There was not a lot of dialogue in the beginning, and I rather liked it, as the music and the images told what was happening and made it all more believable. I enjoy the romance between Yuka and Toshihiko.
Everyone has finally discovered Yuka’s secret, and I am quite surprised it happened this early, as I thought it would be drawn out longer. The tension occurring with Yuka during the dinner after the viewing only strained the relationship between Toshihiko and his family. Of course, Toshihiko will more than likely fight for his girl until the very end and never give in.
The stomach aches Toshihiko has before he can finish off a shokujinki must be related to Yuka somehow, distantly. I surmise that he has never been able to completely kill one before. The image of the “mother” that appears looks a lot like Yuka. I wonder about that and how Toshihiko came into his adopted family in the first place.
I cannot figure out Rie. She seems timid and manipulative, but somehow I think she only acted the way she did because of her father’s death. I will keep my thoughts about her in the back of my mind until later.
All of the men at the dojo are very, very creepy. Most of them look like they have huge, round fish heads! That’s the style though.
I believe that Yuka’s ex-boyfriend (or whatever he is) killed the father. It all makes sense; he wanted Yuka for himself and he could easily frame her for it. We shall see if this is so.
Final Score: 9.5/10
