correction ” FIRST “

well i was waiting for ur comment, its a very good one as usual, finally i understood wt was happening.
i absolutely agree with every thing u said.
i was curious bout the way naru looked at mai wn she started to yell at his face,it was like he knew exactly wt does it mean to be near death.
and it seems tht lin z not only his visor bt also in a strange way his guardian(body guard).
well maybe (narus’) mom died in a mysterious way( and her spirit came to him)(hehe, very big imagination) and tht he was with her wn she died and came to japan to find out the truth(just speculating).
i think tht if they found out a way to deal with the matter mai z gonna have a big role with it(hoping so). and for god sake lets see more of narus’ expressions,i donno i thnk its about time to see more facial expressions.
anyway its really the best arc till nw, cant wait to see wt will happen the nxt ep.
ok i talked too much XD thts enough
C YA^___^

@lys: His immediate family is not killed but his relatives are since they work in the hospital that he has set up. You can say that he still has a little bit of humanity in him not to touch his son. Maybe. My katagana is non-existent too but I think it’s writing Urado since it’s implied to be so. I do not know though and requires someone with Japanese abilities to tell me.

Manga side? NO WAY! *razes down shrine of Mai x Naru*

@laboosh: Perhaps his mother is no longer alive and he is in fact tasked to find out about her death. That is a bit of a long shot though to be honest.

I am actually curious why there is such a painful look on Naru’s face when Mai said about feeling the emotions of someone that is dead. If anything, something that can affect an ice man like Naru is probably very close to his heart. I can only speculate that it has to do with someone close that died. His mom, perhaps?

@Yami: die. die. die. Close in what by the way?

Any speculations on why Naru looked so pained when Mai said those rash words?

Impz dear, you’d better not ask us Manga readers to speculate. hahahaahaha.

Anyway, ‘I can only speculate that it has to do with someone close that died.’ this is very close. ‘His mom, perhaps?’ this is way off.

I thought those who work in the hospital were his employees? Didn’t know they were his relatives. My bad, I must have missed something.

@yami, I’ll try to do a translation for v7 onwards, if you want. I just need some time. Arrgh.

great summary as usual Impz! I finally understand the parts that were hard to translate:p i thought it was sweet and unusual for Naru to bring tea to Mai and ask if she was okay. Also, Ayako and Bou were sweet to Mai almost like she was their daughter^_^ I thought this episode had a lot of revelations which also lead to new speculations.

About Naru’s look of pain at what Mai said, the only logical explanation probably is that someone very close to him died. i do know a little of the manga side but not enough:p but from what i know some of your speculations Impz hit a little close to the truth.Close but not too close. Since Naru is head of SPR Japan, my guess is that Lin watches over his progress and guides him as his assistant.I agree that Madoka probably knew Naru’s parents.

Urado must have been desperate to stay alive to kill all those people. Does he really imbibe on the blood? It’s scary to think that this vampirish thirst for blood has made him into a monster. I feel sorry for the two assistants who died. Since only SPR is left, for sure the next probable victim would be taken from them. I really wonder how they will close this case…

I couldn’t help but nod my head when I was reading your speculation. I pretty much have similar ones and I definitely can’t wait till they conclude this arc

About that blueprint being centered around the middle of the house… mm I guess it would make sense that all the trick doors and hallways were made so the victims if they managed to escaped wouldn’t be able to go out.

u_U What a sick man that guy is… I pity him in a way that he’d go through such lengths to gain eternal life.

thanks for the summary, Impz!

Naru brought Mai tea

Hello there… and thank you Impz for the help with the posts.
As for what Tsuzuki wrote on the wall was Vurado= Vlad so the relationship with Vlad the impaler and Bathory second. Yup hohoho… vampires rule, though I think he is into the bathing side of it and maybe he just got damned for all the crimes he committed. Poor Tsuzuki that had to go through that, but at least she helped them find one of the bodies.
Dunno if this is a spoiler but I am wondering why is it that normally when they show some kind of psycho like this they are owners of some charity organization where to get the victims from O_o’

I’ve wondered a lot about how Naru assigned the pairs and left himself unprotected. Naru is certainly capable of simple math. He knew there were enough protectors (exorcists) to be divided among the protected (non-exorcists) making sure everyone had a guardian. Therefore we have to assume that he had a reason for assigning the protectors as he did. Possible reasons I can think of (1) he thought Yasuhara would be the most likely next victim and therefore wanted him to have 2 protectors; (2) Naru was intentionally setting himself up to be the next victim. I think reason number 2 is the more likely reason.

