Short Synopsis: Genji’s second child is about to be born.
Episode Rating: 8/10 (Excellent)
I think that one of the hardest parts in trying to understand this series is keeping track of all the different characters, combined with how all the characters like to talk in old Japanese, though this surprisingly isn’t the most difficult series to understand in the end (out of the currently airing series, that honor goes to Munto). while watching, there were a lot of question marks that popped up, and scenes, I couldn’t quite grasp, but at the end of the episode everything came together wonderfully and suddenly made sense.
So in this episode, Genji’s wife gets pregnant, and it takes place during the nine months of her pregnancy. This rumour reaches the ghost woman, who becomes even more struck with grief, and so she attempts to kill Genji’s wife as well. After the second attempt (after the baby is already born), she succeeds. With four episodes left, I believe that the creators are saving her as the main villain of the series, but the little girl still has yet to be important, even though she’s supposed to have a huge role in Genji’s life.
And I also loved how this episode had more visual effects than ever, and as usual, they looked GREAT. Especially during the climaxes, the creators were throwing these effects and filters everywhere.
And here’s something interesting: Genji has currently gotten two women pregnant, and has been flirting with quite a few more. Now compare this to Touya from White Album, who also is surrounded by a lot of females, though less extreme. I’m still surprised at how much hate Touya gets for being unrealistic and a bastard to women, and how Genji doesn’t get any hate at all, while his actions have been much worse. Sure, it’s probably due to the lack of subs for this series, but it’s interesting to see that some series are easier to hate than others.
I’ve not been watching Genji Monogatari (though I have some idea about the plot of the original), so maybe my comment will be off-base, but here’s my perspective: It’s one thing for a wealthy/powerful/handsome (am I right here?) playboy to have girls swarming around him; it’s another for a bland college boy to. I don’t hate Touya, but I do think he’s stupid (or at least dense) and cannot see why so many girls are obsessed with him. If I were watching Genji Monogatari, I would probably regard Genji as a “charming bastard” type. He’s may not be admirable in his conquests, but at least a viewer can see why girls keep falling for him … or at least, I hope this is the case ^^;
i’ve been keeping up, and seriously, i hate genji! but for some reason i can’t stop watching this anime, im a masochist :X
Can you really compare Genji to Touya? We are talking about two completely different time periods. The eleventh century isn’t even close to 1980’s standards of how men should act and treat women.
This behavior it totally acceptable. His father literally has a harem. That’s how Genji lost his mother. She was a low ranking wife, but the Mikado loved her more than the principal wife and others, so the other women hounded her to death.
You are aware that the General To, which whom he goes carousing with, is his brother-in-law? Yes, Lady Aoi is his baby sister.
At least he treats his lady-loves well when he is with them. Other than Fujitsubo, that is, though after all that he still cared.
I’m sure in his grief he will seek out Muraski. We’ve given her a little time to mature now, at least 2 years.