Hakuouki Shinsengumi Kitan episode 7-8

This show is about HISTORY people! Not eye candy. DUH!

Slowly but surely I am catching up with this series. Chizuru is pretty annoying but I find the rest of the cast interesting enough. I will focus on the others and pretend that Chizuru really isn’t there. XD Which is kinda hard since she is always getting into trouble and whining about her father. But Chizuru is the weakest part of this series and since she is the main character I can see why that turns some people off from viewing this anime.

But I am too invested to give up at this point. I want to know more about the oni and the group of handsome men and if one of them will finally lose his mind and turn into a monster (I kinda want him to…). I am not sure how the series will get wrapped up in 4 tiny episodes but we will see. But for now onto shirtless men and the girl that lives with them.

This post is brought to you by laundry. Laundry. The stuff that piles up without you knowing and can quickly render you with nothing to wear.


Just a disclaimer. I am going to start using the names that are used in the subs. I tried using their first names because they were easier for me. However I just keep getting confused trying to remember 2 different names so meh. I predict I shall be more confused by the end of this blog post. Sorry for the confusion.

Personally I would shoot my enemy but that's just me.

Episode 7 Summary: Chizuru is still being attack by Chikage and his two special friends. Instead of defending herself Harada, Hijikata, and Saito come to rescue her WOOHOO! Amagiri and Chikage don’t seem very interesting in fighting but Shiranui wants to tear some people up. Before things can get too interesting Chikage tells the group to leave, but not before warning the Shinsengumi that Chizuru doesn’t belong with them. When questioned Chizuru lies and says she doesn’t know what Chikage was talking about. Back at headquarters Chizuru is busy feeling sorry for herself. She is interrupted when she sees Okita coughing up blood. Not so yay. The next day while out on patrol Chizuru decides to be big and bad and save a girl. But then she remembers she sucks so Saito has to come and rescue both the girls. The girl (Osen) seems really eager to be Chizuru’s friend which probably means she is a bad guy. But Chizuru promises to keep in touch with said girl. Back at headquarters there is a doctor giving the boys physicals. Which means the boys need to walk around without their shirts and flex their sexy bodies. It is reported that a lot of men are sick/injuried so Hijikata orders the men to clean the entire place.

When getting a physical exam men only have to get checked from the waist up. The more you know.

Chizuru learns that Heisuke was never sick. He fakes it because he has mixed feelings about protecting the Shogun. But Heisuke promises to protect Chizuru so yay? Chizuru gets a meeting with the doctor who knows her father. He gives her absolutely no new information on her father and she basically explains the medicine to herself. The doctor tries to convince Chizuru that her dad is a good person. Sannan tries convincing the doctor his experiments are going well but the doctor wants him to stop. Chizuru is being nosy and hears the doctor telling Okita he has tuberculosis. But instead of listening to doctor’s orders he insists on staying with Shinsengumi. Okita calls Chizuru out on spying and pretends everything is okay. But they both know it’s not and Chizuru promises to keep it a secret. Chizuru is all sad and stuff while sweeping the grounds when her buddy Chikage comes around trying to kidnap her again. She doesn’t get harassed for long until the boys come to her rescue woohoo! Chizuru is still all bugged out about being an oni. Amagiri warns Chikage to stop being a loose cannon and Sannan wants to start up a new unit of just oni soldiers. On to episode 8!

See, boys can gossip too.

Episode 8 Summary: Saito, Harada, and Shinpachi are out having lunch when they run into Osen. They were busy complaining about Hijikata but the conversation soon changes to Chizuru and how upset she has seemed lately. Oh yeah, last episode Chikage told Chizuru her father was on their side. That is probably why she is so upset. Harada returns from patrol and takes Chizuru out so she can spend time with Osen. Osen was worried about Chizuru being the only girl in a den with all boys. So they talk about fun girl stuff! Like….where they were born WOOHOO! They end their date with the promise to meet again. Chizuru thanks Harada for cheering her up and Harada pretends it is no big deal. Then there is some boring breakfast eating, Heisuke waking up, cleaning the floor crap. Chizuru takes a break from her busy life to scold Okita about not taking care of himself. She dries off his hair and there is a bonding moment since Okita wears his hair just like her father. Hijikata gets a little rough with his men after they are caught staying out past curfew. Shinpachi talks Hijikata down from his anger and it turns out that Hijikata is stressed and crap and is taking out his anger on the wrong people. But there is bonding so it is okay. The happiness lasts about 5 minutes because the Shogun dies and the baddies that were caught like 5 episodes ago are never prosecuted. The Shinsengumi are then assigned to protect a sign warning against the baddies. Exciting stuff.

You are not allowed to die! I command it!

