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| More investigation into what Hikaru really is. I do find it interesting that the original Hikaru left a message from the past. Looks like this episode builds more into the origins of Hikaru and the strange supernatural events around him. A thrilling episode with more mysteries and got a lot of horror vibes, especially in the second half. |
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| Nice, I'm glad the watch dog monster is scarier than expected. Arguably the scariest monster this series has to offer yet and they nailed it! |
| This episode is all about consequences There are consequences of "Hikaru's" actions up to this point: we learn about Asako's hearing loss and meet the grieving daughter of Old Mastuura. Unfortunately "Hikaru" is still unable to grasp what that kind of loss means in a human sense, because he's not human. Yoshiki's promise is chilling, cause unlike "Hikaru" he understands human loss, but despite the feelings of guilt he decides that even if more such things happen, he'll carry that burden for "Hikaru's" sake. There are also consequences of "Hikaru" giving up a part of himself: such as the fact that he now is capable of feeling pain, and that impurities around the village became more aggressive and he is no longer strong enough to protect Yoshiki from them. It creates a fresh new dynamic for the horror atmosphere of the show - now both Yoshiki and "Hikaru" are in far more vulnerable position when facing impurities. Tanaka is also slowly closing in on them... |
| I like it, its cool to see |
| Can't decide which was the bigger jumpscare between that out of pocket hamster bro bonding scene and the actual jumpscare. ♪Kiminiii~♫ (Again!) |
| Yet another good episode. I don't even know what to say man, a lot happened this episode and there was a lot of information to take in. The things that really caught my attention were the guy holding a knife at the school which actually creeped me out, but why was he there? What was his motive on being there and slashing his neck? The ending scene where Yoshiki and "Hikaru" were at made me jump out of my seat, no joke, but that monster, it can just detach it's head from it's body which is insane to me. The hamster guy is definitely catching on and is slowly figuring out about Yoshiki and "Hikaru". 5/5 |
The knife suicide part be like |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
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Can't decide which was the bigger jumpscare between that out of pocket hamster bro bonding scene and the actual jumpscare.
♪Kiminiii~♫ (Again!)
♪Kiminiii~♫ (Again!)
| @FarCritical Yushiki has a fond to animal. He's basically like those anti-social introvert that hates interaction with human (except his best friend group), so he likes bonding with animals more. |
| That knife scene certainly reminds you of the another scene though this was nowhere near as traumatic as it was for the students there in another. So the whole village used to look like a human and it was cut into five parts. How creepy. Was the shape representing Nonuki sama and now that they are dvided it is also divided between the village thus the lesser form? Yoshiki and that guy met and he's onto him. That ending scene. Hikaru has lost most of his powers it seems. Giving that piece of him to Yoshiki was a mistake that'll lead to his death. |
MegamiRemSep 18, 2:15 PM
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| Yea this episode justified all the money I spent on Hikanatsu merch at AnimeNYC. lol. Now that the boys have taken the next step in their relationship, it’s time to learn more about the supernatural aspect of the story and holy shit Cygames leaned into it heavily and got scary af in this one. That last 4-5 minutes genuinely had me scared as hell! Thank goodness the spirit medium lady showed up. Now I need to know the deal with the long headed spirit! “I ain’t ever letting it go” Hikaru literally giving Yoshiki half of himself is sweet from a homoerotic and gay symbolism perspective, but it also makes the story very interesting because now we’re seeing Hikaru learn what it means to be human. He’s no longer invincible and needs to rely on others, specifically Yoshiki, to protect him. I like the scene of him noticing the bruise on his arm, for the first time he’s truly aware of pain and how fragile humans are. You can’t really be empathetic towards others if you yourself can’t experience pain and fear, so this’ll really help him become “human” I guarantee he won’t be going around fucking up people’s hearing again now that he knows what being hurt feels like. I feel so bad for Asako going partially deaf, especially since her whole ability was being able to listen to spirits :/. Also, is that a little crush on Yoshiki I’m detecting from her? Makes Hikaru almost killing her even crazier because it’s like he went after a rival lol Also feel so bad for Ms Matsura because imagine losing your mom and then the person who did it being at your job making things harder for you by being loud af and asking for advice 😭 I wonder if the other spirits can detect that Hikaru is weaker now and that’s why they’re making their move? Like buddy getting attacked at baseball practice and the guy committing suicide in the school yard.. seems like convenient timing. Speaking of which, Tanaka is onto Yoshiki now so it’s only a matter of time before he gets wind of Hikaru. Things are about to get very interesting! Great episode lore and atmosphere wise even tho the BL stuff was more of a subplot this week, still enjoyed the episode a lot. |
