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| they tackled down a lot of things in just this ep wtf some of these death scenes were especially gross also the flower headed man is a common folk tale where I live its surprising to see how things go round masaki attacking ruri surprised me too |
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| Masaki is a good addition to the show. Neko is both cute and smart. Her deduction skills are quite impressive. |
SerafosJan 18, 12:45 AM
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| So it seems all type of characters will be appearances in their hotel. Just happens that the visitor this time has a medical background. Even with their eerie vibe, Neko does her best in her role. But yeah, this anime has that 'Monster of the Week' vibe with its interconnected themes. I'm not seeing a major plot developing yet. |
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| huh!? They let Masaki continue his stay in their hotel. Surely, I can smell a rat that this guy will be the one who causes trouble in the future. |
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| Another great episode, Neko is becoming very good at uncovering the identity of new guests. I really don't like this criminal guy he is definitely untrustworthy. |
| Another great episode! Masaki is murderer but in this hotel it doesn't count? Well... Manager just calmly told everyone that they can't live here forever. He must have witnessed alot of his friends disappearing one after other,I guess. |
| I need somebody who can love me at my worst No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth 'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first And for you, girl, I swear I'll do the worst If you stay forever, let me hold your hand I can fill those places in your heart no else can Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend, yeah I'll be right here, baby, you know I'll sink or swim |
| Another great episode, this show is truly a hidden gem this season. Oosoto is a great addition to the cast, having a unsteady murderous r*pist will give this show a consistent level of unease, not knowing if he is up to something behind the scene. Neko seems to be into the challenge of letting him stay into the hotel. Intrigued to see how these two will interact in future episodes. |
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| Neko's deduction skills are very good, to the point of not only helping the guests discover their identities, but also discovering that Oosoto is a murderer. It is possible that he also has something to do with Neko's death. Definitely, Oosoto staying at the hotel bodes trouble. At least Neko got a hug and gratitude from Ruri, which was enough for her to start over. I'm also intrigued by Atori's room and why it's always at night. I think there might be a deeper connection between the three of them. |
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| Nothing too surprising, but I'm starting to think the only one who isn't a human/lost soul is the manager... or maybe the horned one too... |
| I was surprised the MC didn't try to jump out the window to explore the train station. At least we'd know if it's possible. I'm truly enjoying Tasokare. The best of the 1st seasons for me. |
| Another well done episode. I am really enjoying this well written mystery anime. And Neko is a lot of fun. |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
| my boy osoto finally appears! i feel like they left out some of the characterization/details from the game (such as his motivations for raping and killing those women along with some smaller details that add to his character)...but oh well there's only so much they can cover in 20 minutes. this was a great episode, just as I expected. Can't wait for the next one which should be pretty interesting if they execute it well. |
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| I didn't expect him to die from falling and getting impaled on a fence... it was like a scene from Final Destination. Already guessed that he's a criminal... his behavior was too suspicious for a detective lol. Especially when he said that his parents were great doctors... I assumed that he dissected the bodies of his victims carefully. Luckily Ruri didn't become the next victim. All thanks to Neko! Still curious why he made such a "trivial" comment like complimenting Atori's face. Hopefully it will be revealed soon. Speaking of Atori, I want to know what his face looked like when he first came to the hotel... |
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Reply to Pranksteure
they tackled down a lot of things in just this ep wtf
some of these death scenes were especially gross
also the flower headed man is a common folk tale where I live its surprising to see how things go round
masaki attacking ruri surprised me too
some of these death scenes were especially gross
also the flower headed man is a common folk tale where I live its surprising to see how things go round
masaki attacking ruri surprised me too
| @Pranksteure Ok, now I'm curious. What does the folk tale say? |
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Reply to Mari_Marx
Nothing too surprising, but I'm starting to think the only one who isn't a human/lost soul is the manager... or maybe the horned one too...
| @Mari_Marx I feel the same because of the last image in the intro song of this anime. |
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Reply to hanakocheeks
I didn't expect him to die from falling and getting impaled on a fence... it was like a scene from Final Destination.
Already guessed that he's a criminal... his behavior was too suspicious for a detective lol. Especially when he said that his parents were great doctors... I assumed that he dissected the bodies of his victims carefully. Luckily Ruri didn't become the next victim. All thanks to Neko!
Still curious why he made such a "trivial" comment like complimenting Atori's face. Hopefully it will be revealed soon. Speaking of Atori, I want to know what his face looked like when he first came to the hotel...
Already guessed that he's a criminal... his behavior was too suspicious for a detective lol. Especially when he said that his parents were great doctors... I assumed that he dissected the bodies of his victims carefully. Luckily Ruri didn't become the next victim. All thanks to Neko!
