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Jan 12, 2013 11:42 AM
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Dat beast.

Hamaji was kinda funny this episode but otherwise, those dragonfly-like creatures were strange. Seems like there's still a lot of mysteries in this series especially with that ending.
Jan 12, 2013 4:39 PM
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Love the ED song by Kakkii! It's like G.Addict style song (the song composition and arrangement were done by R.O.N). Also showing more of the characters and those Chinese characters are interesting.

Interesting to see more +ANIMA like people showing. Hamaji just got along with the person who "abducted" her (NamiDai's character) so well that made me lol. Seem like the monk doesn't like those creatures like Kakkii's and Hinocchi's characters. It showed interesting info., too, about having the power.
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Jan 12, 2013 5:22 PM
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I don't know who is the real bad guy in this series anymore.

The church people are really friendly to Shino, Sosuke and Hamaji. Though maybe it is just a ploy to made these three believe the church are in their side and betray them in the end.
Jan 12, 2013 9:49 PM
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somebody should sub this!
Jan 13, 2013 1:04 PM
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melina_putri said:
I don't know who is the real bad guy in this series anymore.

The church people are really friendly to Shino, Sosuke and Hamaji. Though maybe it is just a ploy to made these three believe the church are in their side and betray them in the end.


They're "good" to Shino and Sosuke only because it's Satomi. He's one of the big bosses there, but he's still got his own superiors. Besides, Satomi's not all that good, if you read manga, I'd say he's.... realistic, very smart and wise which doesn't mean that he's always "nice".

But that thing aside, GENPACHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Did you see him?? I LOVE Genpachi and I still think Maeno Tomoaki's voice doesn't suit him at all. I think he has to have a deep manly voice, like, witha different sounding comapred to Maeno.
I love it how he irst is seen shirtless ,then wearing a yukata, then his police uniform.

I have a big fangirling moment right now. I hope we'll get to see more of them brothers in the show.

P.S. Kobungo's kinda cuter in anime than in manga.
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Jan 13, 2013 11:17 PM
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Unique adaptation of the well-known classic. The brother is in danger. Excited to see a next episode.

I'm impressed at their perspective design. For instance, they adopted a technique of full-frame-fisheye effect in an indoor scene where Satomi talked to Shino. It's not just a conventional full-frame-fisheye-lens effect, but a brilliant idea with which only the background is distorted without affecting a proportion of the character (Satomi in this case).

A second example is a shot in which Shino and Sousuke are standing in a China town. I don't know whether or not they made the background by editing a real photograph with some image editor, but if they had actually drawn the background without using a photo, I must say it's an impressive quality of work. For, the perspective is perfect. Since it's a crooked street, a facade of the building just behind Shino differs in orientation from next-door facade. Despite such a disposition, perspective is depicted very well. Eaves of the downstairs and upstairs look parallel at first glance, but as a matter of fact they are not parallel: the fifth pillar is slightly shorter than the 1st pillar and the ratio is 15 to 19 (or 420 to 532). The 4th pillar of the next building is also slightly shorter than the 1st pillar and the ratio is 19 to 28 (or 361 to 532). The ratio of the first building is intentionally a bit different from the ratio of the next-door building. These buildings were drawn very carefully in terms of perspective. I can't help but be impressed.
Jan 14, 2013 12:32 AM
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Well, I'm still completely confused about the plot. I wish there was more background info but it's getting better.
Jan 14, 2013 2:49 AM
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Enjoying this so far. Interested to see where it will go from here
Jan 14, 2013 3:00 AM
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waahh nice ed song by tetsuya kakihara
Jan 14, 2013 7:52 AM

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I sense undertone from the preview...

Anyways, interesting so far.
Jan 14, 2013 1:38 PM

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I wonder how old everyone is in this show? The age difference between Hamaji, Shino, and Sousuke . __ .

I really find this show so intriguing! ^^

cant wait for more! *O*
Jan 14, 2013 3:45 PM

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Oh man I hope that dude in prison didn't got eaten alive by those bugs.
Jan 14, 2013 6:18 PM

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I love this show so much it's so interesting can't wait to see what happens in the next episode. So many cute guys >///<
Jan 14, 2013 6:43 PM
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I wonder how old everyone is in this show? The age difference between Hamaji, Shino, and Sousuke . __ .


Shino's physical appearance is twelve years old, though his real age should be 17 (since 5 years has passed since the incident at Oostuka Village). I don't really remember the other two's ages though...just that Hamaji was younger than Shino and Sousuke was either the same age or an year or two older than Shino (5 years ago). So I would guess Hamaji is probably around 15 and Sousuke around 18 or 19? Just a speculation.

I like Genpachi and his sexiness being chained up :P His laugh was also kind of creepy. And that fuzzball thing seems to be getting some airtime, more so than he showed up in the manga lol. I guess the animators really like him? This episode seems less rushed than the first, which is good :) Looking forward to the next episode~
Jan 14, 2013 8:40 PM

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Bishies overflowed! :3 The art quality of this show is really good. The details and perspective were really taken into account. I say good adaptation...but I must have a higher expectation for Shino's chara (art & voice acting) as I still caught myself looking for more improvement from him. Anyway, I am excited to see more Genpachi hotness later. ^_^
Jan 14, 2013 9:48 PM

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Wahhh I love guys with blonde hair. Kaname and Riou are so gorgeous. @_@
I'm really liking all of the characters so far, now I'm just waiting for something big to happen.
Jan 14, 2013 10:46 PM

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i enjoyed this episode :) much better than the first imo...

theres a lot of bishounen in this show!
Jan 15, 2013 12:38 AM

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Nice episode overall; even though nothing happened, but shit will go down next episode it seems.
Jan 15, 2013 2:20 AM

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anyone notice the guy in prison had the same tattoo design as shino?
Jan 15, 2013 2:22 AM

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Omg....so...much...beautiful men... *droll*

I hope, that it didn't turn up to be yaoi genre Q_Q
Jan 15, 2013 2:50 AM

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it was an ok episode to much talking, for my liking
Jan 15, 2013 3:52 AM

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Nice ED.