Work is boring and the men complain that Itou is up to something. One night the stupid sign is actually attacked and Harada does his best to protect it. However he is thrown off his guard when Kaoru comes and saves the baddies. He ends up capturing some and gets a reward for it. He takes out all the main characters (except for Sannan because we all hate him) to go drinking and to be entertained by a geisha. All is fun and lively with our drunken heroes. Harada (tipsy) questions if Chizuru left the compound the night the sign was attacked (since Kaoru looks like Chizuru). She says no and also doesn’t want anyone to accuse Kaoru. This leads to everyone making Chizuru dress up like a girl so they can compare or some jazz. The geisha dresses Chizuru up and returns her to the group. Everyone thinks she is lovely and thus a harem is born. Chizuru runs outside to escape the crazy boys and joins Hijikata on the patio. They have a moment where Hijikata talks about his past and Chizuru is busy being crazy about how she looks like a girl. They return back inside to the drunken party. The geisha is acting all weird and it has something do with the fact that Chikage and Amagiri are in the area. Osen is also acting all bugged out about Chikage and it is ON! The end.

It looks like the summary is really long but it’s not. I am a bit wordy but this post is about two episodes so it has to be long. I tried to be brief though. Sometimes I just fail.

This is not the timing for joking!

Why does Okita have to have TB?! Why can’t it be Shinpachi? :( I guess it is better than Saito but really would anyone notice if he started to be quiet? In any event it makes me very sad. He is either going to die or take the medicine which will either turn him crazy or he will have to go into hiding. These are not very good options. Maybe Sannan will improve the medicine in time and Okita will be saved. For now I will pout and be sad. I am a little pissed that Chizuru is more concerned about her dad than someone who is SICK but meh. She makes me mad everyday anyway.

Brooms are scary! See Chikage shaking in fear?!

Chikage is a bit special. I think his mission is to slowly drive Chizuru crazy. Which I think it is working. He randomly shows up to tell Chizuru she is an oni then POOFS. He lets her think it over and randomly stops by again to tell her that her dad is with them. Then he POOFS. I don’t think he ever planned to kidnap Chizuru. He is slowly planting ideas in her head and toying with her. Why? Because he is a jerk. But at least he is keeping the Shinsengumi on their toes.

I am not sure how I feel about Kaoru being a baddie. Maybe it will be explained soon (well duh soon since there are only 12 episodes) but for now I am a bit X_X. I guess Chizuru can be best friends with that Osen chick since Kaoru is being…suspicious. I do think the Shinsengumi were pretty lame for not attacking. Bad men bad! Kill the enemy even if they have boobies.

Next time they can talk about the weather!

Osen and Chizuru’s date was really boring. I do think that Harada was really sweet for arranging it but it was boring as hell. I need girl talk? Um you guess barely talked about anything. The idea was nice but no girl talk actually happened. But maybe it was nice to talk to someone who hasn’t threatened to kill her? Okay we will go with that.

So....you don't want a man touching your half naked body?

The lack of Itou is making me mad. Which is funny since I hate him but I do think he needs to be mention more. I do think he is involved with Chikage so I think we need to see more of him being sneaky and crap. Instead we see him having a crazy attack because the doctor wanted to take off his shirt. Funny because I thought he swung that way anyway.

Don't even ask what the penalty is for not cleaning your room.

Hijikata was being a little brat this episode and that bothered people. Which is surprising because I think he is a brat every episode but I guess he picked it up a notch or something. In any event people do not like him enforcing the rules. Although I do think it is slightly unreasonable to have people kill themselves over staying out a little late but the guys should be expected to follow the rules. But then he got drunk so does any of this matter? XD But chill out next time Hijikata, you will need your friends later when things actually get dangerous.

I'm not a light weight, not at all!

MOG BOOBIES!

The night at the geisha house was….special. I say geisha house because that is what it looked like to me even though others think it was a brothel. In any event the boys got drunk and did drunk things. I am shocked and amazed. Hijikata was slightly funny but everyone else behaved in a way that I expected them to. Saito didn’t do anything which disappointed me. I am a bit -_- that no one has noticed that their friend Okita is slowly DYING but I guess booze clouds people’s judgments and all.

I do not get sparkle bubbles when I wear dresses.

Chizuru wearing a dress was not that magical for me. Also I do not think her disguise is that good so I am glad that people are smirking and just humoring her. Either way the guys shouldn’t be all MOG GORGEOUS over a dress and her wearing her hair differently. But…I guess she looked different if I was going to be fair. Pretty even. I did think the guys were going to cover up their approval of the outfit but they are boys. They are special.

Behold I am looking important!

The girls in this series are confusing me. Is Osen an enemy? Perhaps not because she is upset that Chikage is nearby. Is Kaoru an enemy? I hope not because I am a big spoiler face. In any event both the girls are suspicious and Chizuru should probably just stick to boys at this point. Much safer.

You will DIE for that sign!

The actual plot (the fighting and baddies and what not) is a bit up in the air for me. I really don’t know what is going on and who is on whose side. I do know that signs are VERY serious business. Super serious business that should involve deaths and guarding around the clock. Instead of finding the baddies the sign is about it is more important to guard the sign warning people about the baddies.

I am surprised that there are only 12 episodes scheduled for this series. Surely that means there is going to be a second season right? I don’t see how 4 episodes can cover all the plot that should be left. We shall see. I might not enjoy Chizuru all that much but I do enjoy the guys that protect her and the slight supernatural part of the show. Yay for good looking men! Just don’t kill anyone important please!