What did Madoka tell Mai in the end that causes her to blush so badly?
I like to mislead people. For most of this episode, the mood is hardly jovial. It is just bloody and I mean it in a very literal term. Bloody.
Episode summary
Naru told everyone that Urado cannot be exorcised since he did not have any grievances like a spirit but instead simply wanted to continue living. Those things were demons or ghosts, things that no one in the room could destroy at all. Mai questioned his integrity and said that he was running away and not saving the two assistants. Naru said that they had already died. Naru did add that Urado could not kill anyone outside the mansion and a good way would be to burn the house down.
The mission given by Madoka in fact was to debunk the fake Dr Davis going around that was tricking others. Naru said he had to trick everyone about the real purpose since someone in the group could not lie which was Mai. Naru ordered everyone to pack up as Masako did not want Mai to talk to her so kindly. Masako was jealous that Naru addressed Mai specially by Mai’s name, while Ayako and Masako were called by surname. Mai saw that Masako was jealous and explained that it was her silliness that caused Naru to call her and instead said that Masako had Naru’s weakness. Masako said that Naru had great pride and hence hated her for discovering his weakness, as she went out to the corridor to get some breath and told Mai not to follow.
She ended by saying that she still hated Masako. When Ayako came out, Mai remembered Naru’s warning about Urado wanting young people, only to find Masako missing. Naru and everyone gathered together as Naru questioned why Mai allowed Masako to move alone. As they spent half the day trying to find Masako in that empty space, nothing was found as Mai felt horrible for not being assertive enough. Ayako came over and told Mai to take a rest. As she slept, she woke up to see Dream Naru, as Naru told Mai where Masako was. As she followed his directions, Mai found Masako squatting in the same room (torture room) as Masako said that Naru also came with a very warm smile and told her not to worry.
Masako said that she might already be dead without knowing, but Mai told her not to say such things and passed her a key. It was the key of her former house and told her that it was not a dream, as long as she believed that she was not dead. Mai promised to save her. Mai woke up, telling everyone that Masako was still alive as they followed Mai’s directions according to the dream where she was dragged away. They eventually found a separate house. Naru realized that the height of the modified floor was to hide this place as Mai remembered more of the dream. She then rushed out to the second storey, slipping slightly on the wet surface of the table in the room with Masako.
As Masako addressed her, she said “blood” as Mai turned around, only to see blood everywhere on the table as well as the bathtub filled with blood.A body came out saying that he did not want to die. It was Urado as Mai tried to repel him with the chant taught by Bou-san. It seemed that he was repelled as they took the chance to escape, only for a force to hold Mai back. As she was held by the spirits of the servants, bloody footsteps appeared on the ground and the bloody body of Urado came face to face with Mai.
She screamed in fear as she tried to escape with no avail. Just when Urado was about to strike, Lin came in just in time to summon some form of spirit to scare off Urado. Naru ordered everyone to escape, as Bou-san kicked through the window. Bou-san scolded Mai for being reckless again but her recklessness allowed them to find the missing people. In an adjacent room, all the bones of the victims were displayed nicely, as the blood was first drawn from their body before burning it up to be bones. The son probably built up the extra rooms to hide it.
Masako passed Mai the key in the “dream”, as Bou-san said that it was very impressive since Mai was able to get her spirit out of her body to pass Masako the key. Lin’s ability was a way to use a spirit to tangle and capture spirits when Lin explained. Masako found her comb dropping on the floor, with Mai questioning why Naru had the comb. He did not answer, as everyone teased Naru saying how worried he was for Masako. Yasuhara eventually explained to the owner about the situation and adviced him to burn the house down.
A few days later, a small news article talked about the house burning. Mai took the opportunity to ask about Naru’s parents in the office when Madoka came, since Lin and Naru were not around. Madoka said his father was a ghost hunter too, but Naru would have told her if he asked since it was nothing important but that he had something to do. Madoka then told Mai to come over, revealing that Naru and Lin were eloping causing Mai to blush. Madoka then said it would be fun if that happened as it was a joke from Madoka. Mai questioned why Naru had Masako’s comb and Madoka said that Naru was probably worried about his comrades since he was not a cold blooded man.
Probably (the probably is emphasized).
Thoughts
I think everyone will definitely agree that this arc is one of the most compelling arcs since it starts off with a very bloody and disturbing theme and maintains the tension of the arc throughout the four episodes. This is clearly the best arc in Ghost Hunt by a mile and I will like to see someone challenge this point that it is not. I also feel that this episode is good because it shows the inadequancy of the ghost hunters for the first time. If you notice, all the exorcism had been done rather successfully without any really big complexities.
This is perhaps the first case in which they did not have a true solution to solve it other than burning the house down to get rid of the spirits in the house. It has already been established that the power of Urado is only existent within the perimeter of the house within but I guess the fact that Naru admitted to having no ability to solve the situation does bring in some realism.
