Mirai Nikki Episode 8 Review

Just finished watching Future Diary (otherwise known as Mirai Nikki) Episode 8 "New Model". Ah, what to saaay? Well, so far, the anime has been sticking pretty close to the manga, which I am grateful for, if it’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s when an anime totally veers away from the original. Some minor variations do occur, but not entirely noticeable, and they add to the anime, in my opinion.

In this episode, Yuki and Yuno have started school once again, and Yuki is excited about the prospect of actually making some friends. Of course, Yuno, on the other hand, is not too keen on the idea(no surprises there). Gasai Yuno, though her past be a mystery, is a pretty predictable character by now. She trusts no one but Yuki and herself. She’s devoted to him, to the point of creepy, and will kill anyone who tries to harm Yuki. Note to Yuki: Forget about any other friends, Yuno’ll kill em all. She wants Yuki all to herself of course.

But, Yuki, of course, the gullible fool of a character he is, fails to notice(or just purposely ignores)Yuno’s dislike of the whole “friend” idea. And goes right ahead to make some “friends”(we’ll discuss those quotation marks later).

We’re finally introduced to Akise Aru in this episode(heeeeeeck yeeeees! He was one of my favorite characters in the manga, I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!!). The first glimpse of him comes when Yuki spies Akise watching him from across the road.

Anyway, Yuki starts his first day of school by sneaking into the classroom. Ah Yuki, you’re such a nervous wreck. Unfortunatley for him, the classmate sitting in front of him happens to be Kousaka , the character who just so happened to betray Yuki in the second episode. Baha. The irony.

Kousaka proceeds to bully Yuki, but Yuki is presently saved by Hinata , who befriends him along with her friend Mai. It is around this time we learn that there is yet again a serial killer on the loose, who has been slaughtering people in a rather gruesome manner, according to Hinata, the corpses have been eaten(zombies anyone?).

Yuki, Yuno, Hinata, Mai, and for some strange reason Kousaka , all go off together after school to check out the scene of the crime. We are hence witness to one of my favorite scenes of the episode, when Yuno, who has hung back to observe with displeasure Yuki and his newfound “friends” this whole time, is shown drawing the word DIE in the ground over and over again while the others play.

SCREEN SHOT MUST BE GIVEN:

Oh Yuno you crazy yandere you.

!!SPOILERS AHEAD, BEWARE ALL YE WHO HAVE YET TO WATCH THE EPISODE!!

So, after some playing around, and Hinatas touching little, “were friends” speech, she runs off ahead of the others, beckoning them to follow and explore with her. Tsk tsk. Here Hinata makes the mistake of going alone, and is hence mauled and killed by a pack of ferocious dogs controlled by someone(possibly a future diary holder?).

Of course, Yuki’s future diary makes him aware of this, and he races toward where she went, the rest of the group following. There we see Hinatas chewed off arm in all its glory:

(What the heeeeeeck is up with this laaaame cencorship. MOSAICS? REEEEALLY? I really, really cannot wait till the uncensored version is out. This censorship pisses me off).

Of course, seeing Hinata dead, with tons of savage, snarling dogs behind her, Yuki goes into his “im pitiful and whiny and am going to cry and freak out on everyone and what is going on oh my god im a freakin baby” mode. Seriously, for some reason, I find him ten times more annoying in the anime. In the manga, I didn’t mind him so much, I felt pity for him, and yes, some irritation. But in the anime. I can bear with it, but it annoys me much more than before.

Anyway. In the midst of the desperate situation arrives Akise Aru to save the day! He walks out all cool and nonchalant, and introduces himself as Yuki’s friend, also calling Yuki cute(oh dear). Okay, so they run off and barricade themselves in an observatory, but (of course) it’s made mostly out of glass and the dogs are soon to break through.

Here comes a time for Yuki to make himself useful! He knows that if he uses his future diary, he can save them all, but at the same time, if he does use it, everyone will know about his future diary, which could be a very, very bad thing, due to the future diary holder nearby… Yuno tells Yuki that they should run away and leave these people to the dogs(haha, I love you Yuno). But Yuki can’t do that, he believes these people are his friends, and Yuki(though weak) is at heart a good guy. So he blows his cover and uses his future diary.

Together they save themselves, and the dogs finally run away. Everyone is happy, and curious, of course, about Yukis fancy cell phone with the nifty tell the future feature(can I have one of those?). Until…

YEP.

Mai’s actually a bad guy(or girl, whatever). Well then. TWIIIIST. (God I love these twists, that’s one of the reasons I like Mirai Nikki so dang much).

But. We’re not done yet. Oooooh no. Guess who comes waltzing in through the door behind Mai? You got it. Hinata. She’s not actually dead, and to top it off, she’s got a future diary too.

