Ookami Kakushi

[Buffalobiian]

Summary: Is it a god (kami)? Or a wolf (Ōkami)? A secret law in the old part of town ... brings together dread and mystery. It is the summer of Shouwa 58, 1983. Ten stories, intertwined by the idle thoughts of people caught in repeating nightmares ... what could possibly be the truth therein!?

Hiroshi Kuzumi, 16, has recently moved to a town. Located deep in the mountains, the town is divided into a "New Area" and an "Old Area" but a river dividing the town in two. The town has many mysterious local rituals but Hiroshi is slowly getting used to his life and is slowly beginning to enjoy it there. However, one of his classmates, the girl Kushinada Nemura keeps her distance from him. When trying to get acquainted with her, she gave him a word of advice: "Stay away from the old area". AniDB

Links: ANN, AniDB, Official.


gg - Episode 01

[shinta|hikari]

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gg - Episode 01

You actually have to do this to beat Marik it seems.

[Archangel]

You actually have to do this to beat Marik it seems.

The constant struggle of man vs machine

[Penner]

I'm liking that picture, but i think i'll wait and see what people comment and their thoughts on it before i watch it myself ^^

[Archangel]

I'm liking that picture, but i think i'll wait and see what people comment and their thoughts on it before i watch it myself ^^

Why formulate an opinion when others can do it for you amirite?

[Ryllharu]

I don't know about anyone else, but I found Isuzu to be really annoying. I could barely stand her. If not for that scene in the beginning (which I am now deeply looking forward to), I would be tempted to avoid this series for her. She's completely obnoxious and really clingy.

A lot of the other classmates were too, but thankfully Kushinada put all of them in their place.

Peach Pit is another problem. They can be very hit or miss. I liked their designs for Rozen Maiden and DearS, but Zombie Loan and Shugo Chara throw me off. Here, Hiroshi's design is very ambiguous in terms of gender. While watching the OP, I was convinced he was actually a she. The uniform design only makes this problem worse. Rather than a regular shirt or something like a gakuran, his shirt looks like a sailor uniform. When you can't see the pants, he completely looks like a girl. Being voiced by a female seiyuu isn't helping his case much either.

Those two gripes aside, the series was interesting, and probably worth following, though quite frankly I hope it mostly consists of Kushinada killing over everyone that gets clingy and close to Hiroshi.

[Kraco]

though quite frankly I hope it mostly consists of Kushinada killing over everyone that gets clingy and close to Hiroshi.

Haha. Actually so far I found Isuzu's clinginess to be more amusing than annoying. It's unusual behavior and there has to be a reason for it. Other than that I do get a feeling this is a story with insiders and outsiders, and I hope they retain enough mystery to maintain that feeling for a while. Considering Hiroshi is a perfect outsider now (though if he possesses some good qualities to make him so popular is another matter), Isuzu clinging to him is a bridge between the insiders and outsiders.

I'll keep watching for now, hoping this is more of a mystery series than an action one with Kushinada mindlessly slaughtering everyone.

[animus]

I just skipped through the whole episode until the killing happened. Was bored out of my mind. I'll give it another episode I guess. This series doesn't look like it has that much going for it. Character designs are really bland, and I'm unsure if this is going to be like another 11eyes.

[Pandadice]

[Batsu]Ookami_Kakushi_-_01[1280x720][1294EBD6].mkv

there's a batsu release. supposed to be pretty good

[Yukimura]

I think I will like this one, at least based on the first episode. It seems there is a mystery afoot and said mystery looks likely to involve some sort of violent events. I have no great love for clingy/jealous type girls but clingy girls who go yandere are another story. To echo Buff if not for the preview of where her behavior will/may lead I suspect I would find the clinger much more irritating than I do, though the mysterious girl with the death scythe would stop it from being a drop point for me.

Nekomimi seems to be in on this one too.

Ookami Kakushi - 01 - [Nekomimi]

[Kraco]

Frostii seems to be in on this one too:

Episode 1 - Frostii

I'm likely to archive this version.

[Archangel]

Frostii seems to be in on this one too:

Episode 1 - Frostii

I'm likely to archive this version.

Awesome, i'm archiving these

[oyabun]

Ill try this Frostii version for archive purposes. Lets hope they reveal some details next episode.

[Yukimura]

Ookamikakushi - 02 [gg]

I wish gg would get with the program and split the title into two words like everyone else ;(.

[shinta|hikari]

But that is the correct way of writing it, like Bakemonogatari instead of Bake Monogatari or Bakemono Gatari.

It is a play on the words Ookami and Kamikakushi.

[Kraco]

Regardless, by default gg is never right, so let's proceed with Frostii's version:

Episode 2 - Frostii


I think it's pretty safe to guess at this point that the denizens of the old town are all wolves that avoided extinction by the modern times by assuming a human form. Kushinada is part of some upper echelon whose job is to make sure nobody ever finds out the truth by eliminating all individuals who can't control their bestial impulses well enough or who get too close to normal humans (there are probably lots of them in the new part of the town, moved in from elsewhere). I guess many of the students of that particular school are wolves, and they exhibit the usual pack behavior by flocking around the newcomer Hiroshi. Isuzu must be totally in heat and Hiroshi's smell is enticing her.

That's my theory anyway.

[Archangel]

Anyone else getting some higurashi vibes out of this?

[Yukimura]

Very much yes Arkangel. It's to the point where I am expecting the next couple of episodes to play out almost exactly like the third and fourth eps of Higurashi and then loop back. I'm kind of hoping that doesn't happen but the similarities kept jumping out at me.

[Archangel]

Interestingly enough:

Ryuukishi07

Guess it wasn't just a coincidence

[Pandadice]

^wait, you didn't already know, and start watching this because it was one of his works? I thought that was the only reason anyone was talking about this O_o.

well i finally got around to watching it.

The animation is horrible. i dunno what kind of budget they had for this, but i don't think a bigger one would've helped.. this is like the only series this season (well, with the exception of chu bra i guess), where when watching an episode I wasn't like "hey, the visuals in this are pretty nice". But in stead had the opposite reaction of thinking they were ugly, and at best blandly mediocre.

However, I'm enjoying the atmosphere of the episodes, and I'm definitely interested in the story. I'm definitely planning to keep watching this. Plus the music that kicks in when the wolves come out is awesome D:

also i like the absence of fanservice (so far). what with so many other comedic fanservice-heavy shows, this one adds a nice serious tone to the watching list.

and the little sister rocks.