Next in line of brilliant tactics: Hashiba Hideyoshi’s plans of this episode. Build the front face of a huge house in order to intimidate the enemy. It’s hiariuos, but very cleverly found and it fits this series to a T. Always thinking outside of the box.
Now, I do wonder when this series is planning to shake things up again. We’ve now had quite a few amount of episodes of relative stability, where Hashiba Hideyoshi was pretty much allowed to do as he pleased (aside from that one episode where Sennou Soueki pushed him perhaps a little too much, which indeed was one heck of a highlight). Something is about to happen. If my limited Japanese understood correctly, he is about to bet his hands on the third of those legendary pots, in the current hands of the Akizuki clan. My gut says that something major will happen to it. Either Sasuke will get his hands on it, or it will spell the start of his decline.
The characterization was again as rock-solid as ever, far beyond all of the other stuff this season. I still love those scenes where the creators try to make their frames as smooth as possible; this episode did that especially to people changing facial expressions. The highlight though… was without a doubt Tokugawa. What a quirky way to portray a man falling in love.
Oh, and I also love those little details that nobody seems to even mention. I mean, why did Hashiba Hideyoshi forget his left mustache at the beginning of this episode? (That line is probably going to sound really weird for anyone who hasn’t seen this series)
Rating: ** (Excellent)
Someday someone will translate this past episode 5…
Someday…
Time for me to cram as much Japanese into my head as I can and rush past episode 5. Seriously, this series is gold and I have no intention of letting it slip away…
Sharing the sentiment. I really dont understand why a fansub group hasnt picked this one up yet. I mean, compared to some of the stuff that actually *does* get subtitled… Thanks for continuing to blog this.