Still curious why he made such a "trivial" comment like complimenting Atori's face. Hopefully it will be revealed soon. Speaking of Atori, I want to know what his face looked like when he first came to the hotel...
| @hanakocheeks I really want to discover Atori's story as well. |
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Reply to Yasminaa
@Pranksteure
Ok, now I'm curious. What does the folk tale say?
Ok, now I'm curious. What does the folk tale say?
| @Yasminaa there are many versions but it's a voodoo tale (it comes from Benin and Togo before being spread in the US) the story is that at night you can encounter a tall man at a crossroad sometimes he wears a large hat or has the head of an animal or a flower and sometimes he will ask for the way and reward you or curse you or he can ask you for a wish but asking for impure things will bring you to hell but he's not really the devil, more like a guardian of heaven and hell |
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| So if the murderer has a plan, does he know that he is still alive perhaps? I wonder if Neko and the murderer will meet again in the world of the living. |
| I was awaiting something more, first two episodes were kind of boring and straghtforward, the third one is a little better, let's see, what next episodes bring... |
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| Ruling out any later twists on the issue or the setup of their origin stories and what little background information has been given being a fake-out, it is known that at least Neko and Atori, and I believe Ruri as well, are humans from Earth/the living world. But I wonder about the flame-headed manager, Menou (the barkeeper with the goatlike horns), and Kiriko (the aye-aye or lemur-looking gent...not sure which or what exactly he's supposed to resemble). It would be nice to know if they're guiding angels, demons (not necessarily malevolent or "evil" ones like in the Western/Christian sense), or some other form of spirit. AkeZZZ said: huh!? They let Masaki continue his stay in their hotel. Surely, I can smell a rat that this guy will be the one who causes trouble in the future. They can't refuse or discriminate between guests, regardless of their deeds or activities and lifestyles on Earth. I think that ultimately it does make sense logically, because this hotel is supposed to serve as a waystation and sorting mechanism of sorts between lost souls for the benefit of the individuals themselves but also the integrity of the living world and the afterlife so that everyone can properly end up where they're meant to be. Serial killer or selfless charity worker doesn't really factor into it. It would create a mess if they started discriminating. That's just the case and has been for a while now for many or most, if not all, of the less mainstream not-super popular shows released nowadays in the regular season. At least it has been for the past number of seasons since I've started monitoring and taking notice of this phenomenon. They usually all have ratings in the 6-range, very very low 7 at best, and sometimes down into the 5s if they are even more controversial or there is more legitimate reason to complain. |
WatchTillTandavaJan 18, 4:14 PM
| Neko is so ill informed, she even didn't recognized Sherlock Holmes...but on the other hand, her ignorance helps her being unbiased. dragynfaerie said: train station It looked more like railroad crossing with overpass for the pedestrians...but I have seen (on IRL streams and such) japanese train stations which have overpass to cross the railroad and reach the platform for the opposite direction...but I guess the show will return to this scene. |
alshuJan 18, 5:02 PM
Reply to Pranksteure
@Yasminaa
there are many versions but it's a voodoo tale (it comes from Benin and Togo before being spread in the US)
the story is that at night you can encounter a tall man at a crossroad sometimes he wears a large hat or has the head of an animal or a flower
and sometimes he will ask for the way and reward you or curse you
or he can ask you for a wish but asking for impure things will bring you to hell
but he's not really the devil, more like a guardian of heaven and hell
there are many versions but it's a voodoo tale (it comes from Benin and Togo before being spread in the US)
the story is that at night you can encounter a tall man at a crossroad sometimes he wears a large hat or has the head of an animal or a flower
and sometimes he will ask for the way and reward you or curse you
or he can ask you for a wish but asking for impure things will bring you to hell
but he's not really the devil, more like a guardian of heaven and hell
| @Pranksteure Thank you so much for explaining this to me. I enjoy folk tales so I was really interested. |
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| I want to like this more. It's a fine concept, but the episodic stories are still shallow. Maybe having an antagonist character around will make this go somewhere. Or really the staying at all since we can peel away more layers of his story. |
| Oh my god look at that business card, it even has a watermark. 4/5 |
| Hmm so this new "detective" guy is actually a criminal. Interesting. Now we know you can't stay in the hotel forever. You go to hell if you kill someone while in the hotel. So hell exists too. What happens to the victim though? Can they actually be killed? When the new guy remembered getting impaled, he projected bleeding. You can't die from that, but you can be killed by someone else anyways? Doesn't seem fair if that's the case. Ruri, like Neko, has to decide own fate. Isn't the purpose of the hotel to help people remember and decide? If death is "enabled" here, it defeats its purpose IMO. Oh yes, there was also info about memory wipe once you go back to the world of the living. Kind of disappointing to be honest. I mean, that gambler guy from previous episode won't remember anything and will likely repeat mistakes if he survives. Shouldn't one of the purposes of this hotel be to help people reflect? How do you change if you can't remember figuring out why you were wrong? |
| This show is freaking amazing! :3 |
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