I’ll stick around for a little longer and see how it goes. Maybe the wall of horse manure will come crumbling down on us later or something. :p

I’m actually of the opinion that it’s going to get worse. Right now it still has a sense of mystery. Once those are revealed it’s really not going to have anything going for it.

Maybe that’s one of the reasons why he doesn’t want her to change.

Interesting thought… Maybe Selty is the only interesting part of his life. I guess he could be so afraid of losing it that he’s lost his curiosity for what will happen after she finds her head. I just wish he would step up and hope that he would still be good enough after getting her memories back (instead of keeping her a prisoner without her head). I actually wouldn’t be surprised if the plot twist was related to Shinya being responsible for hiding Selty’s head. That would be something I could see him doing (for noble delusions).

Either that or you sat through the whole thing petrified but happy

Yes, and to add to that statement -> petrified, disturbed and happy. ^^

In that case how is Ookami going for you?

Currently the show is kinda blaaaaah for me. In all honesty, it’s Higurashi stripped bare to the bones and it just can’t function well by itself. The horror factor is so tame it feels *numb*. Maybe because Isuzu’s annoyance is too overwhelming and now I’m starting to find Hiroshi annoying. Dull + a dude magnet lolwut. I’ll stick around for a little longer and see how it goes. Maybe the wall of horse manure will come crumbling down on us later or something. :p

From Baccano I kind of got the feeling that characters were all pretty straight forward and what we saw was what we got. That’s why I’m a little bit on the fence

Hmm… It makes sense when you reference Baccano. After scrutinizing Shinra a bit, I now find it strangely impossible for him to experience a drastic change in his personality. If we take him at face value, he seems the type who isn’t easily fazed by his surroundings and the interactions he has with others unlike say, Rio. He may change over time, perhaps depending on how his relationship with Selty goes since everything else he does almost looks routine. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why he doesn’t want her to change.

I personally find psycho lolis more terrifying than Hannibal Lecter. ^^;;;

I take it Higurashi didn’t go well for you then: Either that or you sat through the whole thing petrified but happy. In that case how is Ookami going for you?

As for the Izaya/Shinya bit. I’m not really sure what to expect. From Baccano I kind of got the feeling that characters were all pretty straight forward and what we saw was what we got. That’s why I’m a little bit on the fence. I think they want to portray Shinra who does bad things for questionable reasons, but really isn’t that bad of a guy. Shinra really feels like a “nice guy” to me in the way they’re trying to portray him. I hope that’s not the case because I would love to see him Higurashi all over the place by the end of the season.

I think it would be interesting if Shinra turned out to be one of the major villains and Izaya turned out to be some kind of hero. Maybe we’ll get lucky

That’s an intriguing twist but who knows, it may actually seem likely. When I see and compare them, I strangely find that Izaya (when you meet him face-to-face) is more honest albeit in a malicious way. He doesn’t hide most of his motives and pretty much shows his nature in the open. Shinra on the other hand looks like a nice guy but his honesty could be the kind which harbors ulterior motives that feel more sinister than Izaya’s. It’s kind of similar to the classic comparison of psycho killers disguised in the form of Hannibal Lecter or a loli. I personally find psycho lolis more terrifying than Hannibal Lecter. ^^;;;