#also Shiki is mentioned in this but not present in the current scene

[waifuoftomonori]

So I started a modern AU crossover fic (featuring another short otome guy, of course), and it's making me realize just how long it's been since I've been a functional member of society in the real world. I'll find myself asking stuff like "is this reasonable for a student apartment?" or "how did Chemistry labs work again?". After this, I'll probably go back to writing fantasy historical stuff again, as that seems preferable to actually going outside. ...It's a fun fic though. For those curious and familiar, the crossover is between my beloved Scarlet Fate and another older otome available on the iPad called Enchanted in the Moonlight. (I believe that one's still available on the Love 365 app released by Voltage Inc.) I might eventually get around to writing about the evolution of my favorite table-chomping oni tsunderboi Shinra's relationship with his reluctant (and incredibly sexy) lab partner Tomonori and his #1 fan Akifusa (Shinra's or Tomonori's #1 fan? yes), because I have ideas for that, but for now I'm just focusing on the chapter where they invite Shinra over to their place and, uh, events unfold the way they typically do in my smuttier crackfics (or crackier smutfics? either way, there is crack involved, and not the drug). Sorry, I guess this whole post was an excuse to gush about my current WIP. Whoops. Honestly, I've been fantasizing about this crossover for at least a couple years now, so I figured it was time I actually sat down and tried to write it. It started with me thinking "Akifusa's route is just a better version of Shinra's with fewer plot holes, tougher moral dilemmas, and a more complex antagonist" (sorry to anyone offended by this opinion), and then at some point it switched to thinking about what would happen if Akifusa, Tomonori, and Shinra met and how they'd all get along, and then right around the time I started experimenting with writing the Kifu OGs (Tomo, Aki, and Shiki) in a polyamorous arrangement, this idea came back to me. So now I'm writing it, and if I end up miraculously finishing it, I'll share with you all. Warning: it is kinda ridiculous in many places. But it's a crack-esque fic, so what did you expect?

[tsukiprotranslations]

[Translation] Machine Elements - Cast Presentation: SolidS

I’ve been gone far too long for comfort LOL But, I’ve gotten more free time now since most IRL stuff I have to take care of are over~ 

Continuing with the Machine Elements lore, we have SolidS up next~ Gosh, translating these really makes us appreciate all the hard work that TsukiPro puts into their AUs, huh? Anyways, here’s the cast presentation for SolidS! Up next is QUELL and then VAZZROCK ^^

Also, thank you so much to Deea for the scans and for helping with the editing for the previous Machine Elements posts~! 

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Under the cut, enjoy~!

TAKAMURA SHIKI

My my, it’s quite noisy…”

PROFILE:

NAME: Takamura Shiki

GUILD: SolidS (※Guildmaster)

BASE: Machine City

☐ A young man who was once given the title as the youngest “Meister” and craftsman in history. Although he started his own guild as a challenge for himself, he did so under the pretense that he was refusing the invitation of the current existing guild. As a result, he was working alone for quite some time. Two years have passed and half-way through, his closest friend Rikka had joined the guild. Soon after, Tsubasa became a member as well.

☐ Since he was surrounded by fire from a young age, he has been fascinated by the element. As such, he has developed multiple tools to be able to use fire. He has however, remained indifferent to the profit, glory, fame, and some such things brought on by his developments. He sometimes even forgets to claim rewards and Tsubasa calls him a “work-a-holic idiot” from time to time.

COMMENT:

Good afternoon. I’m SolidS’ Takamura Shiki.

This time, my role is not only a “music idiot” but a “work-a-holic idiot” as well. Tsubasa laughed when he learned that my role is similar to how I usually am (bitter smile). It seems that SolidS is being targeted by a quite dangerous enemy this time and I take on the appearance of a pretty elegant gentleman… Will there be a fight happening in the second half? Please look forward to it in the theater. We’ll be waiting for you.

OKUI TSUBASA

“Shiki! You’re fi~nally back! Something really troublesome happened while you were away!”

PROFILE:

NAME: Okui Tsubasa

GUILD: SolidS

BASE: Machine City

☐ A young man who acts as SolidS’ publicity leader in place of their Guildmaster who doesn’t bother himself with fame, degree of popularity, achievements, and position. He keeps bothering Shiki with the usual “I wonder if development can be done even without money!”

☐ Though he marches to the beat of his own drum, he proves to be an unusually excellent craftsman. Being excellent in utilizing the powers of fire, he developed a new kind of technology that harnesses the power of the [Sky] that the people admire. Things like using explosions as a means to fly, and traveling a certain fixed distance in the air.

