Konohana Kitan Episode 11: Divine Epiphany

A most interesting episode awaited us this time around.

We kicked off the episode with Sakura receiving a special visitor. He made some pretty cool stuff Sakura enjoyed playing with. Yuzu wondered if it was okay to not attend to the guest. Kiri said he often visited Sakura and had fun making stuff for her and seeing her enjoy playing with them.

Gods of Entertainment.

Ren also had frequenting guests in the Gods of Entertainment. She enjoyed discussing fashion with them. The gods talked about how life was boring for them because of the advancement of technology and there not being as many wars or reason to celebrate the gods…something like that anyway. Basically nowadays there wasn’t as much time to party as there was back then because humans only called to them when needed rather than celebrated their blessings frequently. Halloween becoming more popular in Japan also played a part in the gods’ lack of party time. We also got a brief but telling description of the world Konohanatei was located at. It was discussed in comments a few times but now we know for sure what kind of world it is.

Cool propeller.

Back to the guy who visited Sakura. He was a retired God of Battle (dare I say, war?) that due to there not being as many wars in Japan he mostly kept himself entertained chilling with Sakura. Yuzu saw him use his katana to carve something instead of an axe. She worried it would break but the god said it’s cool because it’s better for him to carve some cool stuff that could only be done with a katana than let it rust due to lack of use.

Familiar beauty.

Later that night the gods of entertainment were having a blast. Earlier there was a third woman among their ranks. Yuzu and the woman had a talk about Konohanatei being much livelier back then than in present time. Yuzu responded that it being more relaxed now wasn’t bad either because there were great benefits that could only be experienced in the less lively Konohanatei.

Which is better, with or without make up? I say without.

Before continuing with the second half the mature beauty’s true identity was quite interesting, especially when we learned how she transformed.

Okiku’s new friend.

We joined Okiku bored and wanting to hang out with the gay foxes but they’re all busy tending to the festival guests. Annoyed, Urinosuke and her went to town. There they found a doll abandoned and in really bad shape. Okiku wanted to help her. When her new friend woke up she wanted to help patch her up so she tried calling her gay buddies.

Okiku frightens me sometimes.

Most were unable to help due to time or inability to do so. Of course the one girl who may have been of some help Okiku outright refused to even try, being traumatized and all. The other doll asked why it ran away from “the little terror” and wondered if it was because she was never played with in her life and was only used to being properly dressed. The flashback and reveal that came after this I’ll leave for viewers to see for themselves. This show excels at giving fans experiences that are best seen than described. It’s THAT GOOD!

The fact it’s almost over greatly saddens me.