Is it me, or did Sasuke’s voice just change? It feels much deeper than before. It made this episode a bit weird: he’s still this smug anti-hero who will go through any lengths for the sake of great art, but it didn’t feel like we were listening to the same guy rambling.
Overall, this episode was the first one in a while that felt a bit lukewarm, mostly because it was again dedicated to building up. I was also a bit disappointed that after last episode, Sennou Soueki suddenly got hospitalized. At this point, this show still needs a few trumps to end with. Bee-Train usually knows how to do this, but then again they don’t often do straight manga adaptations, and when they do they pick manga that are impossible to end.
Perhaps the part that I liked the most was the focus on Edo. The modern images made no sense in Blade of the Immortal, but with everyone’s eyes raised at the possibilities of the future (heck, the founder of Japan is a major character in this series), they fitted perfectly, and it’s a nice touch to show the beginnings of Roppongi here.
Rating: * (Good)]]>
Hyouge Mono – 30
