Notes on Another - 02 [Blueprint]

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The mystery further deepens as Another continues with the second episode.

Episode Summary:

The episode begins with Kouichi and his classmates attending Mikami-sensei’s art class. We are treated to a brief (but certainly connected) Edward Munch reference with Mochizuki’s painting.

I was supposed to be disturbed by his drawing if not for the fact that I have watched Zero no Tsukaima F 02 the night before.

After class, Mochizuki and Kouichi began to talk about the feeling of uneasiness that can be felt from Munch’s famous painting. Mochizuki tells a very deep and telling response to Kouichi’s inquiries.

People who have no idea of the manga should carefully take notes of what everyone says because it means something

Teshigawara butts in and is consequently asked by Kouichi about the feeling of uneasiness. The former carelessly says that he felt in when he

Teshigawara himself looks surprised by what he said as well as Mochizuki. Kouichi looks around clueless and expects a further explanation from the two. Before Teshigawara can explain what he said (since Mochizuki is obviously trying to prevent Teshigawara from divulging an important information), Kouichi spots Mei alone in the library. Kouichi takes his leave and his two classmates were obviously worried about Kouichi’s actions.

Here, Kouichi meets the mysterious (well almost everyone in this anime is hiding something) Tatsuji Chibiki who is the school librarian.

                                  Arrgghh!!!!! Please don’t eat me!!

Kouichi decides to meet up with the helpful (and also an avid horror fan) nurse, Sanae, to investigate Mei’s presence in the hospital during the last episode. Kouichi asks Sanae regarding any information about a patient who died. According to Sanae, the patients she was assigned to were all alive.

                     What the hell could really be in Basement 2?!?!?

Kouichi rephrases his question and describes the features of Mei Misaki and asks Sanae if she has seen her. Sanae didn’t see anyone who look like Mei but suddenly remembers that someone could have possibly died in the hospital. Since she wasn’t sure, she decides to call Kouichi if she finds any new information about his queries.

         Here’s me hoping that what you will find will not be your last….

                If there’s anything you’ll dig up, it’ll be a dead body…

The next day, Kouichi talks with Izumi Akazawa (one of the three persons who visits him in the hospital) who asks Kouichi (for the second time around) if he has lived in Yomiyama before. Like before, Kouichi denies this. Kouichi learns that Izumi is the head of countermeasure for their class. According to Izumi, as head of countermeasures, she is assigned to protect their class (from what we would know as the story goes on…).

Kouichi is stumped by this and asks what exactly does being head of countermeasures mean. Izumi suddenly says that she’s got something important to say to Kouichi but is stopped by Yukari and Mochizuki who were also with them as they talk.

                                            Your death probably

Kouichi sees Mei again and decides to follow her. What he didn’t see was the reaction of Izumi who obviously didn’t like it (and no, not a hint of romance via jealousy can be felt from the scene).

Kouichi loses Mei and stumbles upon a (creepy) doll shop with an interesting sign on the entrance.

                                   In what? The boiling vats of hell?

This time, Kouichi’s cellphone began ringing and he finds himself talking to Sanae who confirms that one patient died. Kouichi is shocked when he learns that the name of the patient who died is Misaki (though to be fair Sanae provides an alternative option in the form of “Masaki”)

The call was cut due to some static interference and Kouichi curiously enters the doll shop. Here he finds himself surrounded by numerous dolls (who all seem to emanate a dark, unpleasant aura) and a lone old woman who appears to be the owner of the shop.

              Apparently because the shop smells of death and agony

While looking around the shop, Kouichi suddenly sees a doll which bores resemblance to Mei Misaki. To his surprise, Mei is also there in the shop and asks Kouichi his purpose of coming to the shop.

The episode ends with Mei unfolding one of his secrets to Kouichi, which is what is under her eyepatch.

                                                    Ahmm…. no?

                             I said no!! Argh! Help! Somebody help!!!!!!

          You just don’t understand the word “no” don’t you? *DIES*

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This episode offers more questions than answers and may leave a lot of people confused. However, it sets the plot nicely (though rather slowly) and gives us a lot to look forward in the next episode.