COMMENT:

Welcome to [Machine Elements]!

Are you interested in joining the SolidS guild? I’m Okui Tsubasa, the one who’s kinda like the one in charge of publicity here (laughs). ♪ This time’s costume is kinda steampunk-ish and everyone looks so cool so I think it’d be a fun play to the eyes. There are times in the story that are thrilling and some will make you want to cry but, normally, it’s a really light-hearted adventure story. Everyone’s all excited and giddy, huh? In any case, there’s a scene where I call Shiki a “work-a-holic idiot” and I think you’ll all enjoy that scene, too. ♪

SERA RIKKA

“Alright, leave it to big brother ♪”

PROFILE:

NAME: Sera Rikka

GUILD: SolidS

BASE: Machine City

☐ A young man who is childhood friends with the genius Shiki who was once given the title of youngest “Meister” and craftsman. Though, he possesses quite the skills as a craftsman himself. Contrary to his thin build, he is quite the bold person. A gap that is often mentioned.

☐ He is skilled at utilizing the element of fire and so he is often in charge of handling the parts of the tools that Shiki develops.

☐ He makes decorative ornaments similar to those of the Han people as a simple way of killing time during his free days but, it seems like they became popular to the young women in urban areas. He is also the manager of a branded store that opened half a year ago.

COMMENT:

Hello, I’m Sera Rikka! I’m Guild SolidS’ flourishing first guild member. After seeing Shiki’s attitude and indifference… Tsubasa and Dai laughed. They said that it’s just like the real us.

In this time’s performance, I feel like each of our every day personalities are reflected not only on the character but on the actors themselves. Thanks to that, I feel saved because I don’t feel like I’m acting at all (laughs).

I think the interactions really make for a real good feeling, doesn’t it? Please look forward to it!

MURASE DAI

“... Recently, it’s been getting unruly around the borders.”

PROFILE:

NAME: Murase Dai

GUILD: SolidS

BASE: Machine City

☐ In this world, he is a young genius who is very skilled in the manufacturing of medicine using the element of fire after re-purposing a tool that uses water as its foundation. He is Tsubasa’s childhood friend and they both grew up in an era where “Meisters” were abundant.

☐ When he was very young, he and his younger brother suffered from an illness whose causes were unknown. For some reason, he was the only one who recovered completely and his younger brother passed away. Since then, he has bestowed upon himself a lifelong mission to find a cure for that illness.

☐ He loves sweet things so, he visits the Commercial City of Seiryuu once a month to buy them. He looks forward to eating the latest kinds of sweets.

COMMENT:

I’m SolidS’ Murase Dai. Hello. “This time of year has come again, huh?” is what I’m feeling. To me, this joint stage has kind of become a standard.

Even if you say that we’re all from the same agency, it’s quite rare for us to actually interact like this even if we know each other by name and face so, I think that opportunities like these should be taken advantage of. First thing to do is eat ramen after rehearsals. And then, if all goes well from there, we’ll eat sweets at a cafe.

Recently, it’s been known to people I’m meeting for the first time that I love sweets so, please don’t hesitate to ask (laughs).

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[sambart93]

2018.03.19 Dance with Devils The Musical: Fermata [Part One Review!]

I have two tickets to see this play (I gotta see both endings, duh!)  and I’m seeing it for the second time on Wednesday but seriously you guys...this is definitely making my top 5 stages/musicals for the year! I HAVE to get this review/report out ASAP! And once I’ve seen it a second time, I’ll make a Part Two post which will be more coherent and more detailed perhaps? Or just has extra notes.. we’ll see. 

MAIN POINT 

THIS WAS AMAZING AND I NEED TO GET THAT OUT ASAP! 

I’m watching Patarillo today (Tuesday) between the two DWD shows but in all honesty, now I don’t give a shit about Patarillo! I just wanna watch DWD again!! Hurry up Wednesday!!!

