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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I just love the atmosphere of this episode. Oh and more talking raccoons, although I'm not surprised. Oh wait, it's a kid. The setting feels natural too with the surrounding waters. Oh and of course, this woman continuously makes her strange way into the show:  Also, I spotted a floating house...we're not in Kansas anymore~ |
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Stark700 said: Oh and of course, this woman continuously makes her strange way into the show: Ha ha, true and gold :) De, why did she strip (the preview from the last episode). |
| Slow paced episode, but was fun to watch. Satomi pulling a whales tail has to be the highlight of this episode. XD |
| This honestly looks like a movie that has been split up into 13 episodes...it kind of still has that same atmosphere you'd see in a movie made by Mamoru Hosoda. Am I the only one who thinks that? Also, good episode. I'm enjoying this more and more every week. P.S. This is making less and less sense every week. |
AugerandJul 21, 2013 9:31 AM
| "Now if you'll excuse me I must get back to my Madoka anime. Pink lesbian saved time lesbian and now they're about to fight Walmart" |
| Another great episode I love all the little details P.A Works puts in such as the little brother's tail reverting back to normal when he's scared. Also if I understood correctly it was Ginkaku and Kinkaku who crashed Yaichirou's lead for his parlor right? That's why they bribed Benten to not let Yasuburou borrow her parlor? |
HybridMBLJul 21, 2013 9:51 AM
| She is frighteningly strong. pretty awesome ep. but damn his dad turned into a mountain, what a badass |
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| Loved it! Yasuboro is still impressing me each ep. His character is really unique for a MC. Benten is one crazy bitch XD Dat scene when she stripped to go pull a whale's tail was so...O_O And how she just swung the fan and brought upon a storm! Damn the animation looked amazing there. Frog bro looks pretty cool in his human form. Nxt ep seems to be really enjoyable :D Can't wait. |
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| Yashirou gets frightened too easily lol. |
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kurokouga said: these are my exact thoughts, and I love it.. Beautiful scenery, animation and OST with some mysteries about the plot/characters here and there that we'll learn about later on.This honestly looks like a movie that has been split up into 13 episodes.. |
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| This is so cool. I love this atmosphere. I want more now!! :) |
| I wonder what emotions she is hiding under that attitude... |
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| Another fun episode :) And we get to see their mother not cross dressing, she looks really pretty. Poor Yashirou getting scared, but I can see why because Benten is definitely a mysterious one. She seems nice but then says things like cooking tanuki meat...the whale part was interesting too. It was cool to see Yajirou in human form too, liking his hair. Lastly, Yasuburou is such a nice brother, little details like how he unwraps and gives the snacks to Yashirou ^^ |
| Weird family of tanukis. I feel like they have a habit of gender bending. Benten stripped and she has no underwear. She wants to pull a whale's tail I really don't get it at first and boom.. she's freaking strong. |
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 Fuck yeah Benten! Next episode looks like its gonna be a BLAST. |
VioLinkJul 21, 2013 1:49 PM
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| I'm surprised the score is so low for this series, everything has been golden for me so far. |
| “Suppose, gentlemen, that man is not stupid.” |
Ineptia said: people are looking for fast-paced, in your face, action packed, everything explained first episode, anime.. maybe thats y.I'm surprised the score is so low for this series, everything has been golden for me so far. |
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| Ugh, man. Mamiko Noto makes me physically shiver with her performance in this. Absolutely sublime. And again, MAI NAKAHARA'S ROLE IN THIS IS TOO FUCKING CUTE. |
neontaster said: I think she knows something, and she's having fun watching as events start to play out.I wonder what emotions she is hiding under that attitude... |
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parfaited said: This show is a gem. Ineptia said: I'm surprised the score is so low for this series, everything has been golden for me so far. Maybe because there's not enough little school girls in a club or playing basketball. Generally the tendency is for scores to climb as the series goes on (at least for the quality shows). After the first few episodes most of the ADHD explosion junkies have dropped, rated, and moved on. The folks who wait till the series finishes generally give the eights or above on a show that builds a following. (Of course all bets are off if we get an ass-pull ending.) I just think Benten sets the bar for a character that is fascinating (in the original "dangerous and perilous" meaning). Even though I know she could do me serious harm without a second thought, I just want to get close to her (another Mine Fujiko). |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
VioLink said: Fuck yeah Benten! Next episode looks like its gonna be a BLAST. Highlight of the episode imo. |
