Kemono no Sou-ja Erin – Episode 5

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One of the many things I enjoy about this anime is how well slight changes in the expression of the characters convey their feelings.

Very cute scene 🙂

Mother: “That’s to give the riders control over the Toudas.”

“The more you understand about Toudas, the more pain you’ll suffer in the future.”

That’s an interesting way to interact with the animals. Usually, if you face an unfriendly dog for instance, it is best NOT to look it directly into the eye because this can be interpreted as a challenge with respective consequences.

“The Toudas may look scary, but they are actually creatures with deep feelings.”

It is nice that the writers explain the current situation in the beginning and the ending of the episode to a younger audience.

Since I watched this episode after Tale of Genji, the differences in direction were especially striking: the repetitive and predictable exposition of Dezaki contrasted by creative variety of Hamana.

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