Why would Naru set himself up to the next victim? One possible reason is simple curiosity. Naru may want to meet Urado. Naru is interested in the supernatural on an intellectual level. Meeting a blood-bathing ghoul would be a unique experience to say the least. However, while Naru is a curiosity-filled man, he’s also a cautious man. I think there’s another reason Naru has set himself up to be the next victim.

He’s been very concerned about people’s safety throughout this case. I think Naru is hoping that by setting himself up as the obvious target, he will keep the others safe. In other words, Naru is setting himself up to be such a tempting target that Urado won’t want to go after any of the other people.

Naru’s confidence in his ability is such that he would believe he could escape Urado if he had to. But more than that is Naru’s desire to keep people safe. I believe that Naru would risk himself if he felt that doing so would ensure the others’ safety. I believe that is the reason Naru distributed the protector & protected assignments unequally. He’s willing to sacrifice himself if it means the others will be safe.

Fortunately for Naru, Lin saw through his plan and pounded some sense into the silly boy’s brain.

no way, just how many times are they gonna cut off my comment??????

The way Naru came into the room after Mai’s scream made him seem like a sickly spoiled little boy who’s come to see his fav. playmate. Weird huh.

The whole professor/parents moment made my scream “I KNEW it!” inside my head. I have to say I’d always thought maybe Naru would be Dr. Davis’ son. But that could just be hindsight bias. (hah psych classes can be proven to be useful at times) The one problem I have is that if Dr. Davis is his father, and assuming Davis is his real name (I think they mentioned his full name in the first episode of this arc) then Naru would be at most 1/2 Japanese (ok I guess Dr. could be 1/4 Japnese and if Naru’s mom is Japnese too then Naru inturn would be 9/16 Japnese, correct me if my math is wrong here). From the animation though he looks as asian as it gets in this series, only second to Masako. And I don’t know if they ever mentioned it in this series, but in most anime series if a character is of mixed blood, the other characters would most definitely point it out at one point or another. So I’m assuming Naru does not look mixed. So

D.J– I might have to agree w/ you and say Dr. Davis is Naru’s guardian and mentor, but not necessarily biological father. Although that would just make the whole story that much cheesier. Bleh, I can already taste that bad after taste in my mouth.

and there’s the whole thing about Naru’s expression when Mai yelled at him. I don’t know if the Chinese subbers twisted the meaning of some words, but since I watched the same version as impz, what I got from the Chinese subtitle was that Mai was asking Naru if he knew what it FEELS like to die, and how scared one would be. She wasn’t asking if he knew what if felt like to WATCH someone else die. So I was thinking maybe Naru has had a near death experience before. But then I changed my mind. I remember someone mentioning before that the Naru Mai sees in her dreams is Naru’s brother. So here’s my theory:

Naru’s twin brother died. And since they both have those powers, and because of their bonds, both biological and psychological, Naru experienced the death with him. Therefore our poor Naru is traumatized both by the experience of death and the loss of a close person.

D.J — “I’m already lamenting that we are nearly to the end of this series. I want a second season !!!!!”

I feel the same way! But it sounds like the anime’s already catching up with the manga, so if we do get a second season it’s probably gonna take a bit of time.

“Naru’s twin brother died. And since they both have those powers, and because of their bonds, both biological and psychological, Naru experienced the death with him. Therefore our poor Naru is traumatized both by the experience of death and the loss of a close person.”

-ohphive, that is a really interesting theory. And yes given what Mai was saying that would go along better with his reaction if he had felt what it was like to die.

“I feel the same way! But it sounds like the anime’s already catching up with the manga, so if we do get a second season it’s probably gonna take a bit of time.”

I was afraid of that. Oh well, I’ll just have to enjoy what we have left and rewatch it endlessly! ^-^ At least with SaiMo I know I have another season to enjoy.

laboosh, you’ll probably have a hard time finding this manga online anywhere since its been licensed over here and is currently in bookstores.

I’m trying to talk hubby-sama into it at the moment. Of course I also want Koukou debut if they ever bring it out over here. It will help ease my pain when Hana Kimi finally ends. Ahh but again I’m getting off track.

LKK - “Why would Naru set himself up to the next victim? One possible reason is simple curiosity. Naru may want to meet Urado. Naru is interested in the supernatural on an intellectual level.”

I think that this is a very interesting statement and perhaps his curiosity for the supernatural is linked in with whatever happened in Naru’s past. So much so that he will go to any lengths to get the answers he’s looking for, even if that means putting his life in danger. But what makes Naru so great is that he isn’t willing to sacrifce the safety of other for his quest. Maybe he’s not so much of a narcissist after all.

