16/10/14
Genres: Psychological, Horror
I would protect your life of course. But I am more then capable of making you incapable of speech.
This weeks episode mostly focused on Shinchi’s and Satomi’s blooming relationship, after the incidental boob grab in the first episode. It was nice to see them together, although it was constrained due to Shinchi’s focus on keeping Migi at bay, which of course led to some hilarious situations.
Yes, that is a penis hand. The humour in this episode was handled well with Shinchi forced to keep Migi a secret from his peers and friends. It also led to some heroic moments, yet again reminding me of a super hero type archetypal. There was some scary moments as well and just like the previous episode the gore was handled beautifully. There was a particular scene towards the end where Shinchi’s expression changed to a somewhat evil face after stopping some bullies from bullying a cat. It was nice to notice the minute changes in Satomi when this happened, I think she knows something’s up but nothing more than that.
The animation like the first episode was smooth, the fighting scenes as well basketball scenes where exceptionally executed. However the sound does continue with it’s mix of dub step and suspense, which felt out of place and on occasionally ruining the atmosphere. The build up to the over arching story seems interesting so far but has yet to really make an impression.
Lastly Migi’s and Shinchi’s relationship got more development. It was interesting to see how Migi see’s humans and more parasitic then themselves. As always his banter and tainted humour are entertaining, yet again being the highlight of the episode. It’ll be interesting to see how these two develop through the series. So far a solid adaption and sticking to the source material even more so than the first episode.
Verdict
Positives:
- Penis arm, this goes without saying
- Shinichi and Migi differing perspectives
- Nice balance between comedy and horror
Negatives:
- Mixed OST, the dubstep ruins the atmosphere
- Throwing rocks at a cat trapped in the sand
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