| I just love the atmosphere and mood of the show, it's slow-paced, but the good kind of slow-pace if that makes any sense. Definitely Benten is a mysterious character that really draws you in and makes you wonder what the hell she's doing and what she's done. Which brings me to my next point about how this anime really likes to tease you with plot relevant information. Instead of information dumping the how's, why's, and reasoning behind the plot or setting, Uchouten just gives tidbits of information to lure you in. This episode for example, we have the running theme of the Shimogamo father being a god-like idol for which everyone respected and the tengu feared. We also get some more talk about the Yakushibo hurting himself incident and see more of the influence and power Benten has. Oh and also some information about the feud between the two tanuki families and an arranged marriage. But for all this information, none of it is really explained in depth and is really left up in the air for interpretation. I hope as this series goes on, we delve into the meat of the story since they're doing quite a fine job in building it up in my opinion. =) |
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| The first 15 minutes were uninteresting and boring. The last 8 minutes were great. Amazing animation and artstyle all throughout. |
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| This show keeps surprising me with its amazing atmosphere.The more i see the more i want. Also, i really like Benten for some reason.In general, i love it. |
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| I really like the OST. If only Yasaburou's father were alive... that would change a lot. Yashirou is so cute when he's scared! Benten is not only hot, but also an interesting and mysterious character. My interest is still hanging on this journey. |
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling. |
| This anime makes me really curious of the original novel it is based on. Too bad that it hasn't been translated into english yet. |
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| Benten is a wild girl. Hope we can see more of the frog brother in his human form next week. |
 Dat skinny dip. |
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Yvese said: Now that's the highlight for this week's episode, imo.Dat skinny dip. On topic: Interesting and enjoyable episode. Dat Benten is a mysterious one indeed. And it seems the old man sensei is a Tengu if I'm not mistaken? |
CabronJul 22, 2013 12:23 AM
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| This show is the most pleasant surprise of the season for me thus far. I wasn't even going to pick it up until I saw a random gif of it and thought, "Wow, that's some amazing animation." I really love all the characters, and the animation and music are both beautiful. This has become one of the shows I look forward to most every week. ;> |
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| So, between the Shimogamo and Ebisugawa families a feud exists, in spite the efforts of the late Souichirou to bring the clans closer by the arranged marriage of Yasaburou and Kaisei. The circumstances are still unknown, but if we take a closer look at the Tengu clans in this episode, struggles for power, dominance, or succession seem possible explanations. Apparently, the late father was a tanuki to be reckoned with - he cheated off the not-so-popular Kurama Tengu few years ago by doing this:  It reminded me the bus-cat in Totoro and also the criminal easiness with which the series throws mythological stuff then blends it with real life. Really wanted to post it! One would think that all the hassle with the Leisure Cruise-Inner Parlor-Flying Tearoom is really about celebrating the culmination of the Obon activities in the Kyoto Gozen Fire Festival ..., SHIKASHI the crazy party tanuki (who don't fly, unlike tengu) usually throw, is about the party itself - celebrating life than the departure of the spirits of the deceased. The family Inner parlor is no more (didn't get why), Yaichirou fails in bringing one for the festival, so Yasaburou resorts to borrowing the Tengu Professor's own parlor - that is, from Benten, who apparently had been gifted with an increasing number of the traditional Tengu possessions - the folding Fujin/Raijin fan being (only) one of them. Somehow, she and Yasaburou are at the bottom of the Demon King Cedar Incident that caused the old tengu professor to lose his ability to fly, and her connections with the Kurama tengu and the Friday Fellows society raise the suspicions on her role how Yasaburou's father perished higher. Looking through the history, the humans actively have changed the meaning of some mythological creatures - between the Buddhism and Shinto and in the course of time - but mythological creatures also took part into shaping humans' history - a DaiTengu was a mentor to Minamoto no Yoshitsune (so, the professor taking a liking of the human Benten seems not so odd and unheard of, albeit romantic and stupidly obsessive :)), and Benten herself mocks at Yasaburou, comparing him with Nasu no Yoichi (the arrow-love letter delivery in episode 1, when the Fujin/Raijin fan was pierced). Curiously, Yasaburou and Kaisei have never seen each other face to face. Regardless, Yasaburou is respectful to Kaisei and Kaisei is helpful to his family in her own way. The rest of the Ebisugawas are scums though, especially when bullying Yashirou, whose Mom told him to grow a backbone (<- "moms" - the best thing in the world to listen to if you need to man up! :D). The brother with the frog procrastination is hilarious (and cool looking in his human form) - it's a pity to see him mostly shaped as a frog. If anything, a party or not, I think that each of the sons have inherited a trait of their father, which had made him loved and popular ... Well, also idiotic, and the next episode seems promising in this direction. |
zellamiJul 22, 2013 2:46 AM