And I agree he definetely believes in his ability. He doesn’t really ever show any fear for any of the weird things that they have seen. After all didn’t he stare down that one ghost all night?

oh lucky u DJ that u have a hubby that can treat you for the mentioned goodies. I think with lots of effort there could be a “not so legal” way to obtain the scanlations but… sigh sigh too much work.
I also wanted to mentioned something that really caught my attention in the episode… Naru bringing tea. Okay u have a girl screaming in the middle of the night, what does Naru do? run to the source of the commotion? get the police? call someone else? … the answer is: MAKE SOME TEA! ^_^ I think that was sweet of him, but kinda weird. I wonder if they had the teapot ready when that happened otherwise it would be weird to go to the kitchen make some tea and come up again. Naru’s quirks are really something:D

(continuation… ohphive-san, you’re not the only one experiencing cut replies. T.T)

@ohpive and madhatter: I will have to ask my site admin on why > and < and = are problematic. I guess it is perhaps some strange html thingy that is causing it to be cut off

@DJ: It will definitely seem plausible that Naru might be taken care by the professor and his parents are close mates of Dr Davis. If anything, we know likely that Naru is either 1. his protege 2. his child. So there is nothing really much about Naru, even though his mysterious abilities are really interesting. There might be genetic inheritance of power. Oh my, the wild speculations!!!

@BO: I believe that John is not a character that can repel spirits per se. He is more of a santicifying character and he cannot really detect spirits like the others. If you see the works that he has done, it is generally on animated or stationary cursed objects, rather than spirits. Hence, even though Bou-san is definitely the strongest in terms of repelling spirits (other than Lin maybe), John is somewhat vulnerable even though he can still perhaps protect himself. It is but one of the safest measures.

@ohpive: nice speculation on Naru’s brother dying. It will make perfect sense also with the dream too. I cannot but agree that it will fit the plot nicely here if anything.

@DJ: I will think about why Naru actually allowed himself to be hurt. In my opinion, you realize beneath that “hell, i don’t care what happened” look, Naru is in fact a very kind soul that often thinks of others compared to his own safety. Remember first the ceiling incident. Yes, you can predict that there is little pain when the ceiling fell down but the very fact that Naru used his own body to protect Mai clearly shows that he is really one that protects others over self. Hence if you use that form of mentality to deduce his actions, it will actually make perfect sense for him to do it.

@madhatter: I blame this commenting box. Anyway, I believe that a few theories will fit the psychic of this psychopath. First will be that any evil man will at least have some form of compassion for his son. Hence, he is allowed to leave.

Second will be similiar to yours. It is twisted because his son, with the requirement to manage such a huge household, will have to recruit more people and possibly young people. Hence, even in his spiritual form, he is still able to haunt the place and steal the very souls.

Third will be even more warped. I believe that he has already controlled and brainwashed his son into being a total psycho that tries to hide his crimes in which he can conduct his secret activities without being persecuted. That is rather warped though and I think that it’s highly impossible.

@Minerva: I am actually curious about the tea. Red tea is perhaps known for cooling the nerves of someone and it is actually drank more by the Englishmen. Yes, i am hell bent on speculating that Naru is from England.

*cough*

I think that the point about Dream Naru being real Naru and using the evidence of the red tea is a bit flawed. I personally believed that it is the loud scream of Mai that has waken everyone up. If you notice, Naru, with or without dreams, is often the first few people to arrive at the scene. Hence, I believe that he already had Masako and Ayako to protect Mai (who is perhaps the most vulnerable to be attacked other than Yasuhara and Naru himself).

Hence, it does make sense for him to be the latest, yet bring some red tea to calm her. It is actually pretty logical, since we know that Naru is in fact someone who thinks about others yet has no idea how to show it. It is his way of consoling Mai since it is clear that Mai has the ESP ability for telepathy, ESP and dream sequences for foretelling.

I have to disagree with you on the fact that Dream Naru = Real life Naru even though I can see how that proposition is done. I will await to be proven wrong on this.

Naru is hardly nonchalant by any means in my opinion. It is clear from his many actions that he thinks about everyone before deciding. Even if it is a harsh decision, he always listens to Mai’s explainations, even trusting her on some things due to her “gut feeling” (that’s when we didn’t know she had esp). These little facts should know that Naru is just inexperienced in expressing his emotions.

That’s all.

To add on, I think it still seems a bit queer with the link between the father and the son of the mansion. I think there is definitely something going on between the two of them. To add, Igarashi seems to be totally useless except to …do something that Lin can do?

What the hell -.-

I am being spoiled as currently a good friend of mine arrived from Tokyo this week and as he is a huge anime fan he has been busily translating some raws and manga for me.

