Aaack! Only now, when the new arc begins, I realize just how incredibly awesome the fourth arc was! Not because of the tension, but its content. And especially its main characters. Now that the anime’s taking a whole different focus, I suddenly realize something.
I miss Rika as a main character! I miss Akasaka, I miss Oishi. The three of them formed a perfect combination of main characters. Only now I realize this. When the anime takes a focus on some of the lesser parts of ths story.
During this arc, the main character gets to be Shion. Her supporting character will be Mion and the victim will probably be Satoshi. The arc focuses on the fourth Watanagashi-murder: Satoshi killing his aunt and running away. It explains why Shion reacted the way she did in the third arc and it indeed shows that Mion and Shion like to change roles, and that they’re actually quite friendly towards each other. I guess the disease put an end to this in the second arc.
The fact remains that I dislike it when Shion, Satoshi and Mion are put in the places of main characters. The previous arcs showed this. They work perfectly as side-characters, though right now, they’re just boring. I also didn’t really like it when this arc has already been listed for four entire episode. I so hope that they can at least do something to surprise me. They made a good start, near the end of the episode, though it’s full of flaws. Everything just was way too rushed. Shion’s outburst came from nowhere. At least the creators managed to build up quite well with Keiichi. It also seems that the emotional face distortions are back. They weren’t as bad as in the previous episodes, but they never were at the first episodes of the arcs.
Still, Pani Poni Dash managed to confirm something with its Mushishi-parody. The production of an anime still goes on after the first episode aired. After all, Mushishi aired a season later than Pani Poni Dash, and the creators still managed to include a parody in the last episode. This gives us clues that the seventh arc of the game might very well also be displayed. I’m so hoping that the eighth arc will make it as well. After all, it exists for a reason, and something tells me that Rika’s playing a big role in that one. I wouldn’t want to miss that one.
Still, we have to do with Shion, Mion and Satoshi right now. This episode didn’t teach us any new things. It just confirmed a few. For example, Shion indeed loved Satoshi. Satoshi indeed looks an incredible lot like Keiichi, except for his hair color, which confirms why Shion clinged to Keiichi in the fifth episode. Satoshi used to pat everyone on the head, which explains why Satoko freaked out in the tenth episode.
Overall, this arc could have been enjoyable if it aired before the fourth arc did. All it did now was make me feel nostalgic towards it. I’m a bit too demotivated for a summary, forgive me. The beginning of the episode also showed that Shion is up to something. But did that happen in the past or will it happen in the future?
Memorable Moment: The language of the three punks.
