Hamatora episode 7

WEEEEEE! It is Sunday. Sunday is my only guaranteed day off from this special job so I either need to make the most of this day...or stay in bed all day catching up on rest. XD But given the fact I am still super behind on anime and I did spend the last Sunday at Disney...maybe things should get done. Like anime and house cleaning. So many towels!!! So many episodes to watch.

So sayeth the man who is shooting people left and right.

So lets continue my little posting spree from last night. Up now is Hamatora episode 7. Spoilers for....well things taking a drastic turn.

Way to support your client.

Episode Summary: Nice and the others have gotten Mr. Black back on land and are asking him what he meant by gaining powers. He explains to them that he was just an ordinary asshole who was going around on internet forums bashing his client Chiyuu (with many people defending her) when someone sent him a strange message. About changing his fate if he only watched the movie Brave. Or if he clicked on this link. Mr. Black clicks on the link and ends up going to a place waiting for someone, having doubts about the whole thing. Eventually he is drugged and wakes up with a Minimum. He feels as if he has to go through with his crime despite not telling anyone what he was thinking because he feels....threatened by this unknown person who gave him his power. Honest he is a good person ya'll. Nice takes all this information and asks Art about Moral the serial killer. Art is SHOCKED that Nice knows who donit. Nice explains that he knows about the serial killer taking brains out of Minimum Holders. That the brain is where the Minimum is held. And that all the crimes being done lately are by people who didn't go to the Academy, that they must have acquired them elsewhere. So it makes sense they gained them from the brains of the dead Minimum Holders and only someone with ties with the Academy would have the knowledge and skill to do this. That this person probably isn't with the Academy anymore and based on those people....Nice guessed and waited for Art's reaction. Art is PISSED that Nice would trick him. This leads to a downward spiral of Art defending not telling Nice any of this despite Nice not being mad because he understands it is Art's job. It really gets uncomfortable with Art yelling at Nice and Nice just taking it when Art gets a call. It turns out that the person with the strongest Minimum in history died a while back and his/her brain was being kept somewhere top secret where only people like Doc could get to it. Well now it has been stolen. Art and Nice go to the scene of the crime and there is anger. Lots of anger. How could this have happened, there are security measures?! When Nice tries to give his two cents, that it was either an inside job or a Minimum holder with the ability to hide their appearance Art is basically like this is police business away with you. Nice leaves and is all sad face. He goes to pout at Cafe No Customers where no one really takes his side. Since Art is so nice and level headed surely Nice is the one who made him upset and better make it up to him.

I am sure Nice will...run away screaming from your efforts.

Nice has to put that aside for now as he and Murasaki have a job. They go to another cafe that actually has customers. They meet with a man who...is sleeping around with a bunch of idols. Their fans have paid Nice and Murasaki to tell Mr. Skank to stop deflowering their precious maidens. Mr. Skank is like....um no. These girls want me and not these LOSERS (said losers were in the booth behind them) so they need to stop being jealous. Mr. Skank basically acts like an asshole and leaves. Later that day though it turns out the Otaku Losers as Mr. Skank put it hired some people to either kill or beat the shit out of Mr. Skank. Mr. Skank calls Hamatora for help. Nice arrives and saves Mr. Skank but kicks him around a little bit too. The Losers cheer and Nice threatens them as well as he is disgusted with both of them. Murasaki gives Nice the look, as if this should all make Nice want to tell Art he is sorry. Meanwhile Art has taken in Honey and Three to help solve what the hell is going on. Honey can't find anything with her ability and Three does nothing. All the feeds have been cut and what will happen now. Art is all RARW because Nice gave him good advice about not focusing on what Moral looks like as his appearance could have changed. Things start to get angry so Art leaves to go back to the mansion and look for clues the hard way. This leaves the other characters to sit around and talk about Art and his past. Honey explains that she went to school with all these people yet she and Art were the only ones to graduated. They all remain close despite Art never being able to develop a Minimum and Nice not explaining why he dropped out. There is talk to why Art is the way he is, that he works twice as hard as if he thinks he has something to prove. Honey thinks very highly of him so he doesn't need to worry about that, his friends just legitimately want to help. Back at the mansion Nice has discovered some black flowers that are similar to the ones left on his brother's grave. Immediately he knows that Moral left him and runs back to the graves because TADA Moral is there. You are under arrest. Moral basically goes hahaha and there is some small talk instead of calling for backup. Moral seems to think he is making the world fair by giving powers to those in need. But his real purpose in stealing the mega Minimum Brain is to become equal with Nice. That Nice is the most amazing Minimum person ever and it must be so lonely for him at the top. People without powers are lonely and Nice is lonely being at the top alone. So all Moral is doing is changing that to make everyone happy and why can't Art see that. Art is like um no you be crazy. Moral starts going on and on about how he doesn't have to have a Minimum to be Nice's friend and things should be hurt in life. Moral suggests that Art isn't even worthy of being around Nice. Moral offers to give Art a Minimum, that his entire life Art has come up short and he can help him. Art says he will remain himself. Moral stabs Art with a smile on his face. As the man lay dying on the ground Moral says he will help and give Art some useful information. He whispers it in Art's ear who seems rather upset about the news. At that moment Nice calls to apologize to Art and Art tries to reach the phone to tell him what Moral just told him. Moral than shoots Art about 38439 times while Nice waits for someone to pick up the phone. THE END!

Ain't no one care about you and your stupid excuses. Begone there is sadness!

Well then....that's depressing. It's hard to blog about an episode when the ending is so sad. Or really...so...you know, one certain emotion or another. Sorta sets the mood for the whole episode. Like you can't separate the different moods once it sets in. Still I must.

That would be a giant no.

This episode was really about Art. Art and his friendship with Nice. I guess the writing was on the wall, on what was going to happen at the end. When an episode focuses too much on one person that is either a good thing or a bad thing. I was slightly worried last episode when there was so much focus on Birthday. Especially since he is sick and Ratio was going on and on about their love. So when Birthday lived...yeah something was going to happen this episode. Since this series isn't shying away from brains and dead people, a main character was going to die. You know, despite this show having light hearted cases thus far.