@Impz From what I gather from the manga your insights are ALMOST dead on. You have a spooky talent my friend for never having read the manga. This episode was riveting to say the least and Mai’s powers are growing at an alarming rate. Who knows, but Masako and Mai’s relationship makes a turn for the better, although her little battles gain intensity, you can really tell that they are beginning to relate as fellow colleagues and are starting to have one of those friendships that only a girl could understand. They are competitors in love, but Masako begins to respect Mai’s abilities and opinions more and more. Impz as usual your insight is amazing. Here’s to ep. 21!!!

~Manda~ Ooooh, I’m jealous. I like your friend. Mind if I borrow him and ask him to do a little bit of translations for me too? Namely SaiMono stuff. ^^

I certainly agree about your comment of Masako and Mai’s friendship that only a girl could understand even though they’re competing for the love of the same guy (But obviously, Mai has already won this competition even though some may still deny it). It’s like one’s worst enemy can also be one’s ultimate ally when facing a huge obstacle.

~Briar~ Okay, I won’t argue with what your opinion of Dream-Naru is as I’ve already known who Dream-Naru really is. Plus, you’re a Mai x Naru love-love supporter. ^^

As for the spirits, I agree with you that they’re all asking for help. But that’s not what I’m wondering about. It’s just that, if you think about it. The maid’s spirit seems to be the one who calls out for help the most.

1. In Mai’s nightmare, I assumed that she experienced how the maid died.

2. In the beginning of the episode, the maid’s voice calls out for help.

3. When Igarashi communicated with the spirits, her assistant kept on writing the same words the maid’s voice were saying in the beginning of the arc.

I know this may not be significant but I was just curious, though your speculation that she might be the same age or is more like Mai seems to pacify my curiosity.

*****
Btw, Saiunkoku Monogatari 39 is out already. ^^ I didn’t know it’ll come out so soon. ^^
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Yay! Thanks for anyone who show support for my theory

“I believe the last entry has the most comments of THAT’s entries so far but please do correct me if I’m wrong. Let’s see if this entry will surpass last entry’s comments. (lol) Hmmm, it actually also makes me wonder exactly how many of the GH commentors are male.”

I was thinking the same thing! I vote for a poll to see how many ppl come to THAT for Ghost Hunt entries, and how many ppl who watch the show are male
Just a suggestion, cuz I really am curious, hehe. I got the impression that most of the ppl leaving those loooong comments are female.

“But somehow, I feel that Mai’s feelings for Naru is at least partially stemmed from the appearance of Dream-Naru in her dreams. She is attracted to BOTH Dream Naru and Real Naru.”

Briar– I do agree with you on that. However it doesn’t have to contradict Naru x Mai. I don’t know how many ppl have seen Ashita no Nadja, an anime I didn’t finish. I hope no one would mind me spoiling it, it also mainly revolves around the main character’s feelings toward two brothers. One was the one she fell in love with at first sight, the other was the brother who she initially thought was her love at first sight. They turned out to have completely opposite personalities, and I think she ended up picking the latter (the nice and sweet one).
Hmm…I think the point I was hoping to make by bringing that up was that even if her feelings are based on two completely different people, she can still pick one at the end. And if my theory is correct, meaning the DreamNaru is already dead, then it’s a much easier choice for Mai to make. Actually, she doesn’t have much of a choice in that case. All will be well. Heehee

Its the first time I saw Naru in Pajama(nice color pajama)at least is not BLACK!hehehe

Im just wondering!when the Team Naru arrived there in the first place!Igarashi said that Suzuki is missing when she woke up at 7 am right?(ep 19)that same day or what? and the next thing I know that she’s dead!of course she’s now a ghost!so when Suzuki was being killed,that same day when Team Naru arrived is that so!I don’t know anymore!

*ThirteenSugars -I’ll Kill you,I’ll kill you!would you like to be my date as well?hek hek,hey I’m just kidding on what I said on Impz!nothing serious!believed me!but I did invite Impz before to my house,but he directly refused my offer!huh huh !sob sob!

*D.J - Naru’s twin brother?who’s that ?gezz your mind had gone too far!

*MadHatter - I agree with your theory!that maybe that Dr.Davis is also spying there ,for some reason I don’t know!

but I have a feeling that Dr.Davis (fake)has a big part in the next episodes!think about,why he’s there for?

I’m blushing to death ThirteenSugars!how could you!how could you!huh huh huh!I do loved the Naru x Mai pairing ideas,but Naru is such a boring guy!I like the character of Bou-san I do prefer Mai for him!he he!but I do love Yasuhara x madoka they’re very cute!

*ThirteenSugars!I can be a girl for you tsk! tsk!and Impz to tsk!I can be a man for D.J & MadHatter!

yahoooo,I have one supporter!

*faei-thanks

< and > and = probably don’t work because the comment system doesn’t support escape html character checking.

