Hmm, I’m actually liking the quieter episodes more than the climaxes with this series. The previous episode might have been a tad cheesy, but this episode was actually quite charming. I liked the balance, and the new characters have potential.
The children in this episode are quite an interesting addition. They prevent Yuki from turning into a damsel in distress, and I’m glad that after he left the orphanage, the creators didn’t intend to drop this plot thread. I also liked how the creators used such a long car drive to flesh out the characters: with so many hours being together, the characters all showed a bit of a different side of theirs. I’m also glad to see that the police have also become involved with this series. With so many monsters roaming around, there’s bound to be a few unsovlvable incidents that the police have no idea how to handle. It’s the simple things like this that manage to retain my interest in this series.
The length of this series is going to be a bit of a problem, with just 12 episodes. I hope that the creators are going to either announce a second season at the end of its run, or create something of their own ending to at least close it off a bit without falling into the pit that trapped many series before it by slapping an ending that’s too shallow onto it.
Rating: * (Good)
Never ever trust ANN with episode counts…
This is running for 24 episodes. There are 12 DVDs/BDs announced, each containing 2 episodes.
Thank goodness it is 24! I was really shocked at the snail’s pace they were crawling at plot-wise with the first 5 episodes (they are just now getting to the end of vol 1 of 7 of the manga)
Since Luka is such a central character, I really hope they develop his character further than being Yuki’s devoted pitbull. Also I think they have struck the right balance between showing enough shounen ai to make those who enjoy it swoon without showing so much that those that don’t will be majorly turned off.
The BGM makes every scene in this episode worthwhile…
You completely ignored Hotsuma and Shousei, the best pairing of the story. Shame on you! LOL