Marinate1016Aug 24, 1:05 AM
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| I don't understand if the hamster bonding scene actually happened or not, definitely jumpscared me though lol... still another 5/5 episode, that last monster was very chilling. |
| This evening on rural horror: • Tanaka and mr. ham(on)ster, the travelling duo bringing laughter and joy, are back in town, looking for doomed boys and shiitake shrooms. • Rie-san saves the day, again. Give the woman a raise. Or a vacation. • Hikaru 2.0 getting weak and bruised, but unfazed from meeting his victim's daughter or seeing a random naked guy slitting his throat at school. • Yoshiki turns out to be the one who helps his bbf hide the bodies (and wash their bloody shirts). • The villages are as twisted as their names suggest, a map made of human parts... a hu-MAP! |
 watching, waiting, commiserating |
| What was that in the end? How did he snap out of it? Did the lady get rid of the spirit? Man, why did they have to hang me off a cliff this episode?.. |
"Like rowing a boat, we enter the future backwards. All we see are scenes of the past, and no one can control the views of tomorrow" - Wit Studio  |
kiyoomiv said: I don't understand if the hamster bonding scene actually happened or not, definitely jumpscared me though lol... still another 5/5 episode, that last monster was very chilling. It did. In the manga it was more clear that it happened |
| Ahhh, I love this anime so much, as usual this episode didn't disappoint. Can't believe we only have 4 more episodes! They decided the anime wasn't creepy enough, so they decided to turn into even creppier now. Like, what was up with that naked man? I really thought it was another spirit, but when the other people started seeing it too, I understood it was just a person, which honestly is just creppier. Probably was posessed by some entity. It seems like Asako really lost her hearing from the right side... Yeah, thank you Monster Hikaru. And the way it didn't feel that much sorry for it... If Yoshiki arrived 5 seconds later Asako would be dead, that's really scary. It's interesting that Yoshiki's village was once part of a bigger vilage, that worshiped Nonuki, but now it seems Nonuki is more of a curse than anything, and each village represents a body part (creepy). I was really confused with Yoshiki's reaction to Monster Hikaru's lack of empathy for the daughterof the person it killed. Did Yoshiki really just decided to support this entity, because he likes it (more like lingering feelings for Hikaru)? That's questionable. But this scene was really beautiful, the sunset and the wind were so well executed and added so much to the scene. So Yoshiki finally meets Tanaka, and unfortunately Tanaka recognizes him immediately as a Mixed person... I wonder what that means for Yoshiki's future, because he really seems to be just be engolfed by Monster Hikaru's own objectives (just as shown in the last episode). Curious Tanaka has the same markings as Yoshiki has in his arm, which means he too came into close contact with some of these entities, which makes sense, considering his job. The moment where Yoshiki and Tanaka just bound over the hamster was really funny, I wasn't expecting that xD The hamster even pooped in his hand, but the hamster loved Yoshiki, that's for sure. Crazy that hamster is 12 years old. But this last scene at the cafe was CRAZY. The tension was in really high stakes when that entity started approaching Yoshiki, but became even higher when Hikaru just lifts its head, and shows it's bleeding from his left eye, and just says "I can't do it"... OH THE PANIC I FELT. I was just like "RUN YOSHIKI", but it clearly wouldn't worked, since he was closed in the cafe. BUT RIE CAME TO THE RESCUE AND DESTROYED THAT SPIRIT. And it seems that although the spirit was in Yoshiki's mind, he did make some actions in "real life", hence why all the cafe was confused to what was happening, which is super scary, because it just shows Yoshiki could have easily become this episode the Naked Man we saw earlier in the episode. Rei did warn him that becoming closer to Monster Hikaru would attract to him more of these spirits. As expected, Yoshiki becoming "mixed" is only making his life at risk... I wonder what Rie will tell to him after this incident... But this final scene was so good, once again, this anime is being genius at directing its scenes. Like, it really was Peak Cinema. When I was still digesting last episode (which I only watched yesterday), this new episode just throws more amazing scenes at me. I have to say this anime should be talked more about in the anime community, it's just way too good to not have more attention. Edit: Forgot to mention, but the fact that Hikaru's grandfather said that the village was a "killer" village, makes me think the offering they did to that "God" was something dark... Also, the scene where Matsuura's daughter turns to look at Hikaru after the revelation of who she was really was a creppy scene, so well done. |
PokefanPTAug 23, 5:16 PM
| It's kinda hilarious that for some watchers seeing gloomy Yoshiki genuinely laughing and doting on a hamster is so bizarre that it jumpscared them xD The true horror |
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What was that in the end? How did he snap out of it? Did the lady get rid of the spirit? Man, why did they have to hang me off a cliff this episode?..
