Originally posted 12 Dec 2010 – The war begins between the surviving humans and the Shiki, as Chizuru is very publicly exposed and staked and Toshio is finally able to convince a mob to join him in driving out the “pests”. Yet we’re on the fence as to who’s truly in the right here; since [...]
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We’re getting down to the wire and Shiki is done messing around. THERE WILL BE BLOOD. So, the blonde lady-vamp has been beaten by the mob (no sparkle-tears here, people) and the Doc is all set to stake her. But then! She pops up! Tries to bite him! Epically bearded liquor store owner to the [...]
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Warning: Major spoilers for Shiki!! When I caught up with Shiki a few nights ago, I was in a great mood all the way through. After episode 17, it felt like the show was headed towards some kind of happy ending and I was excited. Then episode 18 decapitated that idea and 19 shat down its throat. I couldn't bring myself to watch anything else after that and moped around for the next few hours. At this point, Shiki has the potential to either be really uplifting or wholly depressing in the end.
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Summary: With the villagers attacking her, Chizuru reminisces about her past. After one last ditch effort to kill Toshio, Ookawa steps in and pins Chizuru down while Megumi’s dad kills Chizuru with the good doctor’s stake. With Chizuru dead, Toshio lays out his plan of attack for the rest of the villagers. After reassuring them [...]
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More people need to watch Shiki, this series has done nothing but get better and better every week!  The painstaking build up has meant that these episodes at the climax of the series have been nothing short of amazing!  This is what we’ve been waiting for, the moment when the human characters pull their heads [...]
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I wish I could take credit for that fantastic title, but it’s all the work of kadian1364, who ran with my Megumi = Amu Hinamori comparison. Excellent work, good sir. Full marks! The shit really hits the fan in this episode, with the humans and their crazy, mask-wearing mobs of doom scoring some major victories, [...]
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Well look who’s winning now~ I’m technically not even supposed to be writing this post, seeing as I have exams everyday from Monday until Thursday. The thing is, I’m the opposite of a procrastinator, once I know something is due, I have to do it OMG RIGHT AWAY OR I CAN’T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE. [...]
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After so many episodes which brought us an increasing sense of hopelessness as the show's titular "tribe" took over the village, last week's episode of Shiki finally brought us the payload we'd been waiting for, a glorious, fist-pumping, shout out loud with excitement moment as the tables finally seemed to have been turned on the Risen thanks to the cunning of Doctor Ozaki. Of course, it's
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Just… wow. The counterattack really was the final part that was missing from this series. After the huge amount of build-up, we finally see it used and this show is actually well on its way to surpass itself. Just about everything in this episode was just amazing. The past episodes entirely turned everything around for [...]
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