And the previous Ghost Hunt post doesn’t have the most number of comments

Awwwe, I’m flattered that Alkanphel is actually reading my comments too. (lol)

OFF-TOPIC COMMENT
(rofwlmao) I never would’ve thought that Na2niet is a male. I had the impression he is a girl because he somewhat writes like one. (Btw, that was not meant as an insult. But I’ve been laughing too much that I’m getting teary-eyed.

@thirteensugars “1. In Mai’s nightmare, I assumed that she experienced how the maid died.”

I disagree. I think Mai’s nightmare was Suzuki’s death or possibly Minami’s assistant’s death. I don’t it was the maid’s death. However, when Mai was possessed in episode 20, that was one of the household maids.

@ impz “From the hints given about Dr Davis’s background, it is clear that he has strong powers of ESP as well as telekinesis. In that case, he should also have enough spiritual energy to repel spirits away. That will make Lin’s worry for Naru’s safety look queer, if Naru is so accomplished. ”

Yes, it’s true the Oliver Davis has strong powers of ESP as well as telekinesis. He has pscyhometry, the ability to read the past by touching objects. However, this power has no connection to repelling spirits. Nothing has been said or hinted about Davis’s ability to exorcise ghosts or to communicate with the dead. I would not assume that he can do that because there’s been no indication that he can.

@impz “There is actually something that disturbs me about the ability of Mai. To confirm it, the spirit that is felt by Mai is in fact the spirit of the maid right? Is it so or is it of Suzuki? I am a tad confused with it.”

Are you talking about Mai’s possession in episode 20? Or during her nightmare in episode 19? Like I said above, I think Mai’s nightmare in 19 was either Suzuki or Minami’s assistant. I think the incident in 20 was from the maid. (By the way, I think Mai’s very first vision — the body in the bathtub — was still another person. There are lots of ghost flitting around in this mansion. Urado has been killing people for nearly 100 years, you know.)

@ ThirteenSugars: I don’t think it’s ever fully explained whose death Mai experienced in her nightmare. I just made a different assumption than you did based on the fact that Suzuki’s and the assistant’s death were closer in time to when Mai had her dream. I think she was seeing the near past rather than the distant past.

wow so many interesting speculations! but i’m getting a little confused…

@LLK: what different incidents do you mean in episode 19 and 20? wasn’t episode 20 a continuation of the dream from 19?

as for Naru not having a bodyguard when he assigned, i think he may be capable of fending off for himself considering Madoka seems pretty confident that he can save her if ever she’s in danger.

it’s possible that dream-Naru and Naru are not the same person since Naru doesn’t seem to know about these visions and asks Mai about her dreams. if he were dream-Naru then he wouldn’t need to ask Mai about what she saw in her visions.Also if Naru did have a twin who died, it could be one of the reasons why Lin seems so overprotective of him.

@ beingmeyuki : “@LLK: what different incidents do you mean in episode 19 and 20? wasn’t episode 20 a continuation of the dream from 19?”
The incident in episode 20 that I was referring to was later the next day when Madoka was explaining more of the case history. As Madoka talks, Mai begins to feel a ghostly presence and is eventually possessed by the spirit of a maid who worked at the mansion and was eventually killed by Urado. Masako uses her powers as a psychic medium to persuade the spirit to leave Mai’s body and to pass on.

As a side topic, this is the first time we’ve witnessed Masako demonstrate another of her psychic abilities. It harkens back to the doll house arc, specifically episode 6. If you remember in that episode, Masako says that there are 2 ways to exorcise spirits. One is Jourei which means to talk to the spirit and help them through the issues they have from a past life. The other is Jorei which essentially means to kill the spirit. In episode 20, we see Masako use the first type, Jourei, to exorcise the maid’s spirit from Mai’s body and to help the maid’s soul pass on and escape the house.

@DJ: I KNEW HAPPY MARRIAGES DO EXIST!!!! Man you are so lucky cause yeps there are plenty of froggies out there and a limited production of princes but hey you got one of a kind prince u so lucky! Btw u said surgery.. are u a med Dr.??? OO wow!
If the tea was indeed red tea, earl grey, english breakfast (drools) then we could say 1) he carries the tea round 2) he must be from England.
As for why Mai needs more protection I wouldn’t say is about trust but about control. Mai’s gift is quite unstable so that could leave her more open to attacks. Then it would make sense Lin was given the duty to protect her. Finally why I think Naru left himself “unprotected”? I would say first and foremost because he is simply Naru… he doesn’t need what we poor mortals would need, not to mention he would maybe use PK to try catch the sewer creature.

@Minerva, yes they do and yeppers, he’s a one of a kind. I’m the happy bouncy one and he’s the cool aloof one unless he’s in a goofy mood, so we compliment each other greatly.