I actually see Mai’s point of view that she is probably shocked still that they cannot do anything but Naru and everyone else are experts at “soothing spirits”, not eliminating a demon like Urado who is only looking to extend his life by sacrificing lives. He is not one that wishes to move on, but simply wanting and yearning for eternal life, the life of a person seeking Utopia in a bloodied ritual.
I am also amazed at Mai’s growing strength. The ability to travel her soul beyond her body in the form of a “dream-like” situation and passing items such as a key to Masako in that state is just crazy. I mean, the ability to foresee the ghost fires in this episode is already crazy but to be able to travel beyond the physical boundaries of her body and passing the key. That is insane totally. To add on, it is amazing that Dream-Naru also visited Masako earlier, telling her that it was going to be fine. If someone can give me a good explanation to why Dream-Naru will also appear to Masako, I will give you a virtual cookie.
The only conclusion that I can derive from this situation is that Dream-Naru cannot be supported by the logic of Mai’s power and must be a power only from a foreign source, most likely Naru or a spirit source. I say this because Mai generally does not really conjure Dream-Naru but instead, he appeared to her mostly. I do not believe that Mai’s ability can extend to that effect and I feel that Dream Naru feels more like a manifestation of Naru’s subconscious power or something. On the other hand, if Mai does have the ability to project images and bodies to people, she is going to be crazily powerful.
I also thought about the fact of Naru’s father being a ghost hunter. It still does not eliminate the logic of Dr Davis being Naru. If you notice, Dr Davis is also considered to be one of the greatest ghost hunters. Nothing is said about her mother though and I am slightly disappointed at the lack of information.
Now on the comedy parts, Naru is evil for laughing at Mai for being incapable of lying (which is good). Masako’s blushing and jealousy of Mai is also classic but the best is still the two Masako x Naru moments, one being the sweet Naru comforting Masako and telling her that it is all right, and the second part about Naru keeping Masako’s comb and not saying anything.
See, the show proved that there is IN FACT SOMETHING with Masako and Naru. This is love totally! I also laughed crazily with Madoka’s antics about Naru x Lin eloping, as well as the “probably” at the suggestion of Naru doing it simply due to the concern of a comrade. Yami and Honeysempai, this does not give you the right to go all Yaoi-fangirl like. It’s just a joke by Madoka. A JOKE!
*turns all maniac fanboy-like with the TRUE REVELATION OF THIS EPISODE*
An excellently executed episode. I cannot wait for the last file, the cursed house!
P/s I didn’t know I rambled that much…
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hey guys um at work , cnt wait for ep.22 tom.
@ DJ: yeah um with u, its gonna be really sad not having a clear ending for GH, well from wt i saw, the anime GH z more popular than the manga, and its not even in the top 50 o_O’, yeah i know a big shock.
anyways lets just hope tht they will mwke a second season, although its really a long shot.
oops o_O make a second season, sorry
Dear all, Ghost Hunt is not an anime that only the westerners like it. For one thing, I’m an asian and I love Ghost Hunt as much as every other westerners out there =D
Maybe it’s just not popular in Japan that’s all =)
@Jen-chan: Asian here too and I am sure that it is probably a mixture of weak advertising stratagems, a lack of exposure, no fan coverage and lack of interest among Japanese fans toward horror genre shows. I guess the many horror flicks that they churn out like a factory has decreased the popularity of the horror genre.
@Laboosh: it will be an extremely long shot and I am hardly an idealist in things, so I believe it will be almost impossible for it to have a second season.
@ laboosh : “well from wt i saw, the anime GH z more popular than the manga”
I won’t speculate on how popular or unpopular the GH anime is in Japan. However, I know that the manga is popular there. When volume 9 was released there in 2006, it spent a couple weeks in the Top Ten Best-selling Manga list. I remember seeing it listed in Manganews.net’s weekly list of best-selling manga in Japan.
thanks laboosh for the site!
Well then…. Ghosthunt fans of the world unite…. and enjoy watching the last few episodes of GH…. Wow this is like the premier GH blog on the web… it’s kind of too bad that Memnto and Random Curiosity didn’t pick up the series and given it more exposure…. The show is great, just not many people know about it or think it’s something it is not….
@voodoomage: me retrieving your comments, no worries. I just do it every 4-5 hours
and fyi, if randomc and memento has picked ghost hunt up, i will not have blogged it
Well they did skip the filler ep and instead started to air the final arc.
File #8 The Cursed House.
And may I say WOW! And that I am currently bursting with happiness and its only the first episode of the arc!
‘SQUEE’
Unfortunately it also means that the end comes earlier than we expect it to.
@Briar, Drat! I didn’t think of that. But it does look like once again its going to be a very good arc.
