Ah, that was a great episode! not only does Sasami managed to save Misao, some more information about the evil party is given as well, and we still have three more episodes to go.
The brainwashed friend has been overdone a lot of times, though I couldn’t help but love Sasami’s and Misao’s confrontation. The two of them were just SO incredibly cute. ^_^ Anri, Tsukasa and Makoto also played their part perfectly, and Itoki finally returns again. This time, it seems that she turned against the main priestess. Ginji and Amitabu were the surprise savers of the day, as it seemed that both Amitabus have some link to Ginji.
During the second half of the episode, Sasami wants to know exactly what’s going on. A lot of things are explained, and well… I couldn’t follow half of it. *kicks lack of Japanese* It seems that Amitabu is some kind of Keura, with Keura being his trapped-in-thorns-version. Sasami also seems to be the main goal of the witches, due to her magic of light. It seems that she’s the only one who can use it.
The great evil seems to be named Kanbu. For some reason, I felt like Sasami already heard his cries before. At the end of the episode, it turns out to be that he’s been sealed in some kind of statue. Quite creepy. Also, what will Misao’s role be in the final episodes? Surely she can’t stay asleep forever, no? 😉
Wow, like you’re the only one blogging this series! I just did a marathon of the episodes up to 24 (they were just taking up space on our HD recorder), and though at first it seemed rather silly, these later episodes were really great.
I believe “kanbu” means “leader.” He’s the one guiding the head witch, whatever her name is. He’d been sealed and wants the “light” magic that Sasami possesses. The head witch believed that once they receive Sasami’s light magic, they’d have the power to guide both the magic and the human world “properly”… it means conquering the human world.
Amitabu is the dream form of the keura, which is all the evil energy of the witches sealed away in the purest soul they could find.
Ah, thanks for clarifying. I kept wondering what the witches were exactly up to, but because nobody else blogged it, I had no way to check. ^^;
Anyway, I’m glad you like this series. It’s another one of those unknown gems that don’t deserve so much neglection.
I think it’s unknown because there are no fansubs of it. Too bad, though, because it’s worth a watch.