The Expression Hub

Genre: Supernatural/ horror

Number of episodes:6

Presented by: WOWOW

“You can’t escape your past. Wherever you go, the memories will follow , haunting you like a ghost.”

Veronica Roth

After concluding the Awesome teacher series, I asked myself how do I move on with the month of October ? After all, I can move every month with the same usual routine of delivering a review of a web series , a book and a movie . But that can make things boring down the line. So, after giving some thought, I thought lets experiment with something. If you have been following my blog diligently, you would have observed this since a few months . And if you haven’t, I have been taking up a theme and trying to revolve my posts around them as an experiment as well as in order to shake and spice things a bit. After all, life can tend to be monotonous isn’t it ? Do let me know your thoughts in the comments section about this so called experiment. If you do enjoy it, then we can continue with the same for some time until and unless I feel shaking things again😅.

Well, what do you think I would have chosen the theme for October? After all, you should be getting some ideas by looking at the genre. So, did you guess it ? If your guess was something related to horror or supernatural you were pretty close. The theme for October is Let’s Celebrate Halloween. Now, mind you the festival of Halloween is not that a big affair in a country like mine. Though in our country, we have always loved the stories of paranormal as they make up for interesting bedtime stories as well as topic for gossip. Though I have not been a great fan of this genre to be honest. Call it my fear or just me not being a fan of the genre or maybe the dislike for such gossip due to being a classic introvert(actually I hate any type of gossip😆). But this time I did decide too challenge myself and push myself a bit out of the comfort zone. After all if you need to grow as a person, then the best way to do is to challenge yourself. So, if you are a paranormal enthusiast, may you enjoy this month with a variety curated especially for you. Also, do let me know what should be the theme for November? What is that you feel I should cover on ? Maybe we can revolve the month of November around the same. Suggestions for the same are valid till the last Sunday of this month and can be put in the comments section.

Okay so now that I have rambled enough, lets focus on the first paranormal pick of the month . This one revolves around 6 different women from the city of Tokyo. Read on to find out more.

Synopsis: Tokyo Nijusan-ku Onna is a 6 episode story in Japanese which revolves around 6 different women who have supernatural experiences with the members who are either known to them in the form of relatives or acquaintances. Each one is a story with a different flavor capturing the different facets of human emotions as well. In the first story, a daughter feels guilty for abandoning her mother. Thus, she sets to meet her after receiving an unknown message. Does she meet her mother ? In the second story, a woman and her boyfriend come to dump something in a park which was supposed to be a dumping ground. What is that they dump and does it have a chilling effect?In the story after, a man is searching for his lost daughter but ends up being dead. In the next story,a fashion designer gets into a taxi and is asked a weird question by a taxi driver. Why is the fashion designer questioned and why does she feel guilty? In the second last story, a married woman suspects her husband of having an extra marital affair . This drives her crazy and has her blood thirsty. Is her blood thirst fulfilled?And the final story revolves around the freelance writer who has a professor guiding her with the stories. But it seems that the freelance writer has a secret . What is that secret in the finale?

Assessment : This is a story which depicts the different facets of human emotions. Some are just in search of something or some are just hell bent on getting revenge or some just want to reunite with their loved ones. A web series that does touch upon human emotions but does not make you feel scary at all. Maybe one of the reasons is that I started watching it in the afternoon so the stories did not scare me. I was looking forward to at least having my heartbeats rise up a bit but the stories failed to do so. Only one story managed to scare me somewhat and that was the final one. The final one did scare me somewhat as it is a story which is full of suspense and terror. So, only the final story did manage to hit the spot. Rest all the stories were okay . However, there was a fine lesson in another of the stories which was that of the fashion designer. It does teach us what true love can be. Another positive of the show is that the episodes are short which is really a blessing for individuals like me who is always short of time.😅😂Apart from that it is a nice cinematic journey through the streets of Tokyo though one does wish you could witness more. Also, did I tell you each woman in the story is pretty good looking :p

The view: A good attempt to capture different human emotions but this one definitely did not scare me. When I first came across this , I was pretty eager to watch this as it did sound interesting and looked interesting. But after viewing it, the only thought that emerged in my mind was could I have watched something better which would have had the potential to scare me?

Que: What is the name of the professor who accompanies the freelance writer Harada Ririko?

a.Okayama Amane

b. Shimano Hitoshi

c. Sano Shiro

d. Hasegawa Tomoharu