Official Website here Official Twitter here Press Coverage 1, 2, 3, 4

CAST and CHARACTERS

Kaminaga Kousuke as Remu Takano Akira as Lindo Yamazaki Shougo as Urie Yoshioka Yu as Mage Yasukawa Junpei as Shiki Tanaka Ryuusei as Jek Naitou Daiki as Loewen Washio Noboru as Viv Kimata Hiroyuki as Grand Fukui Daisuke as Ell Kobayashi Tatsuyuki as Shida Fukushima Kaita as Kazura Kitagawa Naoya as Marius Kimotsuki Rui as Ritsuka Dancer: Imai Ryo, Tsuji Daiki, Kimura Atsuki, Osaka Sora, Ozeki Kousuke

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I had a front FUCKING row for this tonight! I had THE center seat for this! IT WAS AmAZiNG! Pretty much the best 8800 yen I’ve every spent! Excluding that one front row seat in Ki ni Mesu Mama where Tomo held my hand.

*NON-SPOILER WILL BE POSTED AFTER SECOND VIEWING but guaranteed it’s atleast a 9/10 rating.

Jumping straight into spoilers!

STORY

So the story is still the bare basics, the devils coming to the human world to find Ritsuka and the Grimore and the vampires stealing Ritsuka BUT we have Marius who watches over and narrates this story (in fact he even says the 'who will you choose? Akuma or Exocist?' which is what used to just be written on the walls via projection mapping) and hints that history and this story will forever repeat itself and he has some connection with Loewen and Jek ad is able to visually manipulate Shiki which causes the story to change somewhat; Shiki ends up taking Jek's side which ends in Shiki and Mage fighting, Shiki is also manipulated into seeing his old angel friend who he brutally killed and murdered years ago and is the reason why he's so in love with breaking things. << As you can tell, we get a LOT more Shiki this time, so much Shiki story, scenes and development this time around. Also instead of Holland we have Urie's butlers so we get more of Urie's backstory and personality, which leads to Urie being more forward to Remu about liking Ritsuka and this causes a MASSIVE fight between them RIGHT at the end of the story -- it broke my heart! 

The ending I watched for my first show was the Remu ending.

That's pretty much all the major changes, so let's get down to the structure changes.

We actually spend a LONG time doing scenes before we get to the main opening theme song! We have Urie's butlers having daydream scenes of Urie and his relationship with Remu -- they do it via an over-the-top ridiculous comedy skit. And then we have Remu and Urie talking about Remu going to the human world by himself but Urie persuades Remu to let him go too; Mage and Shiki over hear and force their way into joining too. THEN we finally get to the opening theme song.

The story between Ritsuka starting school and Ritsuka being kidnapped is essentially the same 100%; we get their solo songs, we get them trying to talk to her in the school council, we get Remu saving her when her house is burnt down, we get Lindo returning from London and the students trying to figure out who he is etc. BUT we have extra scenes of Shiki and Ritsuka in this when she sees him painting and he goes to destroy it and she tries to stop him and they have a moment. Also Jek's song this time is a crowd pleaser that you're allowed to clap along to and squeal to. AND the freaking students have a song this time around that we can clap along to and is so much fun!

As previously mentioned we also get Shiki's backstory of when he was in heaven and he had a fellow angel friend called Ell but Shiki was drawn towards destroying stuff, so much so that eventually he turned on his friend and murders him and that's why he got kicked out of heaven.

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OKAY now to me randomly flailing about everything! It's going to be VERY all over the place but as long as you know the basic story, I think you'll understand what I'm talking about:

During the scene when the students are talking about Lindo 'the new transfer student', the students reminisce about when they gave presents to Remu and it turns into a comedy skit where: The students drew the worst picture of Remu but it was during a comedy skit so Remu was fake happy about it and we had Mage behind him like 'it looks exactly like you!' and Remu replied 'STFU!' xD The drawing of Remu!!! Then Shiki came in and took the drawing and ripped it oh so slowly.

When the boys first meet Ritsuka, this time Urie was REALLY feeling up Ritsuka!! He held her and then rubbed his hand up her thigh really strongly and slowly and I was like 'OH MY!' 

When it's just Ritsuka and Shiki, and Shiki holds her close and goes pretty vampy on her with his mouth SO SO close to her neck. I love how after this scene, she goes to her brother but still has Shiki's paint brush in her hand. OHHHHH AND HOW FUCKING MUCH SHE TRIES TO PROTECT SHIKI MULTIPLE TIMES FROM EVERYONE ELSE (cos they're trying to beat him up and hurt him) AT ONE POINT!!! OMG IT WAS TOO PRECIOUS!!!

Also the scene with Shiki and the students and the knife! The students didn't know what to do with him so they tried to hold it but got scared so tried to put it in their pants but got spooked again, their reactions were amazing! Serious kudos to the students this time around! They were absolutely FABULOUS!

