Sankarea Episode 11 Discussion

FranLawliet said:
I didn't appreciate the pair of giant levitating chesticles trying to smother Furuya at the end, nor did I find the unneeded fanservice to be amusing, but I suppose the episode was decent. I'm glad pedo father (Ok fine he's not really one but I still like calling him that) is out of the way... for now.

Woebegone said:
I was overwhelmed when Rea's dad accepted Furuya. He finally realized all the grief and agony that he forced on Rea.

Woebegone said:
I was overwhelmed when Rea's dad accepted Furuya. He finally realized all the grief and agony that he forced on Rea.

dchoy said:
I like how much crap this series is getting from some people. I think it's fine if you don't like it but the anime itself is adapted straight from the manga. It's pretty true to the manga I would add.

For example, some of you are surprised that at a serious moment Rea bursts into the room wearing a bunny outfit; THIS HAPPENED IN THE MANGA. The anime / manga is in the genre of ecchi; this sort of stuff is expected.

TheLocalHentai said:
Why are people crying about Rea not escaping right away? It's been shown throughout the show that she's been using strength she doesn't know about. She a little girl, she's not all of a sudden going to change into a fucking pastey skinned hulk. Every single time she does use her strength, she's always in surprise but if she feels like something is on the line, she'll use it. Just like any person would do.

Besides, it's an anime about a cute zombie girl. The show has never really been about "logic".

Yumekichi11 said:
REA BUNNY TIME! The refrence is from Kore wa Zombie Desuka of The Dead. Bunny of the Dead aka Desuka of the Dead. Just replace Desuka with Usagi

Electromaster said:


Yeah, and totally not a reference to the Dawn of the Dead. Totally. For god's sake dude, there's a world outside anime too, you know?
Or you could have at least said it's a reference to Highschool of the Dead, but once again, even that is just a reference to the Dawn of the Dead. Just as that second season suffix in Kore wa Zombie.
Ya know, after watching 11 episodes of an anime about a zomibe freak, you could at least know the name of probably the single most important movie to him.

ghritke said:

Wrong. At the very least, every story needs internal consistency. Otherwise it belongs in the Tate modern -- as far as I know, this show isn't intended to be abstract art.

I don't find your explanation convincing. Rea clearly felt that the situation was urgent -- her only friend kidnapped by her psychotic, violent father. So, aware of her strength, she allows herself to be chained up and dressed by a couple of maids? Absurd.

The best -- possibly, the only -- explanation is that the writer needed some way to get Rea into a chained dungeon position and then into a bunny costume, so s/he ignored basic elements of his/her own story to make it happen. It's downright lazy. viewers should be insulted.

Yumekichi11 said:
It's true I omitted totally it would be that reference but clearly they should have made it as the setup a bit clearer. The reference may still be a pun towards the series Kore wa Zombie since it's a zombie series itself. Some people even mention that Rea would be better off learning from Ayumu some fight moves whom is the MC of that series, point being there are tons of tie ins with Kore wa Zombie from this series. Perhaps just that Sankarea has a more serious tone, whom also apparently is fading away slowly since some time, from what I hear of the NET IMOs.

s2012k1993 said:


I think Sankarea is a good show that has troubles with writing, but it has its reasons. Studio Deen has been out of the Anime business for some time. Deen definitely has potential, think about Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and its sequel, but it hasn't been doing well recently. Sankarea is meant to acknowledge Deen's change in quality and depiction of anime. As for one's call to improve its writing, Deen has no intention or incentives and didn't have much to go after in the first place, given the lack of content in the original manga. I wouldn't be surprised if Studio Deen is writing/adapting the story on the fly, given the vast differences in quality of stories between episodes. Their only intention with Sankarea is to build Deen's reputation as an amazing anime producer. Given the stunning visual masterpieces, I think Studio Deen has achieved what it aimed for. Now, all they need is a strong writer, and what a blessing to us that anime would be.

ghritke said:
Very annoyed throughout the episode. Rated it a 1. (where's the 0?)