Dr? lol ahh hell no, I’m not that dedicated. I actually only did my psychology degree to please my parents, if I had it all to do again I’d probably go for art. But I am a research tech looking into addiction and parkinson’s disease. Our lab houses rodents and its part of my job to do things like implant blood pressure monitors and ekg monitors, so we can monitor the effects of medications produced for such diseases. One of the drugs I’ve worked on which is do to with cocaine abuse looks very promising and will save lives once its gone through all the testing loops. So far it looks very promising. Which helps with the guilt when it comes to my little guys. I feel like I’m wracking up such bad karma with the poor little rats, but if its going to save lives I feel like its a worthwhile cause and at least I know I make every effort to make any pain they might feel as minimal as possible. I know there are some labs out there that really don’t give a crap about the poor animals they house.

And yes, control over their powers is a much better way of putting it.

LKK, I really want to get the manga, maybe if DeepDiscount has a good price on it I can convince him…

LOL the image in my head of her show now makes me giggle.

And YAY another English Breakfast lover. Seriously, its damn good tea, I just need a cup of that and some chocolate hob nobs. Tea and bicciess YUM!

~DJ~ Well, I hope you get great results. I deal with a lot of patients with Parkinson’s disease almost everyday, and believe me, it is very difficult to do since your patience gets really tested. ^^

And tea, well, unfortunately, I have no idea how to drink it. I have no idea what to mix and do to make it tasty and nice. I’ll just stick with a tall mocha frappuccino from Starbucks. Surprisingly too, it’s the only sort of coffee my body can actually tolerate.

As for love, it isn’t that I don’t believe it. I do. I see it everyday and I’m even happy some people experience the kind that lasts for a lifetime, but I have my own reasons why I don’t want it and must not fall for it. It doesn’t give one a good feeling every time one has to turn down a decent guy when he asks you out. And it is a struggle to fight one’s feelings of crush/infatuation/attraction for a particular guy too, but one has to do things like that especially if one has a vow like mine.

But of course, that doesn’t mean I do not want a steamy hot love affair ^_- (lol j/k j/k) Though, if it was Lin-san or Seiran, then I really wouldn’t mind. Unfortunately, they are anime. (lol)

~Lkk~ Oh, I see. I guess it wouldn’t really matter either way. ^^

~Beingmeyuki~ “as for Naru not having a bodyguard when he assigned, i think he may be capable of fending off for himself considering Madoka seems pretty confident that he can save her if ever she’s in danger.

It’s possible that dream-Naru and Naru are not the same person since Naru doesn’t seem to know about these visions and asks Mai about her dreams. if he were dream-Naru then he wouldn’t need to ask Mai about what she saw in her visions.Also if Naru did have a twin who died, it could be one of the reasons why Lin seems so overprotective of him. “
I back you up on this one 100%. ^^

~Na2niet~ A loveless life eh? I’ll tell you the same thing I told Impz. I’m certain you’ll find the right girl, or guy, who will make you feel deliriously happy and in love. Maybe you and Impz should realy try to hit it off then? ^^

~Minerva~ Do not worry. I’ll stand by my Naru-is-Dr. Davis speculation to my last breath. Well, at least until the truth comes out that I’m right. (lol) ^^

As for nakedness being Lin-san’s nightwear… (Sighs~Oh Lin-san, I’m gonna treat you so good, you’d never gonna wanna let me go. But please, don’t be gentle ^_-) Kyaaa!!!

Towards the end of this story arc, Mai’s abilities were listed out. At least in the manga. Let’s hope they show it in the anime too.

I like English Breakfast too. With lots of sugar.

BTW, what type of tea do you think Mai makes for Naru everytime in the office? Japanese green tea? Or English Breakfast or what?

I agree with LKK that in the nightmare, she was seeing the near past, not the distant past. The two servants in spirit form probably just grabbed any victims who are young and alone in the house and drag them through time and space into the sacrifice room to be killed.

One problem with the anime is that there were a lot of rather meaningful conversations lost in the story, and some of them tells you more about the characters.

D.J As a cancer patient of two years I admire your work immensely. Without the experiments done to ensure medications I would probably be writing my blogs out of a hospital room. Hopefully soon one will be developed that will enable me to be cancer free. Many experimental drugs have helped me have an almost normal quality of life. You Rock.

Anywho, I just love Masako and Mai lately. They have been giving me some great moments. Her powers are progressing so fast and certainly some side effects are in the making.

About Masako, being a celebrity and a proven medium means that she is likely to have much more powers than we expected. The ability to soothe (I do not like to use the word kill) the spirit in order to remove the spirit’s need to remain in the world is an ability that is very elementary.

