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Sarai-ya Goyou – 01
「形ばかりの」 (Katachi Bakari no) "In Appearance Only" Manglobe studio and samurai. It's not the same hip-hop style as Samurai Champloo, but Sarai-ya Goyou, a.k.a. "House of Five Leaves", takes a seinen...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 02
「抱かれたい」 (Dakaretai) "I Want To Be Embraced" Keeping with the same mellow and laid-back pace, this second episode of House of Five Leaves follows Masanosuke as he gets more involved with the rest of...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 03
「徐々に巻き込んで」 (Jojo ni Makikonde) "Gradually Get Him Involved" As Masa slowly gets dragged into the ways of the House of Five Leaves, a lot of Yaichi's backstory is starting to flesh out and looking like...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 04
「加減がねぇ」 (Kagen ga ne-) "She Doesn't Hold Back" Due to the emphasis on character interactions in lieu of action in this series, I'm not surprised by the lack of discussion it's generating; however, I...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 05
「上手くいくさ」 (Umaku Iku sa) "It'll Be Fine" I don't know if it's just the subtle way this series shifts between the present and flashbacks or if I'm just used to it being more obvious, but those...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 06
「幸せと思えよ」 (Shiawase to Omoeyo) "Consider Yourself Lucky" Picking up on the Ume's backstory from last time, things fast-forward to the present where Senkichi is still being extorted for money by his...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 07
「野暮でござった」 (Yabo de Gozatta) "That Was Thoughtless of Me" I can't say I'm too surprised that Yaichi has a past with another gang, but I am curious as to whether or not this Bakuro group lead by Kuhei...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 08
「恩人が二人いる」 (Onjin ga Futari Iru) "Two People I'm Indebted To" A rivalry between candle businesses that gets ugly. It may not sound like much, but when Matsu gets caught trying to steal back some some...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 09
「お助けに参る」 (Otasuke ni Mairu) "I've Come to Rescue You" After deciding to save Matsu on his own last time and making good on it here, Masa has all of a sudden become a samurai beaming with confidence....
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 10
「汚い野良猫」 (Kitanai Noraneko) "A Dirty Stray Cat" The revelation came an episode sooner than I was expecting, but it looks like my hunch about Yaichi being Seinoshin ever since episode three proved to be...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 11
「失礼つかまつった」 (Shitsurei Tsukamatsutta) "Pardon My Rudeness" Durarara may have just concluded, but Souji's revelation of Yaichi's past with the Bakuro gang had me more shocked and on the edge of my seat...
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Sarai-ya Goyou – 12 (END)
「もうふらふらですよ」 (Mou Furafura Desu yo) "I'm Already Wasted" On the surface, this appeared to be a pretty anticlimactic conclusion to this fairly laid back series, but I just loved how everything came full...
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