Oh.. my.. GOSH... Could the animation have BEEN more ackward in this episode? I think not... Ironically, Seishirou, who we've all been saying was drawn really weird, was the only one who looked GOOD in the episode... Syao Syao was about 50/50, but Fai, Kuro, Moko, and Sakura just looked BAD. Especially Fai.... And the Fai vs. Seishirou scene... Didn't really deliver... They were standing still not even talking have the time, it was like the battle of the theme songs or something.. (Sei's would play, then Fai's, then Sei's, and so on...) But that part where Fai grabbed the darts of the board was pretty sweet... But when the oni finally got him, we just saw his legs dangling... from the oni... That was weird.. And it made me laugh instead of cry.... However, Mokona's crying almost made me cry, but everyone looked so darn funny I was too busy laughing to be upset! XD
Kurogane seemed to have about three lines in this episode... And when Moko told him about Fai... There was a... lack of emotion... *vein vein* Making all the Kuro Fai fans.. VERY homicidal... *twitch twitch* Then, when Syao Syao was killed by Sei, that was all dramatic and beautifully animated unlike Fai's dangling legs! What the heck was up with that? It was sad that Sakura had to see him go, but she was so choppily animated, that again, I ended up laughing... And she hugged him as basically a floating head... That was funny... It just was... But still very sweet, so I say 10/10 on the S + S in this episode! ^_^ Now, for KuroFai.. not so much... *sweatdrop*
I can't really rate this episode, because some parts were really good, and some were really bad... Ex: Fai's death scene= BAAAD Syao Syao's death scene= AMAZING!!! O.o
So, you're probably thinking: "Yuki, if you hated this episode so much, why did you fangirl squeal so loud that the sun exploded when you watched it?"
Well, that's a good question, my fellow forum-poster! Fai did the next episode thingy. O.o Yes, it's true, he did. So if it's dark where you live thanks to the lack of sun, now you know why. ^_^
Anyway, here's a flashlight. *hands you flashlight*