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Rating: 9.7/10 (you can tell I really love this show!)

Impressions and Short Summary:

So, Tatsuma and Kyouichi are gay now? Apparently, Kyouichi says this to Tatsuma as a greeting one morning: ‘Yo, genkinee na, kareshi?’ which I think means ‘Hey, ya ain’t feelin’ well huh, boyfriend?’ Yeah…pretty surprising lol, though there’s probably a load more of uses for kareshi than boyfriend…I think. Anyway, this episode continues from the same time period as the past 3 episodes. It should be expected for it to stay this way until at least when everyone gets their special powers. So far, I believe only Aoi has revealed hers. And in other news, the quality is not as high as the first episode, with a few not so well drawn faces, though nothing to complain about.

There is no action this episode, but a nice set up episode for a nice battle episode, if it comes to that. I can’t make any sense of the single, still-shot preview though, so I really have no idea. Essentially, this episode is once again about Aoi, and this time, she’s trying to make friends with Toono (dai sukuupu girl), which leads to a fight between her and Komaki. At the same time, more oni are appearing, and this time their more likely demihuman, and not like those from last episode. What I love about this show is the gruesomeness; to show the appearance of the onis, we get people dying on the street with seriously screwed up faces…awesome! xD

Anyway, to expand on the summary, Aoi resolves to fight the demons with everyone else, except Komaki, who thinks they will probably die if they get involved. Due to this disagreement, they start ignoring each other (I think it’s just Komaki ignoring Aoi though lol). Aoi also goes to apologise to Toono for the events last episode, and tries to get along better with her (seems like Aoi was a key subject of Toono’s past newspapers). Kisaragi also goes to investigate various shrines, which are all destroyed. At the pool, when Komaki notices Aoi being friendly with Toono, goes spastic, but before she can do anything, Aoi…faints? It seems like someone’s been looking for her.

Another nice thing about this show is the cinematography, which usually results in random shots of random things that don’t make sense but obviously has something to do with the main plot, acting as a hint or similar. The way Aoi is depicted after fainting, is a land with ferries wheels, distorted colouring, and people with their heads in stuffed animals. Yeah…pretty whacky if you ask me. And on the edge of this land, Aoi is laying on a couch, unconscious. In front of her seems to be the person who entranced her, the guy who has been seeking her since the start of the episode. And at the very end, Tatsuma and co. bring Aoi to a hospital, with a frighteningly obese doctor…

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