Wow the story was so complicated, very manga like I think. There wasn’t a character that did not have some kind of past or issue, except maybe the two Kougetsu An apprentice who I don’t even know the names of. Most everyone was driven by obsession, revenge, desire to protect and sometimes misplaced as they mostly ended up hurting the ones they love. I kept thinking “if only if only” as I was watching, however towards the end, I realized that it was already complicated from the very beginning. I had thought there was one normal character that I could at least root for – oh well. The ones that I hated in the beginning turned out to be the more likeable ones – Jojima. I also do like Tsubaki and I felt sorry for him.

That aside, the costumes were beautiful. The sweets were pretty, very detailed; you almost wouldn’t want to eat them. I wonder how good they are though and what it’s made of, it looked like fondant and I’m not very fond of fondant. The next time I visit Japan I’ll try to visit a sweet shop. I’ll wonder what stories there may be behind making them.