In fact in general, ALL the reactions and little movements we get from the rest of the characters when they're in the background and/or aren't the main focus of the scene at that point were all amazing! We got such good moments; like the students (above) and we had things like Mage and Shiki holding hands at one point, and we had Shiki smiling so evilly when things weren't going well for Remu, 

AND!! Marius in general - he's never really the center stage, he's always in his little bubble up on the top left so he is constantly giving the best and most interesting reactions and Naoya does this thing of evilly licking his lips multiple times and I enjoyed it a BIT too much xD But, Naoya is ridiculously thin. You could see all the muscles in his legs and arms (like even the muscles between his wrist and elbow) and his elbows have like THREE points because he's just so thin. I swear he's currently medically anorexic which hurts my heart! I hope he puts weight on soon.

And just... ALL the little things were amazing.

I feel like this time around is SO MUCH DARKER. Especialy towards the end when we have Shiki and Jek pairing up, we also have Shiki almost killing Ritsuka at one point, we also have (I think it was in the anime though) Jek slitting Ritsuka's wrists, we have Shiki and Ell fighting, Shiki and Mage, Remu and Urie fighting. Especially the DAMN ending where it looks like Ritsuka and Remu are about to walk off and Urie is like 'fight me here RIGHT now. I'm not letting you have Ritsuka' and they beat the crap out of each other... goddammit. 

Which also leads to my next point; I CRIED LIKE A BITCH! Seeing Shiki and Mage and then the twist with Remu and Urie, I was in STREAMS of tears! I was an absolute wreck! I also burst out into tears when they did the slow version of the theme song ♡ It's so good!

Personally I feel that ALL the crap they added and change and stuff was just PERFECTION!

Ohh! We also had new songs from Lindo, Jek, the Students and I think one more. I liked all the new songs! And I really liked Lindo's new song and he dances with Ritsuka in it which is so cute! Also he sang this song during the live but it was with Loewen and seeing them do the dance together was ADORABLE! During Lindo and Loewen's duet and Loewen was all curled up and barking and it was adorable! AND during the students' song Lindo was so bullied by them because they didn't know it was him and he tried to join in with their dancing and stuff and they just pushed him out xD

OOHHH BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU!!!!!! YOSHIOKA AND JP ACCIDENTALLY KISSED AT ONE POINT!!! AND YOSHIOKA COULDN'T GET BACK INTO CHARACTER COS HE WAS SHOCKED AND THE AUDIENCE WERE SQUEALING. JP managed to keep his cool and Yoshioka was taken completely off balance xD It happened just after Mage's solo and Shiki walks in after Ritsuka has run away from Mage.

The new Urie is so damn PRETTY!! He’s the best singer for Urie they’ve had I think. And he reminded me of Ino Hiroki a tad. While I am still Kamisato bias for Urie, this guy did a damn good job and I wouldn't mind him staying as Urie from now on. 

They kept Ritsuka as a male ballet dancer and he did a really good job! He was cute too (not Miura Hiroki cute but cute enough) He was a bit taller than what we've had before - so I kinda giggled when the rest of the boys got close to 'her' because I think she was taller than most of them xD And because he's over 20 (the dancer) this time, it explained why Urie, Shiki and such got a lot more touchy feely with Ritsuka this time around. I feel like they also they weren't as bothered this time about hiding Ritsuka's face because (I assume) they know the audience likes that it's a guy playing Ritsuka and we all want to know what he looks like and such. BUT it could just be because I was right at the front so the lighting and stuff didn't hide any of her face from me? We'll see.

It was either Remu and Urie or Mage and Shiki but either Urie/Shiki smiled and starred at the other for a long time and I was getting just such BL feels.... It was Shiki and Mage! I remembered now! Shiki was just starring down Mage and I was getting a little...hot.

I am so thankful that the production and director listened to us fans this time and gave us so much more Shiki ♡ it was the best!

Also it did not feel like 2 and a half hours which proves it was a damn good play! If something is so enjoyable that you don't feel it, you know they did good.

I feel like Kaminaga is SUCH an UNDERATED actor and I too always underrated him; like I LOVE whatever the hell I see him in but the rest of the time, I just forget about him! But he's such a good Remu!!!!!!!! He's so great!!!! He needs more love!!!

The girls behind me were like ‘woah this is our fifth time! But we haven’t been THIS close (second row) yet! Now I’m super nervous’ xD

ANNND! Can we discuss AKIRA’S THIGHS?!?!?! Can we just?! Because they are SO NICE! They fit his jeans so TIGHTLY! They looked great!!!

