Mieruko Chan “Don’t Look” Review
Mieruko Chan “Don’t Look” is the tenth episode of the Mieruko Chan anime. Shifting to a completely different from the one in episode 9. This episode has Miko face horrors unseen before, with the mystery of her creepy teacher. And the fact that she’s getting used to seeing ghosts. She finally messes up big time.
Hungry Like The Wolf
The episode starts with a pretty cherry tone. Miko and Hana are in track and Hana complains that she’s hungrier than she’s ever been. Likely the cause of her ghost exchanges but no-one really knows that, it’s all speculation. Whilst in class she keeps complaining and the sea of dead cat bodies following Zen has gotten bigger. During a particularly awkward scene with Miko trying to ignore a ghost and the shadows following her teacher, who’s looming over her. Hana saves her by her stomach growling. Miko uses it as an excuse to take her to the nurses office.
Eventually Yulia meets them there. She’s just as scared as before and is reading into everything wrong as usual. I don’t know if it’s just me. But I really am getting a little tired of this “piece” now. The “scared of Miko misunderstanding” was funny for a couple of episodes but now it’s stale as all hell and really unfunny. To the point where I’m getting a little annoyed by both characters. Characters I used to love.
The last scene in the episode has Miko and Hana sitting on the local park bench talking. Even though Miko can see horrors that Hana can’t she still agrees with her that the place is peaceful. Deciding to let loose she calms herself and has a little wave at a cute kid with a balloon waving at her. Very quickly she realises she messed up. The boy morphs into a nasty ghoul and knowing she can see him goes to attack her. The kitsune save her but remind her she’s only got one save left. The episode ends with Miko in a silent panic, not knowing what to do.
Review
This was very much an episode saved by it’s ending. With the comedic moments not really working anymore (because they’ve been done to death.) The show is quickly losing a lot of it’s former charm. The characters work but only when they’re not being parodies of themselves and that’s what’s happening here. The final scene where Miko realises she’s not as safe as she thought she was is a great cliff-hangar. It leaves no wiggle room. She has to find a way to deal with the ghosts herself or else.
The question remains, what will she choose to do? And will it work?
