Ookamikakushi 7 - Loss

Despite what happened the previous night, the day started out normally as Hiro went to school, and not surprisingly Isuzu was absent. Later, Hiro went to the library to meet Kaname, where she then explained about Jouga wolves and the connection with the Great Gods, as well as the possibility that they might still be living in the mountain, although there's not enough evidence to support the claim. That's when Kaname came up with her hypothesis that the Jouga wolf might reside within human itself, or possessing human intellect, aka werewolf. Before departing, Kaname decided to find more about Jouga counting rhyme. Hiro meanwhile went to Kaori's house to pick Mana, but he came for nothing as Mana had just been picked by his father. Hiro then met Sakaki on his way home (the geologist man who apparently knows Kaori from his university days). They had a talk about what happened the other night when Hiro witness the murder scene, and Sakaki revealed about the exact same experience he had 4 years ago, when her fiancee Mieko was murdered the same way in that town.

Kaname meanwhile went to a local library to look more about the counting rhyme, but didn't noticed that she was followed for quite some time. Not noticing the danger, she was then caught. When she regain her conscious, she found that she was confined in some sort of basement, with Issei's girlfriend located next to her room. Both then had a conversation about the God and how it relates to the "cleansing ritual", and how apparently Issei's girlfriend become a God upon lip contact with Issei...

comments: Great episode again although it lacks some actions. Some questions answered, but even more questions appeared. I like how the camera angles works in this episode, and some of the bgm was appalling as well (Kaori's moment when she accidentally exposed her arm). (not) surprisingly no one mentioned about Isuzu in this whole episode. Sakaki made it somewhat clear as why he was in this village. No idea what kind of act would he do with the help of Hiro, but he did talk about avenging Mieko nonetheless. Poor Kaname, it seems like the people tries to shut anyone related to the scene, or those who tries to butt into the case. If this goes on, it won't be long before Hiro and probably his family to get involved. The document that the man gave to Sakaki back then was also quite intriguing as Hiro was among the people listed, so did Kaori's statement that she can't leave the town.

Outsider and villager's point of view differed vastly about the murder, one would simply call it a mysterious murder, the other called it Cleansing of the Gods. I wonder whether the anime would be shown in different perspective, that is from a reality and fantasy point of view. Kaname explained why hassaku harvesting was poor that year, but that also opened the door for supernatural belief on how Jouga wolf and red moon were related to that stuff.
Next episode seems getting even more interesting, with Sakaki having a fight against Nemuru.