Basilisk 17
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Yay!! More Basilisk! I was beginning to wonder if any more episodes would ever get subbed. But now I have two more to satisfy my ninja cravings :D.
We learn more about Tenzen’s plan - to annihilate the Iga and marry Oboro, all while making Gennosuke watch. 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. 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.
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. Everyone who doesn’t believe that Tenzen is dead - raise your hand!
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. I don’t want to believe he’s actually ok with her being killed. No no no, don’t want to believe it at all.
Oboro’s bathscene… ugh.. It made me sick to my stomach as I watched her remember Tenzen’s violation of her, and ask Akigenu to scrub harder. 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.
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.
October 13th, 2005 at 2:56 pm
I’m glad to see that you’re blogging Basilisk #17 - I’ll definitely visit your blog for future posts of this wonderful series.
It almost seemed like Tenzen merely abandoned Koshiro. Also, is Tenzen truly dead? He seems to defy death in practically every episode, so I’m not sure about this one… Great write-up, btw. =)
October 13th, 2005 at 3:05 pm
Well, at the end of the episode Zaemon tells the other Kouga to go ahead without him because he has some business with Tenzen’s dead body. He says it bothers him that they have no idea what his ninja art is and I guess he’s planning on finding out. Based on past episodes, seems that his art is to NEVER BLOODY DIE! So I have doubts that he’s actually kicked the bucket.
Glad to see you around kawaii! I saw that you’ve been sick. Hope you’re feeling better.
October 13th, 2005 at 4:17 pm
I sure hope he’ll die by the next episode, though. He NEEDS to die after what he’s done to Oboro.
Thanks Ren! Now that I won’t be blogging, I’ll be commenting a LOT more often. That’s always a good thing.
October 14th, 2005 at 9:11 am
Have you seen 18, yet? Argh! I’m so pissed, when is he going to die!
Gennosuke, I hope he won’t kill Oboro.
October 14th, 2005 at 9:53 am
Haven’t seen 18 yet cuz I haven’t had time. I’ll only be able to watch it tomorrow since I’m going to a sleepover at my church tonight! Should be fun but I don’t know if I can handle being social that long
October 14th, 2005 at 6:47 pm
That would be a travesty if Gennosuke ended up killing Oboro, but I doubt that would ever happen. At least I’m hoping that’ll never happen.