Laughing Target...
Lately, I've been revisiting some of the older anime titles in my collection like: Laughing Target. For those of you who haven't heard of Laughing Target...
Laughing Target is one of four unique and very different stories in the Rumik World series from Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura and Inu Yasha. In this tale, Yuzuru finds himself unexpectedly engaged to his cousin, Azusa. Matters become complicated when Azusa discovers that Yuzuru has a girlfriend. There is some bloodshed and violence. There is also the ubiquitous bath scene, but, there are no naughty bits. Laughing Target is a dramatic horror tale and the tone is distinctly different from the lighter fare for which Rumiko Takahashi is best known. I gave Laughing Target a 5 out of 5.
Will you love me forever? When they were only six years old, Yuzuru and his cousin Azusa were betrothed in a marriage arranged by their parents. The two children swore an oath to become man and wife. Now ten years have passed, and people change.
Yuzuru is now dating Satomi; the two of them seem like the perfect couple. But Azusa has returned, and she expects Yuzuru to fulfill his childhood vow. What no one realizes is that Azusa has changed, too. Things happened to her in the intervening years - terrible things. Her shy demeanor hides something far different, deep inside.
Now, a sinister presence is making itself felt. Strange Accidents. A figure always hiding in the shadows. What are the hungry ghosts? As the bloodshed begins, Yuzuru desperately struggles to put the pieces together.
Renowned storyteller Rumiko Takahashi presents a tale to match those by American writers Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. It's a story of ordinary people caught up in forces they don't understand. Takahashi's fans will find many of her familiar themes echoed here with a sinister twist: a couple betrothed as children and thrust together after years of separation, a love triangle, and the legends of Japanese mythology made real.
Ten years ago Azusa accepted Yuzuru's promise of love. Now nothing will stand in her way. She will have him!
Laughing Target is one of four unique and very different stories in the Rumik World series from Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura and Inu Yasha. In this tale, Yuzuru finds himself unexpectedly engaged to his cousin, Azusa. Matters become complicated when Azusa discovers that Yuzuru has a girlfriend. There is some bloodshed and violence. There is also the ubiquitous bath scene, but, there are no naughty bits. Laughing Target is a dramatic horror tale and the tone is distinctly different from the lighter fare for which Rumiko Takahashi is best known. I gave Laughing Target a 5 out of 5.
