Shiki: Corpse Demon

[masamuneehs]

i cannot believe how awesome the doctor is. the scenes where he was examining his wife... and then the end of 14. holy shit for real. it's getting bad though, because he's the only one who knows really what's up and who can sound the alarm, but i get the feeling that because he's losing his humanity, that he's going down soon. and i bet all his evidence disappears also.

still, absolutely cold blooded.

I HATE Megumi. that bitch needs to die. i don't care if the vampires get each and every last person in the village (and i honestly do think that's how this is going to end), but that bitch needs to go down. hard.

a fake medical clinic. a fake funeral home. the vampires are really starting to wrap things up, it seems. i honestly can only count like half a dozen good guys who seem to be on top of things and, two of them are kids whose house is open to vampires, one is a mad scientist, one is probably going to end up sympathizing with the vampires, one can only come back as a vampire (and i really don't like that but, well, it will make sense for him to be a bigger threat to them as a rogue vampire than as a human) and one is a seemingly catatonic old man.

the catatonic old man. what in the world is going on with this guy? he definitely has his wits... or something like them. and he's just old, not bitten. but what can he possibly do.

I can't believe that Natsuno bit it. well, in some ways, when he first got bit i thought "okay, now he's gonna come back as a vampire and kill the others" but there's still the issue of what he's going to do for blood... i had hoped he'd manage a way while staying as a human, but...


i think it's good that almost nobody has a complete idea what's happening... aside from the viewers and the vampires. i mean, there's no way anyone would believe in something like vampires, or believe the stories of a some kids or a crazy shaman.

i have absolutely no idea what is going to happen next.

[Buffalobiian]

I HATE Megumi. that bitch needs to die. i don't care if the vampires get each and every last person in the village (and i honestly do think that's how this is going to end), but that bitch needs to go down. hard.

I'd say the same thing, but at the wimpy guy who looks likes a tranny.

[shinta|hikari]

WTF is with that guy's hair? And his voice? I hate Megumi as well, but I sympathize with her in wanting the creep dead.

[Yukimura]

Finally managed to catch up with this and it is just plain excellent. The drama and emotional tension when the doc was testing his wife felt so real to me and the situation had me completely drawn in. I have no clue how this will all end but I can't wait for the ride to continue.

The thing that has drawn me most strongly into this show is the sense of seeming realism in the characters' behaviors. I can imagine almost all the characters as real people behaving the way that they do and responding as they have to the things they have seen. Even the way the doctor fell apart into apparent apathetic insanity feels within the realm of possibility given his drive to understand and solve the problem and the stress he's been under. But what really shines are the little things like the two young kids' mom hating on their dad or the chubby flabby tub of fat nurse answering the phone in her sheer night gown and panties (worth the brain bleach session for the realism). Stuff like that really helps to humanize the characters a lot more than I'm used to seeing.

[masamuneehs]

above

what you wrote about shiki is exactly how i feel about it

[Buffalobiian]

Umee - Episode 15

[Yukimura]

Another good ep but not as epic as 14. It was cool to see how deeply the vampires have integrated themselves into the town structure cutting off any chance of outside assistance. Seishin's back turning rejection of seems rather hypocritical given that he should know by now that Sunako is a blood sucker yet he never bothers to judge or rebuke her like he did with Toshio. -50 points for Seishin empathizing with the vampires at the expense of regular people who would like the choice of staying alive.

Natsuno's mysterious long coated stranger deal seemed a bit overdone but hopefully he'll come down from the trees and make something happen in the next few eps. I look forward to seeing what he and Toshio can do if they start working together.

[Buffalobiian]

I'm just dying to know what's the deal with Natsuno. His iris is neither red nor yellow, but his own natural purple. His movement smells of vampire, but the fact his eyes look normal, and that he's still got that anaemic look in him leaves enough to consider his faking his own death a possibility. It's not one I put much confidence in, however.

[Buffalobiian]

Umee - Episode 16








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And so begins the counter attack!! I'm fairly pumped for this, since it pretty much kicked in when it didn't look like anything could be done (right at the end of last episode). People are still dying left right and center though, so it's still open to a "we were to late" type of ending.

I had assumed Sunako was a born vampire rather than one who was created. This in itself doesn't really change how I view her current self, but it does add leave a hint of sadness in your heart to know that they were all once human, without fail. Without any sort of "true" vampire, that means everyone's a victim of some tragic tale.

[RyougaZell]

Umee Episode 17

I never expected this bite o_O

[Buffalobiian]

Umee Episode 17

I never expected this bite o_O

Me neither. I so thought he was going to get out of that one alive. The thing that's got me most pumped for next episode is that crazy hair dude who's glowing red hot in the PV. The overall realistic portrayal of this show simply makes him even more so "What the heck?"

[Buffalobiian]

Umee - Episode 18

[RyougaZell]

This episode was bloody fantastic. Not only we saw Doctor being a wise ass and finally proving the Okiagari's existance to town... but we also saw Ricchan rising and the explanation behind Natsuno, blue-dog-haired guy and the maid.

[Buffalobiian]

At the same time, the Dr's triumphant smile was almost evil. It was too awesome.

[Oniken]

I must of missed something but what was the significance of the other bite marks on the docs arm?

[RyougaZell]

I must of missed something but what was the significance of the other bite marks on the docs arm?

That must have been Natsuno, meaning the Doctor wasn't obligated to follow the Okiagari woman (forgot name) commands.

[Oniken]

Oh that makes sense, thanks! Excellent show, best for me this season. Shame there is only 4 episodes left

[Buffalobiian]

Umee - Episode 19

[RyougaZell]

Ritchan TT___TT

[Inazuma]

Oh shit, you le did not.