Finally, the movie is out! I’ve been waiting ages for a new release of Monoke – The Phantom in the rain – and the graphics are just stunning. The script is also very cool as well.

Synopsis

Asa and Kame strike up an immediate friendship when they arrive at the same time for their first day of duty at the Ooku, the splendid pleasure palace housing the harem of Lord Tenshi. The two young women are there to join the many hundreds of other maidservants—men are barred from entering, with immediate beheading the price of trespassing. It soon becomes clear that behind the luxurious lifestyle and ritualized routines of the Ooku lie sinister schemes and cynical rivalries. Meanwhile, a mysterious wandering potion-peddler known only as the Medicine Seller subtly insinuates himself into the Ooku, just as an uncanny, otherworldly menace begins to reveal itself.

My favourite line!

I have made a point of giving slightly more work to those with talent and motivation. That includes you too.
But to take on the role of housemaid in one’s first day.. […]

Does this look like the work of a newcomer?

Lady Asa wrote this.

Everyone loves themselves.

We all want to be recognized, loved and valued

We cannot satisfy these wishes alone. We expect our neighbours to satisfy us, but we are also compared to them. Those same people compete with us for limited positions.

I Will Strive To Improve