Nice has figured out Blue's Clues. Let see how close he can get.

Instead of throwing Mr. Black directly into jail and collecting 200 dollars Nice and the others ask him what was going on. This overlapped with Art telling Nice more about the case. Basically nothing new was really learned on the viewer's end. Nice's end but not really for us. I think we the viewers were supposed to feel bad for Mr. Black. Like this wasn't his fault, he was forced to do this. Yeah right. He was going online talking shit about Chiyuu (dumbass) and someone responded to his post. So...he had to click the link? I mean I guess he didn't ask to have a Minimum nor could he have know what this is promise of power could be. But when he woke up with his Minimum power...how was he forced to do those things to Chiyuu and Misty? Yeah Moral is just running around giving people powers. He is giving them the chance to do things. He isn't making them carry through with the crimes. So...no sympathy.

You....you....tricked me?! HOW DARE YOU!!!!

All of this was discussed, with Art saying and confirming to Nice all these crimes are being committed by people gaining Minimum powers and all these dead people are Minimum Holders are missing brains . Since Nice is on the up and up about these issues he has figured out someone has being giving powers since the brain is connected to these powers. And since there is only a few places Minimum Holders are studied/categorized...it was easy for Nice the genius to limit down who was behind this...transfer of powers. Someone who worked at the Academy, someone not there anymore. I mean...I would have said I picked Moral out because he looked the creepiest. Like I narrowed down the field of suspects and Moral is the killer simply because he looks like it. Instead Nice narrowed it down and guessed and went on Art's reaction that it was in fact Moral. Good job Nice.

But but....he was being mean to me!

I think....Art got really offended and defensive with Nice. I mean...Nice told him last episode he knew Art was working on a case and couldn't discuss it with him. Nice merely figured it out himself. I guess Art felt a little tricked but given that Art has been thinking not so positive things about Nice and keeping him out of the loop due to some unfounded reason....you think he would have let that slide. But no Art was just on edge and felt dumb that Nice really wasn't that upset. Just stating facts and figuring things out. Art was like this is my job, stop pressuring me civilian. I think given what all was going on Nice was....pretty Nice. This could have affected him too, being one of the most powerful Minimum Holders. His friends could have gotten hurt. And that all the cases truly are connected. So...Nice was pretty understanding about the situation and Art was...well upset to say the least.

Brains and heads all over the place. TV is obsessed with them.

Thing did not improve for Art when he got an important phone call while with Nice. I sorta wonder why Art took Nice with him, after that speech about this is police business tralala. Maybe Art knew there was no more point to this secrecy, that the cat was out of the bag and keeping Nice uninformed now would just be petty. Might want to include the rest of Hamatora that the brainest of brains is missing. The crème a la crème of Minimum Holders in terms of powers was taken from super secret police headquarters thing. We know it is Doc/Moral but no one else knows yet. You know, because super sneaky criminals cut all video feeds. You think that if someone cut the video feed that would automatically trigger an alarm. That applies to all movies and shows, not just this one. Like an automatic security breech. But I guess that would be too much to ask for. Sorta like how no one was really shocked at the fact that BRAINS are being kept in giant jars just because when alive a person had a super power. I mean talk about creepy. What is up with all the brains lately on TV? Psycho Pass, The Walking Dead, Helix? Well I guess some of those were heads but still.

Yeah this case was kinda special...

Okay while Art, Honey, and Three were investigating this serious case the attention briefly turns towards Nice. Very briefly. He seems rather sad that Art has yelled at him and no one seems to be taking his side. Like nope, Art is the level headed one out of the group so if he is ticked off at you surely you deserve it. Nice did seem really sad about it though. Not that there was anytime to dwell on it as it was job time wee!! And it was such a serious job too....It looks like there was a ho running around their part of Japan sleeping with idols. A lot of idols. Idols are supposed to be pure and such. How else can men masturbate to them? The fans of these idols got upset with the ho and not the girls (which was odd). The case was...super special and not serious at all which really contrasted with the rest of the episode. The ho didn't want Hamatora's help, the otaku then hired...a hit man(menz) to take out the ho, and Nice ended up yelling and kicking everyone's butt. Somehow all of this silly made Murasaki give Nice the look, like hmmmm don't you woe Art an apology? Yeah something about this case made Nice realize the error of his ways. The nerds had no backbone and the ho was an asshole.

So...he is like the manager of the team? The super duper hard working manager?

The episode focused very little on this nonsense case. Almost the entire 22 minutes (or what was leftover) was devoted to Art really focusing on finding Moral. Three and Honey were involved on the case too. Honey couldn't locate the criminal via her computer and Three is a giant lion. Good thing this show isn't Psycho Pass or Art would have a high...whatever number I can't remember. All those times Gasquet told him to take a break really hasn't worked. But really there is a criminal running around stealing brains from Minimum Holders and oh look the police have the most powerful Minimum ability ever floating in a jar of brain gooeyness. Like how much of an invitation was needed? That brain should have been under lock and key. Yes Doc was an authorized person but where were the armed guards in and around the room?

Nice is MY friend!

Art decided to go old school detective and go back to the scene of the crime. Well the scene where Art saw Moral last. And of course that is where the major clue was. At Art's brother's grave were black flowers. Since Art knows his friends so well he knows who left what in honor of his fallen brother and no one should have left black flowers. And clearly there is no one else out there with access to black flowers and such. This has to be Moral being an asshole and since Moral is insane if Art goes to the graveyard surely Moral will be waiting for him there to do the hahaha I am a baddie dance. So all Art has to do is call the entire police force and Hamatora and they can finally arrest this guy. Yay for great plans. Or...or...Art could drive himself directly to the danger without informing anyone when dealing with a criminal who has stolen something that was well guarded. You know...either way works.

Why can't you see that I am the sane one??!

