Pupa Episode 10
What They Say:
The “life-and-death sibling” story follows Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, a boy and his little sister who find themselves all alone. One day, Yume sees a mysterious red butterfly and her body undergoes a strange metamorphosis—into a creature that eats humans. Utsutsu struggles to find a way to restore his sister.
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
Things seem like they just keep going from utterly catastrophic to whatever the next level actually is when it comes to this story. With bodies everyone, parts and lots of blood all over, Yume hsa caused a lot of trouble in her search for Utsutsu. The carnage is staggering and it looks more raw than usual here because of the style of the show. Yume’s hunger is significant at this point but it may pale next to her anger over those that took her brother, which we see how she lashes out, even obscured as it is in this broadcast version. It’s just disturbing, similar to what we saw Utsutsu put through previously. His life isn’t going well here either and we see a bit more of his slow progress in trying to recover, and the delirium that stems from it.
In Summary:
The story itself doesn’t advance much here, but we get another showcased episode that focuses on the brutality and bloody nature of Yume in her quest for her brother. She’s getting closer and closer to him but that also means the body count is racking up as well. Well, if they could find the bodies instead of just a large collection of parts and far too much blood. While a lot of it is obscured due to broadcast censoring, it’s still a disturbing mess here that achieves its visual goals and totally sets the mood.
Grade: B
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Apple TV via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.