1. Rea is a super-strong zombie, yet she allowed herself to be subdued by a net and then dressed by a couple of sociopath housing staff. Huge WTF hovering in a stormcloud over my head the entire sequence.

2. If there was ever a good moment for zombie blood lust, it would have been when the pederast father stabbed the idiot love interest. Instead, we get a superficial display of independence. Ultimately, the wealthy psycho child abuser is able to stab a teenager through the chest and then simply leave for America after acquiring nothing less than a tacit understanding with both his victims. That's just plain sick by any standard.

Dropping this show.

Yvese said:
I think you're looking for too much in a show about a cute zombie girl.

If you're looking for a deep plot, characters, and logic, there are many other shows out there for you.

I think you're taking this way too seriously which is why you aren't enjoying it.

And really.. dropping a show when there's only one episode left? What was the point of you even watching this far into the season if you were just gong to drop it right as it ends?

ghritke said:

I want to again note that every show needs internal consistency. Its just absurd for Rea to have put up with being hung up in a dungeon and dressed by maids.

As for my other complaint -- it's a show about a cute zombie girl [and her sexually abusive father]. He and his proclivities are main elements to the story - he is the reason why Rea is dead and he is also one of the obstacles in her zombie existence. Come on -- he's been taking naked pictures of his daughter since she was little. Its heavily dramatized in the narrative. There's just no debating the fact that it's serious subject matter. It therefore invites serious criticism of its approach.

Hey, obviously I didn't know that I was going to drop it right before it ends. How was I to know that I'd have my intelligence insulted to this extent? It's not as if there was a disclaimer before the first episode that read, "WARNING: This story uses lazy, nonsensical shortcuts for half-hearted fanservice," or "WARNING: This story contains a shallow, offensive approach to serious subject matter." Tags said ecchi and comedy, so I clicked. :shrug:

I get more irritated the more I dwell on it anyway, so its best for me to just drop it now.

Yvese said:
- It's called fan service. Every ecchi anime has it. You know, kind of like that other zombie anime called Highschool of the dead that you gave a 10 where one of the main characters used a chicks boobs to hold up a rifle?.

You could also look at it as a way for the writer to stall Rea. Afterall, had Rea not been chained up, we wouldn't have had the chance for Furuya and Rea's dad to talk things out.

- From what you've said in previous posts, it seems like you wanted Rea to use her zombie instincts and eat her dads brains, right? What exactly do you want to happen here? No amount of dialogue will ever change the fact that Rea's dad is a sick bastard. What did you expect to happen? For Rea and her dad to understand each other during that short moment?

Rea's dad accepting her independence is a sign of character growth. You can't just have him and Rea reconcile instantly. Accepting her independence is a good first step.

Nobody's intelligence was insulted but your own because you chose to be. You're looking for plot holes that aren't there; you're creating them.

I suggest taking a step back from anime for awhile. Remind yourself that anime is meant to be entertaining and nit-picking is ultimately what destroys that entertainment.

ghritke said:

Totally different. But yeah, I <3 fan service and HOTD, but I don't see how that's relevant. : ]


Nah, stalling could have been accomplished by having it take longer for Rea to get to the mansion.


Some kind of official acknowledgement of the abuse as abuse would be a start. Some kind of accountability, or at least the noted absence of accountability. Treating it as a non-issue, lumping it under 'overbearing parentalism', that's just too much.


Other posters here have the same or similar problems with this episode. This really isn't nitpicking. Nitpicking would be like complaining about the color scheme of the bunny outfit. These are substantive issues. Anyway, shoddy stories destroy entertainment value before nitpicking ever gets the chance.

ahmed_great2005 said:
His father was surprisingly kind there.He left her with him so easily.I thought he would be a psycho forever.

ghritke said:
Blah, blah, blah.

Kurogashi said:
Blah, blah, blah.

ghritke said:
Blah, blah, blah.

Yvese said:
He has a point though.

And as I said earlier, his dad did acknowledge his abuse and possessiveness.

I think you were too irritated by the episode to notice it which is why it's best to go into an ep with an open mind. Try not to analyze as the ep goes along and you should be able to enjoy it more.