Now Yuki’s being held hostage, another future diary holder(?) knows about his own future diary, and…

What will Yuki and Yuno do?

This anime so far has left me with very little disappointments(I’ve already talked about that cencorship dealio, gah). It’s animation is crisp and beautiful (cept for wtc CG Deus, sorry, I just can’t get used to that), the music is excellent(love that opening and ending, check it oooout:Opening&Ending), the pacing is fast but to me handled fairly well. It follows the manga. That makes me happy. End of story.

I’m looking forward to continuing to review and watch each episode. They're exciting, intriguing, and definitely not a waste of my time.

Till later, Ciao. 

Notice the Chaaaaaange~

Long time no seeeee. Time for a total revamp. I'm bored with life. On to things more interesting. Like Anime reviews! I'll be keeping my old posts down there below, cuz I luvs em(they are me, in every way), but for now on I'll be sticking to(mostly)Anime and Manga reviews(not to say once in awhile I won't throw in a story of mine, or some random rant or two, knowing meeeee). 


My first review will be out shortly(like, within the next few minutes). It will be on Mirai Nikki Episode 8, full of prettiful screen shots and a synopsis and spoilers and my sorry little amount of opinions. To heck with this, it's a good anime, you should watch it if you haven't. 


Later I might be reviewing Steins;Gate(starting to watch it), and Denno Coil(watched it millions of times, god I love that anime). 


Anyway, I'm back(again) and feeling revved up today!


Tata for now. 

Woah.....

Holy geezus I'm still alive. It's a miracle, I know.


I don't have much to say. 


My story I've been writing on for a year and a half(gawds I'm slow)is 103 pages and almost done. 103 PAGES! I feel so accomplished :3


I've made some new weird friends


I also got the Shiver album, and it is wonderful, I loved the poster it came with, yes I did.


I don't feel like writing anymore, no one reads this anway.....

Lalalala

Ruki got a twitter! I'm not very fond of twitter, but aw well... I'd rather be able to read his blog or something xD Curse the fan only thing, geez....




The GazettE's new single RED is coming out this month, I'm very excited. I was very fond of their recent single, Shiver, well, at least the other songs, Hesitating Means Death and.... um.... lol, can't believe I can't remember the name... ah yes! Naraku! I loved those two songs.... Shiver wasn't exactly my fav, but it was okay....




My kitty has been ridiculously cute lately, she has been curling up next to me almost every night. She is so soft and warm >.<


Till next post

Been awhile...

As is obvious, it has been forever since I have blogged...


It is entirely my fault, and I know it... But I haven't had the urge to write about much of anything...... Life has been generally crappy and uneventful, except for the fact that I bought the GazettE's new single and am excited to recieve it... 

Daisuke from the studs died some time ago... thought I would mention it in here as a sort of tribute... RIP Daisuke

I have been reading a lot of manga, trying to find something interesting to waste my time on... Speaking of manga, onemanga.com took down all its manga and is no longer going to have any new manga... Gah, it's a sad thing, I felt very empty for a week after hearing about it...

Besides that, school, school, and more school is all I have been doing... 


I wanted to go to a Dir en Grey concert, but alas, I cannot... Life has not been favorably to me....


That is all....

UnsraW

My latest music obsession is UnsraW(J-metal band formed in 2006), if ya don't know them it's these guys right up there above my writing. It was thanks to the Twisted in Tokyo blog that I was introduced to this amazing band. Their music is strong, lyrics moving and powerful, and I think their image, as of late, isn't too overdone. 


What's really amazing about UnsraW is their vocalist. In 2007(?) or 2008(?) Yuuki-that's the vocalist-was diagnosed with some rare form of pneumonia, it was really bad apparently, and he dissapeared from the music scene for... more than a year. People actually thought the guy was dead and UnsraW was done for. 

Then in 2009, UnsraW came back(SURPRISE!), only to have their bassist injure his hand in an accident. Geez. Nonetheless, UnsraW came back stronger than ever, releasing more powerful music, and Yuuki still delivering his strong vocals. Not to mention this year, due to two members leaving, two new members were added. 


I am still learning more and more about this band, and the more I learn, the more I like them. Below is one of their recent songs, from their mini album Guilty, it is currently my fav song from UnsraW... If you like these guys, check em out!

The Game of Pretend

My writing is 100% mine, please no stealing and blah blah blah... yeah, all that crap. Anyway, here is a lil taste of my writing:


The Game of Pretend


It is a beautiful day outside.
The leaves are strewn
across the ground, all colors,
the sun is shining brightly, the
neighbors lawn is full of clover.

I turn to ask you if you’d like
to go and try to find a four
leaf, but you say no,
you’re too tired.

