Thread: Shiki (TV).

I like it so far. Not as creepy as I've heard it would be but not Mary Poppins either. I usually don't like bratty characters as they tend to be shallow; as in characters with no depth and not shallow-minded characters. I sort of understand Megumi though. After all she is a teenager (16?) frustrated by her surroundings and she has nobody to share her interests with - I presume. I think the show did give me an understanding of why and not just because she is. Or maybe I just decided early on that I would give her a chance to develop before writing her of as an a-hole.

On the whole Megumi being a reoccurring character- (major spoilers abound) [spoiler] honestly she doesn't really show up that much (so far) from what I've read, but she's still milling around, being all vampire-y.[/spoiler]

Love the adaptation so far, I'm worried that it might drag on too long and make people loose interest, which would be unfortunate because it's a pretty decent horror storyline.

Well the first thought while watching was "well who ever did these designs must have taken some notes from Clamp, it looks like these guys never eat"

Also the hair colors, did someone just randomly go though a bin of highlighters? I mean I know it's anime and all but ....

So far I'm pretty disappointed, it was a slow start, barely no explanation to why they did all the time changing, and all that stuff. Ya I know it's a first episode but it really did some off as dull and boring for me.

So far seems quite interesting. Certainly not afraid to show the more disgusting parts. Not a fan of the character designs (I haven't seen these vertical irises used in a long time).
When the liquor store owner appeared, I've had this sudden urge to go OYAKATA-SAMA!!! :P
As to other characters, we've got a "cool doctor" (smokes included), "cool monk", clueless gothic lolita and friend. All look pretty standard, though I would hardly expect extraordinary developments from episode 1, but I'm hardly impressed, even though it does have some suspense.
Also, let me get this straight. They call a village-wide search because their daughter isn't home after nine o'clock? Eh.

I agree with you hockey stick with respect to being given insight into Megumi's snotty attitude. Her yearning to break free of her provincial surroundings for the excitement of big city life doesn't excuse her bad behaviour towards Friendly Girl or the others, but it gives us a basis of understanding. Also, she prised some pathos out of me with her habit of dressing up in (what she considers) the height of fashion even though there is no place to go - plus, her shyness around Big City Boy kind of humanized her a bit.

Wasn't really impressed with the first episode. Found Megumi a little annoying, but I also sort of understood her situation and felt she was kind of in her right to be annoyed/bratty to some extent. Didn't really get a feel for the atmosphere though which is probably what hurt it the most for me.

An interesting first episode. It is a shame I read the synposis and found out vampires were involved, that sounds like a spoiler to me, I enjoy series where no clue is given to who the culprits could be.

I like the character designs but more specifically Megumi's dress sense. I am a fan of Gothic Lolita (or gothic anything) fashion. I look forward to what type of horror this show will visualise for us, will it attempt to throw us a curveball rather than state "twas solely the vampires doing"? I hope so.

Like this show - even Megumi's character. I love cute brats. Based on just this first eppie I can already tell it will be more When They Cry awesome than Ookamikakushi suckfest.

I like it so far. Not as creepy as I've heard it would be but not Mary Poppins either. I usually don't like bratty characters as they tend to be shallow; as in characters with no depth and not shallow-minded characters. I sort of understand Megumi though. After all she is a teenager (16?) frustrated by her surroundings and she has nobody to share her interests with - I presume. I think the show did give me an understanding of why and not just because she is. Or maybe I just decided early on that I would give her a chance to develop before writing her of as an a-hole.

Originally Posted by hockey stick

Or maybe I just decided early on that I would give her a chance to develop before writing her of as an a-hole.

Hey, I'm totally willing to give her a chance; this is just my first impressions of her in the first episode. If that's what the writer's were going for, then good. I'm predicting she will have a character arc considering that she appears in the OP sequence.