Originally posted 29 Oct 2010 – Things just keep getting worse in the ol’ village. Tohru ends up drinking enough of Natsuno’s blood to finally do him in. He’s definitely not gone, though, he’s sure to become the newest okiagari (vampire), which will have all kinds of ramifications. Meanwhile, even Toshio’s wife ensnared by the [...]
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  moar homolust and some other stuff.   So the old man with the crazy mustache has fallen ill and is taken to the clinic, turns out hes having the same symptons and dreams as his wife the...
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I supposed you could say that Shiki has never been the most upbeat of series by its very nature, but recent episodes in particular have seen things taking a darker turn, fostering a sense of near-helplessness as character after character seems to have been bested by the Risen. Certainly, this thirteenth episode of the series does nothing to dispel such feelings; in fact, it only preys upon them
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I hope everyone is enjoying / had a great Halloween! The folks in Sotobamura village sure aren’t, well the ones who are still alive aren’t. The dead residents seem to be having a grand time, in episode 13 of Shiki. In some respects nothing much happened this episode that wasn’t already likely to happen from [...]
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OK, so we can’t say that for certain yet, of course, but with the way Shiki has been developing so far, it’s difficult to imagine a scenario where that does not occur. The anti-vampire movement is losing allies left and right, while those who remain are fragmented and mostly operating on their own. Ozaki is [...]
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As expected the focus switched back to Toshio and Muroi this week, but this episode was probably one of the bleakest in Shiki thus far (and that’s saying something!).  There’s usually a bit of fight in one of the characters every week as they desperately try to repel the vampire attacks, but this week saw [...]
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Rest in peace… Can it be? THAT I WILL BE THE FIRST NEW POST ON THE NEW SITE ASIDE FROM THE WELCOME POST? HELL YES!(If not, then I have failed…) Shiki is the master of making fans wait for the next episode until they’re practically crawling up the walls. After deciding [...]
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Finally, this should put an end to the constant hiatuses of this series. But damn, what a depressing episode to start off with here.I mean, I know that this is a morbid series and all, but there was absolutely no bright side to this episode at all. All of Shiki’s episodes so far have shown [...]
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