So yeah Moral was there waiting for Art so they could have a talk. When you are a grade A crazy like Moral talking is what you do best. XD Now if I were Art I would have tried to sneak up on Moral and shot him in the back of the head. Because that would make sense. But noooooo Art wants answers. It is almost like Art is the baddie, you know the one who has to cackle and explain his plan that gives the other heroes enough time to arrive on the scene and save the day? So Moral....Moral has some loose morals. Some crazy thinking there. He feels as if the people without powers, without Minimums are lonely. Why are they called Minimums and not Maximums? I am not sure why Moral or people without powers would think that as there are fewer people with powers. They might be more jealous of them but if 95 percent of people are even and 5 percent are on the top who is really lonely? I can sorta understand Moral's point about Nice being lonely at the top. I am sure it is hard being so amazing. Not being sarcastic there. Like nothing to achieve since you are at the top and no one really your equal. HOWEVER I am sure killing people and taking their brains won't make Nice feel less lonely. Also this is Nice. I am not sure if he feels this way. Moral was seen looking over the students at the school and studying who was achieving what. Maybe Nice felt sad and out of place back then...you know when he was a kid being singled out and obviously being different. But now it looks like Nice has found a place where he belongs and people he can call friends. Just because he is stronger than Birthday, Ratio, and the others doesn't mean he is lonely. It just means they are all different and he is the most different so yay?

Everyone say awww :(

Yeah trying to make sense of Moral is a bit...rarwing. Like yes making people equal sounds good. Taking out people's brains and giving little kids guns...not so good. Making Nice happy...good. Doing something to make yourselves equal to Nice by saying it is for Nice...not so good. Art was not buying any of this craziness. Like nope this is some horse shit and you must be on drugs. I like how Moral acts or really thinks he is helping with the little digs of his. Like oh you can't possibly be equal to Nice. You have no Minimum even though you tried really,really hard. This leads me to believe that Art SHOULD have one and might not know it just...he couldn't use it. I do believe that Art does feel inferior to the rest of Hamatora. That he tries really hard at what he does, twice as hard to show what he is made of. Sorta like how girls have to do that in real life too. However I don't think Art is jealous of his friends. Or resentful. Probably because they treat him the same way. Like that is Art our friend, there is no difference between us. I am sure he felt stupid about the fight with Nice and probably would have apologized later. But he knows he can get in a fight with Nice and it will be okay. They are friends. He doesn't need to prove it. He doesn't have to play by Moral's rules. He wants a Minimum but not this way. Friendships are earned through good deeds and mutual respect. Not because both parties have powers and are equals. Part of me feels Moral is jealous that Nice and Art are friends when Moral thinks himself unworthy to be Nice's friend despite having a pretty good Minimum and Art has done. Art wants not part of Moral so yay for him. A moral victory if you would.

What was he saying?!

Art's moral victory lasted about as long as it took Moral to take out a knife and stab him. Yeah folks....not looking good here. I was like okay, Nice will be worried about Art and find him to apologize and rescue him because surely Moral is a cocky asshole who will just leave Art to bleed to death on the ground. It will be fine. But oh yeah I forgot that Moral really likes that gun of his. :( Then it was just sad city all over the place. So part of me really, really, REALLY hopes that Art's ability has something to do with regenerating or healing. It doesn't look like he was shot in the head but you know blurry censors could be telling me wrong. Maybe he will have time to heal. That maybe the reason his ability never came out at school is because he was never stabbed and shot 23829 times. That could be it folks. Art could be okay. It doesn't have to end tragically with the phone ringing and ringing while Art lays there dying knowing something awful. It can still be alright!!!!!

Okay maybe Art did get shot in the head....

Yeah I don't think that is the case. :( This show has not shyed away from violence so far so killing off a main character might be in the cards. Art might be super dead. So Nice will never get to apologize, Art will never get to apologize, and Moral as the ability to be Art so Nice and the others won't know he is gone until it is probably too late for one of them. And the icing on the suck cake is Moral knows something. Something bad. Because killing Art wasn't good enough. No no Moral has to tell Art something awful that Art has no chance in stopping just to really twist the knife in there. Or the bullet. Because Moral is insane. Oh look at me doing something nice. Yeah right. Just....very much sadness. Of course with all the brain issues going around maybe Moral will put Art's brain somewhere else and Art will live on with a forced Minimum. So much fun ya'll. :( Poor dead Art. Dying with his principles but being really, really lousy cop at times. :( RIP Art. The irony of you dying on your brother's grave is not lost upon me. X___X Wait what if the brother's brain is the one that is the super Minimum! MOG my post is too long already, I have no more words to discuss theories or sadness. Well until next time!

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Hamatora episode 6

Spoilers for Bromance!

Post number three, blazing right through. Even though it didn't look like it I was attempting to do some blogging while there was skiing and skating on my TV. You know, in between the commercials and Bob Costa's boring eye story. Just actually finishing any one post was difficult. Like concentrate you silly person. Even now I wanted all these posted earlier but ABC family has distracted me with their line-up of Disney movies tonight. Stop distracting me!!!! Up now is Hamatora episode 6. Spoilers for Birthday and Moral declaring their love for each other.

Look at me making my obvious villain face!

Episode Summary: There are lights and cameras everywhere. The press is interviewing a young artist named Chiyuu. Her artwork is kinda creepy but she has just got a movie collaboration with some famous American director. Yay celebrations. Birthday is watching this program at the hospital waiting room. Ratio finishes up with a patient (using his Minimum) and the patient praises the doc. Ratio enters the waiting room and asks Birthday how his appointment went. Birthday is like meh my condition is the same. He then changes the topic to their artist friend Chiyuu on TV. Then Birthday and Ratio get a phone call from Chiyuu's manager Black. Turns out this interview is a few hours old, that Chiyuu was kidnapped right afterwards. Ratio and Birthday are like why haven't you gone to the police if she was kidnapped? Black says Chiyuu asked him never to go to the police because if something like this happened it would probably involve someone close to her. Oh I see. Elsewhere in the city another dead natural Minimum Holder has been found. The 11th one according to Mr. Gasquet Doc Killer. Apparently Honey and Three have been called in on this case and Honey wants to know why Art hasn't informed Nice and the others about it. Art gets super pissed off by her line of questioning and makes excuses. Eventually Gasquet tells Art to take a break because he is making a fool of himself. So Art decides to visit his brother's grave and is surprised to see Nice there. Apparently everyone else has already stopped by to visit judging by the items left but there is one thing left that they have no idea who left.....They pay their respects anyway and Art asks Nice to go lunch with him. Nice declines, saying Art is keeping something from him and he (Nice) doesn't want Art to feel pressured or accidentally say anything. Meanwhile birthday has gone to super popular (but mainstream) artist Misty's signing bring Chiyuu's work. Misty gets pissed and Ratio joins them for questioning. It is determined that they think Misty has kidnapped her friend Chiyuu. That Misty was the other person up for this movie collaboration. Misty is like ya'll better check yourselves, I sell way more than Chiyuu. Please be steppin. Birthday and Ratio make a few more snide remarks but don't step. They eventually go to Misty's home where she tries to ignore them.

