{"id":148119,"date":"2024-09-07T15:26:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T14:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=39936"},"modified":"2024-09-07T15:26:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T14:26:21","slug":"call-of-the-night-episode-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/07\/call-of-the-night-episode-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of the Night \u2013 Episode 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. Today I thought we\u2019d check in on the nocturnal escapades of Kou and Nazuna, wherein Kou has just been presented with his most intimidating challenge yet: give a massage to fatigued office worker Kiyosumi Shirakawa, as Nazuna is feeling lazy and just wants to play videogames.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a predictably low-stakes challenge for this charming production, which has so far offered a pretty even mix of romantic comedy shenanigans and more general reflections on modern ennui. Though Nazuna claims to be an avatar of the night\u2019s allure, as we\u2019ve already seen, the night is actually pretty boring when you don\u2019t have someone to share it with. Kou, Nazuna, and Akira are all most fundamentally seeking a sense of purpose and community in a world that\u2019s less validating and more atomized by the day. It is as of yet unclear whether playing Street Fighter at 3AM is the solution to our crisis of modern alienation, but goddamnit, these kids are gonna try. Let\u2019s get to it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 6<\/b><\/p>\n

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Ooh, I like this. We begin on a cold open from our new character Shirakawa\u2019s perspective, using the clean break of the episode shift to set us in her world from the start. I always find it interesting how different mediums use the different pauses available to them for dramatic effect. Just as commas, periods, paragraph breaks, and chapter breaks create different scales of separation in written fiction, so do scene changes, ad breaks, and episode breaks create tiers of dramatic distance in television. And for a full refresh to dive into a new character\u2019s perspective, an episode break is ideal<\/span><\/p>\n

These closeup shots and flashing city lights immediately create a sense of claustrophobia and disorientation, making it clear that Shirakawa is overwhelmed by the after-work demands of her profession<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yep, she hates the after-work drinks that come implicit in so many Japanese professions. She\u2019d rather be at work or at home, not being leered at by her drunken superiors<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis quietness is the one good thing about going out for drinks.\u201d She has a natural appreciation for the still of the night, making her a potential kindred spirit to our nightwalkers<\/span><\/p>\n

Interesting how the color design is different for this sequence. Rather than the bright neon lights that dazzle Kou, Shirakawa appreciates the cool earth tones away from the city lights<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Oh my god, they put Kou in the goofy nurse outfit. This show understands what\u2019s truly important<\/span><\/p>\n

Kou begs us to understand that he\u2019s not in this for the kiss, he\u2019s actually in it for the money<\/span><\/p>\n

Shirakawa is surprised to learn Kou\u2019s already working at fourteen. Though she\u2019s a working adult, it seems likely she\u2019s as directionless as any of our other leads, simply following the path laid out for her and hoping it will result in personal satisfaction. Her willingness to go out on a limb and accept Nazuna\u2019s offer of a massage seems to indicate just how poorly that plan is working out for her – and just like with Akira, Kou\u2019s declaration that he actually has something he wishes to pursue seems almost inconceivable<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t know what it is. The same streets I always walk on seem oddly exciting, just because it\u2019s night.\u201d All of them are just seeking a thrill, or at least novelty, something different from the unsatisfying daily routine. It\u2019s not that the night is so uniquely special, it\u2019s that modern life emphatically <\/span>isn\u2019t<\/span><\/i> special<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not many cars, so you can walk right in the middle of the road.\u201d And Shirakawa agrees, also understanding that unique thrill of being unbound by society\u2019s normal rules, of coloring outside the lines<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was your age, I felt the same way. That\u2019s ten whole years ago for me.\u201d The years have a fiendish way of sneaking up on us, but at least Kou\u2019s words can remind Shirakawa of happier days<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy did you stop going to school?\u201d \u201cBecause it got boring.\u201d Can such a simple reason for abandoning our prescribed path really exist? Is it that easy to find our own purpose in the world? Likely not, but it\u2019s a comforting dream<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMe too. I\u2019m just a bit tired.\u201d A very gentle phrasing of the fatigue and dislocation that has led both of them to this moment<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI deal with bosses and colleagues. I have to pretend I\u2019m having fun, and laugh even if something\u2019s not funny.\u201d Clever storyboarding emphasizing the rising toll of this performance. As she loads on more grievances, the camera jumps further and further back, creating a larger empty space behind her as if piling the invisible loads of necessities upon her<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this sanctuary, she\u2019s able to fully embrace the weight of her grievances, and thus breaks down in tears. We can carry our suffering for a long time, but often one invitation to lighten our load will send the whole mountain tumbling down<\/span><\/p>\n

Shirakawa\u2019s boss calls, apparently demanding she return to the office. But having seen so much of himself in her, Kou decides he\u2019s going to introduce her to the true freedom of the night, and refuses to let her leave<\/span><\/p>\n