Sighs. They have become
a regular occurrence
in the family lately.
Sad, long sighs,
worried about what is
to come, but too afraid to say
anything at all.

Except for you, you do not sigh.
You are different.
You do not play the game of pretend.

*

When you first started
getting tired, no one
seemed to
notice. Then, when Mom and Dad did,
they thought maybe
it was because you
were getting older,
growing, you needed your rest.

Now everything is changed,
though we like to pretend it isn’t.
Let’s go and do everything all the same.
Like it used to be.
No, like it is.
But it is not that way.
I can feel it clearly. Everyone can.

Why do we hide feelings?
We do not do it very well,
thus the sighs.
Thus the sobs in the night.
Thus the loss of words,
the fake smiles.

“I wonder what it will be like when I die?”
You ask me one night, splaying your
fingers out in front of your face,
lying in the bottom bunk,
though the top bunk used to be yours.
I pretend not to hear
you. Pretending is the new
motto in the family, after all.

I am watching you, lying there,
blending in with the white sheets.
You never used to.
You scare me,
because you act so unafraid.
You make these statements too often.
It worries me.
You do not play the game of pretend.

*

“I don’t think there
is a heaven.”
It is one of your statements that you make.
I am curious why you think
this, but I am too afraid to speak.
Please don’t scare me anymore.
You are my big sister,
you are supposed to
protect me.

You think you will
just be non existent. You
have told me this so often,
and then laughed,
laughed like you
are crazy.

You are sitting
across from me now,
staring at me, and then
you reach over and pinch me.

“Does it hurt?”

It does,
but I don’t say so.
I am worried you will
hurt yourself if I say anything.
You have gotten so strange lately.

The men in the white coats said
you only have a little while left.
And you laughed,
and Mom and Dad, they stared at you.
Because you are not playing the game of pretend.

*

Do something fun, make
her last days happy.
That is what they told
us. So we go, we go to the park,
and we swing on the swings,
we go and eat ice cream,
ride on the carousel.

And when Mom and Dad
are talking to people
they know,
they do not say the truth.
They lie to them.
Everything is fine.
Our daughters?
Oh, they are doing well.

A little child came up to us at the park
while we were there,
he noticed how pale you were,
and asked you why.
She is an albino.
Haven’t you heard of them?

But you smile at him,
with that new crazed smile
of yours, and say

“I am going to die.”


No. Please, please play the game
of pretend.

*

Before all of this,
we were very happy.
Before you got sick.
Before you got strange.

We both went to school
together, played with our friends.
Told stories and laughed sincerely,
read books eagerly,
smiled truthfully.

Me and you,
we were so happy together.
We were sisters.
Yes.
We acted like sisters should.

The world was full of
truth before this.
Not lies.
There were no sighs,
no tears,
no insane laughter,
or talk of death, of dying.

You, you most of all.
You are the one that seems to be
changing. And no,
not just physically.

But are you really the one who is
changing? Or is it us?
Are we the ones who have changed?
Is it because we lie,
because we play the game
of pretend?

*

“Im dying.”
No you’re not.
“Im sick.”
No, no.
“Look at how weak I am,
I can barely move anymore,
I can hardly breath.”
You’re just growing,
that’s all.
“You are lying.”

Please don’t hate me.
Don’t hate us.
Because it is so
much easier to
play the game of pretend,
than the one of reality.
Don’t you realize this?
Can’t you see?

It hurts to lie,
but it hurts so much worse
when you tell the truth. Accept the truth.
Please, don’t talk to me anymore
about death.


I want you to stay here with me,
forever.

“But don’t you see?
Lying to yourself will not make me stay.”

*

I know.
I know that I do not need to lie
anymore.
And I also know that I feel
so empty right now.

I hate this feeling more than anything else.
This feeling that I have lost something,
something that I cannot replace.
And I understand now.
I understand why you
were the way you were.

Because we lied.
I lied up to the very end.
Even when you were
fading away from me,
I smiled at you, and
said,
Tomorrow, let’s go to
the park, and swing on
the swings,
and eat ice cream.

Let’s tell jokes,
and read books,
and play
hangman,
and hide and seek,
and tag.

Help me with my math homework,
because you’re so much better
at it than me.
Most of all,
sing me to sleep.
I love your voice, its so pretty.
I love you.

And what did you reply?

“I’m sorry, I won’t be able to go to the park with you,
and eat ice cream.
I won’t be able to tell jokes, and play tag, and hide and seek.
I won’t be able to
help you with your homework.
And I won’t be able to sing you a lullaby.
You’ll have to do them
yourself.
It’s not that I don’t love you,
because I do, very much. It’s only because
I’ll be dead tomorrow.”

You, who never once played the game of pretend, to the very end.