But I am going to be very sad to see this end so soon.
nooooooo did they start arc #8, i wan’t more, more(passed out) -_-
lool,anyways um downloading ep.22 nw, and i hv to wait till night to watch it,only 3 eps left ~_~’
@ LKK: wn i said “from wt i saw……”
i didnt mean my personal point of view, i meant from wt i saw in the anime news network and the votes is tht GH, the anime is more popular than the manga.
and that GH is not even rated in the top 50, which is really strange o_O
when will the blog of episode 22 come out here?
sory for my wrong grammar hehe
anyway tnx for the blog…
nice blog as always hehe
^__^
I, for one, am very glad that Memento and Random-C didn’t pick this series up. I wouldn’t have been able to speculate with so much fun as I do with the other commentators here, especially the unspoiled non-manga readers like me, of this anime.
It was really enjoyable having to share crazy speculations backed up by some almost-ridiculous facts while the other manga readers give the non-manga readers some juicy hints (and probably laugh about the wild speculations as well.
)
But just like you people, I demand an OAV or I will commit a massacre! (lol j/k). Anyway, I’ll hold my comment of episode 22 for the next blog entry that will likely come out this Thursday if I’m not mistaken.
hahahaa, I hope so. I have quite a bit of work but it will be likely to be very soon @_@;;; hopefully ^^
@ ThirteenSugars: “while the other manga readers give the non-manga readers some juicy hints (and probably laugh about the wild speculations as well.
)”
I confess that I’ve had several giggle sessions about some of the speculations regarding GH. The theories here have been pretty sensible for the most part. Speculation runs wild, rampant, and oftentimes downright bizarre in other places though.
@Thirteensugars, I’ll aid you in the massacre (just kidding). I really wouldn’t want to maim anyone at J.C Staff, because I want them to go on producing great anime like Ghost Hunt.
And I agree, its been a ton of fun speculating and guessing even if we have looked silly to those who know more than us.
On a side note, while watching 22 I had a thought. (Yes I know it doesn’t happen very often that I actually think.)
I remember someone here saying that Dream Naru might be related to someone not quite dead yet and my wild imagination started to kick in.
If Dream Naru is an extension of real Naru. Does this mean real Naru, is dying and this is why he doesn’t let himself get too close to anyone?
oh my god i watched it watched it (ep.22)
it’s great, wow, just wow
how am i goin to wait till next week,i dont wanna spoil it
bt guys, i wanna say it, cant hold it plz forgive me, bt Dr. Naru HUGS Mai, sorry sorry, 13sugar, Dj, every NaruXmai fan, love z n the air baby.
and DJ dont u dare thinkin tht naru z sick or tht he’s gonna die.
oh my god, cnt wait for impzy explination,
um jumpin, um dancing, i hv a very big smile ^_________________________^
um gonna watch it again, byeeee, and sorry again for the spoiler(gomme)hehe
~Laboosh~ (lol) Hold it in. Save your fangirling powers till the next entry comes out. ^^
~DJ~ “If Dream Naru is an extension of real Naru. Does this mean real Naru, is dying and this is why he doesn’t let himself get too close to anyone?”
For a new wild speculation, this one is quite persuasive. ^^
@Laboosh, you are too cute! LOL its okay you didn’t spoil it for me I’ve watched 22 and it made me stupid happy too.
That and I rewatched 21 and caught the quick smile on Lin’s face when Mai said his shiki was cool. ^-^ Missed that the first time round and may I just say yummy! Naru and Lin really need to smile more often.
@ThirteenSugars, I just hope my wild speculation isn’t anywhere close to right! It would be incredibly sad if Naru was dying.
I just watched 22 too!!!
and, it is, in my opinion, the best episode so far!!!!!
man…can’t wait for the next one to come out!!!
Can’t wait for the entry for epi 22 to be up!!!
Eventhough this means we’re that much closer to finishing this season…I still can’t contain my excitement!!! cuz man, episode 22 is just AWESOME!!!!!!!
))))))))))))))))
this is the first anime i came across where i had to watch the raw version without the translation in order to satisfy my dire enthusiasm -_-.
i hope impz can finish all his homeworks and start the summary on 22 ep already..
common impz we’ve been waiting sooo long, if u wan’t any help just say it,
every1 z ready to help,right guys?? (plz say yes guys),lol, if u ddnt say it um gonna be in real trouble with impz here>
Oh gosh -_- unfortunately I read the blog before I saw ep22. Spoilers for me!! But, I’m happy for Mai =D And I agree that both Naru and Lin needs to smile more! Yeah to all MaixNaru fans! Your dream came true lol
^_^;;;; it’s up already. I just took my time with the thoughts, ahaha~
I’m a MaiXNaru fan all the way!
I hate Masako, no offence to people who do like her. Well I don’t literally hate her, but I dislike her. She can be so..two-faced-ish at times.
There’s a point in the show where she’s really close to Mai and kind to her and friendly towards her, but other times she becomes a b*tch and gets all angry and jealous at Mai.
haha and ‘Naru and Lin eloping’!
I loved that. So funny.
I’m kinda curious as to what Madoka said that made Mai blush. lol
I love Mai and Naru!
Mai cause I can really understand her and her feelings and Naru because he is so unique.
SECOND SEASON PLEASE!!!!!!