10 Second Anime - Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou - Episode 12 [END]

Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou - Episode 12 [END]

More gags with Natsuno's editor. Drunk Natsuno becomes very lovey-dovey and very delusional. Still no 7th volume of her series.

Dog and Scissors seemed to have two episodes more than necessary. Last week was pure gag territory with no plot, and this week was more of the same, although we did get the editor explaining why a young lady such as Natsuno needed a mysterious pseudonym so her books would be received on their merits, instead of her going the pop idol route. But after that, the masochistic editor wasn't getting much attention from Natsuno, who was, you know, actually writing, that she decided to get her drunk. Well, it looks like the sadistic Natsuno is the act, and lovey-dovey ultra-nice Natsuno is the real one.

Anyway, a montage during the end credits showed all sorts of adventures from the manga, that we're apparently not going to see, and the anime took the meta way out, by Natsuno explaining to Kazuhito that was her idea for her next book, which was just the story of this anime. Kazuhito's reaction was, hey, that's nice and all, but where's the seventh volume of your Great Sins story? Scissors get thrown, little wiener dog runs around, the end.

Final Thoughts: After the first seven episodes, there seemed to be a little more to this gag anime, with its themes of death, moving on from loss, gratitude, family ties, and life ambitions. However, when the story arcs of explaining Kazuhito's death and his former club mate trying to finish her manuscript ended, the producers were reluctant to start new adventures. Perhaps the money dried up. And something never explained was Natsuno's developing feelings for Kazuhito. The young man saved her life, but she met him as a dog in which she could hear his thoughts (and somehow the editor could too). So the link of a life saved was something between them, but as for her attraction, or whatever it was, it was just suddenly there. Like wanting to be called "big sister" by his little sister. Or trying to follow some little pamphlet of dating tips during her trip to a hot springs hotel. Or fantasizing about a big wedding to a wiener dog while hilariously drunk. Where did it come from? Was some big meeting going to happen later, but won't be animated now? At the very least, it gave us some jealous feelings between the women in Kazuhito's life to animate the gags. Too bad. The show started strong, but finished weak.