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Aug 9, 2018 5:18 AM
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A disappointing ending, I wanted a vengeful spirit not a good one.
Sep 29, 2018 12:56 PM
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If it's not scary at least give us a good story.. I really like this one a lot, and imo it's a little scary too. They didn't leave the entire story vague, which is really nice. This should be the standard of the episodes from now, maybe not the good ending but just how to write something good.

Would've been much better if they showed the husband with a smile on, tears dropping down his cheeks at the end of the episode though when he's laughing in pain of the loss of his wife whom he clearly loved dearly.. definitely would've had stronger impact than showing a kuroneko.

Great episode.
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Oct 24, 2018 2:41 AM
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this was romantic more than scary
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Jan 20, 2019 11:02 PM
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ghost stories don't need vengeful ghosts to be good. This was a pretty good one imho
Mar 16, 2019 2:45 AM
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Yay a good one! I was getting worried after the first two abysmal episodes that Yami Shibai had returned to the lows it once sunk to. Season five was a fair improvement over the previous seasons so it was upsetting to see Season Six begin so poorly. But this, this episode I liked.

The most obvious thing is the conclusion. Very few Yami Shibai episodes have a good ending, in fact, season five was the first season to have any episode like that, so this is a rare occurrence. But it's important for horror/anthology stories to have episodes that break the mold like this, because horror is fundamentally based around expectation and if you always get the same conclusion, it's bound to lose it's effectiveness. And I like the switch from to "Die" to "Don't Close it", I like to believe Asami's "Die" wishes stemmed more from his neglectfulness of Tarou even after her death, since Asami died looking for Tarou, Hide forgetting to leave it open for Tarou would be a slight against her when in reality it was just a side-effect of him dealing poorly with her death. Or maybe she thought Tarou did die, and changed her tone when she saw that wasn't the case, though functionality, the emotions are the same there.

Or at least that *was* my initial read on the episode but then I remembered, Japanese is a different language from English. And doing some googling, and re-listening it seems clear to me that Asami was never telling him to die. "Die" & "Don't/do not" are very similar in terms of pronunciation in Japanese, the romanji being "shine" and "shinai" respectively. Meaning the syllable breakdown and phone communication lead him to believe she was telling him to die, furthermore this help leads into his own depressive thoughts of guilt. The episode already illustrated that he had suicidal thoughts through this fantastic shot. Which is another thing, this a great episode visually. The wind blowing all the papers around was a pretty wild effect by Yami Shibai standards, I liked the phone next to the broken picture as a way to signal to the audience and Hide who the ghost was, and the paper flying towards him was a nice touch. I also loved the music piece that played then. Anyway, it was pretty touching to find out the reason she was really haunting him. To be honest, the more I reflect on it, the more I like it. One of the series best definitely, really impressed with this one.
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Jun 2, 2019 7:09 AM
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So a ghost comes back just to make sure her cat can get into the flat?
Seems like something a friend of mine would do for her cat!^^

I liked the episode, it made sense at the end and didn't leave any weird plot holes to fill. Sure it wasn't a scary ending but the tension during the episode was enough I think.
Jul 26, 2019 6:00 AM
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Wow, a Yami Shibai episode with a good ending and somewhat romantic? Nice break from the bad endings.
Jun 15, 2020 6:37 PM
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Good one. A little bit scary, but, just a lil.



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Dec 27, 2021 10:51 PM
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Nya! =^_^= A ghost wanted to make sure her cat is okay.

Pretty good episode. I love cats more than anything else.
Jun 19, 2022 11:30 AM

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Wait so his dead girlfriend/wife just wanted to look out for the cat?

But why was the guy laughing in the end?? It felt weird...

Decent episode
Mar 18, 2023 12:30 PM

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DeonX said:
But why was the guy laughing in the end?? It felt weird...

I'm curious too. Is he guilty or what
Oct 1, 2024 9:11 AM
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Very heartwarming.
Apr 30, 12:20 PM
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That laugh was creepy at the end. The episode was pretty touching
Oct 25, 5:49 PM
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Funny enough, this was one of the scariest episodes for me, not because of ghosts, but because of how it plays with your mind.
At first, it seems like a sweet story, but on a second watch, the tone shifts completely. The final laugh and the dark frame focusing on the cat feel quite unsettling and totally out of place.
Early on, there’s a subtle red flag, the grandma’s worried call hints not only at grief but also at the protagonist’s fragile mental state when she says she is scarred he will harm himself. Later, when he misunderstands “die” as an invitation to join his wife in death saying "it's just natural you want me to join you in death", it feels more like relief than fear. That moment says everything.
By the end, the cute music stops marking a change in the mood and he says "so you only came back because of the door" (for the cat). He realizes his wife died and returned only because of the cat's safety, not for him, not for his safety, not for him to join her... his jealousy and resentment twist the story into psychological horror. The laugh and dark focus on the cat suddenly make sense...is this cat even safe now?
It’s brilliant how such a simple story hides such darkness. For me, it’s terrifying because unstable minds can be far scarier than ghosts.
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Reply to Anhahin
DeonX said:
But why was the guy laughing in the end?? It felt weird...

I'm curious too. Is he guilty or what
@Anhahin Read my analysis of the story on the last comment 😊

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