Ghosts, Demons and...Omiyage??

[dvampyrlestat]

I knew there was something I missed doing.

Pimping! Lolz

Hardsubs of Maou Ep08 and Maou Ep09. Oh wow. Two eps more (I am assuming there'll be 11 eps since the preview did not seem to show the end.)

Remember where Naoto and his cohorts were molested by female comedians? Aherm. Akashiya San-Channel featuring Maou.

I'm kinda pissed, but I don't want to. Remember that quarterly maintenance of my comp? Well, the guy was new, and when he returned it, my iTunes Library was deleted. Shoot. I wanted to shoot someone. But what good would that do, right? So Imma labor to rebuild it. I have the files on back-up but fixing everything just takes aages.....!

Anyway. Drama talk. Be warned. IMAGE-HEAVY!

Code Blue Ep 7 and 8

So, the previous ep made me cry. And I credited Yamapi (partly for it). I'm glad this arc was not wrapped up so quickly. Be realistic. If it was resolved so quickly (Grandma getting better and remembering her grandson, won't that be too...good to be true? Stories like these are better off not turning into fairy tales.)

But I think they are prolonging this arc just to give some humanity to the character of Aizawa. Considering what he so mechanically does at the end of Episode 8 (won't spoil you, but this is too Doctor Burke of Grey's, sans the permission from the doc himself), the writers probably thought to give some soft side to Aizawa whenever he comes a few feet from Obaachan.

I  am not complaining. As much as I appreciate off-beat characters, I still want to feel a bit sympathetic towards characters. Even villains.





This little girl is soo good! She practically waltzed around YamaPi in their scenes. XDD







 
Maou Ep09

Souda's done. Next!

But I gotta say, this has to qualify as the perfect murder on Tomoo's part, the most masterfully executed execution, so to speak. Noriyoshi practically did all the work for him. And the timing is pitch-perfect, because just when Naoto discovers who he really was and is ready to pin Souda's death on him, he'd get the blow of his life by discovering the web of deceit woven around his best friend and sister-in-law and (soon-to-be-discovered) brother.



This cunning was not something one would expect from a weakling character as Noriyoshi. I love character turnarounds. And Eisaku should totally rethink his judgement of his trophy son. There's more smarts in Noriyoshi, although I am sure it won't work against Tomoo's best-laid plans.



He didn't openly admit it, did he. He was so toying with Naoto. XDD




I liked how the confrontation scene was done in some sort of a tunnel. Both were enclosed, no way out except to go back the way they came from, or go out of bounds and cross that invisible line to the other side.

Poor Kasai. I'd sympathize with him, but he was too gullible. I'd say Souda was the brainiest of the four, but he just got greedy. (Just like Ikehata).  As for Yousuke...he just never had the chance. :)

I love these antagonistic encounters. No need for dialogue. These two despise each other.







And what did I say about Noriyoshi's smarts being a momentary thing? Cuz it won't last. This look tells it all.




Tell me, Naoto. Did you honestly think that the man whom you believe is responsible for the deaths of four people while manipulating others soften up just cause YOU GOT DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND BEGGED HIM!?

In this scene I was almost waiting for Tomoo to go "Can you handle the truth?!" and the theme song would play on cue. *harhar*



And I couldn't NOT talk about Shiori. She's that last shred tying Tomoo to his humanity. Only she can pull him back, if she'd push harder and if he'd soften a little. Which he still isn't. It's just too bad for her that he's already used to wallowing in self-pity to actually forget about searching for his own happiness.




Tomoo goes inside his 'comfort zone', in the darkness. Outside, on the other side of the door, where the light is, Shiori stands. He only need to open the door and go to her. But he won't. He won't be stopped anymore.

Ahh...this is so not gonna end well.



...I can't believe this'll be over in a couple of weeks. I hope Ohno gets a new drama yet again. I'm not worried about Toma coz he's a drama casting director favorite. Ohno did a masterful job on this, he deserves more roles. :)

Himitsu no Arashi-chan

I want Sho shuddering, screaming in terror, his eyes bulging out of their sockets with fear, and being generally chipmunk-y adorkable.

Stick with the pairing. JunToshi. AibaNino. And let Sho go on in ALONE.

OH. This was such a difficult episode to cap, because it was mostly in the dark. *sigh*

So basically, the four are to enter the 20-year abandoned building in pairs, but not before some prepping, by an expert on ghost stories. And who else would react the most while the ghost stories are flying?

Yes. Jun.



Nino clearly isn't pleased he's paired with Aiba. I forgot from which show Nino mentioned about panicking because AIBA makes him panic. Was that AnS? Anyways.



They proceed, and what do you know. A pebble brings Aiba to his knees. And the challenge hasn't even started yet!

So they go in.

Nino: Let's go!
Aiba: (You) Go!
XDDD



So the first hurdle was the 'dead guy' on the stairwell, and the two basically tiptoe past him.



In the next corridor, the door suddenly slams shut and...FIRST JUMP. Lolz. Notice how Aiba puts a hand over his mouth to stop himself from screaming. *chortles*

And! They get a call from their AD, about a camera stashed somewhere in the corridor, which they're supposed to use to take pictures of each other in the next room. (That ringtone of a baby crying was so creepy....)

Nino's picture is taken first. He gingerly sits on the chair.

Aiba: From what angle (should I take the picture)?
Nino: Whatever. Just hurry!!!



When it was Aiba's turn, the chair...dropped. Major screaming. LOLZ.

ohgodicouldnot stopmyselffromlaughingbecauseaterrifiedbakaismorethanicantake!



The moving stretchers wigged me out. But Aiba-with-his-hand-on-his-mouth was such a precious sight to see.



The zombie chase up the stairs. Did Nino just take THREE STEPS AT ONE TIME?! His legs weren't that long, were they!



The hands through the walls? I'd be scared shitless myself. :) You're forgiven, Aiba-chan.

NEXT! JunToshi. With hands held.

They simply walked past dead guy. *snickers*



At the 'photoshoot', they didn't have to think about angles and stuff. They actually posed. With peace signs! *slaps forehead*



And when it was little-hot-leader's turn, it was...nothing.




Sasuga, Riida!!!

And 'in yer face, AIBA!"



The hands through walls!!! Did you see what little-hot-leader do?!

HE TOOK PICTURES OF THE WALL!!!!

And the capper:



She just WON'T lose the tiara, woould she!? XDD I think this wasn't fair on Nino-Aiba, cuz Jun wasn't scared by this particular ghost, esp when she went "MAou~" on little-hot-leader.

And the verdict!!! The most coward of them, (and gets to pay for all Sho's omiyage!) Mr. Stingy himself, NINO!






Close, Aiba. Real close.

But if it makes you feel any better, Nino. You only lost because Sho wasn't around.

...gawd. I missed doing this....
 

AND!

I just gotta put this out there, too.

STORMY team sub is looking forJapanese-English translators and spot translators!!

Interested? You must:
- be not just Arashi fans, but HUGE Arashi fans. We want you to love and enjoy what you are doing!
- be proficient enough in the Japanese language.
- have decent English skills.
- be a team player. A certain level of commitment will be asked of you when you work on certain projects.

What we sub is mainly up to our translators - what they want to translate. 

If you're interested, drop us a note at aibakaland(a)gmail.com with subject 'STORMY team sub / translator'.

 
Yay! I gotta sleep now. My migraine's here. *rolls eyes*

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Or Sho, going in SOLO.
He'd die screaming. :)