What the hell did I just watch?? That was weirdly engaging but a total clusterfuck in many ways.
Itsuki (admittedly in the dub) says after reuniting with the unbeknownst to her 'ghost' Yousuke that she must have been hallucinating after seeing him be stabbed to death. All the while just having been rescued after being chased by those same bikers who had the intention of raping and killing her precisely BECAUSE she saw them stab Yousuke!!! Seriously WTF!? Even in the Japanese she is, albeit wrongly, relieved to learn it wasn't Yousuke that she saw BUT that still doesn't change the fact you witnessed a fucking murder take place for christ sake. She just acts completely nonchalantly about it all afterwards.
Also why doesn't Iori just swim? We are never told that she can't so far as I'm aware. She would have had ample opportunity before the weather got too bad to swim back to shore once she realized that the island would go underwater. Which it is best remembered that she is the character we saw being told this fact. So 100% she is the character that should have known this was going to happen. Another thing she would have been able to see her other friends near the bikers as the whole confrontation was visible from the island. Why doesn't she try and signal her friends, or at the very least swim close enough so they could hear her calls for help.
Yet another thing, Seto remembers the cave to the tree entrance on the island. But the genius is surprised to learn it's flooded once he gets there. Seriously how dumb do you have to be the tree's cave entrance has been visibly underwater even before the storm started.
And another thing! Yousuke gets murdered for what exactly? Apparently because he doesn't want to bang Iori. That was literally it, the bikers think he is lying (he isn't) so they decide this is reason enough to kill him!? That is absurd! Weirdly also is how did Yousuke even know about Iori's photoshoot. It wasn't clear at the time but Yousuke isn't even there to meet Iori, he was there to meet Seto and Itsuki. I didn't really get that.
This was just a bizarre OVA. The melodrama was ridiculous and so over the top. Nothing about this was the least bit realistic, these sort of events are seldom normal exactly so to see the characters basically brush off seeing a friend be murdered, being chased by said murderers, rescuing your friends Tarzan style and almost drowning as just another day in their lives was just preposterous to say the least.
I hope that the Pure series I'm watching next is a little more grounded, although if it isn't I'm curious just want insanity awaits me. |
BlaizeVJul 24, 2020 8:48 AM