Um....I am sure Birthday will be fine....

Back at the cafe Nice runs in to find his people upset that he was wrong about some TV special involving a famous artist. Doesn't matter though since Famous Artist is drinking some coffee right there in the cafe. Apparently he has something important to say. Back at Misty's place Birthday gets a phone call (probably Nice) and takes it outside. He is then hit on the head and kidnapped. Ratio keeps on talking to Misty, trying to get her to crack. Misty eventually confesses she is semi jealous of her friend because her work is so much better than hers. All that Misty does is generic crap. But she is also so proud of Chiyuu and would never harm her. Ratio gets some spidey sense feeling and goes outside to find the kidnapper, saying to bring Misty along to this address. Ratio first investigates Chiyuu's industry building while Misty worries that Birthday is dead. Ratio is like Birthday promised me he would never die!! Birthday wakes up to see Chiyuu all kidnapped and concerned over him. Birthday says (while trying to move and make a signal for Ratio) he promised Ratio to live no matter what. It is flashback time. See once upon a time Ratio was considered a creepy kid because he could see what was wrong with people and if it was severe enough tell them they were going to die soon. Ratio did that enough times where people started to avoid him. All his classmates were scared. All but Birthday who was like stop pretending to be all col and shit. Ratio takes one look at Birthday and sees the kid is super sick and is going to die like tomorrow. Birthday is like you watch me. I will live and if I do then the creepy you has to die. So Birthday has the procedure and despite no one believing lived. Ratio cried as the creepy him died and he gained a friend. So now in the present both Birthday and Ratio finish telling Misty and Chiyuu this story of brotherhood. Birthday manages to make it to the circuit board so he could use his lightening powers. Ratio sees it and drives over. It is revealed that manager Black kidnapped Chiyuu and hired Ratio (because he was going to kill Birthday) to deliver Misty to this location. Then Black was going to claim Ratio kidnapped Misty and set this all up because Chiyuu paid him to. Why all this foolishness? So Misty would be his new client and he could make more money since her work is popular. He figured Misty would be down for this lie but it turns out she was telling the truth, Chiyuu is her friend. Ratio is worried about injured Birthday helping but they both fight. Black reveals (of course) that he is an acquired Minimum Holder and his power is to harden. Only by combining their power could Birthday and Ration summon Captain Planet. Or you know injury Black enough for him to flee. But Nice and Murasaki were close by and help capture Black. Yay friendship. Later it is revealed that Moral has the power to change his appearance and he is able to sneak in somewhere that only Dead Doc had access to. XO What will happen now? Oh THE END!

Caught up? Please. I broke into this place weeks ago.

See guys. I am actually almost up to date on some animes. Just...finishing them is the problem due to the Olympics taking up all my attention. All my focus where my crappy reality shows I can just half focus on. And how dare I be busy at work!! Working at work? Awful, I have anime to blog. Even if the anime has questionable graphics at times....

Something is not adding up for Nice here.

So starting off...I guess I didn't summaries the first few moments of the show did I? Oh well. It was of Nice looking down from the spa and wondering how this random masseuse had a Minimum power. Maybe all children are placed in the Academy to be tested. That or kids who show promise are. Just that anyone who DOES have a Minimum have been to the Academy and that there should be a recording of it. No one falls through the cracks so Nice is confused. Because Art has some 'splainin to do and hasn't done so yet. The person who does know all about the cases is Gasquet. Poor Art. How frustrating to know he is mistrusting an actual friend while the person he is confiding in is killing off the Doc and what not. I am not even sure if Gasquet is a real person anymore. Given the end of the episode Moral was shown having either a cloaking ability or shape shifting ability. So maybe the real Gasquet would never have betrayed the force but he is dead. I don't know if my idea is farfetched or not. That maybe Moral has to touch or personally kill someone to become them. So where or not Gasquet is a separate person or not might not be the point for now. Maybe later. But the point now is Art is being lied to and Moral can become the Doc and break into things. Now I need to think if Art has been with Gasquet all the times Moral has been seen at the same time.

Something is on TV? Surely it will be apart of this episode. These are magical TVs....

That was a very tiny part of the episode though. Moral is one handing out powers but the main focus of this episode was art. Not Art but art. A young artist named Chiyuu is going to have a movie collaboration with a famous American...person. I am not sure how this is going to work. Producers are usually well known for live action movies in America while Studios are in the cartoon/animation business. So...it seems...rather impossible for me to wrap my head around. That isn't important though. Well my confusion anyway. Because every single little part of every episode is connected in some way. If it's on TV then it will play a role in the crime of the day.

Thanks for the details there Birthday.

Birthday is watching said program while waiting for Ratio to finish up with a patient. I wonder if Ratio even bothered to get his doctorate. Seems like a waste if he is just a general practitioner and he can automatically see what is wrong with a person. Still Ratio is praised for another correct diagnosis, with the patient not knowing Ratio's actual ability. Since Ratio was in that horrible commercial he is known as a Minimum Holder so...what do people think his real ability is? He does wear or has metal hands....Either way Ratio finishes up with his patient so he can make fun of Birthday while at the same time asking how Birthday is doing. Because Birthday has an illness. Mr. Live for the Moment has a reason to say that. Birthday is all like it's fine, lets talk about our mutual friend who was just on TV. You know, 5 seconds before her manager calls us. Just one big circle these episodes.

