Friday, March 12, 2010

Katanagatari (刀語) Episode 3 Impressions

Meisai Tsuruga KatanagatariEpisode Title: "Sentou Tsurugi"

The holder of the third deviant blade Sentou Tsurugi. She claims that she has forgotten her real name so she now goes by the name of Meisai Tsuruga, which is the name of the previous owner of the Sanzu shrine. This episode was truly kick ass and sad at the same time because... I found her admirable, so it was crushing to witness her death.

Kuro Miko kuromikoThe Sanzu shrine houses 50+ Kuro Mikos, who were previously abused by men and rely on the tsurugi's magical properties to calm them down. They are apparently very popular in Japan for female cosplayers. I don't blame them because they are so moe! LOL We also get to see Togame in a maiden outfit and I laughed when the narrator commented about 'miko moe'.



Meisai-dono KatanagatariMeisai-dono's Sentouryuu VS. Shichika's Kyoutouryuu: before the battle began, she asks a favor to Togame and Shichika to protect the shrine and Kuro Mikos. As mentioned earlier, I've become attached to Meisaidono and it was tragic to see her death by Shichika's blow. The rain scene after her death with Shichika's bloody hands was effectively emotional. I must say they are doing a great job with this adaptation so far because the novel is quite boring in comparison.

The preview for the next episode shows great potential with that guy seen on the bridge in this episode. It looks like it will be action packed, that's for sure. I'm highly looking forward to it.

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