The Summer I Dissolved Into a Puddle of Black Water
Today's mood is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" Third Movement, performed by Kassia. This piece had a prominent place in the TV anime Zetsuen no Tempest, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and The Tempest. Time to rewatch this one.
Mokumokuren's horror manga Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) is getting an anime adaptation (Twitter). No news yet on the format. The manga is very visceral; I'm curious about how the horror aspect will be presented in anime form.
An aside: The currently airing Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances) is horror anime done right, with just enough flair to make it stand out. They have a great director in Mochizuki Tomomi.
In other news, it turned out that Kimetsu no Yaiba wasn't the only anime starting very late into the spring season. Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, which was released as a 2-part anime films in Japan, is currently streaming as an 18-episode anime series. Episode 0 just came out a few days ago. I've never read Asano Inio's manga -- or any of his manga for that matter. I've heard that his manga tends to be quite depressing, so I'll be bracing myself while watching Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction.
Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai (Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) is great if you love court intrigue, and the plot definitely thickens in recent episodes. I wouldn't say it fills the void left behind by Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries), however, since fundamentally and tone-wise they are quite different.
Giving Sasaki to Miyano another shot since I never finished it last time.
On a completely different note, I watched some let's play of the Fatal Frame series on Youtube. It's very much J-horror in video game form, and the lore is quite fascinating. There's no gore and very little blood. It's terrifying on a different level from something like Resident Evil.
Mokumokuren's horror manga Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) is getting an anime adaptation (Twitter). No news yet on the format. The manga is very visceral; I'm curious about how the horror aspect will be presented in anime form.
An aside: The currently airing Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances) is horror anime done right, with just enough flair to make it stand out. They have a great director in Mochizuki Tomomi.
In other news, it turned out that Kimetsu no Yaiba wasn't the only anime starting very late into the spring season. Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, which was released as a 2-part anime films in Japan, is currently streaming as an 18-episode anime series. Episode 0 just came out a few days ago. I've never read Asano Inio's manga -- or any of his manga for that matter. I've heard that his manga tends to be quite depressing, so I'll be bracing myself while watching Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction.
Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai (Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) is great if you love court intrigue, and the plot definitely thickens in recent episodes. I wouldn't say it fills the void left behind by Kusuriya no Hitorigoto (The Apothecary Diaries), however, since fundamentally and tone-wise they are quite different.
Giving Sasaki to Miyano another shot since I never finished it last time.
On a completely different note, I watched some let's play of the Fatal Frame series on Youtube. It's very much J-horror in video game form, and the lore is quite fascinating. There's no gore and very little blood. It's terrifying on a different level from something like Resident Evil.