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Sep 23, 10:37 AM
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Oh thats the last episode? I was feeling like we were still building up to something but okay.
Sep 24, 8:59 AM
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i loved this anime, i hope we'll get a sequel
Sep 24, 11:37 AM

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Reply to sailorshirayuki
@dragynfaerie I don't know if this would be your thing but My Happy Marriage comes to mind. It has a supernatural topic which "arrives" later in the season (it's a short season)
@sailorshirayuki I loved My Happy Marriage! Damn near anything supernatural is up my alley. Actually, it is my alley. LOL
Sep 24, 11:49 AM
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it is the end of the world for the ravens as they know it but our boi has vowed to stay with his lord to the end of days
Sep 27, 9:23 AM
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@bbkikie Exactly!!! I also want to see how the Kin'u develops and if they have to deal with the human world.

Did you watch Koukyuu no Karasu? I think I may have a historical supernatural anime marathon and re-watch them together. I would like a 3rd, but I can't think of one.
@dragynfaerie already watch it Koukyuu no Karasu..recommended๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป love the opening song by Queen Bee..have you watch Heike Monogatari, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi? All have historical settings & interesting plot
Sep 27, 9:31 AM
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@bbkikie Ichiryuu is older than Yukia, so he enrolled to Keisouin Academy one year earlier tham him (yatagarasu boys can go there at 15). And he did not expect to become his "enemy"'s senpai!
Maybe, Koume was just showing her disappointment in life and Yukia with this grin... By the way, Wakamiya's and Yukia's "love stories" are alike, both were involved with innocent girls having criminal parents. Only Nazukihiko got married and Yukia did not.
@KisMaczka have you read the novel? Did it has good ending for the Yukiya? Did Kin’u married Hamayuu for real? How about the evil empress & monkeys? Sorry so many questions ๐Ÿ˜‚
Sep 27, 10:07 AM
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@KisMaczka have you read the novel? Did it has good ending for the Yukiya? Did Kin’u married Hamayuu for real? How about the evil empress & monkeys? Sorry so many questions ๐Ÿ˜‚
@bbkikie I have read the first 6 volumes of Chisato Abe's Yatagarasu novels, these are a completed cycle, the first part. The next 4 volumes (last of them was published in February 2024, and no translation is available yet) are the second part. There also are two books of gaidens - companion tales to both parts.
Sep 28, 1:05 PM

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@dragynfaerie already watch it Koukyuu no Karasu..recommended๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป love the opening song by Queen Bee..have you watch Heike Monogatari, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi? All have historical settings & interesting plot
@bbkikie Yes, I adored the theme! Big Queen Bee (& Avu-chan) fan. Elusive Samurai was one of the season's titles I was looking forward to. I liked it. I recommended Apothecary to anyone who would listen. I honestly watched it twice (subs & dubs). I remember purposefully ignoring Heike. I didn't like the artwork and the story didn't seem interesting. BUT I think I trust your taste so I'll check it out. :D
Sep 30, 11:34 AM

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What an amazing ride this was. Absolute Masterpiece, Peak Cinema ๐Ÿ’–
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Man, more people should watch this hidden gem of a masterpiece. ๏ปฟI really enjoyed it so much. From the very beginning, I shipped Wakamiya x Hamayuu, and seeing them get together and watching all the other scenes made me so happy. I also shipped Yukia x Koume, and I hope they get together in the end. Hamayuu and Koume are two of my most favorite girls in this series, and I love them so much ๐Ÿ’–
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I didn't want this to end because I wanted to watch more. All the plot twists and suspense had me craving for more and more, but now it's all ended. I pray and hope that they will make a second season in the future because it's so good and definitely deserves it.
Sep 30, 12:50 PM

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I liked that the relationship that Nazukihiko and Yukiya hadn't been bound by the master/servant relationship up until this point because it was a relationship built entirely on trust. Unlike Natsuka who constantly mentioned Yukiya's lineage, Nazukihiko often gave Yukiya a lot of agency. At times this meant letting him leave in an outburst like in ep19, but the faith in Yukiya to figure things out on his own in critical moments gave him the confidence to be decisive. Which is why it was so important that Yukiya choose to become a servant himself (although the Prince forced his hand quite a bit to lead to this moment).

