Ghost Hound – 07

Boy, MRI-scans. That brings back memories, as I’ve had a few of them myself. I’ve never had them on my brains, though. Basically, the entire first half of the episode is something what you’d call “Brain MRI-scans for Dummies”, and it’s basically one big lecture, which I of course couldn’t understand. ^^; It was interesting to see the councillor return, though and he also showed a new side of him, that was way more interested and away from his distant usual self. Something tells me that he’s beginning to suspect that Tarou has out-of-body experiences, and got interested. For Masayuki, this episode tells us more about his family. His sister is as big of a gaming-addict as he is, and the doctor we saw introduced in the previous episode turns out to be an acquaintance of his father. What also piqued my interest was how he really uses his games as a way to escape from real life. Tarou, meanwhile, regained consciousness, but a new sort of experience got introduced for him in this episode, where he can basically see inside his own brains. In there is a strange figure, who somehow reminds Tarou of his sister. This was really a moment that showed that even the calm Tarou hasn’t recovered a full 100% from his experiences, as he does shout at the strange figure that he wants to see his sister. Meanwhile, we learn a bit more about why Makoto reacted so angrily at the picture we saw last episode. It doesn’t seem that he hates the guy, running for mayor, but instead he hates the fact that people blamed his father’s death as a suicide. He figures that his former friends might know a bit more, and this really seems to be the case for the guy who is running in the elections. Of course, he isn’t going to easily talk, but it’s clear that he too has suffered some kind of trauma because of Makoto’s father. Whether this was the suicide itself, or something more complex is for the next episodes to show us. The episode also ends with quite a few intriguing events: Makoto walks past an abandoned building and sees some kind of hallucination that looks awfully familiar to the death of Tarou’s kidnapper. Afterwards, Masayuki sees a kid getting bullied, and simply runs away. One thing I really like about this series, aside from the large roots in psychology, is how the dramatic scenes don’t feel forced at al. This shows quite some promise for the future.]]>