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UN-GO – 02

「無情のうた」 (Mujō no Uta)
"Pitiless Song"

If the measure of a second episode is to be better than the first, then this week's UN-GO certainly passed the test. What it didn’t do is finish the job of convincing me that this is going to be a compelling series.

Posted inFirst Impressions Series Introduction UN-GO

UN-GO – 01

「舞踏会の殺人」 (Butōkai no Satsujin)
"Murder at the Ball!"

Given the staff involved I have no doubt that this will be a competently produced and directed series. The key question is whether the story and characters will come alive in future episodes, and make the series engaging as well as competent.