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Aug 3, 2011 7:48 PM

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I'm sad that this is over. I don't think any "horror" animes are ever gonna compare to this one :C

I felt really bad for that mom, she didn't need to die even though she was a little nuts from everyone dying.

For Natsuno, I guess I'll have to go read some of the manga eventually. Gah I have nothing to look forward to now ;-;
Aug 4, 2011 12:01 PM

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xglitched said:
I'm sad that this is over. I don't think any "horror" animes are ever gonna compare to this one :C


Have you ever watched or read "Ghost Hunt"? :)

If not,
It's shoujo-ish horror series by the same originial author as Shiki's.
I recommend you to read it instead of watching, though the artwork in the anime is more consistent than those in manga( characters' faces changed ), it's a low-budget anime with no delicate details unlike Shiki's.

But I have to agree in some way that Ghost Hunt can't be compared to Shiki. It gave totally different feelings while watching.
Aug 6, 2011 11:37 PM

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amazing. i missed this show.

the raw pain and psychological anguish these character experience is incredible.

a great special & addition to this series!
Aug 6, 2011 11:52 PM

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Ugh... the part where she stroked her dead son's hair...
(shudders)

Thank you Shiki, for showing just how insane people can become. (゚Д゚)
Aug 11, 2011 6:13 PM
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A lot of people have said it already, but:
I kinda wish there was more Natsuno, since he barely showed up after he had risen. He had so much emphasis in the first half of the series only to rarely show up in the second half. A lot of his actions were implied rather than shown, like biting Ozaki or saving Akira and Kaori.

Then again... Considering that he died in the original novel, he wasn't meant to live and have a large part without messing up some subtle details in the story.
Aug 12, 2011 5:29 AM

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One thing I learnt. "kuso jiji" LOL

So her daughter arise or not? I wonder who is the girl with the mask always bothering Natsuno.
Aug 12, 2011 6:15 AM

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Kuso jiji~

the son melted. >---<'
Aug 12, 2011 6:56 AM

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The kid melting was eeeww. Still, great episode.
Aug 19, 2011 7:15 PM

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Interesting! And really creepy too. Especially her dead kid in her arms...

I feel bad for her though, seriously. She lost all of her family! Its no wonder she went crazy.

So that's how the fire started?
Aug 21, 2011 2:38 PM

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It was disgusting when Motoko peeled off the scalp of her son. :/

If you think about it, Motoko has quite a tough life. Nobody rose and came back for her. The grandfather took the kids but left her out. Guess he didn't care about her even in death. :(
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Aug 24, 2011 7:49 AM
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darkerealm said:
It was disgusting when Motoko peeled off the scalp of her son. :/

If you think about it, Motoko has quite a tough life. Nobody rose and came back for her. The grandfather took the kids but left her out. Guess he didn't care about her even in death. :(


her in-laws hated her and thought she was weak because she was a meek person. He probably didnt want to pollute himself with her "weak" blood. I wouldnt be surprised if he blamed the fact that no one else in the family rose on her.

That bastard got his though.
Natsuno tied him to a tree and let the sun do its thing.
Sep 6, 2011 4:19 PM

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Damn...
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Sep 10, 2011 2:56 PM
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Man, this was intense...that woman is The madness, I mean, her character development illustrates the psychological effects of the tragedy better than any other. She couldn't handle it. Her personality was already over cautious and life wasn't so easy for her. She lost it...There were pretty strong scenes, the last one with her son...and even when she headbutts on the door...

And we got to see more of that woman who fed her Shiki mother, and I got on the verge of tears again, geez...

I thought they would show how the siblings made it, but it's ok, because both episodes were absolutely great.



Sep 19, 2011 11:03 PM
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I was expecting more explanations, but still good episode.

We definitely need a second season or whatever, we need more Shiki.
Sep 22, 2011 5:39 AM

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an alright episode, as good as it could be i suppose.
Sep 24, 2011 5:20 PM

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Fantastic OVAs. Very intense. I loved how they showed one woman's descent into insanity. It was well done.
Sep 24, 2011 5:50 PM

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Aw, so the little old lady did get her story animated. I remember feeling so bad for her in the manga. And scalp practically sliding off of bone? Pretty damn gross.

Oct 16, 2011 1:08 AM
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great episode.

uh.. so who want's some scalp soup or fried brain or something else. xDD
Oct 19, 2011 7:08 AM

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that was ... a brain o__o..
That lady scared me seriously...