I really cringe when that dragonfly went to that monk's ear.

I guess next episode will have some conflict
Jan 15, 2013 5:13 AM

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That one eyed black ball reminds me of homunculus (FMAB ) every time I see it.

Don't talk to me about character development if Kaizuka Inaho or Slaine Troyard are in your favorites.
Jan 15, 2013 5:30 AM

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it looks like a yaoi to me now.
Jan 15, 2013 6:57 AM

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nice episode, new characters have showed up and I hate that monk
it seems there's gonna be a fight in the next episode so can't wait for it!
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Jan 15, 2013 7:07 AM

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I know this isn't marked as a shounen-ai yet it has somehow gay feel to it. Also the monk gives me the creeps I can't help but see a bald Uchiha when I hear his VA.
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Jan 15, 2013 3:07 PM

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Great ending-> with the little black fur ball growing a tongue and teeth out of the blue... Cute<3<3<3 ^^

Jan 15, 2013 10:34 PM

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Things are getting interesting and to keep it short Hamaji in the following,

Along with many of her appearance keeps the show going for me. This show is about most likely a powerful power of the demonic side that may perhaps rival the ones of the 4 families and thus something is brewing up. There are also seekers to kill off all 4 demonic families and cleanse the world as the priest introduced in this episode shows it quite clearly.

There is seems to be tamers in this series as well. So far no magic users yet and even Shino’s power is a powerful entity.

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Jan 17, 2013 8:55 AM

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Good show, I can just turn it on and fixate the screen and it is just interesting to look at and I cannot really tell what it is but it's very enjoyable.

I don't go crazy for joy or be bored or enraged, it's a very neutral happiness when I watch it.
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Jan 18, 2013 3:01 PM

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I liked this episode though the story didn't develop. Still very enjoyable
Jan 18, 2013 5:34 PM
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tingy said:
And that fuzzball thing seems to be getting some airtime, more so than he showed up in the manga lol. I guess the animators really like him?
Well, it's kinda cute. I could see having one as a pet.

SaraM said:
Omg....so...much...beautiful men... *droll*
LOL - love that picture ;)
Jan 18, 2013 6:57 PM
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Great episode that ending though! Awesome:)
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Jan 21, 2013 12:18 PM

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It looks like this wil be a not-bad anime. Maybe even good.
But it´s hard to tell after only 2 episodes
Feb 6, 2013 9:19 AM
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This is turning out to be pretty good. I think I'll keep with it. :)
Feb 6, 2013 8:05 PM

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Hamaji is 1 lucky girl to be surrounded by that many Bishounen.. xD

So, should i sail the ship for Kaname x Hamaji ? or the wind will not flow for them both? x3 i like them to be together though~
Mar 3, 2013 7:39 AM

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This was kinda disappointing, I liked the mystery stuff from the first episode but this episode felt really, really generic. The characters, by themselves, aren't that likeable imo.
Hopefully this gets better, otherwise I may drop this.
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Mar 8, 2013 5:36 PM

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Love Hamaji^^ Her and Kaname's interactions are adorable! So many bishies in this series~
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Jul 11, 2013 4:43 AM

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Really liking this series alittle mysterious but that is okay concidering it is just episode 2 will continue watching
Jul 12, 2013 8:32 PM

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The attraction of animals to Sousuke is really cute, but it puzzled me as to why he was sleeping next to Shino. I don't mind it but- Yeah.

I like Hamaji too, also I'm interested in Genpachi! Him and Shino have the same sign~
Aug 31, 2013 11:04 AM

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It's getting slightly better, still not great.
Nov 14, 2013 2:28 AM

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anyone notice the guy in prison had the same tattoo design as shino?

Noticed that early in the episode, when they first show him.

So it wasn't Kaname who gave Shino the Murasame but Satomi, was quite confused in the previous episode.. Ew that bug went into that monk's earhole in the end.. ~.~ I like the interaction between Kaname and Hamaji XD

Don't really like the ED
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Mar 9, 2014 6:40 AM

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4/5

Definitely this episode has kidnapped the ever attention, but I did not think it was a reverse harem at the beginning, too bad!
In the sense that I was not expecting any kind of harem, that's all!
Synopsis nothing epic, but interesting.
Telling funny and intriguing characters.
Drawings pretty good, well-designed scenarios, CG a bit awkward but.
Mar 24, 2014 7:57 PM

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That insect going into the monk's ear made me look away XD
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Aug 19, 2014 10:44 PM

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decent episode. murasame, the "crow", sounds like nizuma eiji from bakuman.
Nov 18, 2018 11:53 AM

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Sousuke and the doggos <3 <3 <3 He was so handsome when he was getting dressed ASDFGHJKL; MARRY ME PLS

I'm finna ship KanameXHamaji REALS QUICK X)

Poor chained up bby ;A; I hope you get released soon >.<"
Sasuke in evil monk form needs to stop bullying him D:<

When Shino bit on Kuro Marimo xDD s'cute~ I love Kuro Marimo ahhaha~ esp when it's sleepy :D
Jun 27, 2021 12:13 AM

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Wait is this a BL?!O_O
Not that I have anything against BL
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gaki doing gaki things , smh!

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