Well, so my assumption the last episode was indeed wrong: Kanako was simply one of Arashi and Kaja’s classmates. In this episode, Hajime goes to stalk them inside their house (with a little help from Hideo), after which Yayoi tells him about who the two of them are. I’m not really that much of a fan of the fact that they seemed to be the only cute girls in their entire school, but then again just about every anime suffers from this, and the rest of this episode really was as top-notch as ever.
For as little time that has been devoted to her, I quite like Kanako as a villain. She’s got this evil look on her, she is sure what she wants and makes sure that she gets it. I’m curious to see whether the creators can pull off her defeat well. She has deeply rooted motivations for her actions, so it’s going to be a shame if she’s just going to end up being talked out of her actions.
Speaking of Shinbo, I am getting worried about one thing here. In the next season he’s supposed to come with Bakemonogatari, and while I don’t know and don’t want to know what it’s going to be about, there seems to be a lot of hype around it, and how this can be one of his best series so far. But at the same time he also has a third season of Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei slated for the same series, right after a spring-season in which he churned out Natsu no Arashi, which was right after the winter-season in which he had Maria Holic, and don’t forget that Pani Poni Dash OVA that popped up about a month ago. I mean, is it me or doesn’t this just look like overkill? How many series can one guy direct before being completely burnt out? There’s no doubt that Zetsubou-Sensei is going to be rushed as hell, but it’s going to be a shame if Bakemonogatari would also end up suffering from this.
In any case, I’m at least glad that Natsu no Arashi turned out so well. Now if it only can give a nice conclusion I’m really going to be happy.
Rating: ** (Excellent)
This episode again shows that this show rocks when it wants to get serious.
I wouldn’t worry about Shinbo, the guy knows what he’s doing.
Anyway, what a fantastic episode. This has officially become my favorite 1 couer show from Spring 2009 now. I hate how underrated it got everywhere due to the very weak first episode.
Well we do know Kanako becomes good based on episode 1… My guess is rather than being talked out of it changing history will be a catalyst for her change.
i like the anime and it’s style, but somehow i can’t help it to notice the underlying purpose of the series, and i don’t agree with it… and i don’t like where it’s headed…
I was actually hooked from the very first episode. It showed more wit than 90% of other animes out there.
This episode was pure epic, I hope it gets a satisfying conclusion too
Oh, coolness! Another fantastic episode! That crossbow thing at the end with the supreme evil look on Kanako’s face is got to be one of the most scariest things i’ve seen so far. Will watch ten and eleven right away…so then, excuse me.
My bad, the last post was supposed to be for EP09. Well now, EP10 sure was a cliffhanger. Excuse me again while I watch EP11.