Nurarihyon no Mago remains firmly rooted in the early 17th Century in this episode, concluding the Hagoromo-Gitsune flashback with a good deal of action and gore by this show’s standards. What this mini-arc was for, in the end, was to set up the events of the present day and Hagoromo-Gitsune’s […] Read more
There’s no question, Nurarihyon has stepped up in weight class from the first season. I hope enough viewers stuck around to see it. S2 is still heavy in flashback mode, as the entire episode is spent on the story of Nurarihyon and Princess Yo, in early 17th-Century Kyoto (and the […] Read more
This is definitely not your 2010 self’s Nurarihyon. We’ve come a long way – with a new director, a crisper pace and an enjoyably dark tone that was only intermittently felt last year, this feels like a different series. The track record for shounen manga that go to Kyoto to […] Read more
Maybe I spoke too soon about Yura not being in the game in the Rikuo sweepstakes. After not appearing at all last week, she has the spotlight in a strong second episode of the second season. It continues to look as if we’re going to have a more taut, focused […] Read more
Nurarihyon is back for a second season with a new director and a sharply different look and feel to S1. I enjoyed the first season, but it was startlingly inconsistent and based on the premiere, we seem to be headed for better things. We open with the first chapter of […] Read more
Move along – nothing new to see here Episode 26 is a recap episode – a “digest” of the Tamazuki Arc. Two recap eps in one season is a bit of a stretch, but at least we’re getting a second season (though at this stage no one seems certain what […] Read more
So ends season one of Nurarihyon no Mago – sort of. Apparently there’s another recap episode next week, though I’m not sure if it’s officially the end of S1 or the beginning of S2. On balance I would have to say that ended in a fairly predictable fashion. The battlefield […] Read more
Tamazuki shows his true stripes in the penultimate episode, pretty much wiping out his entire night parade. It wasn’t that hard to see coming – though Inugami certainly couldn’t – but it was a little shocking nonetheless. This was a pretty straightforward action episode for the most part. The Nura […] Read more
Loli Service at last Only three more eps to go – presumably – and we still seem a long way from the real conclusion here. Another ep passes by with Night Rikuo pretty much in charge, but this week belonged mostly to Yuki-Ona’s awesomeness and Tamazuki’s wimpiness. With Grandpa and […] Read more
Tick, tick, tick… Things are really heating up with NnM just as we seem to be running out of time to resolve them. With no official notice of a second season, for the viewer this is quite the quandary – how invested do I allow myself to get, knowing that […] Read more