June 13, 2005
Speed Grapher Episode 10 - Suitengu Comes
Why does the damn OP have to SPOIL EVERYTHING ABOUT THE COMING EPISODE! Gah, this is why I wish there was a proper opening sequence for Speed Grapher. Anyway, moving on...
While Ginza and Tsujidou continue to try and track down Saiga and Kagura, they make their way to an abandoned genetics research facility where Kagura digs up more information on the enigmatic Kazuki Odaware. However, Suitengu also manages to track them down, and Saiga confronts him to stall for time while Kagura escapes. What Suitengu reveals is a spoiler, so into the extended entry we go...
Suitengu reveals that he has already died once and been revived as a biological weapon created by the Tennouzu Group's labs. The Euphoria factor is some kind of viral transmission that Kagura facilitates, and Suitengu offers Saiga cash and a cure if he hands over Kagura - unsurprisingly, he refuses. Then Suitengu, using his own blood, transforms into some kind of blood-winged angel and almost kills Saiga, who escapes by blowing a hole through the floor and collapsing onto Ginza's car - she picks him up to take him back, leaving Kagura alone to be recaptured.
If it wasn't for the STUPID BLOODY OPENING SEQUENCE I would have been niftily surprised by Suitengu's angelic powers. As it was, I did look forward to seeing them and as a whole this episode was nicely animated and exectured in general, but the surprise was totally negated by the opening; I guess I shouldn't watch it but I like listening to Girls on Film, so...
it's annoying that the opening sequence does this. I was sort of hoping as the series went on they would stop showing huge spoilers... but oh well. If it wasn't for Girls on Film - that song is evil ^^ LOL
Posted by: newt at June 14, 2005 01:42 AMI'm excited to see just what will happen after Kagura's recaptured. And here's a hint during the OP: close your eyes and listen to the great song.
Posted by: wao at June 14, 2005 05:15 AMlucky I always skip over the OP, so I wasn't spoiled like you BluWacky ;)
Man, can't wait for next ep to see what happens to Kagura and co.
Posted by: moyism at June 14, 2005 05:22 AMI've just found out that the original music video for Girls on Film by Duran Duran is available on your favourite network (no not BT). It's pretty ecchi for a video clip from the 1980s but it's tagged "uncensored" so it might not have been shown on TV. I wonder whether this clip influenced this series because it fits very well, at least the first two episodes.
Besides, I often wondered why this style - colored and heavily dressed hair as in the video clip - is still(?) or currently so popular in Japan. It always looks so 1980ish that I'm not sure whether they're a decade behind in pop culture, whether they're just in a different segment of the retro circle or if the diversity is simpler greater over there. Many people would associate Japan with techno-like or electronic music whereas progressive rock and punk seems to be far more popular there.
Posted by: Chris at June 15, 2005 08:06 PM