GT1Studios said: How did he snap out of it? Did the lady get rid of the spirit? Yes, Rie did "destroy" the spirit. It was shown some episodes ago she had the abillity to do that (it was a scene after the ending, but I don't remember the exact episode, I think it was the 4th). FireSalamander said: This episode is all about consequences There are consequences of "Hikaru's" actions up to this point: we learn about Asako's hearing loss and meet the grieving daughter of Old Mastuura. Unfortunately "Hikaru" is still unable to grasp what that kind of loss means in a human sense, because he's not human. Yoshiki's promise is chilling, cause unlike "Hikaru" he understands human loss, but despite the feelings of guilt he decides that even if more such things happen, he'll carry that burden for "Hikaru's" sake. There are also consequences of "Hikaru" giving up a part of himself: such as the fact that he now is capable of feeling pain, and that impurities around the village became more aggressive and he is no longer strong enough to protect Yoshiki from them. It creates a fresh new dynamic for the horror atmosphere of the show - now both Yoshiki and "Hikaru" are in far more vulnerable position when facing impurities. Tanaka is also slowly closing in on them... A really interesting way to put this episode. In a way, it's also showing the consequences of Yoshiki accepting this Monster Hikaru, and becoming mixed, as shown by the end of the episode. Interesting that Yoshiki's eyes were also darker/more soulless this episode, or that was just my impression? It really is scary how Yoshiki accepts to burden for Monster Hikaru's sins... The fact that both Monster Hikaru and Yoshiki are more susceptible to these entities gives a lot more tension to the anime honestly. FarCritical said: Can't decide which was the bigger jumpscare between that out of pocket hamster bro bonding scene and the actual jumpscare. I loved how out of pocket that hamster scene was. Just goes to show Yoshiki has a soft spot for animals xD |
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GT1Studios said:
How did he snap out of it? Did the lady get rid of the spirit?
How did he snap out of it? Did the lady get rid of the spirit?
Yes, Rie did "destroy" the spirit. It was shown some episodes ago she had the abillity to do that (it was a scene after the ending, but I don't remember the exact episode, I think it was the 4th).
FireSalamander said:
This episode is all about consequences
There are consequences of "Hikaru's" actions up to this point: we learn about Asako's hearing loss and meet the grieving daughter of Old Mastuura. Unfortunately "Hikaru" is still unable to grasp what that kind of loss means in a human sense, because he's not human. Yoshiki's promise is chilling, cause unlike "Hikaru" he understands human loss, but despite the feelings of guilt he decides that even if more such things happen, he'll carry that burden for "Hikaru's" sake.
There are also consequences of "Hikaru" giving up a part of himself: such as the fact that he now is capable of feeling pain, and that impurities around the village became more aggressive and he is no longer strong enough to protect Yoshiki from them. It creates a fresh new dynamic for the horror atmosphere of the show - now both Yoshiki and "Hikaru" are in far more vulnerable position when facing impurities. Tanaka is also slowly closing in on them...
This episode is all about consequences
There are consequences of "Hikaru's" actions up to this point: we learn about Asako's hearing loss and meet the grieving daughter of Old Mastuura. Unfortunately "Hikaru" is still unable to grasp what that kind of loss means in a human sense, because he's not human. Yoshiki's promise is chilling, cause unlike "Hikaru" he understands human loss, but despite the feelings of guilt he decides that even if more such things happen, he'll carry that burden for "Hikaru's" sake.
