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Wiki: http://wiki.tvnihon.com/wiki/Garo_Makai_no_Hana_02

Now we've got a trio of heroes. Sounds like a good number to me!

As personable as Raiga is, it seems like the interactions are a bit stilted still. Hopefully they'll warm up to each other as the series goes on.

Not much to say about this week's Horror, besides the fact that she seemed like a ripoff of Catwoman from Batman Returns.

If I had more foresight, I wouldn't have translated Kouga's mahoui in Soukoku no Maryuu as "magic coat". In this series, Mayuri's dress is a mahoui. It can more generally be translated as "magic cloth" which is what I'll go with here.

I do like the little hints that Raiga is annoyed by people treating Mayuri as a tool. Although, is she not human? What's going on there? She doesn't know what breakfast is? What?
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Well... i dunno if the CGI Garo has a double spear on his back.
takenoko wrote:Although, is she not human? What's going on there? She doesn't know what breakfast is? What?
Oh... and she don't know how to eat? Lame.

And Mayuri doesn't smile at all... just like Kouga.

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DaVinci030 wrote:And Mayuri doesn't smile at all... just like Kouga.
Heh, I hadn't thought of that. That might explain why Raiga isn't phased by her standoffish personality.

I should really know better than to accept things at face value, but I was surprised when the kitten turned into the Horror. I really enjoyed the way it kept shape-shifting to get close to its prey, although the giant eyeball appearing in the middle of the vending machine made me flat-out chuckle.

So, Raiga is hunting Eris, who was known as Messiah’s Tear, and Raiga’s mother was once possessed by Messiah. Nice way to tangentially tie everything together.

There’s quite a bit of irony in someone dressed in black from head to toe being from the white district.

Crow and Raiga’s first meeting is almost pleasant. I’m struggling to figure out how much of Crow’s respectful attitude is an act and how much is genuine. The only thing he says that upsets Raiga is when he refers to Mayuri as a tool rather than a person, which doesn’t tell me much about Crow since Mayuri herself doesn’t seem to think of herself as a person either. Honestly, I think that was the purpose behind the breakfast scene. She was first seen waking from a long "sleep" in a crypt, so I doubt eating regular meals is something she needs to do.
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The way you phrased it made me realize how delightful it is that Gonza is explaining what a "breakfast" is to a person who has just awakened from a long sleep.

Just in case people don't remember, I think the Magou are the constructs that Makai Priests made. We first saw them in Red Requiem. So Mayuri's name is short for "Magou Lily Model".

Crow is delightful in his questionable sincerity. It'll be fun to see how far that goes.

So if Mayuri is Kouga, does that make Raiga the Kaoru of the series?

Everything seems to tie in with Messiah at some point, which is unfortunate in my opinion. It kind of shows how the original Garo series was meant to be a standalone story. Since you can't really go higher than the creator of all Horrors, so all you can do is fight her offshoots like Messiah's Fang or Messiah's Tear or I don't even remember what the last boss was in Yami wo Terasu Mono. But he was related to Messiah too, wasn't he?

From Crow's profile, it says that he's not assigned to the white district or any district in particular. He was probably just stationed there on assignment before coming to Raiga's blue district (Anyone else notice the change in district namings? Before it was directional)
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takenoko wrote:
Everything seems to tie in with Messiah at some point, which is unfortunate in my opinion. It kind of shows how the original Garo series was meant to be a standalone story. Since you can't really go higher than the creator of all Horrors, so all you can do is fight her offshoots like Messiah's Fang or Messiah's Tear or I don't even remember what the last boss was in Yami wo Terasu Mono. But he was related to Messiah too, wasn't he?

From Crow's profile, it says that he's not assigned to the white district or any district in particular. He was probably just stationed there on assignment before coming to Raiga's blue district (Anyone else notice the change in district namings? Before it was directional)
I feel like Zedom did have a Messiah association but now I can't remember what it was, other than he was a Horror General.

And yeah, I did notice that, and it threw me off a little, timelines wise, because by the time of YamiTera they're back to directional districts, with Takeru being sent to the Eastern(? iirc) at the end.
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Dear God Crow's lisp is annoying. It seems like there is this two faced thing about him as well, he comes off pleasant, but some of those looks he gives tells me otherwise. Can't wait to see what his armoured form looks like.
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The armour gets an upgrade :?: Hope to see more :!:
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Catastrophe wrote:Dear God Crow's lisp is annoying. It seems like there is this two faced thing about him as well, he comes off pleasant, but some of those looks he gives tells me otherwise. Can't wait to see what his armoured form looks like.
Didn't realise he had a lisp but thats because I dont understand japanese in the first place
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Catastrophe wrote:Dear God Crow's lisp is annoying. It seems like there is this two faced thing about him as well, he comes off pleasant, but some of those looks he gives tells me otherwise. Can't wait to see what his armoured form looks like.
So he does have one? I thought I heard something. Hikari in ToQ has one too right?
I'm wondering if he's gonna use a sword. Or maybe something else. But really want to see that armor.
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Revorse wrote:
Catastrophe wrote:Dear God Crow's lisp is annoying. It seems like there is this two faced thing about him as well, he comes off pleasant, but some of those looks he gives tells me otherwise. Can't wait to see what his armoured form looks like.
So he does have one? I thought I heard something. Hikari in ToQ has one too right?
I'm wondering if he's gonna use a sword. Or maybe something else. But really want to see that armor.
I didn't notice a lisp that much. And yes he uses his sword. You see him fighting a horror with his sword in the trailer.

I can't wait to see his armor either. Hope it's cool looking.
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takenoko wrote:From Crow's profile, it says that he's not assigned to the white district or any district in particular. He was probably just stationed there on assignment before coming to Raiga's blue district (Anyone else notice the change in district namings? Before it was directional)
White and blue makes me think of Byakko (west) and Seiryuu (east).
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Zedom in Yami was unrelated to Messiah, but she's the originator of the Soul Metal, which is used to make the armors and their gears and weapons.

So, the protagonist love-interest is back in the ending. Last time it was Gonza and the Magic Cloth. Also, like in Makai Senki and in SHougeki Gouraigan, the ending will be changing.

Also, Mayuri looked like she thought "I want it to end quickly so I can go back to sleep". Is it only me?
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-Obligatory Messiah's Tear / Eris is Mayuri speculation-

Raiga seems to be a decent mix of Kouga and Kaoru's personalities. Glad our second knight wasn't introduced as an antagonist like Rei was, though he's here a bit early.
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Exter felt like that spider-street light woman from the second episode of Makai Senshi

I got a creepy feeling about Crow. I just do.

Well, I get a good feeling about the show.
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Crow is watching them like a crow on the fence. Tehehe (yes, I feel clever now, let me be!).

The Horror was pretty pale but I really like the characters so far and I'm biased towards Crow. Sure he comes off as suspicious but I'd bet my name on it, that he'll be one of my favourite characters in the show.
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