This definitely is an unconventional and unique anime! Seriously, no other anime feels more like a novel than this one. Here I thought that the hunters would stir up trouble in this episode, and instead, they leave after hearing about Rarunga. They’ll return when spring comes, and Rarunga has been defeated.
It looks like it’s now just time to wait for Rarunga to come. It’s not the most complex and twisted storyline, but definitely the most realistic one. In the next episode, we’ll finally get to know about Barsa’s past, which will be something to look forward to. This episode basically shows us how the foursome reaches the secret place, where they plan to spend the winter. They spend the rest of the episode, stocking up food like moose and fish.
I’m really curious whether such a climax will work. Basically, at one point (I predict episode 23) Rarunga will come, try to kill Chaggumu and Barsa and Torogai will protect Chaggumu. How were they planning to do that? Will it benefit from the huge amount of time that was spent on building up the story and characters? Or would this series have been better off with only 13 episodes?
There’s one thing I do know, though: even though the episode wasn’t anything special, I really liked it.]]>
Seirei no Moribito – 20
I just watched the remaining episodes that I had missed till the latest subbed 19. The scene where Chagum is ‘captured’ by Barsa is so touching! And I quite understand that this episode should be a sort of coming to terms with his fate for Chagum though thats a big burden for such a child to shoulder, but as the episode preview said, noone can shoulder another’s burden or something on those lines…I am surprised that Shuga and those warriors agreed to leave after hearing Chagum’s fate, they should be more concerned right, after all he IS the crown prince now, isnt he?The manga says there are 3 empresses, ranked according to the order they give birth to a son, and amongst them, the third is yet to produce a heir.
The most interesting thing about this anime is that even when the episode is “not something special” you feel like its something has happened like it was a good episode. Episode 20 is the perfect example. Let’s hope they make an ending worthy of the series.
P.S. – Did I say that I love the music in this series?