It is perhaps to a lower magnitude (unlike the case in the doll incident where she fails to calm down the spirit) in which she is able to affect her.

Naru is right to place Masako, Mai and Ayako together. I am sure either of them (Masako and Ayako) will be fine fending off the spirits, but one of them to protect Mai altogether is rather risky. I mean, if you are looking to protect the people who are likely to be the most vulnerable, the arrangement will be so.

My assumption of Masako’s other abilities is definitely telepathy (though probably forced telepathy rather than how Mai uses it since she is not in control compared to Masako), foreboding of situations, the ability to inhabitate spirits within her body and lastly to empathize with spirits to predict outcomes.

As I repeated above, Naru cares more about others.

@LKK: I had the same absolute vision. Masako will be sitting there in the “medium’s seat” while there will be a weekly victim that is supposedly possessed as she removes the trouble. Either that or she goes out to the live action and tries to detect spirits or something.

Oh god, that can be so lame but Masako rocks!

@DJ: To please your parents? That kind of sucks because I do not do anything with the first reason being to please someone. I aim simply to please myself, which is why I am studying my Masters soon and PhD later. However, when I do study PhD, that will be the likely end of this blog even though it will be a distance away.

@Lys: On the spirit part, rewatching episode 19 and 20 gave me a whole new understanding. The dream, per se, is telepathy toward Suzuki or Minami’s spirit, as it can only be possible to feel the death of a spirit that has died early on. The residue of spiritual energy will make sense that Suzuki’s spirit is the most recent.

The possession of Mai is a maid that resides in the room that they are in, if I am not mistaken.

@Manda: I always love Masako. Masako = win. Masako x Naru = win. The rest = lose.

I just had to say that

Hmmm, I just thought I should post again just so we can change the uhh “cough” provocative number into a number that will increase the comments here. ^^

~DJ~ Fortunately for me, I haven’t met any guy who is irresistible for me. It seems that the ten thousand angels guarding me are steering me away from such temptations. And the guys who I meet who I find almost irresistible are either gay or taken. Thank goodness they are! ^^ As for my job, at the end of the day, when I think about it, the priceless feeling that you helped out someone is worth all the difficulties.

And yes, Lin/Lord Sesshoumaru with Ken Narita’s voice is really a candy treat for a girl’s ears. I’m very weak when it comes to drop-dead gorgeous male voices.

~Minerva~ People like you are truly inspirational.

~Na2niet~ OMG! I love Belgium chocolates! They are soooooooooooooooooooooo GOOD! What do you guys do to your chocolates. They are just so YUMMY!^^

~Impz~ (sobs) Why? Why must you close the blog? Was it something I said? Was it something I did? Tell me what I should do so THAT Anime Blog can stay open forever? You’re breaking my heart…

(lol j/k) But it really is a sad when the time comes. I guess some best things are really not meant to last.

I do admit that Masako and Mai’s kitten-fights are amusing but there is no way Masako can compare to how perfect Mai is.

But anyway, I actually wonder if Madoka is also a superior of Lin. Or are they on the same level? I’m quite curious about that.

na2niet: eh, it’s too weird now, sorry. -__- In my mind, you’ve been labeled a hermaphrodite. *scrunches nose* too weird for my taste. ;P

Impz is a trap?! O.O …Madhatter comes from a totally different source. ^^ I’m sure it wouldn’t take long for you to figure it out. But yes, I do love tea (with 50% milk and tons of sugar) as well as top hats. And I already have found my other half by the way, so regardless of my gender, it’s pretty pointless. ^^

Fake Davis has prolly already left the house, and if theory is correct, Urado will only be after young spirits. Boosts up the yummy factor. *nods*

Now that I think about it, ThirteenSugars-san, Lin would be the most capable out of all of them right? (Excluding Naru that is… if he even has any abilities -.-) And since Mai is the most sensitive right now, there’s a huge chance that she’ll be the next one. (I was gonna say the two assistants also exhibited abilities, and so Urado wants those with abilities more, but then Minami’s assistant didn’t show any. He was only very nice. ^^; ) I support MaixNaru too, you know! (Would it be weird for a guy to support love couples? O.o?)

^^; Most guys just don’t want to take the time, that’s why it’s generally assumed that posters for anime blogs etc. are female.

I like the DreamNaru being the twin brother as well. It better cements the MaixNaru idea. Mwahaha! I can just imagine Naru’s twin telling him off through one of Mai’s dreams. “Ah, you call him ‘Naru’? Short for ‘narcissistic right? Haha! That suits him so much!” then proceeding to tell Mai stuff to blackmail Naru with.

lys: I have no idea how someone can fall asleep through GH… Maybe he hasn’t watched any of the later episodes? -.- But then again, I’m the type who scares easily, so something like GH gives me enough adrenaline rush.