Seriously, the ending fucked me up when Urie started turning on Remu!!! Holy crap! And it sounded like the actor really smacked his leg on the floor so I think his hobbling was real for a good few minutes.

OMG and just before Jek's solo, Ryuusei came trampsing on stage like 'Today's magic word it Maji Manji!' and then he went on talking about something like being a high school girl xD I wouldn't put it past him.

I LOVE how Urie's butler Viv and his guard Grand dressed up in school uniforms and had these cute buns and hairstyles for their cover.

During the live Urie gave his rose to Mage and he was like 'what do I want this for?!' and then Shiki ran after him and was like 'give it to me!' but Mage refused and offered to a girl in the front row instead xD Seriously, JP and Yoshioka are such good friends and it just SHINES through whenever I watch DWD. 

There's a moment where Urie is constantly whipping and Mage is constantly punching Shiki.... Urie with a whip is not good o_O but really it is xD

I really really liked the new set! Center back we had this steampunk like bell and we had cogs around the rest of the stage and in the center we had an arrangement of steps around in a circle and the circle platform would spin around. I really liked it!

OHHH! Remu's Sauron eye of a father made several appearances. AND I spend the first few minutes of the stage laughing at Remu because I remembered just HOW MUCH I hate his shoes.

Also after the fight scene, I could hear Urie's actor ripping the velcro straps off his costume the MOMENT he stepped off stage xD It was pretty loud actually, especially because it was a non-music quiet scene on stage.

ALSO I swear to god one of the music tracks is very similar to LoTR music! I heard it and I was like 'where are my elves at?!' it sounds so familiar! 

In general, all the DWD music is great! I don't think I have a song or soundtrack number I don't like...

Final note: I will fight ANYONE who’s all for Ritsuka/Lindo instead of Ritsuka/Remu!!! << But watched me watch the other ending on Wednesday and I fall for Lindo/Ritsuka xD

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OH! After the show, there were kankeishas in front of me when I was walking out;

Guy: so this is a series? What number are we at? Girl: this was the second one

It took ALL my energy not to butt in and correct her. It is the THIRD one ACTUALLY!

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GOODS

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And I’m done! Now to go and see Patarillo now... but I just want tomorrow already!

[drink-n-watch]

  Genre : Supernatural thriller, suspense, action, drama

Movie: 46 minutes

Studio: Ufotable

  Imagine that you had to share your consciousness with someone else. Another personality. A volatile and violent entity always on the edges of your consciousness. And now imagine that that someone else was your best friend. That they truly cared about you, maybe even loved you. What would you do if you woke up one day and they were suddenly gone? This is the situation Shiki finds herself in. After 2 years in a coma, she now wakes up in a world very different from the one she left behind. SHIKI is no longer there and in his place are nightmarish visions that plague Shiki’s every waking moment. For the very first time Shiki is the only one in her own mind and in complete control over her thoughts and life. And for the very first time, she is truly alone.

The fourth movie in the Garden of Sinners’ ongoing saga is called The Hollow Shrine. A disappointingly short title for my purposes but very pretty. And very fitting. I have a feeling this movie may have marked a turning point in the story, if so, the title seems particularly well suited, as I would say it’s a great way to describe the movies thus far.

good titles make me happy

I am currently watching ufotable’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba with Crow. It’s a fun series that really displays the studio’s flair for visuals and stunning animation. This is obviously a team that’s very skilled but also unafraid to try some things.

If you’ve been following along with my The Garden of Sinners reviews, you know that I started off flabbergasted by the production’s extensive and  diverse use of visual and atmospheric storytelling. For better or worse, as the movies have progressed, this has been traded in for higher if more traditional production values.

I can no longer see layers of symbolism in each image. Colors don’t jump at you cryptically trying to tell you something. I didn’t even really notice the sound design at all. There is some obvious and heavy handed hallucination imagery and long lingering shots but it lacks the subtlety and sheer breadth of previous titles.

so the blue is to show that something weird is happening…

However, the movie once again is noticeably prettier. Designs are crisp and slight details have been added. Most scenes look like they could be used for promotional material without any extra editing. Movement is faster and even more fluid. Any awkwardness in proportions in action has been smoothed out. You can see my header gif for an example of a standard scene.

The voice actors remain the same and their performances haven’t changed much but they seem to have gotten to know each other better and the chemistry is definitely improved. It may have helped that Touko is much more present this time and she is a welcomed foil to the other two much more stoic characters. It makes the interactions between then that much more interesting with a different personality in the mix.

