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Kemonozume

This has been the real issue, for me, with the whole show-- visually it's very dynamic, and the passing bits of "throw away" dialogue are wonderfully real, creating a real sense of intimacy between characters in a very short amount of time-- which is anything but "throw-away", and yet the storytelling is really rather lacking. I'm sort of dissapointed, because Mindgame had such a philosphical/moral resonance to it that this is lacking here. Instead, this has all the wackiness of that movie without any of the heft-- and yet, it still seems to want to play it straight rather often, which makes the whole viewing experience sort of disjointed for me.

Oh, and the opening scene is one of the most delightfully macabre and creepy scenes I've ever seen in anime.

Episode 6 switches back to Toshihiko and Yuka. Their interaction with each other is so lovely. That Toshihiko mutters "Yuka" in his sleep near the beginning of the ep. and a few minutes later Yuka mumbles "Toshihiko-san" while she's asleep is such a nice little touch and really drives home how much each person means to the other. And the little monkey re-joins the couple here, with a bigger role than he's had since the first episode. Yuasa's sense of humor really comes through here, especially in Toshihiko's training and when spoiler[Yuka accidentally paralyzes him and the ensuing hilarity]. And "Bon-chan" is my new favorite character. Everything about him is charming, especially in the way such a massive person folds such tiny, intricate paper cranes. There was really a lot to enjoy in this episode.

My initial impression was that this show would be extremely violent, bloody and dark, but after watching the 6th episode which was extremely light-hearted, I'm not entirely sure where this show is heading.... me like very much!

This is definitely the funniest episode since the first episode, and the one where Yuasa's brand of humour comes out the best since the first. Yuasa co-wrote the script, which explains why. At the same time the episode weaves in a nice, touching story, and a fantastic action scene involving none other than the monkey - whom I've been dying to see in action again - so it was a really fun and enjoyable ep to watch. That's what I came away with from this episode - how nice this series is. In other words, how good it makes you feel just watching it. The show has heart. Despite the gruesome premise and occasional shocking image, it never feels morbid or repellant. There have been well produced series that I've enjoyed in the past, but beyond the technical aspect, there haven't been many series that I've simply enjoyed immersing myself in the way I do this one.

Episode 6 was hilarious. Monkey-shishio riding the flaming Toshihiko! My initial impression was that this show would be extremely violent, bloody and dark, but after watching the 6th episode which was extremely light-hearted, I'm not entirely sure where this show is heading.... me like very much! The whole bit with Bon-chan (the giant private detective) trying to squeeze into the building throught the front door made absolutely NO SENSE to me but was hilarious!