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DS Wants You! To Watch Toku(-inspired) Anime!
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07-04-2020, 09:23 PM
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DreamSword
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Episode 3: Stray Sheep
This episode opens with an effect that I absolutely love. Looking and sounding as though the sky itself is cracking apart, before being revealed as a giant spider's' web. See guys, this is why you don't have sex. A giant spider will come and crush you to death!
We kick things of with Detective Zennigata--errhem, Detective Hattori, a broke detective hired by Mitsuko to find Jiro, who's been missing for some time now. Despite his somewhat bumbling appearance and manner of speech, we get a clue real quick about why exactly this guy is a detective; He's quick on the upkeep. Only to be further emphasized later on.
Hattori is allegedly voiced by Kirk Thorton, who has done a ton of voice work over time. I say allegedly because from what I've looked up there seems to be rather conflicting accounts on if it's actually him or not(and the credits of this show don't credit the English VAs). But if it is him, then I gotta say, this dude has some serious range.
Something I like about this plot is that it's left ambiguous on where Mitsuko stands during this. While you could give her the benefit of the doubt in that she's legitimately worried about Jiro, it's also just as likely she simply wants to keep him in check, still viewing him as... well, a mad machine.
Yes, she says it again this episode. 3 times if you count the flashback towards the start of the episode. So as of now, we have the counter at 2 times in 2 episodes, 4 if you count flashbacks(which I don't).
Meanwhile, Jiro ain't doing too hot! The overall comparisons to puppets is pretty blatant, even within the very title of this episode, but it's easy to feel sorry for the guy. He's lost in a world he has no clue about, with no place to call home. It's a bad situation all around, and deals with various feelings many outcasts can relate to.
Not helping is how, due to his cluelessness on how the world works, and his ability to do things most normal people can't, he's getting treated like a monster by what few people he does try to interact with. The scene where he learns guitar from the peddler? It's stuck with me ever since I saw it. That straight up
hurt
man.
The monster this episode is a giant spider, and man this thing makes my skin crawl. I've got arachnophobia. Not as bad as many others, but still, spiders just super gross me out and this thing is no exception. From the way it moves to how it crushes people to death... and yet, my favorite superhero is Spider-Man. Irony, that.
I know this is totally random to call out but... you guys remember when vehicles used to be hand-drawn instead of CGI? Man I miss that.
The climax of the episode isn't so much about the action, but rather dumping a bit more plot to keep things moving forward. We learn a bit more about the late Dr. Kohmyoji, Kikaider is officially name-dropped, and Hattori is officially a part of the gang now! What's not to love?
Oh, and speaking of Kikaider, he shows us how versatile Electro End can be.
https://i.imgur.com/RuVxPgj.gifv
And I guess now's as good a time as any to plug the Ending Theme of the show, Destiny featuring Yui Horie.
https://youtu.be/2hbxJf0pKTY
I straight up could not find an English translation of the lyrics anywhere, so if anyone has any idea what the song is even about, please, fill me in.
Aaannd that's about it. Not too much happens in this episode in terms of action, but it does serve as an important stepping stone for the show in general. And again, the character moments and atmosphere are more than enough to keep me drawn in. What'd you all think?
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