More Screencaps from Kure-nai 09
As Benika has decided that Shinkurou and Murasaki, along with Yayoi, should leave the country, they say their final goodbyes to Yamie and Tamaki. The Kuhoins, however, have anticipated this move and Ryuuji, Renjou's son and Murasaki's brother, sends a group to the apartment in order to take care of Shinkurou and Yayoi as well as take back Murasaki.
More Screencaps from Kure-nai 10
Murasaki finds herself back with her family but finds that the things she learned of the outside world, through Shinkurou, clash with the rigid household rules that the Kuhoins impose on every member of the family. Shinkurou, on the other hand, is trying to get accustomed to living without Murasaki, even going so far as to take Yayoi's advice by simply focusing on the next job. But neither Tamaki nor Yamie (and to some extent Ginko and Yuuno) is fooled by his pretension and they call him up on his bluff, forcing Shinkurou to decide for himself and face the problem.
COMMENTS:
It took me a while to blog about Kure-nai. Actually, I had Episode 9 on my hard drive for some time but haven't gotten around to blogging about it. By the time I decided to blog about it, Episode 10 was already out. Anyway, these two episodes are pretty exciting since a lot happens and a lot is revealed.
I knew that the Kuhoins are old-fashioned but I was honestly surprised by what Benika revealed: that the Kuhoins practiced in-breeding. Then, this means Souju and Renjou are brother and sister. That said, I'm also surprised that Murasaki turned out to be clever and quick and not some sapless weakling. Often, the danger of in-breeding is that it brings out what should have been recessive traits in a family.
This revelation actually explains a lot about the Kuhoin household. Women, whether they are of the Inner Sanctuary or wives out of marriages of convenience, are reduced into tools. It's the men who rule and the women...simply accept whatever role the men decide they ought to play.
Contrast that with Murasaki's personality. Actually, it's amazing someone as wonderful as her could come from such a dark, ugly place, someone as pure and as good as her could come out of an illicit relationship riddled with all the ugliness of incest and the bitterness of an impossible love. Because she is young, her spirit is not yet crushed by the crippling constraints the Kuhoins have placed around her. But if she stays in that household forever, how long before she too becomes another Souju?
Shinkurou needs to get out of his funk and save her. No one else can. I say the boy is lucky he's got all these women around him, ready to lend a hand. Although it might be the kind he's looking for. ^.^
I can't wait for the next episode.
They even added some back story about Yayoi in Episode 10. At last! My favorite character gets some depth.
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