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REVIEW: Sankarea: Undying Love BD+DVD

Gotta admit, the bit with Chihiro filming Rea at the mall absolutley screamed "Look at the parallels, please!" but entirely ignored it. Is that the way it is in the manga? Bizarre.
The show's a weird dichotomy of unusual tact and skill (Chihiro's cousin), and flat, tasteless pandering (maid-induced photoshoot). I also thought the opening and closing themes were quite good.

I wouldn't go as far as "poor" and "drivel," but I must admit that the bunny suit business was more than a little ridiculous.

Rebecca, I'm curious why you would take the time to review this recalled release instead of waiting for the re-release. While it's unlikely, there is always the possibility that Funi will do more than just change the video to the home version from the broadcast version. And while I haven't seen the show, I would imagine that having the gory scenes uncensored may give a different impression on those parts of the show, whether positive or negative.
Were you planning on revisiting the show with the re-release and updating the review (like an addendum or something) if there's a significant difference in the release or the way the show plays out uncensored?

Yes, the Rea fanservice is in the manga too. I sometimes got the feeling from the first couple of volumes that Hattori didn't really know what kind of story he was writing.

Zombies are moe now? Really?

This was the review copy I received. I'd love to revisit it with the extra episode(s) and the uncensored gory bits, although it is likely that since I already reviewed this version, someone else (I guess Carl or Hope) would review an uncensored re-release. From reading the manga, yes, seeing the gore does change one's reaction - just look at the cover for volume 4.

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Sankarea's ending is a deliberate cliffhanger that seems to imply a second season that we never got. Luckily you can simply pick up the manga at volume three to find out what happens next...

I kind of despise shows that are really just elaborate advertisements for the original material.

I can't claim to be principled in that regard, though; I happily bought Princess Jellyfish, which pulls the exact same stunt.

Ah, well that makes sense. You gotta review what you're given. Can't exactly put it on hold for the possibility of a review copy of the re-release.

Regardless of who reviews the re-release, if you don't, I hope you'll share your thoughts on the new release in the forums at that time

And yeah, that's a pretty striking image.

so they wont suffer the same bad taste in their mouth where they have to resort to going to the manga to continue the series.

I'm not trying to antagonize you, but I am curious - why do you dislike the idea of reading to finish the story?

I don't read manga at all

I can only speak for myself, but there are two reasons. The first is that anime should stand on its own. The second is that I don't read manga at all and so will not be able to know the end except from Wikipedia or the like.

I can see how it would be a problem, then. I'm more a reader than a watcher (although obviously I still watch a lot...), so I get annoyed when it goes the other way - like Itazura na Kiss, where you have to watch the anime to get the author's intended ending. (Poor Kaoru Tada, dying before she got to finish...I know I can't blame her for it, but I wish I could've read the ending as she did it.)