Oct 20, 2011 3:43 AM

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Ever since I saw that cameo of Motoko with Shigeki in her arms, I've always been interested as to what happened to them. She had this insane look as she held her dead son. Pretty intriguing, really.

I love her character. From a meek housewife to an intense psychopath; it just shows that anything is possible. She's one of the characters I felt such sympathy with. She lost everything. That's horrible. ;_;

Seeing Kanami and her mom was great too. I teared up when her mom started crying about how she hates being a shiki. ;~; Anyway, awesome episode. I wish there were more.
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Oct 28, 2011 3:29 AM

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Awesome awesome awesome! Loved both the OVA episodes.
Dec 28, 2011 12:18 PM
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Karasuchan said:
Kanami and her mom are the proof that the shiki and the villagers could have coexisted after all ... if any of the sides cared to listen the other one ...
also the proof of the kirishiki's guilt. Kanami's mom only got that far because she woke up while her guards were lazing around and so wasnt thrown in a cage and gradually trained to kill people like the rest were
THIS. Very much so. This is why Sunako's survival irked me so much.
The newborn Shiki were basically forced to kill when a lot of them didn't really want to. All just because Sunako was a selfish spoilt child who'd go to extreme lengths just to momentarily cure her loneliness.

That aside, I did really enjoy this episode. Motoko is absolutely insane. I do pity her though. I feel bad for Kanami too. It would have been great if she could have lived happily with her mother, but no doubt there would have been a point where it just wasn't enough D: Her mother really is an amazingly strong person, nearly like Ritchan.

A Kaori/Akira episode really would have been nice, but oh well. Motoko's father-in-law's the guy who attacked (or was going to attack) Akira iirc. I guess Natsuno must have appeared then to save him.
Mar 1, 2012 1:13 AM
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Natsuno, I miss you so much. I wanted to see you again! If only there's a way to get more special episodes like these! I seriously think of re-watching this series. One of the bests out there!

Jul 5, 2012 8:54 PM

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HOLY SHIT!! that's one crazed woman!
Aug 1, 2012 2:44 PM

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wow wtf she was everywhere!!!!!

i didn't even knew she was in the tunnels when the killed Nao.

she was also in the bridge with Ozaki, the gun shooting, even delivering the bodies

another victim :(

i feel sorry for her, everyone in her family died, on one notices besides Kanami.

her son peeling, so she was the one when i saw an episode of a blue girl in the bath tub getting swarm by insects.

and wow she literally turns against Kanami her only friend.

shame they didn't show the scene where the villagers did to her??(did they only killed her mother)

so Ritsuko and Tohru just died just like that??

no dialogue etc?!?!

disappointing T__T

and wow she burns the home of his father i think and with herself.

so that's why they were some fires from that one episode.

for me the last one is 22(i watched this in order from Blu Ray aniplex)

shame i don't think they'll show characters like show Kaori vs Megumi, Akira(what happened to him) same with Shiomi(satoko's been looking for her), and tamotsu and Yuuki's father.

wish the series was a 26 episode :P
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Sep 3, 2012 7:34 AM
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Great episode i like how they showed profile of broken mum who lost everything but i wanted to see Tohru and Ritsuko <_< but still good episode
Oct 4, 2012 12:31 PM
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Very good depiction of how slowly someone can go insane. Scary stuff.
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Oct 5, 2012 8:09 AM

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So that's who started the fire. I thought it was Natsuno's one useful act.

Guess he really didn't do much aside from defeating horn-guy, biting Ozuki, and saving Kaori and Akira (who were pretty useless anyway).
Oct 29, 2012 3:03 PM

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Quite a nice backstory, don't really know why they've put it between the 2 last episode but hey I don't mind still quite a nice episode!

8/10 for the specials!
Nov 25, 2012 12:35 PM

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The specials were among the best episodes of the entire show. I think I felt more sorry for Motoko than almost anyone else in the village (aside maybe from Ritsuko). She was one of the only people to take the unfolding events seriously, but the combination of her awful mother in law, and the events transpiring elsewhere in Sotoba (like the clinic being closed due to Ozaki torturing his Shiki wife in the basement) basically sealed her fate. I thought it was a nice touch that she started the fire. It was almost like her bottled up rage for her father in law became so fierce that it ended up destroying the entire village when she finally cracked.
Jan 6, 2013 1:18 AM

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Now, how did those flies get into the bathroom when she sealed it up so tightly...
Feb 6, 2013 6:58 PM

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8.5/10 for the specials.
Really amazing
Feb 26, 2013 1:56 PM

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Kind of gross episode.

