11-17-2023, 07:40 PM
E5 was brilliant. What a payout after last eps cliffhanger. A tight bit of writing along with some tasty ultravi and major revelations on Mizu’s backstory.
My only issue was the bunraku. This show has had a keen eye for showing Japanese culture and they somewhat missed with the bunraku, although I gotta give it props for even depicting bunraku. Bunraku tales can be bloody, but I’ve never seen the blood ribbons as depicted here. I’ve seen where the head of the puppet splits open to reveal a bloody gash inside the face, where only the eyes remain. Mind you, I’ve never seen bunraku live, so maybe it does spew blood ribbons. A side note here - bunraku is generally believed to be the origin of ninja uniforms. Puppeteers wore that sort of garb when manipulating the puppets. Only the bunraku master was visible. Ninjas dressed like everyone else. There’s an early u-kiyo that depicts a ninja in bunraku garb - I want to say that was 18th century but don’t quote me -and that set the model for modern ninja garb.
My only issue was the bunraku. This show has had a keen eye for showing Japanese culture and they somewhat missed with the bunraku, although I gotta give it props for even depicting bunraku. Bunraku tales can be bloody, but I’ve never seen the blood ribbons as depicted here. I’ve seen where the head of the puppet splits open to reveal a bloody gash inside the face, where only the eyes remain. Mind you, I’ve never seen bunraku live, so maybe it does spew blood ribbons. A side note here - bunraku is generally believed to be the origin of ninja uniforms. Puppeteers wore that sort of garb when manipulating the puppets. Only the bunraku master was visible. Ninjas dressed like everyone else. There’s an early u-kiyo that depicts a ninja in bunraku garb - I want to say that was 18th century but don’t quote me -and that set the model for modern ninja garb.
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