Apr 12 2008
kure-nai - First Episode

I was completely lost for the first half of the episode. I didn’t know what was going on or why I was watching it, but after Shintaro and Murasaki met, I really liked the chemistry between them. Murasaki’s an adorable girl for being rich and Shintaro has that pathetic quality that just makes me want to hug him. When I first read the premise I thought Benika was the rich girl he was supposed to protect, and Murasaki was his sister, but it turned out nicely this way, too. Now I’m wondering what kind of organizatin Benika runs, what connection she has to Murasaki, and how Shintaro is a part of it at his age. By the brief flashback, I’m guessing Benika took him in when he was small. But isn’t he too young to be mediating dangerous situations like that? Benika said something about obtaining a new body, which could mean he’s not human?