What is that smell? Is that bullshit?

So why is Chiyuu's manager Mr. Black calling Hamatora? Well obviously because he is a dumbass criminal but more on that later. It is because Chiyuu has been kidnapped...an actual crime that the police should at least try to solve before going to Hamatora. No offense. Apparently none taken as Birthday and Ratio question that too. They should be questioning why everything around them magically becomes a case but...you know...drama. Mr. Black's lame excuse is lame. That Chiyuu doesn't want to involve the police because if someone does kidnap her it would probably be someone she knows and ruining that person's life would be so sad. Because Chiyuu can see into the future and knows who is going to kidnap her and Chiyuu is so Japanese and doesn't want to cause problems that she will forgive the kidnapper. Alrighty then what a lovely case.

More people means more help to solve this case. So obviously I want no help!

So while Birthday and Ratio try to figure out Blue's Clues more dead Minimum Holders are popping up. This makes number 11. I am surprised that real Minimum Holders haven't started hiring bodyguards or something. That this hasn't reached some higher ups at the Academy. Me thinks Moral is more of a loner. Like by the way guys the class reunion this year is going to be a bit smaller than usual. Despite Art wanting to keep this from Nice and the gang he has decided to include Honey and Three. So Honey and Three work for the police and just know Hamatora? Anyway Honey is like this is some bullshit, you should tell Nice. Since Art can't really explain why he can't tell Nice he comes off looking a bit crazy. Honey doesn't know what's up so she is pissed while Gasquet dos know what is up but is pushing buttons and pretending Art is crazy for shits and giggles. So Art takes a magical break from the case giving Gasquet/Moral more chances to kill people.

Seems like these guys are real friends. Wonder if this brother will be important later or if he is the first of meaningful deaths.

I know when I am feeling stressed and down I seek relaxation by visiting dead people. Maybe the death happened far enough in the past that this is actually soothing for Art but I don't think so. Seems recent if everyone is leaving things at the grave site. Even Moral. Nice was there paying his respects too. I like how Nice knows Art is being..well not a liar face. More like a hider face. But yes Nice knows Art is keeping something from him and is okay with it. There is no weeping and gnashing of teeth. More like....okay I understand this is your job and you can't tell me everything. I understand friend, no hard feelings. I think Art might be feeling a little guilty now....

Look at me being all calm and stuff despite you "omitting from me.

So while Nice is off going back to the cafe and meeting with another famous artist (who might actually solve the case but isn't important at all) Birthday and Ratio think they have solved the case. Onward to another famous artist's booking signing. In case you haven't notice the theme is art today. This girl is named Misty and it turns out she is Chiyuu's friend and was up for the same movie gig. Only Chiyuu got it instead. Hmmmm folks what could be going on here folks? Jealously? That Sailor Moon episode with the magic pencils? Misty claims this is not the case and points out that she sells way more pieces than Chiyuu. Now begone fool beasts.

Being jealous ain't a crime. Use your brain, this is all fishy.

Birthday and Ratio instead follow the girl either to her home or office. Misty should have called the police. Like hello my friend has been kidnapped and there are people stalking me. I mean, maybe Misty thought she was next. Perhaps Misty assumed they were the police and that's why she didn't call for help. XO Do Hamatora go around pretending to be the police?! Illegalness! None of this really matters as Misty folded like a poorly made house of cards the second Birthday went to take a phone call I mean get knocked on the head. Because Ratio is definitely the guy I would want to talk to, to open up to with my deep, dark feelings. Misty isn't guilty of anything besides good old fashion jealously. Sure she sells tons of pictures and what not and is super popular. But she wants more. Before I break into a Disney song...I guess I can see Misty's point. Chiyuu might not be rollin in the dough but she is not mainstream. She is different and unique, drawing what she feels like while Misty draws what the masses like. Perhaps not what she likes but what sells to otaku. So while she would love to be the one with a movie deal I think she was happy it went to Chiyuu. Her friend and a true artist. So you can be happy for your friend and jealous at the same time AND not be a kidnapper.

Poor criminals....too stupid to live.

See because the real kidnapper just got Birthday as he went to take a call from Nice. Although it almost looked like a scene from Scream where the killer calls to lure the victim outside. While Ratio was having a questionable heart to heart with a girl who should be a little more upset that her friend is missing and she's the main suspect, Birthday was getting hit on the head and taken to where Chiyuu was. Powers don't matter if you are hit from behind. Because the kidnapper is oh so smart he calls Ratio right away and gives away his location. In the most obvious way. Criminals are always near railroad tracks or noisy birds, something that gives away their location. Onwards to the desperate search for Birthday. Oh and Chiyuu. I think Ratio forgot about Chiyuu the minute Birthday went poof and left a puddle of blood instead. Birthday was “okay” but Ratio didn't know that. Instead of talking about each girl they were currently with or how bad the situation was both Birthday and Ratio decided to explain their bromance. Birthday means so much to me, I can't die and leave Ratio. Any thought of maybe hooking up with these guys flew out the window.

And then a tiny friendship was formed.

Back when Ratio was a tiny nerd he really didn't have control of his mouth. Not his powers mind you as they are not dangerous themselves. He just hadn't learned how to censor himself yet. Always saying exactly what the problem was. Usually you are going to die soon. Yeah people don't like hearing that from a kid. Maybe a doctor and maybe in a more tactful way but not a kid. So I don't think people were scared of Minimum Holders at that time...just Ratio. All alone he is in the world. No friends for him. Until one day a classmate came up to him and basically challenged him. Like who are you to tell people these things? The kid in question was of course Birthday who was dying himself. I am sure he had been told all his life about his condition and was struggling hard to prove everyone wrong. I am sure he wanted to help Ratio...not be so lonely as well. Like I will take away the stigma that has been placed on you. If I die you are a creepy kid. But if I live then the creepy you has to die. Almost like Birthday was giving Ratio an out and giving himself a reason to live for someone else. Now of course Birthday defied the odds but is still...well the condition still exists and can return at anytime. Thus Ratio worries and Birthday does his best to live everyday to the fullest.