Fun texture effects for Kou in this authoritative mode. He looks almost like a misprinted newspaper, with thick, rough linework and shading that evokes a printer running out of ink<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then Nazuna tosses her out the window<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf something\u2019s so bad you cry, you shouldn\u2019t have to do it.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re just a kid. You wouldn\u2019t understand.\u201d True, of course. Life is absolutely brimming with obligations and injustices we must weather just to get along, and as you grow older, the range of unwanted tasks that are expected of you only grows. Kou\u2019s simplistic rejection of this paradigm is working for him now, but what about tomorrow, or six months from now? If he rejects school now, is he really going to be happier sustaining himself with the kind of work that doesn\u2019t require a high school degree? Kou represents a hope of a more free approach to life, but in truth he is little different from many adolescents, enjoying the sunshine of this freedom from responsibility while it lasts. What good is his philosophy to Shirakawa?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Kou acknowledges that he is indeed naive, but also that a boss calling her at this hour is clearly ridiculous. Hardship might be inevitable, but surely she can find work that doesn\u2019t harass her at two in the morning<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re going to be crazy anyway, you might as well have fun!\u201d Sage words<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cVampires don\u2019t have to embrace logic, because they\u2019re vampires.\u201d Alright, less sure about that one<\/span><\/p>\n

Shirakawa admires and envies Kou\u2019s freedom, but she can only briefly share it. She\u2019s an adult; the pressures defining her life will not wait for her to find herself. But at least, for this moment in the darkness, she can feel the relief of those old memories, a recollection of the moments she felt so young and free<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI hope you get to be a vampire.\u201d \u201cIf I become one, I\u2019ll make you one too!\u201d Vampirism clearly has a specific, nontraditional meaning in Call of the Night – it has basically nothing to do with sexuality or control, and everything to do with embracing freedom outside of the lines of society\u2019s expectations<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as you know that, won\u2019t things feel easier?\u201d At the very least, allow for there to be a light at the end of the tunnel<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be fine. Girls tend to like me, you know.\u201d Kou\u2019s dawning awareness of this quasi-harem scenario<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHey, come up with something fun to do.\u201d It\u2019s funny that Kou essentially sees becoming a vampire as the solution to his ennui, as it\u2019s abundantly clear that Nazuna sees Kou as the solution to <\/span>her<\/span><\/i> ennui, vampire or not<\/span><\/p>\n

They eventually settle on visiting a night pool, which I am sorry to admit I was too uncool to know was a thing<\/span><\/p>\n

Kou is briefly excited about seeing Nazuna in a swimsuit, before remembering that her usual bra and booty shorts outfit is basically a swimsuit already<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anything, she\u2019s showing less skin than usual. And yet, why? Why is that more erotic than usual?\u201d Well, first of all because seeing someone you\u2019re attracted to in a new context and outfit is always exciting – novelty is inherently compelling. But also because eroticism is generally based in implication, with what our minds can fill in tending to excite us more than what we can actually see<\/span><\/p>\n

Nazuna is indifferent to being ogled until she realizes the effect it has on Kou, at which point it becomes a novel new form of teasing<\/span><\/p>\n

Refreshingly non-predatory flirting here, given the usual anime standard. Our would-be wooers both cheer for Kou when he finally asserts himself<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cHearing what other people thought of you wasn\u2019t fun, and I\u2019m tired from all the people. Seeing them try to be friends with you so casually\u2026 I kind of didn\u2019t like that\u2026\u201d Charmingly earnest confession of his jealous feelings. And of course, seeing him be so vulnerable prompts Nazuna to reward him, offering a nighttime adventure that is theirs and theirs alone<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, she has to do it in her own uniquely Nazuna way, by dive-bombing a pool from a hundred feet in the air<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve certainly picked an unusual path for yourself, Kou! With Shirakawa here to serve as contrast, this episode consistently emphasized the absurdity of Kou\u2019s ambitions, repeatedly gesturing towards the aspects of his current life and future plans that he clearly hasn\u2019t considered. Can vampirism really sub in for all the meaningful attachments to the daylight world he\u2019s attempting to forego? Especially since, as Nazuna consistently demonstrates, becoming a vampire clearly isn\u2019t an inherent solution to the repetitive tedium of modern living. Both Nazuna and Kou seem to see in each other a certainty or solution that the other sees in <\/span>them<\/span><\/i>, making for an inherently charged dynamic that seems only maintainable in transit, as each of them reach towards a certainty that doesn\u2019t actually exist. They are less perfect for each other than perfect mirages of happier futures, which actually makes their relationship more interesting than if they were simply compatible partners. It\u2019s quite the mess to sort through!<\/span><\/p>\n

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