Something i appreciated was the visualizations used during expositions, perhaps its a retarded thing to care for but i just thought it was cool. Like when Kaori was talking about being "dragged down". Also i liked how the show kinda makes you feel like you can't tell what's real, when they show the eyes or shadows behind the windows and your left guessing if the characters are freaking out over nothing. I'm not done watching the show, I'm on episode 15 i think and i'm still guessing how everything is going to end.

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I don't think toshio had too much of a choice, I mean he has to save the village and he can't just pick up a random shiki and expect himself to make it out alivd esecially since he damn near got himself killed after his first encounter with one. Still a pretty fucked situation i mean holy shit that was his wife and he just cut her open like a fish and she was aware of everything.

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Explanation of the visualizations reminds me of Bakemonogatari, where long stretches of dialogue are given flavor with visuals that complement the thoughts and intentions of the characters. Like, if it's two characters in constructive conversation, they'll start building an increasingly intricate playing card house. When someone says a non-sequitur or loses composure, the cards fall. Or else, one of the characters starts climbing a rock wall. That sort of thing, gives weight to what's being said and better conveys the feelings of the characters.

the visual flair is a nice touch. what i mean is the "camera effects" like fishbowl lens and so on that are used in soap operas for dramatic scenes, it was kinda funny when toshio kicked a wood plank in anger and the screen did the bollywood flash
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Taking a life is not justice. No matter what kind of noble cause you're fighting for, it's still murder. I have no taste for killing, whether the victim is human or something else.
i understand where Seishin is coming from and all and its his opinion but he's a bitch and i wouldn't be shocked if his blood will be sucked and when that happens he'd end up being a vampire and even more of a bitch since so many innocent people will end up suffering by the hand of actually evil people. speaking of bitches, Tohru is also a bitch for making a fake grave for his friend he converted to a shiki, all of the shit he did could have been avoided and he chose the easy path so fuck that guy lol.

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You know i was not expecting a chocolate juggling funeral home running willy wonka looking motherfucker in a god damn serious vampire anime, i approve.

If anyone plans on watching shiki, i wouldn' t miss out on the shiki special episodes, after episode 20, watch special 20.5, and so on.
the manga is actually pretty interesting although i spot no diffrences so far besides the artistic usage of realism on backgrounds, clothes, gloves and such.

Once you humanise a thing, and even if you showcase them more (thus losing the "mystery" behind them) It takes away from the "horror" aspect from the story. I'm not saying it's bad but it was a feeling that washed over me, i started off actually locking all my windows in my house after getting through a good chunk of the series, then the story pivoted and it stopped becoming a horror story and more of a melodrama. The shift was fine, infact i googled shiki and i realised that it was based after a novel it explained the writing, i personally tend to enjoy media adapted from books. This shift so to speak was roughly a little after halfway through the story so it was good timing. I still find myself thinking about this anime alot, i think the smart thing is for me to do a re-watch around halloween lol.
Anyhow, a shiki society although interesting due to the converted humans showing emotional range, is bound to fail, what would happen if all humans on earth where converted? drinking animal blood is literally a slow death, there's nothing to gain. You would basically have to have a seperate place to breed humans promised neverland style but there's no way you'll get a satisfacory amount of people to sustain th population besides a few chosen people. I think Toshio was right, i mean it doesn't mean you can't show shikis compassion, but i think shikis are cursed, there's no life in being one and all they'll do really is spread pain and suffering forever. >>442 it builds tension and gives weight to what the characters are saying, its a hell of a lot better then just having two characters talking with nothing going on.