So....you is really dumb?

During this magical walk down memory lane that no one asked for Birthday manages to use his powers to signal to Ratio where he and Chiyuu were and you know...lead them to the kidnapper. So I am not sure how much luring there natural was. The kidnapper was...Mr. Black. Yep Chiyuu's manager. Are you ready to roll your eyes folks? He plotted all of this so Misty could work with the famous American director. Because in his mind Misty makes more money so wouldn't it make sense to follow the gravy train? I mean...this criminal is obviously a dumbass. Chiyuu might not have been as popular before the movie deal but she might have really taken off afterwords and been more popular than Misty. So all of this was totally unnecessary. Instead Mr. Dumbass plans this elaborate scheme to make it look like Chiyuu and Murasaki stage her own kidnapping to hurt/kidnap Misty and Mr. Black was going to save the day/expose his own client, then let Misty take her dream job for the movie. See it all makes sense when you are a dumbass. Too bad Misty was actually Chiyuu's friend.

Easy breezy beatings.

Thankfully that Mr. Black didn't start to do push-ups. Birthday and Ratio get to work kicking his ass. Because obviously Mr. Black has acquired some Minimum powers from Moral. His ability is to harden his body, like that one dude from the X-Men. It makes it difficult for Birthday and Ratio to attack him. Especially since Ratio is still worried about Birthday hurting himself. Eventually the two decide to work together to fight Black. We are an awesome team forever and ever yay! Oh and Murasaki and Nice show up as the 3rd famous artist from earlier gave them a tip on what was probably going to happen. So convenient, especially when Black tried to make a daring escape on a boat. You aren't villain enough to do that crazy. So....yay for catching stupid criminals?

Moral either needs to find better people to give powers too...or he should be applauded for not giving powers to crazy people.

I think that is about it for this episode. Ratio really, really cares for Birthday. Ratio and Birthday act more like a team than Murasaki and Nice. Art is being forced into taking a break from the case so Gasquet can help Moral be sneaky. Moral is the Doc now, poking around thing he shouldn't. What is he up to now? I am sure he wants more info on Nice but why? Guess we will find out next time. See ya then!

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Hamatora episode 5

Again sorry with the lateness of all these posts. Given the Olympics and my job being oh so special it has been hard to keep up. Yeah I know work is for work but we have been so unbelievable busy lately it has been...well frustrating to say the least. I got yelled at today by a customer for eating LUNCH. 10 minutes folks. I don't even deserve 10 minutes. So while my co-worker is reading books on easy street I can't take 5 seconds to use the bathroom without people strolling in demanding their clothes be done in the next hour because MOG don't I know who they are?!

Spoiler alert: We do not want him to use his power....

Putting that aside...more anime posts! Number 2 tonight weee! Up now is Hamatora episode 5. Spoilers for....a really, really special episode.

Every tiny bit of every episode is connected to one large case. Always.

Episode Summary: Hajime the ever hungry enters a lottery like system thingy in hopes of winning one of the loser prizes, a hamburger. Instead she wins a trip to the onsen. She is sad and Koneko is overjoyed. Everyone gathers at the cafe and Honey acts like she is doing Hajime a favor by going to the onsen. Birthday points out that only girls seem to be picked for this trip and that is unfair. Koneko fails to see the point and Birthday acts special. When he gets too special with Honey Three steps up to kick his ass. Ratio gets a call for a job and temporarily stops Birthday from being killed. It appears that Nice and Murasaki also have gotten a job which will keep their minds off not going to the onsen. They enter the very done up house of some cougar lady. She wants the boys to find her boyfriend Hasuda. Apparently he has done her wrong and as one of her many boyfriends she will not tolerate this. The boys are about ready to leave when the cougar says Hasuda works at the onsen. Suddenly they are on the case. Elsewhere Art is trying to stay alive by buying up all the energy drinks ever. Gasquet tries to tell Art to take it easy but when they see a blatant shoplifter they set to work. The girls have reached the onsen and all Hajime wants to do is eat the special dinner. The Hamatora ladies run into the girl from the awful teacher incident who needs cash along with Theo. Theo eventually runs int Nice and Murasaki who are looking for Hasuda but find Three instead who claims to be here to guard Honey. Suddenly there are loads of fabulous men taking over the onsen by force. But instead of being captivated by all the lovely half naked women...they demand they leave. The men guarding the locker room for males are in heaven. Nice and Murasaki make quick work of the ones attacking them when Birthday and Ratio show up as their case was here too. Out of the shadows emerges Hasuda who is behind this all. He unleashes his mighty Minimum on everyone. It is......sweating and releasing pheromones into the air. With his mighty situps. Everyone finds him a joke so Birthday approaches him. He instantly falls in love and Ratio becomes infected too when he tries to save Birthday. The rest of Hamatora flees with the infected party.

I hope no one else would ever think to do this. Ever.