About Naru being Davis: It could be very possible. Just because Lin said “professor” doesn’t mean he meant “Dr. Davis”. Like I said before, Naru’s parent might be a colleague or a friend, or if we go with Naru actually being Dr. Davis, then Dr. Davis doesn’t exist at all, which means Naru isn’t technically a professor. (Naru might’ve had a Yasuhara-type front for him while Naru tells him what and where to go. Naru might’ve also told the fake to say that he is a professor researching the supernatural as he’d get more people to respect/believe him that way.) Can’t Madoka have stayed in England (or America? whichever) in the past? There are many explanations to be given as to whichever circumstance, unless it’s something that’s almost impossible. (Like Naru is actually a girl. Gasp! It’s a spoiler! O.O …Furuba got away with that one, though. -_-)

Hmm… If I go with my theory that Mai will be next because of her sensitivity, then if we say that Naru is very accomplished, Urado will go after him as well. Maybe this was why Lin objected so much. Naru might’ve been trying to make himself bait (as other people have commented) in order to find out more about Urado, and Lin saw through his plans. It could also be that most of Dr. Davis’ accomplishments are just rumors. He might’ve just found the missing person, and from that people started assuming everything about him. *shrugs*

(I thought the ghost they summoned was Suzuki, by the way? o.O?)

Mai’s nightmare might’ve been a fusion between Suzuki’s, Minami’s assistant’s and the maid’s. Remember how she was dragged in her pajamas, and only later on does she change into a yukata? She might’ve been experiencing the first part as Suzuki/assistant, then later on as the maid.

Minerva-san just said something that made something click in my mind. This is just my theory, but maybe when Naru said that the house cannot be exorcised, he meant because there were actual human beings who were doing the killings. They might be doing it in the name of Urado (as a sacrifice of sorts), or they’re just doing it and using Urado as a cover. Either way, the situation would still be rather dangerous for everyone. (Maybe I’ve been watching too much CSI. -_-)

…I’d comment more on the other replies, but there’s already been too much in just the almost one day I didn’t check in, and I’m falling asleep. ^^;; I’ll try to check in tomorrow (or today -_-) and try to post again. Week’s been pretty hectic, and I might’ve to do a lot of things tomorrow as well, so no guarantees. ^^ Just in case, I’ll see you guys next episode, definitely.

Hmmm. No, stop tempting me with manga because I refuse to pick it up at all. Rawr you all manga readers, especially noblsheep who is using an effective lure. Honestly, I am just lazy to read. Viewing is an easier activity for me.

Wahahaha, Masako x Yasuhara isn’t good. Masako x Naru is way more fitting to any other pairing in Ghost hunt.

Perhaps. I believe that Ayako’s powers are more of creations, prevention and repelling, rather than destroying. That is perhaps why I tend to see her as less effective.

Hmmmm, We must remember that Mai is becomming something of a commodity for the froup, and as such, they protect her not only for her own sake but tend to follow her around waiting for her insights and visions. And yes our heroine is completely unaware. But Masako seems to be noticing this and it is giving way to her trusting Mai more on a spiritual level if not making her want to have a girls night of shopping and karaoke.

@Manda: You rock! It is awesome that we get to have you around chatting, and not from a hospital room. *hugs*
You will be cancer free believe me afterall you are strong to have made it this far. It must sound strange coming from a complete stranger like me but you are truly inspirational just as 13sugars said and motivating to keep on the research.

@DJ: I know what you mean it is hard at first… though that is why i stick to yeast in that case ^_^ Basically the organism is easy to use and most of the genes found in it can be found in mammalian cells. Basically the research entails finding the effects of certain medications as mutational agents. I guess apart from getting a treatment out of it, that it is a safe treatment with veeery little or no side effects for the patients. I wish the gov would put some more into research you know.
As for the animal testing you’ve got no choice at some point do to the medical trials. I know… poor animals but you gotta do it. So i hope the people releasing the animals from the lab would desist to do so >

DJ cntd Finally girl… you have a good body guard though i guess he is right that you should kick them away from you so to avoid escalation Oo sometimes you find guys that don’t even care your man is around.

Impz: good luck on getting your masters degree. I am also thinking on getting a PhD but gotta get all the exams done first. So meanwhile you have social life it is nice to have you here and that you are always keeping up with the shows.
And noooope it is not strange to see a guy supporting love pairings. I like the NaruxMai pairing. dunno i just find masako to be too manipulative of Naru (she knows something, maybe that he is Dr. Davis) and she is using that to go out with him. Sorry I don’t aprove of blackmailing >