[Discussion] Zeni Geba - Matsuyama Kenichi

Futarou openly (well sort of) tells Akane how he thinks she's repulsive and bluntly tells her his plan to overtake her fathers company. All the while with a sweetly sinister smile on his face. Sheer awesomeness.

I wonder what type of role the housekeeper Haruko will play, she knows he's not as sincere as he seems...

I have a feeling housekeeper Haruko is as good as dead. She clearly knows that Futarou is bad news. I can see her spying on him, Futarou noticing and getting rid of her. Maybe making it look like she ran away or was called away.

Does Akane bother anyone else? She just has too much pity for herself. I understand that the birthmark may be a bother, but she just a little rude and a bit spoiled at times. Almost like a child, which I suppose she is. It's just odd that people are so polite to her(and her sis and dad clearly love her), but she just seems to hate everyone. I could understand her feeling sorry for herself, a bit - her sister is beautiful and seems to be popular with the men, as well as more educated - but, it's just a bit much right now. I mean - who asks their family to hire some man to be a friend? Then, threatens to kill herself if she doesn't get what she wants. I'm hoping for more on Akana.

Midori seems a bit interesting. I honestly thought Futarou was going to go after her at first, simply because of their past and because Mimura is billed second on the cast list. I wonder if she's truly as kind and gentle as she appears? I'd like to think so, but I also think she speaks before she thinks- like about the scar, when she was a ki. She reminds me of those people that tries really hard to not let their bad points show. I get the feeling that since Akana is basically a shut-in, it's been Midori whose always had to be the glowing daughter and the success story.


I wonder, and this is purely me thinking, if Futarou will marry Akana? She did say she wanted to marry him in the episode three preview. He does marry a daughter in the manga, though I'm not sure which one (and I think there's only one in the manga). I also wonder: will he marry Akana, but develop feelings for Midori? He seemed to like her when they were kids. And perhaps him having feelings for someone will make him more likeable? Of course, I think the folks at the restaurant are the ones that will make his character more human to those watching.

I also have a feeling Futarou will die at the end - taking a couple of people with him.

in episode 2 he points at the huge ship and laughs calling it a pile of money, it was crazy.

since he found Mikuni's mansion and all.

Yeah, that was creepy. With him rolling around on the ground and all that. He really is slightly insane, isn't he? Must be because he murdered someone and because of the death of his mom.

I think she tries very hard to hide the unlikeable things about herself. Such as when she thought Futarou took the watch, but she tried not to say anything. I also think she's a bit thoughtless in some things: thinking Futarou could leave work at anytime, etc. I don't think she's "evil", I just think she's hiding and repressing a lot of who she really is, something which may come back to bite her in the butt.

He could try to blackmail Futarou? I have a feeling people are going to start dropping dead next week. Maybe he'll be the first? Him or the housekeeper.[ According to the manga, Futarou also kills the girl's dad in order to take over the company

I also thought about blackmail at first, but then wondered about what actual blackmail he holds over Futarou that Midori is not aware of yet. From what it looks like, the last glimpse Futarou had of him was when he gave him that scar, unless something happened after he ran away from the orphanage we haven't yet been informed of.
But I agree with you on the death part, he might be killed soon, though I wouldn't be so sure for the Haruko girl.

He's probably not going to die anytime soon. The lead and two co-stars are color coded. He's GREEN, third in the cast (although on Fuji, he might actually be second). WifeBeaterChildAbuser might bite it in episode 08 or 09, however it would be REALLY interesting if they killed him before then. Not that I care. All I need is Tea Bag...er...um... Futarou.

First, I agree with Sapporo Girl I don't think Futarou's dad will be killed off, at least not any time soon. He plays to big a role in Futarou's life to be killed. I think it's interesting to note that he wasn't always the monster that he is now. I wonder if we'll see in other flashbacks what it was that triggered him to change.

Haruko, I think shell be dead soon. She's to much of a liability to Futatou in achieving his ultimate goal, and I think he'll wise up to her. She'll need to go. However, if she does in fact live I think she may be the one to eventually out Futarou to Detective Ogino about one of his misdeeds that he will inevitably commit.

I don't know about Midori. I think she behaves the way she does because she may feel guilty about how she treated Futarou when she was a kid. Now she wants to, I guess, treat him better especially now that he's becoming closer to Akane. She can't help but keep treating him kindly, but I feel she is a bit hypocritical because it seems she still has reservations about him.

Does anyone else want to know more about Kaori's older brother? She showed Futarou his picture saying there is a resemblance between him and Futarou. She also told him that he was a delinquent and that she hadn't seen him in a while. Maybe that'll be brought up again in a future episode.

I agree about Haruko. She will either die soon, mor (and I think this is it -) she'll be the slient observer(sp?) She'll watch what is happening in the house and will be the one to expose all of the wrong doings.

I agree. I think her kindness is to make up for certain things in her past. I think she feels bad for what happened when they were children. As well as Akane - while she does seem to try and get Akane out and about, it's fairly clear that Midori has failed in getting close to her sister.


Look at the party: Futarou's POV showed Midori in this light, smiling at everyone, but more or less ignoring the fact that Akane was clearly uncomfortable and uneasy. While she tries to help get her sister out of her shell, it's clear Midori can't. That must make her feel horrible, which is most likely one of the reasons she's being so nice to Futarou - to try and make up for everything.

I don't think they would have mentioned it if it weren't going to come back around. I think the brother might come back into play sooner or later.

I definitely think the maid is gonna die. Midori is a little irritating. I'm kind of hoping Akane and Futarou team up and enact some havoc together.

It's kind of weird how dark the whole show is, except for the scenes with the Nonomura family. I'm wondering too what's up with that girl's older brother.

The scenes at the Nonomura place make me laugh. They almost don't fit in with the rest of the drama. But, I think they are a way to let the viewer see a softer side of Futarou.

I don't think Futarou and Akane will team up - he seems to hate her and be disgusted simply by the sight of her. Makes me wonder what he'll do if he marries her. And to be honest, I hope they don't team up. Akane, as I've said is irritating, at least to me. However, I do think Futarou will try and play her for as long as he can.