Season Two Ep 7 stills


 

I was truly debating whether I should post the new stills of Ep 7 because... I don't want to change the image of young Ōdanna-sama showered in sakura petals...for I think hands down that's one of the most beautiful shots that S2 managed to produce! 

However, since Ep 7 has really nice stills as well (which also includes one still of young Ōdanna-sama under a camphor tree), I thought I'd just post this short article then. It's basically just my interpretation on how the story would unfold. However, it also makes me wonder about the length of this S2. I mean, we're at Ep 7 already, and if we only have one cour of 12 episodes... how do they pack Vol 8 then? Does it mean that we will have one cour but a bit longer than 12-13 episodes...?

Also, for those who were wondering where to find Tōyama Nao's music, I was able to get the five of them in iMusic. I made a short explanation about the five songs as an edit at the end of Ep 6 review.

 

Anyway, let's move on to Ep 7 stills chronologically as per Kakuriyo-Anime. I think most scenes are from Vol 7 Ch 6 and Vol 7 Ch 7.


First,  we will have Hatori having dinner at the Nighthawk as per Vol 7 Ch 6. Our gorgeous Tengu will have borsch soup with piroshki meat pie. 


 

This is where we will hear Hatori yapping about Zakuro, who will hopefully trigger Aoi's jealousy. Yeah, bring it on!!!

(ooh! It means that we will have a flashback of Ōdanna-sama laughing together with Zakuro then! That would gaslight Aoi if her imagination is running wild like that!)

 


Then we will have the shot of young Ōdanna-sama under a tree, which I think is camphor based on Byakuya's Reminiscence. It means that we will have a few minutes of Byakuya reminiscing about his past, which I think is a great chapter, despite it being very short. OMG, it also means we will hear the young Setsu speaking as he invited Byakuya to join his Tenjin-ya team! Oh my...

Here we will see Byakuya's past with his everlasting wife Suzume, a young lady from the Muromachi Period. OMG, look at how gorgeous Byakuya's smile here! He actually could smile!

 


And no, I am not complaining about Suzume's emon this time. Muromachi kimono does not have emon (or, does not show the nape) the way the current kimono (starting from the late Edo Period) is worn... I.e., Suzume's kimono is drawn correctly here.

 

Then we have a shot of Aoi getting worried about something. No, it's not about her incorrectly-drawn emon... (gah!!! But it can be, right!!!). Instead, I think it's related to either Takechiyo-sama's situation or Ōdanna-sama's. At any rate, this scene might be in the Nui-no-in Mansion.

 



Then we have the Three Musketeers deciding to infiltrate the Imperial Palace through the secret passage at the camphor tree, which used to be located at Byakuya's and Suzume's old house. I think this shot below shows them when they are already in the elevator going up to the Palace.

 


How do I know? Because I've been transcribing Vol 7 Ch 7, but since I do that at a slower-than-snail pace, I haven't even done a third of the whole chapter...

But from what I know, once they arrived at the Palace, the Three Musketeers split up: Aoi and Sasuke-kun trying to find Takechiyo (to Uber-food the macaroon), while Byakuya will be heading towards the King's chamber to give a major lecture of the year.

Then we are at an unknown territory for me.  


 

It seems Aoi and Sasuke-kun is trying to sneak into the kitchen (or sneak through the kitchen)... and then they would sneak through a scene where three ladies wearing the Qing Dynasty qizhuang. Looks neat... so... it means that ayakashi folks also exist in China/Manchuria yeah? I mean, it makes sense. I'd love to see other ayakashi from, say, Europe, as well...

 


The Manchurian ladies don't look too happy with their meals, though. Just give them to me, Ladies! I will finish them in one go! 

 

Anyway, since we usually don't have the end scene published in advance, I guess Ep 7 will end with the Three Musketeers finding themselves in front of the King, with Raijū whispering lethal nonsense to his ears...

One thing for sure... the animation seems to be okay... though it remains to be seen once we see the whole Ep 7.

Until Thursday then, my friends! 

 

 

 

 

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