[ Focus 11: Syntax Error ] There were so many things that happened in this episode that I barely know where to start. The execution of this episode was just brilliant. We get quite a few answers but even more questions in return. Miyako’s father reveals to the guys a story about himself, the mayor, and Makoto’s [...]
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Hige reviews episode eleven of Ghost Hound and finds it impossible keep it brief.
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I initially wrote this as one post that covered all three episodes but Ghost Hound is proving impossible to analyse with any brevity, so I’ve split it up into one episode per post. This is the final part, episode ten.
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I initially wrote this as one post that covered all three episodes but Ghost Hound is proving impossible to analyse with any brevity, so I’ve split it up into one episode per post. This is part two, episode nine.
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I initially wrote this as one post that covered all three episodes but Ghost Hound is proving impossible to analyse with any brevity, so I’ve split it up into one episode per post. This is part one, episode eight.
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It is often said that we know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the bottom of our planet’s oceans; the same could be said about the inside of our heads. I mean no disrespect to neurologists and psychologists but, moreso than any other area of medicine (and many other areas [...]
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Ah, finally Ghost Hound is back after its holiday-hiatus, and it did a good job of reminding me why it turned into one of my favourite series for the fall-season. It’s so delightfully down to earth, and doesn’t try to force anything. This episode also made things even better when it finally provides lots of [...]
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[ Focus 10: Affordance/TFT ] Ghost Hound has really been on a run these past few episodes. Last time we were given a brief fighting sequence and got ot see Tarou turn into his Ghost Hound-form and Masayuki use his “Weapon Select” command on the ghost that was chasing them. This time around we’re shown Makoto [...]
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Let’s go swimming in the air! Well not with that thing though. Every episode leaves me with the “WTF!?” feeling. First off you have a ghost that can engulf you. And the ghost is the one who kidnapped Taro and his sis when they were younger, but now he has become a vengeful spirit going around [...]
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[ Focus 09: Existential Ghosts ] That was quite the awesome episode. The beginning with the teenagers who saw the very same ghost that Makoto did in episode 7 was very interesting because the ghost, who kept on getting run over, actually gave chase to them and seemingly entered into one of the guys. This ghost [...]
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[ Focus 08: Revolution of Limbic System ] Much of this episode was told from Hirata’s point of view. This is a first of course and I had wondered where it was going until the end of the episode. Before that though we get to see that Hirata has finally started treating Tarou’s mother. Whether or [...]
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[ Focus 07: Long Term Potentiation ] I found it interesting how for most of the episode they focused a lot on the brain. It was all pretty relevant though as Reika and Hirata basically were explaining what parts of the brain held temporary memory, long-term memory, and where emotions such as fear are generated. They [...]
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You have to love the cliff-hangers of this series. For the past episodes, they’ve always brought some kind of new twist. This episode gives a bit of a humorous side to the twists, which works out quite well, if I say so myself, even if it’s a bit mean. ^^; This episode was mostly building [...]
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Those who are watching Ghost Hound for the plot can rejoice, because a lot of stuff happens in this episode. Everything starts with a bunch of teenagers, who are at night exploring the abandoned building-site where Tarou’s kidnapper died. It then seems that the ghost of this guy has come back to haunt them. Basically [...]
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I suppose this wouldn't be a Shirow Masamune affiliated anime if there weren't some kind of horrendous female objectification. And I suppose complaining about the tried-and-true stereotype of saucy scientist woman with scandalous cleavage is a wasted endeavour. Nonetheless, nae...
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I suppose this wouldn't be a Shirow Masamune affiliated anime if there weren't some kind of horrendous female objectification. And I suppose complaining about the tried-and-true stereotype of saucy scientist woman with scandalous cleavage is a wasted endeavour. Nonetheless, nae...
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Miyako has the ability to sense things around her and see those things that she senses. That is how she is able to see Taro when he experiences O.B.E. I don’t get how that works. Just by sensing you can see what others can’t. That’s impossible but somehow Miyako can do it. Did Masayuki have acrophobia [...]
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[ Focus 06: Brain Homunculus ] Ah~. We’re introduced to a few more characters in this episode. One of which is the sultry neurologist Reika who, at least for now, is Tarou’s personal doctor. I’m quite interested in what her role will be in future episodes as it seems like, at least from the next episode [...]
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Production I.G.’s anniversary piece Ghost Hound is proving to be an enjoyable experience, if something of an acquired taste. One thing that counts in its favour is that the storyline is actually doing something now, as opposed to being a succession of cool looking sequences that remind us of the studio’s enviable CG department. The [...]
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By sending shock waves into your brain, you are able to see ghosts, aliens, angels and even Gods. Professor Persinger discovered such thing. Many facts were listed about the human brain. What intrigued me was learning about if you damaged a part of your brain what would happen to your memory. If you fear [...]
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