Shiki (TV).

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On the whole Megumi being a reoccurring character- (major spoilers abound)
honestly she doesn't really show up that much (so far) from what I've read, but she's still milling around, being all vampire-y.

Love the adaptation so far, I'm worried that it might drag on too long and make people loose interest, which would be unfortunate because it's a pretty decent horror storyline.
 
I agree with you hockey stick with respect to being given insight into Megumi's snotty attitude. Her yearning to break free of her provincial surroundings for the excitement of big city life doesn't excuse her bad behaviour towards Friendly Girl or the others, but it gives us a basis of understanding. Also, she prised some pathos out of me with her habit of dressing up in (what she considers) the height of fashion even though there is no place to go - plus, her shyness around Big City Boy kind of humanized her a bit.
 
An interesting first episode. It is a shame I read the synposis and found out vampires were involved, that sounds like a spoiler to me, I enjoy series where no clue is given to who the culprits could be.

I like the character designs but more specifically Megumi's dress sense. I am a fan of Gothic Lolita (or gothic anything) fashion. I look forward to what type of horror this show will visualise for us, will it attempt to throw us a curveball rather than state "twas solely the vampires doing"? I hope so.
 
Player No. 3 said:
hockey stick said:
Or maybe I just decided early on that I would give her a chance to develop before writing her of as an a-hole.
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Hey, I'm totally willing to give her a chance; this is just my first impressions of her in the first episode. If that's what the writer's were going for, then good. I'm predicting she will have a character arc considering that she appears in the OP sequence.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to attack you :D
It's just that when I started watching I thought "wow, she's a bi**h" but also "I wonder why". That's when I decided I wanted to give her a chance and I think the show explained well enough, apart from her attitude towards her friend.
 
hockey stick said:
Or maybe I just decided early on that I would give her a chance to develop before writing her of as an a-hole.
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Hey, I'm totally willing to give her a chance; this is just my first impressions of her in the first episode. If that's what the writer's were going for, then good. I'm predicting she will have a character arc considering that she appears in the OP sequence.
 
Other than Megumi getting on my nerves with her incessant whining and the generic OP/ED music, I really enjoyed the first episode of Shiki. It makes enough hints to a grim picture about to strike the town in which it is set in giving me some vibes of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Look forward to seeing how the mystery pans out.
 
Also, let me get this straight. They call a village-wide search because their daughter isn't home after nine o'clock? Eh.
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I'd assume that has less to do with her not being home at 9, and more to do with her last being seen walking up a mountain alone. Who knows, maybe the villagers know more than they're letting on about that house.

I'm a pretty big Higurashi fan, so when I'd heard this was similar I had to check it out. The first episode wasn't terrible, but it didn't do that much to hook me yet either. I'll keep following it, but if I end up loosing interest after 5 or 6 episodes it wouldn't surprise me all that much.

It still looks to be one of the better shows this season. Maybe the Spring season this year just spoiled us a bit.
 
Player No. 3 said:
hockey stick said:
Or maybe I just decided early on that I would give her a chance to develop before writing her of as an a-hole.
Click to expand...

Hey, I'm totally willing to give her a chance; this is just my first impressions of her in the first episode. If that's what the writer's were going for, then good. I'm predicting she will have a character arc considering that she appears in the OP sequence.
Click to expand...
Sorry, I didn't mean to attack you :D
It's just that when I started watching I thought "wow, she's a bi**h" but also "I wonder why". That's when I decided I wanted to give her a chance and I think the show explained well enough, apart from her attitude towards her friend.
 
Other than Megumi getting on my nerves with her incessant whining and the generic OP/ED music, I really enjoyed the first episode of Shiki. It makes enough hints to a grim picture about to strike the town in which it is set in giving me some vibes of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. Look forward to seeing how the mystery pans out.
 
Also, let me get this straight. They call a village-wide search because their daughter isn't home after nine o'clock? Eh.
Click to expand...

I'd assume that has less to do with her not being home at 9, and more to do with her last being seen walking up a mountain alone. Who knows, maybe the villagers know more than they're letting on about that house.

I'm a pretty big Higurashi fan, so when I'd heard this was similar I had to check it out. The first episode wasn't terrible, but it didn't do that much to hook me yet either. I'll keep following it, but if I end up loosing interest after 5 or 6 episodes it wouldn't surprise me all that much.

It still looks to be one of the better shows this season. Maybe the Spring season this year just spoiled us a bit.
 
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