| Great atmosphere! Still having trouble figuring out what the whole point of everything is, but I guess I'll catch on... eventually. |
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| The highlight of this episode had to be Benten pulling the whale's tail lol. This episode was a bit slow-paced, but I enjoyed it. I actually wanted to see Yachirou beg Yasaburou for help though :/ |
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| Man I don't understand the relationship between the characters. I'm so curious what's between Yasaburou and Benten. I need to see Kaisei. I will die from curiousness. Benten is so mysterious. I can't wait for everything to unfold. Damn when Benten took off her clothes in front of Yasaburou. So hot. I wonder what's that Demon Lord Cedar incident. Also why is that Yasaburou's father didn't just transform when he was about to get boiled in a hot pot? He was strong enough to transform into a mountain yet he got eaten... Stark700 said: I just love the atmosphere of this episode |
| Didn't like Benten at first but now I'm starting to think she's a really interesting character. Another great episode, there's just something about this series that just makes every episode so relaxing and enjoyable. Looks like the next episode will be will be pretty good, with the flying house and all. |
| I love this show :) Feels like I almost have to research Japanese folklore to fully understand this show, I knew a little and I thought that would be enough and I'm sure it helped me enjoy it a little more then others. If anything this show just makes me want to learn more, I've always found their folklore to be very interesting. Next episode looks like it will be a major one. WTF is Benten? Is she like a godess or something? Also does anyone know the details of what the whole "pulling a whale's tail" thing is? A quick google search didn't amount to anything. I'm curious. |
TinkleTinkle-Hoy said: LOL, don't read TO much into things. I think the pulling the whale tail was just a fancy, much like some people can't resist pulling a puppy or kitten's tail.WTF is Benten? Is she like a godess or something? Also does anyone know the details of what the whole "pulling a whale's tail" thing is? A quick google search didn't amount to anything. I'm curious. I *think* Benten is "just" a human who can use magic, and was one of the professor's students (abet a rather close one). Having said that, personally for purposes of where this show is going I'm placing her at the center of the story right now. |
CratexJul 22, 2013 3:49 PM
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-MgZ_ said: Also why is that Yasaburou's father didn't just transform when he was about to get boiled in a hot pot? He was strong enough to transform into a mountain yet he got eaten... A good point. Tanuki can be masters of illusions, but in the real world they are still small animals. If you remember the previous episode, the Mom panicked and turned back into tanuki when she heard the thunders. The sons feared that she might run into the traffic, because of the shock, and so on. When scared or startled, Yashirou pops up the tail or reverts completely to a tanuki. That is, their ability might be powerful and successful most of the time, but not omnipotent (humans could be even scarier to them). I am guessing here, but the father could have also been in some sort of an incident, like ... being disabled and unconscious, so he couldn't transform and defend himself. In this state pretty much any human (or youkai enemy) could pick him up as tanuki and finish the soup -_-; Another possibility is that he was tricked and betrayed by the Ebi~ brother and somehow the soup for the Friday Fellows Club/Benten took the official blame. If Kaisei though knows something about it, this would explain why her father broke the engagement, why she helps Yasaburou's mom (at least), and why she doesn't want to face Yasaburou, although they are not engaged anymore. But this is a rather bleak scenario for the series, so I'll bet on some unfortunate incident and the engagement thing can be explained by other theories as well. |
| Yeah, I forgot about the booze :x Quite the possibility, really. Although the father doesn't seem careless, shit happens (especially if you're drunk). Seems like the Uncle is either a snob, or a dirty rival. If things are to be maturer, I'd say that Kaisei is aware of Yasaburou's infatuation with Benten, which also could be one of the reasons for the broken engagement. Her glittering eye under the bridge looked like a tear - she may be timid, shy, feel shameful or guilty, but why not heart-broken, too? (Apologies for the cruel wording -_-; ). Anyway, we live and see :) |
| For some what reason I nearly cried at the end of the episode.. |
| love you Benten!!!!! she is so cool and tsun at the same time i wonder if she is tsun or yandere? |
| This is awesome, the music, the art, the atmosphere, to me it seemed pretty much perfect and enjoyable. Also, we are sure about this: Benten knows something important. Looking forward to the next episode. parfaited said: This show is a gem. Ineptia said: I'm surprised the score is so low for this series, everything has been golden for me so far. Maybe because there's not enough little school girls in a club or playing basketball. Couldn't agree more. My favorite show this season, together with Watamote. |
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| I won't say anything new - atmosphere in this anime is WON-DER-FUL. Also that excellent pacing, loved every minute of it, the finale being the best of course. Benten is truly a fascinating character, even if your brain is telling you to run for your live, your heart wants to experience every second of her presence. |
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