The girls of Hamatora have stayed in the building as some people have been injured. Well their pride at not being sexual harassed. Hajime actually uses her powers to fight against the thugs although all I know is it involves gum. Honey tries to see what is going on with her powers but all she is sees are gays. Birthday and Ratio finally recover and reveal that their mission was to protect a foreign Prince who is here on vacation and didn't want a bodyguard at this lovely onsen so he hired...these people. Oh what will happen? Well Hasuda finds the Prince alone in the bathroom and the girls in an effort to sneak around end up in a locker room where they find a photobook full of pics of the Prince. Hasuda does some sit ups and gets the Prince under his control. He reveals (and later the girls from Hamatora chime in) that his idol (the shoplifter from earlier) has fallen from grace. He was involved in a big sex scandal that also included Ms. Cougar lady bringing him to his knees when he didn't listen to her. Hasuda swore revenge, against Ms. Cougar (by sleeping with her to get access to her stuff) and the world. He is going to convince the Japan loving Prince from a made up country to get Mr. Shoplifter reinstated as an idol using his influence. Because it all makes sense. Once everyone gathers and hears this story...it is morphin time. Due to the floor being wet and the men not being able to approach Hasuda things do not go well. The thugs from earlier are touched by Hasuda doing this for his love and try to protect Hasuda by turning themselves into human torpedoes. Hajime chases Hasuda outside as he was about to kill himself to protect the thugs AKA the rest of the Shoplifter's fan club from being in trouble. Hajime saves him...but only to save her food voucher that got stole/lost earlier. Gasquet shows Mr. Shoplifter all that has gone on for him and the former idol cries tears of happiness and hope for the future. By the end of the episode the police Doc or CSI has come back with some news. Mr. Wannabee Pop Idol from last episode might be mighty dead but he still has his brain. Yet he thinks the same man, serial killer is involved. Doc suggests to Gasquet that Pop Idol was not a born Minimum Holder, he had been given the power and such his brain could not be harvested again to get said power. Gasquet looks interested in that information...then stabs Doc in the back with an evil look on his face. You will never know our real plans HAHAHAH villain laugh. THE END!

Can there be less talking and more saving?

….What did I just watch? I...I don't even know. Just...insanity. Like I wrote this episode myself when I was hopped up on Code Red and pixie sticks. Complete with yaoi colored glasses. Not to mention the art was a bit...C-team this week. That probably added to the insanity.

Just so much joy on her face.......

First things first. It looks like Honey and Three also work for Hamatora. I know they were in the opening theme song. I just didn't know they belonged. I guess it would make sense if naturally born Minimum Holders were all friends. You know, maybe going to the same school. Or because in theory there isn't that many of them. But since everyone is insane and barely gets along I don't know. Everyone is a Minimum Holder, although it might just be a recent explosion of them given the brain issue. Maybe back in the day they were harder to come by....Glad to see all these Minimum Holders are living the high life Shouko. Just...so much amazingness for these people.

Because boys have cooties duh!

So...back to the actual beginning part of this episode. Hajime and her never ending quest for food is hungry. So she enters one of these promotional lottery things. You pay a lot of money and spin this little machine. What color marble you receive determines the prize. Now Hajime wanted to win the lowest prize because it was a hamburger. Well because life is unfair because she won a spa trip. For three people. Now not counting Mr. Grind the Beans cafe Owner I count 8 people, you know since Mr. Lion face Three and Honey showed up. A trip for three and there are this many people....sounds like a lot of people are getting left out. Birthday was quick to say take me and forget Hajime the actual winner. I don't think Hajime would have minded (well unless she knew about the dinner voucher) but it's the principle of the thing. Hajime won. Stop being selfish Birthday. He does seem like the most...energetic of the bunch but yeah....annoying is annoying at times. Perhaps Three and Honey are only branch members since Birthday said he hasn't seen them in a year. Birthday forgot that Three is very, very protective of Honey. And no one cares enough about him to save Birthday from Three's wrath.

So....you are the exact opposite of a hooker?

In the middle of Hajime's spa trip invitation only decision making (in which the girls were like um no boy cooties) two jobs were called in. Ratio and Birthday went off and were not seen for a whole. It was mainly focused on Nice and Murasaki as they went to see a rich cougar. Um yeah Courtney Cox she is not. People should age gracefully, not overdo it to the point where they look older than they are. Anyway this is a wealthy, older woman that wants Nice and Murasaki to spy on her boyfriend. One of her boys. ONE. Because she pays young men to please her and remind her she is still hot. I guess the reverse is true/good too. Although most woman aren't in a position to climb to the top like men are. Anyway Nice and Murasaki seem uncomfortable following ONE of her boyfriends around. Like look lady you are cheating on him too. But suddenly the boyfriend works at the same spa that the ladies are going to and BAM they will take the job.

We are here to have fun by being naked, not eating!

This spa by the way....is odd. I guess when I think of a Japanese onsen I think old timey looking building surrounded by nature and the spa areas are outside. This one was a giant ugly building. I am sure it was nice and fancy inside but yeah....just looked odd. Must cost a pretty penny. The girls were very impressed. Well Honey and Koneko were as Hajime just wanted to use the food voucher. I must say getting naked and bathing in public doesn't sound very relaxing to me but what do I know? I do know every single event in this show is connected so clearly the girls were not going to have a relaxing spa trip anyway.

It takes a lot of effort to look this amazing.

So Murasaki and Nice are tailing some random man/boyfriend at the spa and Birthday and Ratio are on their own mission that will enviably be connected to the first case. So what is Art doing? Well he is driving around with his partner whom I better name. Or refer to by name. Gosh that's so hard. His name is Gasquet which I assume I will never be able to pronounce correctly. They are off trying to solve the case of Moral who is finally laying low after killing the Neet last week. Art might actually want to take a break from all this work but instead he buys gross drink supplements looking things to keep going. Gasquet wants his younger boss to take it easy but when someone shoplifts right in front of your face duty calls. You would think a man stealing a random magazine would have nothing to do with the onsen but it does.

Oh yeah and Hajime used her powers....see?!

Before the girls can hop in the onsen they discover the girl from the awful teacher case works there along with her now (?) boyfriend Theo. Theo runs into the rest of the gang, the boys, and that might be scarring himself for life. I think that Nice was trying to explain why there were there and to see how the kid was doing while trying to figure out why three was there. All at once. I don't know why Three was there. Just to protect Honey from...no one? Because the rest of the team was there so..you know....there could be more action later? Oh yes the rest of the team was there too. Birthday and Ratio? Um hello how are you? Did we all want to go to the onsen that bad we had to all make excuses? I see then. Oh wait, you are on a mission? What is it?

Why won't you molest us!!!!!!!

Then BAM!! Insanity happens. Quite literally. The onsen is taken over by fabulous thugs. Usually in cases like this it would be perving all over the girls changing time. Instead the girls were thrown their clothes and to get out. Like remove your boobies and vaginas from our presence. No no, the real winners of this hostile take over where the thugs taking charge of the male changing rooms. I think the sexual harassment could have been taken things a little further if they wanted it to be on par with what woman usually face. Instead it was comical. Hilarious.