There are also consequences of "Hikaru" giving up a part of himself: such as the fact that he now is capable of feeling pain, and that impurities around the village became more aggressive and he is no longer strong enough to protect Yoshiki from them. It creates a fresh new dynamic for the horror atmosphere of the show - now both Yoshiki and "Hikaru" are in far more vulnerable position when facing impurities. Tanaka is also slowly closing in on them...
A really interesting way to put this episode. In a way, it's also showing the consequences of Yoshiki accepting this Monster Hikaru, and becoming mixed, as shown by the end of the episode. Interesting that Yoshiki's eyes were also darker/more soulless this episode, or that was just my impression? It really is scary how Yoshiki accepts to burden for Monster Hikaru's sins...
The fact that both Monster Hikaru and Yoshiki are more susceptible to these entities gives a lot more tension to the anime honestly.
FarCritical said:
Can't decide which was the bigger jumpscare between that out of pocket hamster bro bonding scene and the actual jumpscare.
Can't decide which was the bigger jumpscare between that out of pocket hamster bro bonding scene and the actual jumpscare.
I loved how out of pocket that hamster scene was. Just goes to show Yoshiki has a soft spot for animals xD
PokefanPT said: Interesting that Yoshiki's eyes were also darker/more soulless this episode, or that was just my impression? Yeah, it does feel like something died inside of him at the end of last episode when his eyes darkened like that. I think you're right, they did stay kinda shadowed over like that, with these dark lines across the irises of his eyes. |
| death is heavy this is partly a story of mourning, I think, of the victims like Hikaru's father and Matsumura-san and Hikaru himself Nounuki-sama starting to feel pain is kind of intriguing; is it because he shrunk himself or an effect of his growing humanity |
| The spook action was cranked up in this episode, especially near the end with the ghost fella giving Yoshiki and Hikaru a heckin’ fright (the atmosphere in this scene was so good too), so is Hikaru not as strong without that piece of him or is this ghost just built different? Either way, Kurebayashi came in clutch there, so nice to see her again after that encounter. Another really good horrific moment was with the naked guy outside the school with the knife, I loved the fakeout there that Yoshiki thought it was a ghost but it was not, but damn what a gruesome scene that played out there, not as gruesome as a certain other show other folks have already referenced in this thread, but still an upsetting sight. So I guess this means the effects of Nonuki-sama being off the mountain are getting worse, I don’t wanna see their wholesome countryside school get messed up with possessions and whatnot but it is cool to see things progressively get more dangerous. I also really liked the bit with Matsuura’s daughter, yeah it makes sense that old lady would have family, I’m sure that made things a lot more real for Hikaru, it’s a terrible thing he did but at least Yoshiki affirmed that he’ll be sticking with Hikaru despite the killing, a real bro moment right there, even if I’m not sure if I could do the same thing if I was in his shoes lol. And speaking of bro moments, that hamster scene tho lol, it was so out of nowhere but that made it even better, I guess it’s good that Yoshiki’s first encounter with Tanaka went well but he’s gonna be onto them now, well it had to happen eventually in such a small village. |
| "I'm pooping on you!" LOL The part at the end was freaky |
| They really amped up the creepy horror this episode. Was Hikaru unable to protect him at the diner because he had a piece of Hikaru, who then lost some of his power? |
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| Over 100 pages got adapted into one episode, and sadly, it resulted in the loss of some nice character moments. All the important plot details are here, but the interactions connecting them have been shrunken down by a lot. It's like the shell is there, but the soul is gone. Like "Hikaru" The pacing, despite how much they adapted, still didn't feel off. It was a bit sad we didn't get to see "Hikaru" and Yoshiki interacting with Hikaru's grandpa beyond the plot delivery, and how we didn't see Yoshiki complaining about Hikaru's room, or "Hikaru" showing Yoshiki an internet forum he'd found. There's a joke in the manga where Yoshiki says "Will this blood get off?" and then he picks up a stain remover with a label that says "Will definitely get off." In the anime, he picks up the stain remover, but without the initial dialogue, so the joke's gone! 