it me and my memory, or are their names never even mentioned?) meeting up with him, and learning about his plans.

This certainly was a "guy-who’s-been-returning-for-the-past-couple-of-episodes"-episode (I think I’ll call him the Reporter from now on, until I get to figure out his name). We get to know his character, we see why he’s so interested in Jigoku Shoujo, his struggles to prevent her from delivering her revenges and a satisfying ending.

I just had two issues with this episode. 1: Why did the Reporter coincidentally meet up with a victim of Jigoku Shoujo? And why does he have such perfect timing? This episode just let an aweful lot depend on Lady Fortuna, unfortunately. 2: I’m also getting kinda bored with the revenge-delivering scenes. I don’t know why, but they seem to be getting boring and repetitive, which is a strange thing for a show like Jigoku Shoujo. It’s like that the creators threw these scenes in out of pity. I’m not really happy with this, as these scenes do for a part of the climax.

Jigoku Shoujo – 10

by psgels, posted in Jigoku Shoujo

Jigoku Shoujo’s episodes may have been amazing, there was always one clear good side, and one clear bad side. This epidose, even those borders are torn apart, as good and bad change rapidly int each other. I can’t say anything other than that I loved it.

The way this episode resolved was also amagreat. It may have been a bit predictable once you see it coming, (about a minute before it actually happens), but the tiny moment you see it coming like that will be blowing you off your chair.

We also see Ai, for the first time, making some decisions, and it’s also clear that her servants also don’t really know what she’s up to all of the time. That might be good for future episodes.

Anyway, this wasn’t the best episode yet, but that doesnt mean that it wasn’t a great watch.

Ergo Proxy – 01

by psgels, posted in Ergo Proxy


I think that, along with Wings of Rean, this will be the only new series that I will be blogging this season. It’s kinda ironic, as both series are from a genre that I’m not really into. But ah well, this shows that you shouldn’t be afraid to try out new things.

Anyway, I was anticipating this show, as it’s been done by none other than the creators of Samurai Champloo (which I loved). This was also a show that had been hyped to death. If I have to say, it lived up to it pretty decently. It’s not the best show ever, but I certainly enjoyed watching this.

I think the best part about Ergo Proxy is the mood it creates. Along with the creepy backgrounds, the awesome audio and the dark characters, this was awesome to watch. I like the main characters, they certainly have potential to turn this into a great direction.

Ayatsuri Sakon – 05

by psgels, posted in Ayatsuri Sakon


I so hate myself for not remembering all of those names. I get that a lot in anime. It usually takes me four to ten times in order to remember each individual character name. It was the same in this episode. As there are lots of different characters playing in this arc, and all of these characters have a certain name, there were lots of times in which I kept wondering who the hell "Takamura-san" (or any other name) could be.

Apart from that, this episode was just as awesome as the previous one. We really get to know all of the different characters (except their names -_-), while it’s still totally unclear who the murderer could be. Sakon still impresses me, and the cliffhanger was once again amazing. I am SO looking forward to the next episode.

Jigoku Shoujo – 09

by psgels, posted in Jigoku Shoujo

This episode wasn’t anything special. I guess they’re developing the little girl bit by bit. The story just was the same. Guy does something horrible, girl gets revenge. It was interesting to watch though, I think I’ll never really get tired of these kinds of stories.

Jigoku Shoujo – 08

by psgels, posted in Jigoku Shoujo

This episode is different from the others as well. When each episode looks so much like the other, you really begint to notice (and appreciate) the tiny differences. This time, along with the usual case, we also see a girl (TOO cute, by the way) who can sense the prescense of Ai. Her father is some kind of journalist who’s writing an article about Jigoku Shoujo, so he decides to check it out. At first you believe that the father’s justout for money and a story, but when his daughter suddenly gets extremely shocked, he does show that he’s a good father. Overall, I like these characters. It seems like they are going to be appearing a lot more in the show. Especially the daughter is an awesome character.

The case in this episode is a girl who’s been pushed off a building. Normal anime would in this kind of case show the falling proces, and make use of some cool-sounding sound-effects when the body hits the ground. In Jigoku-Shoujo, this is executed in the exact opposite way: the falling process is never shown, but we do get to see how the body hits a car and ends up unconcious. That only makes it more heartbreaking.

Another thing Jigoku Shoujo excels in, is the character art. They somehow succeed in making each and every character look beautifully. This is extremely pleasant to watch.

I want more. Hehe.

Ayatsuri Sakon – 04

by psgels, posted in Ayatsuri Sakon


I may have said it before, but the idea that the calm, quiet and unsocial Sakon becomes a total different person when he weilds a puppet, is pure brilliance.

Anyway, this episode started another arc, and itstarts of awesomely. There’s a huge load of new, unique characters, each with his or her reasons. Under normal circumstances, I would have hated these kinds of characters. Ayatsuri Sakon however, somehow manages to make me feel along with each and everyone of these characters, and succeeds in not making them annoying or anything for even a second. Some of the characters get explored a bit, and a person gets killed. All of this is executed brilliantly and accompanied by some awesome music pieces.

I’d love to see the outcome of this.