So so awkward....

During all of this the men of Hamatora are basically useless...I mean formulating a plan while Hajime and company manage to stay in the building despite the vagina and boobie status. Theo shows himself again and now he is with (or kidnapped by)....the baddie Hasuda, the massage therapist who Nice and Murasaki were supposed to watch. Now...this is where more insanity takes place. Hasuda has taken over the building. He must be up to something no good. He must be a Minimum Holder yes. Be on your guards guys. Or...or....you can allow to do...push-ups? For a long 1 minute? One minute is a long time in anime land. He is like behold my minimum holder ability!.......and got on the ground and did some sit ups. Maybe everyone was so...shocked from the insanity all they could do is stop and stare. Like oh...there is a half dressed man threatening us and now he is doing push-ups. I see now. I almost got second hand embarrassed watching this. Like MOG stop...or I will have to fast forward.

Don't go towards the pink light!

For the record these massively awkward sit-ups did have a point. Because remember these Minimum Holders are like the X-men without the convenient abilities. See his ability is to seduce men with the smell of his sweat. Yeah excuse me while I barf and die. His scent got caught in the steam at the onsen and he could control a lot of people that way. I am not sure the thugs were all under his spell though. I think.... Hasuda and the thugs were in the same “club” and they were supporting his efforts. All the other men in the onsen, including Birthday and Ratio who got too close, were just....extra. Extra on the gay pride parade float. More of the insanity includes the fact that no one really tried to harm Hasuda nor did Hasuda attempt to harm Ratio and Birthday once they were in sexy lala land. Make love, not war.

Good thing you didn't leave him completely unguarded.

There was temporary retreat to get Ratio and Birthday back to normal. As normal as things are going to be now since they are going to have nightmares about being bottoms in the sit up orgy parade. How about you tell us why you guys are here? Oh you guys are here to guard a Prince from a magical country that doesn't exist? Anime has a lot of those you know. Small countries with dark skin royalty who love Japan. This Prince super loves Japan but wants to experience it without all the body guards and fanfare. So...logically someone hired Birthday and Ratio to not pay attention to him at all. Like how is this happening? Whoever hired them should be fired. Or get a refund. They were shooting the breeze with the others. Or...not looking for the Prince like should have. One sneak off and other fight Mr. SitUp.

Covering our noses would just make sense so just stay back!

I think I might have passed out or blocked out what happened next. I know everyone was slowly making their way to Ass. Hajime was using her...unexplained power to protect Koneko and that other girl. Oh I think Honey did something too, I remember her eating the little lollipop. Put things in your mouth and get some powers. All the boys were tracking down Hasuda. And then it turns out Hasuda found the Prince hiding in the bathroom. No one else in the building was a real threat or had powers, Minimum Holding powers anyway. There were all in this for another reason.

This is the most elaborate and stupid plan in the history of plans.

And what was that reason? Are we sitting down folks? Because....every single piece of this episode went together. Everything. And our heroes combined information to...blow our minds away. Or our sense of reality. Hasuda is Ms. Cougar boyfriend. But he doesn't like her. Or any woman. No no, Hasuda likes men. And has a crush on a certain idol. You remember that shoplifter from earlier? Yeah he used to be a “famous” idol. Super famous. But like most idols in Japan Mr. Shoplifer was under heavy scrutiny. Like no love life for you. Mr. Shoplifter.....sorta lost his mind and his penis got him in serious trouble. Like 19 people idol scandal. It was involving the Ms. Cougar lady and apparently she caused Mr. Shoplifter his career. Because the Japanese take the idol industry seriously. Like their idols are supposed to be “pure” so the fans can imagine themselves with them. Here in America, we tend to accept pairings and we forgive more when famous people mess up. But not Japan.

I am just so happy and confused.

So...to break this down...Mr. Hasuda is Mr. Shoplifter's number one fan. All these fabulous thugs are Mr.Shoplifter''s fans. They want him to reach the top again. They are going to kidnap the Prince and use Hasuda's Minimum to influence the Prince into becoming a Mr. Shoplifter's fan. The Prince will then influence the Japanese government to reinstate and back up Mr. Shoplifter. This would please the Japanese government, Mr. Shoplifter would be back on top of the idol charts, and.... Hasuda would be in jail? Yeah I am not sure how he thought that was going to work out for him. Maybe he was going to sneak out undetected...until Hamatora showed up. Putting it all on the line for an idol that doesn't really know him. Ah that's love folks. True love.

Is this really happening?

While everyone digests this insane plan...things get a little desperate. In an effort to protect their boss Hasuda's men....slide on the ground. Yes slide folks. Water got everywhere and the grunts were turning into little...projectile missiles to stop the Hamatora men. Like if Jaws was a comedy instead of a horror movie. I mean...it was 15 kinds of special. Just...no one was trying. Hajime ends up saving the day and surfing on one of the thugs. At the time it looked like Hajime was trying to save Hasuda who was going to commit suicide to protect his fabulous men. But all she wanted was the food voucher. So...yeah folks. Ain't no one getting paid.

Yeah....didn't see that coming....

So what does any of this have to do with Gasquet and me learning his name? Well he was there when Mr. Shoplifter was apprehended and was all like see, people do care about you, don't throw your life away. Then Gasquet goes to talk to Doc (whom doesn't need a name anymore) about the Moral case and the dead Neet. Doc tries talking about his this killing is connected to the Minimum Holder case but the Neet still had his brain. Meaning you can't give the Minimum Holder ability from a person who was also given it. The person has to be born with it for it to be transferred. Gasquet is like oh interesting....STAB!!! Like out of nowhere just stabs Doc to death. Sorta like Saw Part 15 when the cop goes bad. Like really, where were my clues? Gasquet get a crazy look on his face so...yeah. He is working with Moral. Probably gives him the addresses to all the Minimum Holders in the system. Instead of being worried about Nice Art needs to worry about his partner. Are Nice and the gang next on the hit list? Guess we will find out next time. See ya!

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