😥 When learning of the villages' shape, "Hikaru" gets freaked out. I always find it funny how the scariest thing in the room is the first to get freaked out. Maybe it's Hikaru's personality, since we were told Hikaru was a coward. (Though, I think that whole coward thing could be an act. He'd gone to a forbidden mountain to perform a ritual, and had the mental stability to laugh at a sexy tree.) "Hikaru" isn't sure if he's Nounuki-sama, and his memories about it are foggy. He also remembers his meeting with Hikaru from his own godly perspective, and not Hikaru's. I wonder if there's a reason. I loved the ukiyo-e type picture, and the way they depicted Nounuki-sama. The villages used to be a single village, where they worshipped Nounuki-sama (Lord Brain Snatcher). Then, they all separated into separate villages: Kubitachi (Decapitation), Udekari (Arm Chopper, I think?), the now abandoned Udeiri (not sure how to translate this; arm insertion? lol), Ashidori (Leg Snatching) and Darumasute (torso desertion?) (now called Kibougayama, aka Mount Hope). The villages formed a shape of a human body, where the body parts align with their respective place names: Kubi-head/neck, daruma-torso, ude-arm, ashi-leg. (What a happy way to learn anatomy in Japanese) There used to be a famine, and a lot of people died. The god they worshipped (Nounuki-sama) has somehow become a cursed god. Old lady Matsuura's daughter had disappeared in the mountain where Nounuki-sama is said to reside, and this broke something in her, and made her a paranoid wreck that may have driven her only living daughter away from her. This makes Matsuura's death kind of sad. How must she have felt, seeing the mountain deity right in front of her house like it wants to finish the job or something? The three old men and middle-aged Matsuura used to be friends as kids. The three men seem to know something that others don't, which may be why they are paranoid about Nounuki-sama. What did they see? What did they do? And, why is Takeda (Hajime) shown standing when the others are sitting? He even gets extra attention in the OP. The characters have been told to go talk to Old-man Takeda, the paranoid man who says Nounuki-sama will come for him next. What could go wrong if Nounuki-sama himself shows up at his house to ask about himself! lol |
FuMomo-kunAug 23, 8:15 PM
| OOOOOH GOD IT JUST GOT REAL FUCK |
| 🌈 i just want gintama back |
| nah like this is why i don't do horror anime my dreams about to be MESSED up |
| 🌈 i just want gintama back |
Synesphere said: I think this episode nailed the og vibe from the manga: scary yet cozy summer village mystery horror/drama (with bl as a sub-theme, not the main thing). BL is the main thing tho. It’s intrinsic to the story and every aspect of the story is symbolic for it. It’s the foundation. |
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| This episode really stepped up the mystery around Hikaru. I rlly like how they're slowly unravelling what he is and bringing them creepy vibes without rushing it. The stakes feel higher now with Hikaru and Yoshiki getting more vulnerable, and Yoshiki taking on that burden adds some nice depth Lmfao the hamster scene totally caught me off guard but was a funny break for the pacing. Kinda made the episode ngl. The mix of scares and chill moments is what keeps the show fresh and addictive |
| It was such a good episode! More looking into this ''Nonuki-Sama'' and who Hikaru really is. Tanaka and Yoshiki bonding over the hamster was hilarious xD totally unexpected haha |
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| great episode anime like to skip scenes and dialogues... i enjoyed the episode, it's very good |
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Synesphere said: @Marinate1016 I understand your point of view but I somewhat disagree. In my opinion the author has two main concepts to explore: the death of a secret/forbidden loved one and "what if a powerful non-human creature were to suddenly posess the body of a normal human being living in a society". The latter being the main plot and the first one being the sub-plot. I'm a fujoshi myself but I couldn't consider the manga a traditional bl story, because of how natural they treated Yoshiki's love and sexuality. This may be just my own opinion, but I really liked this normalization and subtleness, maybe because I'm growing tired of shipping games and the fantasization/fetishization of bl/mlm couples. What you said are also part of the story, but this entire manga is analogous for gay repression and generational conflict. Old closed minded conservative rural villagers, young, progressive LGBT youth learning about who they are. Nunuki is quite literally a parable for homosexuality. It’s not even really debatable lol but you do you. |
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| Lol, the monster is not that strong enough to defeat another monster? I thought that monster really strong :) |
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| Now that Hikaru has given up some of his power it seems that he can't deal with the other yokai that have drifted into the village. Though maybe he doesn't need to? |
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