I could've sworn that the Prince had slashed Yatagarasu before, but I looked back at the 2 assassination attempts and that was never the case. The first time he gave Sumio his sword, and the second time he used the hilt, or his limbs to attack. It makes a lot of sense looking back.

The mysteries have been great in this anime, but I can't help thinking there was a lack of punch at the end of both arcs. Like what finally came of Asebi and the Prince's mother? Did they fully resolve the drama between the 4 houses, especially in relation to the backstory of the previous generation of princesses at the Cherry Blossom Palace? In this arc, did they seal off other easily accessible underground pathways like the other wells to prevent the ape from selling again? The mysteries often get solved really well, but the clean-up afterwards is lacking. Considering that the story doesn't seem close to its end, the author might be saving these for later. Koume at the end looked hella sus tho.
Oct 2, 2:13 PM

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It was good, I liked but... I couldn't help notice that this season, again, followed the milenar chinese tradition of revealing that everything was the fault of an evil woman.

Still, 10/10.
Oct 2, 10:05 PM

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It didn't totally beat the monkies but at least Komei's arc ark was solve.
Oct 7, 12:01 PM
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So, it was the Mother all along.
Really enjoyed this all the way through.
Oct 11, 9:03 PM

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Won't there be a season two of this? I mean, this world is quite fascinating and I believe there are still so many answers not yet answered. Hope I see Nazukihiko and Yukiya again soon...
Oct 21, 2:15 AM

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I haven't been binging and a good show at that in a very LONG while. Haa~ What a satisfaction

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- NOT your usual shounen anime
- Pure comedy? DEAD WRONG
- Treat Gintama as SoL/weekly sitcom especially earlier seasons
- Ep 1 & 2 are for manga readers
- BIG patience for its 'slow' start

Oct 21, 7:10 PM
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Absolutely wonderful series. Chances for a second season might be low, but we can still hope.
@ChildOfTheEgg Preach!
"To see with eyes unclouded by hate"

-Prince Ashitaka, "Princess Mononoke"
Oct 30, 7:50 AM
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It would be interesting if we could relate to humans but from a yatagarasu point of view
Nov 15, 1:51 PM

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Pretty good anime. Worth a single watch. I probably won't rewatch it cuz the show loses it's charm once you know the answer to all the mysteries. For best experience, just go in blind and binge the entire show without looking up any spoilers. Also, I'm not really interested in knowing what happens after the ending but will probably watch if it ever gets a season 2 which is quite unlikely to happen.

Overall, it was nice mythology/folklore anime about the Yatagarasu, 8/10.

Nov 26, 1:34 PM

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This is so much better than "The Apothecary Diaries", it fucking dwarfs it and makes it look like a basic ass shoujo anime. Crazy how it went under everyones radar and that it came from studio Pierrot, I don't know who was cooking there but please more
Nov 27, 7:00 AM

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combi2015 said:
This is so much better than "The Apothecary Diaries", it fucking dwarfs it and makes it look like a basic ass shoujo anime. Crazy how it went under everyones radar and that it came from studio Pierrot, I don't know who was cooking there but please more


Despite a similar-ish seeming setting on the surface (historical Chinese and Japanese-inspired East Asian kingdom/empire), they are pretty different shows at heart, even just tonally, which probably appeal to very different audiences even if there is some overlap. The people who want a series like The Apothecary Diaries aren't going to get it out of this and vice versa. If they were recommended alongside each other it probably ended up frustrating and disappointing a lot of people if they tried the other expecting a very similar series.
Nov 30, 6:29 AM

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god damn it, what a fucking ride. i want to know how they gonna execute koume's mom knowing she stabbed the kin'u.
Dec 11, 1:13 PM

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This last episode felt very rushed. They managed to add another twist and change the story again but adding another loose end with the humans revelation. Felt a bit inconclusive with how the girl was just dropped and left on her own too.

Enjoyed the first half quite a bit, but there were so many twists and plot additions starting half way through the series that it felt like random things were just happening.
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