Dog Days – 12

Now that the twelfth episode of Dog Days has aired, all that remains is the finale to air next week.  There will be two distinct outcomes, either Shinku stays with everyone in Flonyard or returns home with the possibility of never returning.  So, can we tell what the outcome will be from foreshadowing in this episode?  It’s always worth a shot.

Dog Days – 11

A common miscalculation with many anime is that the ending is a disappointment.  Some end up being rushed, forgoing major details in storytelling in order to wrap up the show in the limited time given while others feel incomplete, leaving holes in the plot that could potentially be fatal to an anime.  Dog Days, however, allotted two full episodes to tell its conclusion, which is an intelligent move since it can now try to avoid these mistakes.  So how is this anime using its wisely budgeted time?

Dog Day – 10

Sorry for the brief hiatus but my computer had difficulties playing games, videos, and even browsing the web, so I went out and recently bought a new computer.  Now that I can watch anime again, I plan to catch up with the thousand or shows I seem to be behind on.  Anyway, onto Dog Days…

The tenth episode of Dog Days discarded the series’ legendary light-hearted image for a bold, new one.  Battling a gargantuan demon that cries rivers of blood and showcasing nothing but animated action sequences and teary-eyed drama scenes, Dog Days has evolved into a well-done action anime.  But only for this one episode.

Dog Days – 9

Really?  This was only the ninth episode?  It felt like the eleventh with all the characters gathering together, the dialogue between Millhiore and Leonmichelle regarding their friendship and these increasingly aggressive wars, and the arrival of a common threat for everyone.  Most anime save this to lead into their finale but we have three episodes left to go in Dog Days.

Dog Days – 8

Here’s hoping that the demons Noir was not so subtlety foreshadowing in this episode completely change the series from a light-hearted adventure into something suspenseful and serious.

Dog Days – 7

How different would Dog Days be without Shinku?  Or even simpler, remove the whole ‘summoning from Earth/return to Earth’ aspect for the hero?  What would Dog Days be like if it were solely contained in this fantasy world?

Dog Days – 6

Despite being in a medieval-type setting, Dog Days doesn’t feel like a fantasy anime.  When you compare the setting of Dog Days to other anime, who also have married the concepts of kemonomimi girls and a medieval setting like Spice and Wolf or Utawarerumono, you begin to draw some similar results.  All shows have castles, villages, soldiers, and other stereotypical fantasy elements which provide a solid base for their stories.  But there are some evident elements that separates Dog Days from the others.