Mayoiga Episode 8: Visit Nanaki Before Doubting Masaki

Finishing their re-enactment of the Salem Witch Trials, playing the part of the crazy Puritans well, they let Masaki explain herself.

Apparently Masaki has been to Nanaki Village before. I’m not too surprised though, I had a feeling she did I just did not know why. I don’t know if it was for fun or for another kind of reason, she and her cousin Reiji went out to find the mysterious Nanaki Village. Her cousin Reiji had a map and markers that would help them find the village, and Masaki didn’t really know how he had all of that because she was only tagging along and wasn’t paying attention to the stuff he had. They enter fog like our characters did and they pass by a man in a truck telling them not to go the way they are, but Reiji ignores the man and drags Masaki with him. They keep going until they find the village. Reiji is taking pictures around and coincidentally said some of the same lines some of the characters did when they arrived at the village, like expecting older buildings than modern ones. Masaki worries its getting dark and tells him they should leave. He apologizes for getting worked up and they turn to leave. But then all of a sudden, Reiji hears a sound. Then he screams in terror and grabs Masaki and runs away. But Masaki never heard a sound or saw a monster like Reiji did so she was confused. Reiji says Masaki needs to go ahead by herself, he’ll protect her from the giant monster, but then she accidentally falls off a small cliff, and when she comes to, Reiji is gone and she finds herself on the highway, and she leaves the village.

As usual, some of the people don’t buy her story and question how on Earth she was able to leave the village when the others couldn’t. They also bring up that story in the newspaper to her, and she explains she stayed in a nearby village and got a part-time job. She found out about the online tour and signed up. Because she didn’t know how to return to the village, she joined the tour so she could go back, and find Reiji. But they still don’t believe her because they think she knows the exit and how to leave when HELLO WEREN’T YOU LISTENING SHE FELL OFF A CLIFF AND PASSED OUT. Of course she doesn’t know how to leave you idiots! LISTEN TO HER! WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE SO DAMN STUPID!

Masaki also mentioned that there might be multiple villages because Reiji mentioned something like that but she’s not sure.

Anyway, weird shit happens when the bus driver suddenly crashes the party riding the bus and kidnaps both Masaki and Mitsumune. Because he thinks she’s a ghost and she can bring his daughter to him. And I’m just sitting here like how the fuck did he get the bus out of that ditch? Also Hayato is a freak and ran after the bus. I hate that guy.

Nanko, who’s honestly now become my favorite of the cast because she’s one of the few smart people, figures out something. Masaki was the only one, as far as they know, who wasn’t able to see the monster everyone else can see. The monsters are linked to traumatic moments in their past. So, it’s safe to say that Masaki has had a normal life and doesn’t have anything in her past that is so horrible that it would haunt her, and that’s probably why she was able to leave. In her theory, Nanko says that people not haunted by a monster can freely leave the village. So that means people haunted by a monster will probably stay trapped in the village. That makes sense! I love this woman, she’s actually using her brain! I think she said she’s either a detective or an attorney, but either way that’s great. Also, she squuezes a bit of fat on her stomach when she’s thinking of something and I think that’s adorable. I like grabbing a little of my chub too. :3

Also, I liked her and Lion and Maimai talking together, and Maimai praising Mitsumune for protecting Masaki because no one had ever done that for her. Very cute.

So yeah the bus. The group get together to figure a way to go after the bus. They decide the puncture the tires, Valkana goes off to find something sharp enough. Koharun goes after him and asks if he still suspects her even though everyone else doesn’t because their eyes are on Masaki now. These two started off badly but they actually make a pretty good duo and they have a good understanding of each other. They also later make a plan to work together while everyone is sleeping. Also, the anime is giving a lot of hints of making these two an item. <3 But something weird happens while the two are out, wooden arrows are being shot at them. By Judgeness! That son of a bitch is still alive and he’s trying to kill them for some reason. I love how everyone forgot about him, including me because I thought he was dead. Now that just makes me question, where’s Jack?

This anime is just so crazy and I still don’t know what’s going to happen. No one has died since Yottsun but I have a feeling someone else will soon, and I think it’s the bus driver.