May 12, 2013 1:31 AM

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the underground was good but this one...
some random crazy mom went crazy and fucked over everything

KUSOBABA out of 10.
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Jul 1, 2013 3:52 AM

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motoko :[
Jul 6, 2013 3:08 AM

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Oh, so she is the one who burned the village. I was wondering how the fire started. Glad that I watched this..
Jul 14, 2013 5:21 PM
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Oh I'm glad they didn't leave out who started the fire. I wouldn't say she had a good reason to, but it makes sense considering the mental state she was in. I guess it was the combination of a lot of bad luck that led to her becoming psycho, like how her mother-in-law was a total bitch, how when she needed a doctor, the Ozaki clinic was closed, and when she finally decided to go to the other clinic, it was also closed. But it still sucked that she sold out her friend's mother. Kanami was an interesting character, that despite her mother turning into a shiki, she still wanted to help her and agonized over how her mother was in pain because she was hungry. And her mother too, terribly sad, how she didn't want to drink Kanami's blood. But the part I'm going to remember always is
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Ugh... the part where she stroked her dead son's hair...
(shudders)
Jul 30, 2013 2:13 PM

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I'm glad I decided to watch these episodes after thinking over watching them or not. These 2 episodes were AWESOME! Should have been in the actual series!
Aug 10, 2013 9:20 PM
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why did the granny have to be soo cute....
Nov 21, 2013 3:53 PM

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Not only is Shiki one of the greatest things I have ever seen, but these specials were just the icing on the cake, though this episode has to be my favourite of the two (and probably the whole series).

Motoko was excellent. Perfect example of when it all gets too much for someone.
Dead son in her arms, scalp sliding off, first time an anime has given me such a big case of the creeps.

The little granny was adorable.

10/10
Dec 4, 2013 8:46 PM

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I feel sorry for all these people going crazy because of the freaking vampires ;_;
Dec 8, 2013 2:17 PM

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She really had no luck with her family but how did she let her son die like that? He looked pretty healthy when they started sitting there. Did he say nothing while starving to death? And how did she survive like that until he starts to rot? xD

The only part I disliked was when she told them that Kanami's mother rose. She was one of the few good shikis... :/
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She really had no luck with her family but how did she let her son die like that? He looked pretty healthy when they started sitting there. Did he say nothing while starving to death? And how did she survive like that until he starts to rot? xD

The only part I disliked was when she told them that Kanami's mother rose. She was one of the few good shikis... :/
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Jan 27, 2014 8:15 PM

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Weird to see the other werewolf Yoshie with her hair down in this episode. I noticed her because she has those yellow eyes.
Jun 27, 2014 7:13 PM

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She really had no luck with her family but how did she let her son die like that? He looked pretty healthy when they started sitting there. Did he say nothing while starving to death? And how did she survive like that until he starts to rot? xD

The only part I disliked was when she told them that Kanami's mother rose. She was one of the few good shikis... :/

He definitely was bitten before she locked herself in, though I can't tell how many times. So he was anemic and hypnotized. Kuso jiji...
Jul 5, 2014 6:23 PM

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Watching a mother's decent into madness was crazy.
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Boring ep for me. 2/5
The first special was worth seeing tho
Sep 22, 2014 10:05 PM

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Wow her husband was a real douchebag, just sitting there doing nothing after his mother slaps his wife right in front of him. Not to mention he goes and comforts the mother afterwards like she was the victim, glad they both got what they deserved in the end.

But yeah this episode was really creepy, especially the scene where she brushes back her sons hair and we just see his rotting skin @_@.

5/5
Oct 25, 2014 2:51 PM

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that was gross when the kid's scalp fell off.

I like how the mangaka/creator put so much thought into the minor characters to distinguish them from one another. Motoko was a common housewife, but she was one of those overprotective mothers. Really interesting to see her descend into insanity. Same with Kanami's story. It was cool to see that not all humans reacted the same way to their relatives becoming shiki. I also liked that Kanami didn't let herself get bitten, but instead drew blood from herself.

Props to the mangaka. I really admire the character cast as a whole!
Mar 15, 2015 10:18 AM

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Damn. Good episode.
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