Touko makes everything better

The Garden of Sinners 4 : The Hollow Shrine, is a difficult movie for me to review. As a standalone feature, I wouldn’t call it very good, because it’s not. A standalone that is. The story seems to pick up where the second movie ended. In 1996 Shiki spared Kokutou and turned her violence inwards instead. Ever faithful, Kokutou rushed her to the hospital where Shiki was barely saved and left in a coma. After visiting her regularly for two years, even seeking out a Magus’ (Touko) input to help and understand Shiki, Kokutou learns that she’s finally woken up. But this isn’t the girl he once knew, she’s somehow…empty. (or Hollow…you get it)

This time around, the story does even less than usual to establish its lore and characters, as such I’m not really sure how well someone that is not already familiar with the franchise could follow the story. Moreover, as The Hollow Shrine is mostly concerned with finally fleshing out Shiki’s character a bit, it’s possibly the slowest and most introspective movie yet. Even if you understand everything, without having formed a previous connection with the cast, I’m not sure you would care about what’s happening. Most of it is Shiki just lying around.

exciting!

So let us instead consider it as what it really is, a denouement of a larger ongoing plot. If you approach it from the point of view of someone who has seen the previous movies, then it becomes much more interesting.

Like I just said, The Garden of Sinners 4 : The Hollow Shrine is essentially a character building and origin story for Shiki. There are no elaborate serial murder mysteries to solve, no strange disappearances in the background. Instead the bulk of the action such as it is, is centered on Shiki’s little hospital room, and her sparse visitors. But that doesn’t mean we get to know her all that much better. I still couldn’t tell you what her favorite food is, what pet she had as a kid or what type of music she likes. I can’t even tell you *if* she likes music. I still know nothing about her family and the movie pretty much tells us the mystery of the prequel will remain unsolved.

I do not know Shiki at all, but I kind of *get* her now.

wait, hear me out

The Garden if Sinners movies always had this tendency for vague and introspective story telling. You don’t understand what’s going on as much as you feel it. And this one was no different. Small movements, quiet moments and terse snippets of conversations slowly pile up to reveal a picture of a lonely conflicted girl. Powerful yet aimless. Uncertain whether the weight of existence is worth it on an almost purely practical level. I don’t know Shiki but I recognize her. The picture is still far from complete, and that’s okay.

Once again the running themes of existential angst and the nature of personal identity are tackled, even more head on but with a measured hand and less drama than I’ve come to expect. Make no mistake though, The Garden of Sinners 4 The Hollow Shrine is still far from a comedy!

depends on your sense of humour, I guess

In a way, the movie really started in the closing tag. We see all the lonely special girls from previous movies, and a few new faces, seemingly being recruited by a second Magus named Souren Araya, but for what purpose, remains unknown. It’s an exciting set up that really makes me look forward to the next movie but it made The Hollow Shrine seem like a somewhat dour preamble rather than a story in its own right.

Long story short: The Garden of Sinners 4 The Hollow Shrine is a decent entry in the series and you should watch it (after the second movie) if you plan on watching the entire franchise. As n individual movie it lacks both a beginning and an end, and doesn’t have enough buildup to support its own story.

Random thoughts, using a lit cigarette as a magic wand is awesome. you even have hat glowing tip. And it looks surprisingly less ridiculous. People should use that more!

it was cooler in the movie

Favorite character: Touko

What this anime taught me: SHIKI was a he? Not that it matters much but it was an interesting touch. Also, the Japanese version of singing in the rain has a drastically different melody.

Everyone has a hidden talent even they don’t know about..until someone pours tequila

Suggested drink: a Magus (not ancient)

Every time anyone says Rougi – take a sip

Every time Shiki sees “things” – take a swig

Every time Touko is being rather unhelpful – raise your glass

Every time it’s raining – get some water

Every time Tuko smokes – take a deep breath

Every time Kokutou visits the hospital – take a sip

Every time someone mentions SHIKI – take a sip

Every time we see flowers – take a sip

Every time it’s sunny – finish your drink

I’m sorry Kokutou, I didn’t put any pics of you

As usual you can find a few more screencaps here if you are interested.

    The Garden of Sinners 4: The Hollow Shrine Genre : Supernatural thriller, suspense, action, drama Movie: 46 minutes Studio: Ufotable Imagine that you had to share your consciousness with someone else.