Absolutely, I can't wait to see the direction it goes from here on. I still think it's a horror work, but in a different way. Now that we know what's behind all the deaths, the fear of the supernatural and the unknown disease is pretty much gone, but it's still horrifying the lengths that both the humans and the Shiki go to in order to survive. Especially at the ending, where even if you cheered for the humans (I did!) it's still more sad to see all they lost rather than all they won, and haunting to see the remnants of Sotoba, especially when compared to the peaceful little town at the beginning. I'm really liking how Ono can both make Shiki a horror work by adding traditional supernatural elements, and also appeal to basic human fears, like losing your home or disease (something going wrong with your body, inexplicable deaths...brrr)
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