This anime was really something else.
The pacing is a bit slow in the beginning, but nevertheless watchable. I personally thought it was quite necessary for one to see how the shiki affected the lives of normal people living in the village and how much they had suffered when their loved ones were dying.
Then we have the doctor and the monk's relationship, two men with different views on the shiki. I personally rooted for the doctors side as I could feel his resentment towards himself and that anger when he wasn't able to save his patients and how they seemed to die so randomly. The monk on the other hand is deeply attached to the shiki- 'sunako' and feels that they shouldn't kill shiki without any reasoning as they too killed only to survive to live.
Then we had the mini story with Natsuo( bless that kid, he's the one who remained stoic and unmoved by his change till the end). I felt that Natsuo's character had more potential although and wished to see more of his side stories.
This anime puts light on the two sides who suffered- the shiki and the villagers and you can't help but feel sorry for the shiki in the end. The last few episodes were both awsome and saddening at the same time.
In my opinion I wouldn't really watch the mini side episode of ep-20 as it got way too bloody for me. At this point the villagers were just turning into wild animals. Although if you're still curious as to how the mysterious fire at the end of the story started, do give it a watch.
The pacing is a bit slow in the beginning, but nevertheless watchable. I personally thought it was quite necessary for one to see how the shiki affected the lives of normal people living in the village and how much they had suffered when their loved ones were dying.
Then we have the doctor and the monk's relationship, two men with different views on the shiki. I personally rooted for the doctors side as I could feel his resentment towards himself and that anger when he wasn't able to save his patients and how they seemed to die so randomly. The monk on the other hand is deeply attached to the shiki- 'sunako' and feels that they shouldn't kill shiki without any reasoning as they too killed only to survive to live.
Then we had the mini story with Natsuo( bless that kid, he's the one who remained stoic and unmoved by his change till the end). I felt that Natsuo's character had more potential although and wished to see more of his side stories.
This anime puts light on the two sides who suffered- the shiki and the villagers and you can't help but feel sorry for the shiki in the end. The last few episodes were both awsome and saddening at the same time.
In my opinion I wouldn't really watch the mini side episode of ep-20 as it got way too bloody for me. At this point the villagers were just turning into wild animals. Although if you're still curious as to how the mysterious fire at the end of the story started, do give it a watch.