In a mysterious case, Makina and Minai chase a shikabane, but the shikabane always escapes, leaving behind only women in puddles of purple slime. From the victims’ belongings, Keisei deduces that the shikabane is hanging out at an OB/GYN clinic; Makina is sent to infiltrate Inankan Clinic by posing as a schoolgirl who got knocked up. Of course, wouldn’t you know it but Ouri got a bad “cold” and in a feverish state followed that weird spirit cat to the clinic.
It turns out that the shikabane is a woman who died giving birth to the baby boy in the clinic, and Dr. Rokuoka takes care of the baby in return for the shikabane’s cooperation. Dr. Rokuoka hopes that cells from the shikabane will save his sick wife, but clearly he was put up to the task by some mysterious evil man. The earlier shikabane were really just the victims that had been injected with shikabane cells, and that is why Minai and Makina could never catch any shikabane. Although Makina foils the plan and kills the shikabane, the mysterious evil guy kills Dr. Rokuoka with a vajra before Keisei can get any answers.
Reaction:
This was easily the best episode thus far, and I was left with a lot of questions. The murder weapon seems to suggest the killer was a monk… in the Observatory… with a vajra. We also learned that the Hoshimura family was killed in a fire (supposedly), though we did not learn what makes Makina cling to life. Ouri continues to be completely useless, but I am hopeful that his existence will be some awesome revelation that will explain why he hangs out with that creepy cat.
Even though we had Minai riding a motorcycle, I managed to keep my hate in check. I thought the part with Makina posing as a pregnant schoolgirl was pretty funny. Still, none of this can compare to Aragami Rika giving the autopsy results and then suddenly standing up to reveal she is half-naked and recently promoted. BTW, that was totally discrimination how all the shikabane ladies had to stand outside while the male monks had their meeting (except in this case, the girls really did have cooties).
Shikabane Hime: Aka 03
Summary:
In a mysterious case, Makina and Minai chase a shikabane, but the shikabane always escapes, leaving behind only women in puddles of purple slime. From the victims’ belongings, Keisei deduces that the shikabane is hanging out at an OB/GYN clinic; Makina is sent to infiltrate Inankan Clinic by posing as a schoolgirl who got knocked up. Of course, wouldn’t you know it but Ouri got a bad “cold” and in a feverish state followed that weird spirit cat to the clinic.
It turns out that the shikabane is a woman who died giving birth to the baby boy in the clinic, and Dr. Rokuoka takes care of the baby in return for the shikabane’s cooperation. Dr. Rokuoka hopes that cells from the shikabane will save his sick wife, but clearly he was put up to the task by some mysterious evil man. The earlier shikabane were really just the victims that had been injected with shikabane cells, and that is why Minai and Makina could never catch any shikabane. Although Makina foils the plan and kills the shikabane, the mysterious evil guy kills Dr. Rokuoka with a vajra before Keisei can get any answers.
Reaction:
This was easily the best episode thus far, and I was left with a lot of questions. The murder weapon seems to suggest the killer was a monk… in the Observatory… with a vajra. We also learned that the Hoshimura family was killed in a fire (supposedly), though we did not learn what makes Makina cling to life. Ouri continues to be completely useless, but I am hopeful that his existence will be some awesome revelation that will explain why he hangs out with that creepy cat.
Even though we had Minai riding a motorcycle, I managed to keep my hate in check. I thought the part with Makina posing as a pregnant schoolgirl was pretty funny. Still, none of this can compare to Aragami Rika giving the autopsy results and then suddenly standing up to reveal she is half-naked and recently promoted. BTW, that was totally discrimination how all the shikabane ladies had to stand outside while the male monks had their meeting (except in this case, the girls really did have cooties).
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