[ Focus 03: Phobia Exposure ] Though it would seem there was nothing new in this episode at first glance. We get some background info on Masayuki which shows us that he experienced a classmates suicide in the past. Since this involved the person jumping to their death from the school rooftop. I think, for now, [...]
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Synopsis: Masayuki invites Tarou and Makoto to go to the abandoned hospital near the dam, the very place where Tarou and his sister were kept eleven years ago. Makoto is shown playing an electric guitar in his room. Meanwhile, his eccentric looking grandmother has a guest. She performs some sort of ritual. Tarou is at Masayuki's house. He tries some virtual reality device that make's one feel as if flying. Mayasuki tells him that the head mounted device is equipped with a gyroscope, used to maintain orientation. Tarou finds it amazing. He asks if Masayuki plays with it a lot. Masayuki replies he doesn't. He says it's not so much a game compared to therapy. Tarou asks Masayuki if has a condition. Masayuki tells him he only has a small fear of heights. He thought he could get rid out it with virtual reality. Tarou then asks if it would be possible to cure it that way. Masayuki tells him it is, by intentionally experiencing the cause of the phobia. Tarou says he remember it's... [ This is only an excerpt for the post! Go the the website for the full content + pictures + links. ]
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——– Rating: A- ——– Ghost Hound continues to impress me in its own unique manner, but I think this episode marks the beginning of an upwards drift for the show, as ambient eeriness is overtaken in prominence by the plot and the characterisation. The last few episodes have tip-toed around character development, keeping the cast, with a few [...]
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[Summary] Tarou exposes himself to his phobia by going to the abandoned hospital where he and his sister were held captive after the kidnapping. Masayuki who suggested the idea came along with a surprise. He also brought along Makoto. The closer and closer they get to the hospital, Tarou starts breathing harder and remembers things that [...]
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Ghost Hound definitely picks up the pace in terms of confusion and plot exposition in this episode. Many facts are revealed in this series, and the connection of the three is confusing yet it feels like there is sort of a link between the three. Who is behind the real mystery of the kidnapping and [...]
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I am SO glad that at least one series of the new fall-season has horror-elements. It’s really shaping up to become one of my most favourite genres, especially because the Japanese style of storytelling works so damn well with it. And I don’t mean the gore-style horror. Anyone can cut off limbs or draw scary [...]
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