I want to apologize.  For some reason I thought Shin Sekai Yori’s episodes came out on Tuesdays, not over the weekend so I apologize for my late posts.  I want to thank Rei for clarifying this for me.  Episode 2 of Shin Sekai Yori was another “World Building” episode.  We focused on the characters at [...]
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Despite the highly suspicious disappearance of one of their number, the under-achiever Reiko, at the end of its opening episode, everything carries on as normal for the kids of the Unified Class within episode two of Shin Sekai Yori, albeit not before a brief aside featuring the "crowning" of a new Emporer 500 years from now; an Emporer who is as crazy as he is floaty, it seems. With that out of
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Vanishing Children As the main plot has yet to be revealed, this episode continues to build up the mystery and ominous atmosphere around Sage Academy. First, it begins with another flashback that took place 500 years after the first one, in which a crowd of people eagerly anticipate the appearance of the Emperor of Delight. [...]
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「消えゆく子ら」 (Kieyuku Kora) "Vanishing Children" It's a fascinating world that Shin Sekai Yori is building here, and along its atmospheric presentation that doesn't let up, the show continues to be an engrossing watch.
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Man, that 2 minute opening scene is just sick. This anime is a total keeper. I really like that little ballgame which comprised the first half of the episode. It had tactics and the right amount of suspense for a … Continue reading →
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So initially, nothing is really happening in this week’s episode. The only thing slightly off is that Reiko from last week is just gone…it’s not even too apparent either. But then a couple of things happen (that were actually not that huge). First, we’re introduced to these strange grunt workers. Saki’s father suggests that rebellion [...]
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If I’m going to remember Shin Sekai Yori for something superficial, then it would be how it didn’t have an OP for two episodes straight.  At least it had a ED. There’s something that makes Shin Sekai Yori reminiscent of the Winter season’s Another.  A sinister feel exists and there is an ongoing mystery involving … Continue reading »
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