Orthros No Inu episode 1 - thoughts and pictures...(no spoilers as is all set-up)
A magnetic killer on death row who can heal any illness merely with his touch, and views his gift as both a Godlike stamp of superiority and a curse:
A saintly innocent who has to confront the fact that he has the power to kill just with a touch and who longs to expiate:
A no-nonsense but too impulsive single mother detective who gets drawn into the unbelievable world of supernatural powers and dark secrets:
Welcome to Orthros No Inu, ladies and gentlemen!
At the end of episode 1, I am in love.
Everything I have seen was to the effect of 'the story is slow for a while etc' so I must be the only person who has been hooked from minute 1. I have such a weakness for dark, scifi-ish stories that feel like anime in a good way. Throw in Takizawa Hideaki (playing the darkest I have seen him do - the guy in Taioyu no Kistesu was unscrupulous and horrible in his desire for revenge but he was not a killer), a tough-as-nails and gun-wielding heroine, and my first look at Nishikido Ryo (I really like him!) and I am set.
But honestly, I would have loved this no matter what because the visuals are so gorgeous.
I love the vaguely futuristic, very anime opening.
I love that so much of the story takes place at night - as if the characters live on the margins and in the shadows so much they would dissolve in the light.
Hasebe. I love her!
One of the few instances of shots during the day:
Back to darkness and shadows:
The only instances of outdoor day scenes we've seen so far all involved Nishikido Ryo's character.
OK, this is the precise moment I decided to ship them. I have no illusions this drama will have any ships, so I am not expecting it to happen but even if this drama did have some sort of shipping, the fact that this is the couple I pick and because of this interlude, probably says troubling things about my fictional proclivities.
His bad day just got spectacularly worse.
We end the way we began, the ep having made a circular loop:
So far, I find all the three main chracters fascinating but it is Takki's killer healer that I find the most ineresting. Sure, he wanted the warden dead, but it was to fascilitate his escape and the warden did use him for years to make money like some sort of trick monkey. He is clearly not a good man and I can see someone like him snapping and knifing three people all at once but I do wonder about him - interestingly, he let both Hasebe and Ryo's character live despite having plenty of opportunity to kill them both. So - not all evil, presumably. Interesting.
I missed jdramas! They really can be unusual. YESS.
A saintly innocent who has to confront the fact that he has the power to kill just with a touch and who longs to expiate:
A no-nonsense but too impulsive single mother detective who gets drawn into the unbelievable world of supernatural powers and dark secrets:
Welcome to Orthros No Inu, ladies and gentlemen!
At the end of episode 1, I am in love.
Everything I have seen was to the effect of 'the story is slow for a while etc' so I must be the only person who has been hooked from minute 1. I have such a weakness for dark, scifi-ish stories that feel like anime in a good way. Throw in Takizawa Hideaki (playing the darkest I have seen him do - the guy in Taioyu no Kistesu was unscrupulous and horrible in his desire for revenge but he was not a killer), a tough-as-nails and gun-wielding heroine, and my first look at Nishikido Ryo (I really like him!) and I am set.
But honestly, I would have loved this no matter what because the visuals are so gorgeous.
I love the vaguely futuristic, very anime opening.
I love that so much of the story takes place at night - as if the characters live on the margins and in the shadows so much they would dissolve in the light.
Hasebe. I love her!
One of the few instances of shots during the day:
Back to darkness and shadows:
The only instances of outdoor day scenes we've seen so far all involved Nishikido Ryo's character.
OK, this is the precise moment I decided to ship them. I have no illusions this drama will have any ships, so I am not expecting it to happen but even if this drama did have some sort of shipping, the fact that this is the couple I pick and because of this interlude, probably says troubling things about my fictional proclivities.
His bad day just got spectacularly worse.
We end the way we began, the ep having made a circular loop:
So far, I find all the three main chracters fascinating but it is Takki's killer healer that I find the most ineresting. Sure, he wanted the warden dead, but it was to fascilitate his escape and the warden did use him for years to make money like some sort of trick monkey. He is clearly not a good man and I can see someone like him snapping and knifing three people all at once but I do wonder about him - interestingly, he let both Hasebe and Ryo's character live despite having plenty of opportunity to kill them both. So - not all evil, presumably. Interesting.
I missed jdramas! They really can be unusual. YESS.