Re-watched the first two episodes and currently on the third. I originally watched this when it was on Sci-fi, but I remembered that I really enjoyed it. I enjoy the folklore element, and the slight use of historical setting since it is in the Bakamatsu technically.
Second episode set up a good back character for Gin, but also had a great twist. The author is still an interesting character in my eyes, because he is fairly knowledgeable, but at combat and other things he is pretty pathetic.

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