Requiem from the Darkness
Oshimeter
Synopsis
In an attempt to turn his floundering career around by compiling one hundred ghost stories, struggling author Momosuke Yamaoka roams through Edo-period Japan searching for material. During his travels, the young man wanders deep into the mountains, where he encounters a monk named Mataichi. Failing to heed the monk's advice to turn back, Momosuke presses forward and soon witnesses a murder carried out by Mataichi and his two associates. As it turns out, Mataichi's gang also investigates paranormal incidents—aiming to make those in the wrong pay the ultimate price. Continuing to seek out subject matter for his stories, Momosuke repeatedly crosses paths with the trio of outlaws, becoming increasingly involved in their schemes each time. As the author strays further toward the world of darkness, he grapples with both the morality of the group's actions and the line between humans and the supernatural.
Episode Guide
Characters
Ogin
Ogin: An upbeat puppeteer in the Mataichi gang, charming and seemingly flawless.
Kobayashi Sanae
Mataichi
A cloaked, bandaged spiritualist and trickster monk, Mataichi executes sinners with retributive justice, leaving Ofuda for the departed.
Nakao Ryusei
Nagamimi
Wakamoto Norio
Momosuke Yamaoka
Children's author turned ghost story writer, Momosuke encounters the Ongyou and witnesses their unique justice.
Seki Toshihiko
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While the story wrapped up well in the final episode, the unique but disorienting animation style might cause motion sickness for some viewers. It's a solid narrative, but the visual execution makes it a tough watch.
A quick warning for anyone prone to visually induced motion sickness: you’ll want to take this anime slowly, or it might actually make you throw up. Story-wise, it’s been a great episode so far. Seeing the failures of Momosuke and Mataichi’s group in the previous episodes has done an excellent job building up the tension for a major climax in the next episode.
The visuals are pretty bad, especially considering there are much older anime that still hold up perfectly well today. As I’ve mentioned before, if you get visually induced motion sickness like I do, you'll definitely want to take this series slowly to avoid feeling sick. On the plot side, I was glad to see Ongyou and Momosuke reunite, but it was disappointing to see them part ways with their leader, Kyogoku Tei.
As I've said before, if you suffer from visually induced motion sickness like I do, you definitely want to take your time with this anime otherwise, you might end up throwing up. That aside, it’s a good episode so far! I’m really hoping this builds up a stronger storyline for future episodes, especially since this is the very first time we've seen the Ongyou group fail.
Quick heads up for my fellow motion-sickness sufferers: definitely take your time watching this anime, otherwise, you might end up with a massive headache. Honestly, this episode was a bit meh for me. It’s a pretty standard revenge tale, though it does have an interesting twist where an actual member of the Ongyou group is seeking justice. The supernatural elements do eventually show up, but overall it’s just a mid episode.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you’re prone to visually induced motion sickness like me, take your time watching this anime or you might end up throwing up. I initially thought this episode would be another standard crime thriller where they simply expose the killer, so I was glad to see the supernatural element kick in with a spirit possessing an object.
Reminder from earlier episodes: watch this slowly to avoid visual motion sickness. As for the episode itself, the plot involving a necrophile was completely sickening. There's nothing special or psychologically complex here, it’s just a skip.
As I’ve mentioned in my reviews for previous episodes, you should really watch this anime slowly, or you might end up experiencing visually induced motion sickness. That aside, I found this episode fascinating! It was great to see Momosuke finally become a part of the group and fully embrace their goal and idealism of eliminating those who commit evil deeds.
Warning for anyone with visual motion sickness, watch this anime slowly to avoid headaches or nausea. Aside from that, it's a solid episode that cleanly reveals why the current master was cursed. I’m really liking Momosuke’s role and am curious to see if he joins the group as its fourth member.
Heads up for anyone with visually induced motion sickness, watch this episode slowly, or you might end up with a headache and nausea. Story wise, there’s nothing supernatural here; it's just a simple case of a man being manipulated by his lust. Personally, I didn't care about it, while I can handle ecchi, the incest storyline was a hard pass for me.
Just a heads up if you're prone to visually induced motion sickness like me, you might want to pace yourself with this anime, or it could give you a bad headache and make you nauseous. Also, I found it so frustrating how Momosuke kept trying to intervene and save the hunter from the Ongyo. The guy was completely irredeemable, but I guess it just shows how genuinely good natured Momosuke really is.
It was a good final episode with tons of action and more characters getting involved. It was intense throughout, and the trippy scenes worked really well, adding to the overall experience.
Lots of action in this episode, which I liked. Some scenes are pretty gory, so heads up if that's not your thing. Things are moving much faster now and building up nicely for the next episode.
Good episode. It's getting more intense by the minute and continues to build things up well. I also liked the visuals in this episode.
Good episode with some action. It feels like they're building things up for the upcoming episodes, which makes you curious about what will happen next.
This episode felt a bit meh to me. I was confused why some scenes suddenly switched to CGI for the characters. It wasn't ugly, but it felt out of place and was pretty noticeable.
Decent episode, though I was confused about a few points. Some parts got pretty intense, which made the episode more interesting.
A bit boring, I'd say. The twist was there, but it wasn't very impactful because it didn't have much buildup. I liked the use of the fisheye lens in some scenes, though a few were a bit too dark.
Very confusing. I had to rewatch the episode and look up what actually happened. Some scenes were so nauseating, with abrupt cuts and transitions, that they almost put me off watching.
Decent episode. It was a bit more reserved than the previous ones, but still enjoyable. It's more of a feel-good episode, though it still has some trippy scenes.
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