If someone asked me how I would describe the anime
Shiki in one word I'm going to say -
mad. I am not writing this post to discredit, criticize nor say bad things about
Shiki. I would just like to share about what I feel and think regarding this vampire anime.
First of all, I decided to watch this anime because I really need to watch a complete anime. I saw good reviews about Shiki and it was still somehow new so I chose it. And also because I would want to try a horror anime. Everyone was also saying that for a vampire anime, it was quite good since Shiki portrayed vampires the way they should be - undead, bloodsuckers who will die under the sun and not sparkle. They are also merciless here and wouldn't care to kill their human prey for their survival.
I don't have any problem with the plot or the main story. Although I'm not so fond of the art because of some hairstyles, I still find the characters' appearance somehow adorable. My problem is how the people decided to solve their problem. For heaven's sake, it all started with the doctor. The episode when he made his wife as his test subject really left my mouth hanging open. I've watched some gory and violent anime but this is the first time I've seen something as heartless as that. Ozaki-sensei had gone mad. Even though she became a vampire, she was his wife and apparently, she could feel pain. But he just ignored everything and mercilessly sliced and staked her to death! And since it was the only way that they could think of, the whole town decided to kill every shiki by staking them on the chest to sever the circulation. The following episodes were really disturbing for me. And I thought I could stand some blood. And then I realized that it wasn't really the blood that disturbed me. It was the way they killed their former neighbors and friends. I don't know why some people consider Shiki as their favorite anime. I'm not saying it's bad or something like that. I just couldn't understand how they were able to see an anime with too much brutal killing as great. I know it was just an anime, but still... Maybe I was taking this too seriously. But Shiki really disturbed me. I don't care if they were killing vampires. I know they should be but still, the manner was too much. I actually hated the villagers when I saw Tohru and Ritsuko. I actually don't want them to die. Just thinking that they were also staked to death made me want to cry.
Despite the disturbing scenes, two episodes struck me. Actually they were the two special episodes numbered as 20.5 and 21.5. After seeing those episodes I realized that I couldn't dislike everything about Shiki. I pitied Nao for what happened to her. She just wanted a whole family, but because of her selfishness, in the end she was left alone. I was also moved by Hasegawa's actions. Instead of letting the shikis suffer more under the sun, he stabbed them to kill them immediately. And then I got angry with Motoko and the other villagers who killed Kanami's mother. I don't know but I felt sympathy for Kanami and her mother.
I know I am over-reacting for an anime... My imagination is just too much. Anyway, just let me be... I am just sharing my own sentiments. XD
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