Night Head Genesis - 13 - Sonezaki’s Background Oh, my. That was an interestingly great episode. It’s another one of those in which nearly all things people do is talk, and episodes like these prove to be very enjoyable most of the time. This was no exception. It seems that Sonezaki was behind the last episode [...]
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Hmm, the bad guys get more evil by the minute. I so do hope that the following episodes will show a bit of their background and history. I’m not really into those bad guys who are just evil because they’re evil. This time, the bad guys send Asano-kun after Naoto and Naoya. His powers look [...]
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And the Kariya arc has ended. It was quite interesting. We start with where last episode left off: Kurahashi’s assistant, Tadano, suddenly has trouble breathing and nearly collapses. It turns out that someone used mind control on him. Kurahashi meanwhile finally understood the message, and deletes her research records. The visions, however, only stop after [...]
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Impressions: Aside from the quality and animation (which reeks) the storyline has actually become quite interesting. The concept of human extinction is quite widely used, but perhaps more the prospect of genocide rather than accidental deaths. Disease is probably one of the worst ways to die, as it is slow and very painful. Biological warfare…only this [...]
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Hmm, this case is beginning to get more interesting by the minute. I was sceptical at first, as I thought that each arc in Night Head Genesis would be full of hate and suffering, but the concept they used for this arc also worked out very nice. First of all, the vision of Kamiya shows [...]
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Impressions: So, the minus energy is really the culmination of negative thoughts and emotions? Sounds reasonable. A lot of strange things happened during these two episodes, though I think most of them can be explained. But firstly, the little kid in episode 7 who lost his puppy – he’s seriously one scary grade schooler. I mean, [...]
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“Chain” Well, a bunch more weirdness happened again, most of which makes no sense at all, but they seem to be trying to connect it to the central themes of the series, whatever they may be and however they may be connected. But the fact that Mikuriya has an interest in [...]
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“Remembrance” The pattern of continuing to go uphill in quality has continued in a big way with this episode. A very thoroughly good episode it was indeed. I was waiting for this show to make me feel any kind [...]
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“Scars” Well, this episode gave us at least a small hint at what’s really going on. I guess I was wrong about Reiko being under the influence of whatever the Minus Energy is supposed to be and we have something new to worry about, that [...]
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“Impatience” Impatience, eh? This show is really lucky that I have any patience for it at all with the way things are going. But I do have the patience and I still have that intrigue that makes me want to keep going. This episode really [...]
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Hmm, the current arc isn’t really that good. Not enough pain and suffering. Except for the vision with the little girl. That one was great. It seems that the main plot is something else than the dangerous disease which spread, and if things all go well, the woman who attacked Naoya will be killing Kurahashi [...]
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“Contact” This one was much better than the last, but there is still room for much improvement. It looks like Naota and Naoya are going to be getting into this sort of trouble where ever they go, no matter how much they try to conceal [...]
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Director: Yoshio Takeuchi Music: Shigeru Umebayashi Character Design: You Higuri Studio: Bee Media “Memory” This one is based on an old Japanese live-action TV series from the early 90’s, if I remember correctly, about two kids who have the ability to use the “excess” power of their brains, unlike [...]
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...actually, instead of "word," I meant a couple of "couple" (paired) dialogue that you won't forget.NAOYA: I'm scared...NAOTO: Pull yourself together!NAOYA: Help me, niisan...NAOTO: I'll help you!After a fourth episode and how many variations on the above—*switches off the 'pooter*~nik who admits watching this anime because the chara designs are by manga-ka You Higuri-sensei (Gakuen Heaven) :P
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Impressions: This series is really quite unsettling. Especially the puzzle with the doll’s eyes, and whether they were blue or red. Episode 6 was just disturbing, with the teacher stabbing her patients… But it was this unsettling feeling that increased my interest in the show. I wish Mikuriya hadn’t concluded it was space/time shifting that had [...]
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An episode focused on the main plot of the anime, instead of an individual case. A bit less awesome than usual, though. There wasn’t enough pain and suffering, unfortunately. In any case, a few things about Shouko become clear. It seems that she’s at a warp which connects the entire world. No time and no [...]
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Even though the coincidence is a bit too obvious, I still love the way Night Head Genesis introduces its cases. Every case Naoto and Naoya run into is somehow linked to its previous case. The killer woman was in the pub. The suicides all happened near the place Naoto and Naoya grew up. The culprit [...]
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Okay, Night Head Genesis has its flaws. Naoya’s voice-acting can get annoying at times. The two of them also get entangled in situations for weak reasons. The overall purpose of this series also seems a bit lost, though maybe Shouko can change this. Still, I love this show. It’s not afraid to deal with disturbing [...]
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Awesomeness. Night Head Genesis proves that it’s capable of providing some highly disturbing, but at the same time very touching scenes. I’m loving this series more and more. Finally we have another show who’s trying to show the worst side of humans. That’s always good for a few juicy scenes, and Night Head Genesis is [...]
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Impressions: I don’t get it. It’s as simple as that. I just don’t get it. The story is very interesting with all the killings and such, but there are things which I simply don’t understand. The one major thing that’s been getting at me is this elder Misaki guy. I was sure he was being buried [...]
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