lol.Īhhh the moments between Yashamaru and Hotarubi are at the same time touching and heart wrenching. Nenki and Rousai trying to scare Oboro so her hiccups would go away had me practically rolling on the floor. I was incredibly humoured by the fishing scene where Shogen used his ninja powers to do something as mundane as fishing. Even more wonderful that we got a chance to see them interacting with each other before everything went to hell. Well it was wonderful to see some of our fallen heros again. I end with a question… did Tenzen abandon Koshiro in the wilderness, or did they merely become separated because he can’t see and now Tenzen is dead and he doesn’t know it yet? Maybe episode 18 will shed some light on the situation, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. But how hard will she have to scrub before she feels clean again? A physical cleaning will not be enough to cleanse the emotional dirt on her soul. It made me sick to my stomach as I watched her remember Tenzen’s violation of her, and ask Akigenu to scrub harder. No no no, don’t want to believe it at all. I don’t want to believe he’s actually ok with her being killed. I was very very sad to hear Gennosuke order his group to kill the next hawk they see, as well as the hawker, even if the hawker is Oboro. Everyone who doesn’t believe that Tenzen is dead - raise your hand! Oh oh oh and we learn the secret to Hyouma’s ninja art! So awesome! And Tenzen is dead, but who knows for how long. Seems the Kouga really do want to simply go to Sunpu and find out the truth, and hopefully put an end to the rivalry between the clans once and for all. He attempts to attack Hyouma, and Hyouma tries to convinces him not to, but as we all know Tenzen isn’t exactly the most rational or good man in the world. We learn more about Tenzen’s plan - to annihilate the Iga and marry Oboro, all while making Gennosuke watch. But now I have two more to satisfy my ninja cravings :D. Yay!! More Basilisk! I was beginning to wonder if any more episodes would ever get subbed. I can’t wait to see how this is going to end! (But I’ll probably have to. And even though Zaemon was part of the plot to lure Akeginu to Kagero, it seems he may be starting to feel remorse over what’s been happening between the two clans.Ĥ episodes to go and only Oboro remains of the Iga. We really got to see the power of Akeginu’s emotions propel her. The battle between Kagero and Akeginu was amazingly intense. You have no consideration for human life and would make a horrible leader. He probably thinks women are weak and can’t make good decisions or be good leaders because they end up having feelings for some guy, which would of course mean he, with his lack of human emotion/compassion, would obviously be better fit as a leader. He saw that Ogen couldn’t kill Danjo, which might have made his disgust over Oboro not being able to kill Gennosuke all the more intense. The flashback with Tenzen and Ogen was quite informative. Please please don’t let it be months again before the next episode is released. Omygosh! I almost lost hope that any more Basilisk would ever be released.
Their faces looked downright weird at times.
Oh, and animation quality was down this time around. I wish they’d get the show on the road already. In conclusion… glad to see another episode of Basilisk, though the events of this episode left me queasy in some parts, a tad bored in others. I blame the tiny amount of sleep I’ve been getting these days. I feel as though I am rambling about nothing. Oh no no! She knew that’s what he would say. That is, until Kagero tried to throw his words in Oboro’s face. Gennosuke’s response also saddened me at first. His response was “Well done.” It’s sad how desperate she is to have him love her, and that she would throw her whole life away just to be next to him. They kiss and he “dies” but since that doesn’t fall under the category of fire or beheading, he’ll most certainly be back.Įarlier in the episode Kagero was meeting with Gennosuke and she told him that she’d killed Oboro. This episode continues the “Tenzen is a horrible monster” theme as he forces himself upon Kagero. (hmm, sounds vampiric doesn’t it.) Too bad the only Kouga who knows this is Zaemon and, well, he kinda kicked the bucket. So we finally, finally learn Tenzen’s weakness - burning or beheading.