Tactics, Volume Two (Animé/Manga)

 

Picture: B-     Sound: B-     Extras: B     Episodes: A

 

 

Summary: Kantaro is a folklorist publisher by day but on the side he handles demons and the supernatural.  Along with Haruka, Yoko and Suzu how will they face the ever growing problem of demons in the human realm?  With each new case, it could be a tragedy or a dark tale in store for the group to uncover and find.

 

Review - So far there each episode is interesting, there is no over arching plot yet... each episode can range from comedy, adventure, to drama.  Watching each episode is like watching a mystery team, trying to figure out the clues before they find the culprit.

 

 

Episode 6:

 

A ghost trolley appears at night in the village... turns out this 'trolley' still has one more trip to make.  As the group uncovers the story of this trolley's past, Suzu meets a mysterious girl... what is her connection to the case?

 

Episode 7:

 

Another young girl disappears.  As Kantaro and Haruka is called in to investigate the mysterious Karsuragi Society, friction and sparks fly between them.  Can they solve the case before they stop nagging at each other?

 

Episode 8:

 

Yoko the fox ever hard working has had with Kantaro and Haruka eats her special treat.  Tired of not be appreciated, Yoko decides to strike out on her own, but life turns out to be not so easy... can a fox demon fit into human society on her own?

 

Episode 9:

 

Kantaro is called in on the case of Bride Island, where people are being devoured. Unfortunately he is teamed up with his old rival school mate, it become a competition to see who can solve the case first... may the best human/demon win.

 

Episode 10:

 

Part One to a two-part mystery.  Mysterious deaths surrounds the shrine aiden/widow of the Suzuku village... as the up coming festival of the wind approaches; will Kantaro solve the mystery or just try find a way to get rich?

 

 

The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is not bad, with good color and some good definition, while the Dolby Digital Japanese 5.1 mix being the best of the three sound selections.  The other two are Dolby 2.0 English and Japanese tracks.  Extras include stills, original Japanese ads and original Japanese tie-in ads.

 

 

-   Ricky Chiang