It’s our favorite ginga bishounen. Dance, Takuto, dance. It’s the only reason we tune in every week.
The last five to seven minutes of every episode are so purposefully formulaic, it seems pointless to even mention them. For shows like Star Driver, I really wish the episodes could be doubled in length just so we can actually get to the meat of the matter instead of doing the same (literally) song and dance over and over. Sure, the anime’s pretty and silly, but we’re moving at a snail’s pace. Well, there were a couple changes during Zero Time this week.
Mizuno replaces fish girl as our singer and I think it’s a step down, personally. I was going to ask if we were going to get a song from Wako too, but I get this feeling that we already have and I’ve just forgotten.
The second small change is a newly discovered capability of the Tauburn: butt missiles. Thanks to a “spell” from Mizuno, Takuto survives some henchman’s flurry of energy beams by launching those dangly stuff around his waist. That was convenient, I guess; I’ve long stopped asking why.
And as long as Takuto keeps winning, I guess it saves Sugata the trouble of showing his “pillar,” if you know what I mean.
For the rest of the episode, just a few things of note.
Maybe the screenshot above is part of a meaningful flashback, but I can’t even recall who the chick in glasses is. I know Taka linked me to some chart out there and I appreciate it, but man, I just don’t feel like it’s the type of extra effort I should put into a show like this.
Yeah, I’ll bet.
We also have a silly baseball game that was unintentionally hilarious in more ways than one.
Separated at birth?
Are you serious? You can’t be serious.
And we can’t leave out the high comedy “faceplant in boobs” gag:
Oh yeah, I guess Marino warms up (read: blush) to Takuto. Actually, I’d say she already likes him:
Her widening eyes share the same sad realization as the dad in 28 Days Later. You know the one — the guy who had the misfortune of diseased blood falling right onto one of his eyeballs. The disease is spreading! If you’re female and you’re not already in love with the male lead, you will be.
You will be.
Your moment of zen (which I am shamelessly stealing):
I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought that look on Mizuno’s face was priceless, if not meme worthy. I still like her though. We had a song from Wako somewhere around episode 3 and briefly in episode 1…I’m not sure if it was full on with lyrics and such though. Wako’s seiyuu is the best singer of the bunch though.
The chick with glasses is…the science girl who drugged that other girl and does sciency things…to the best of my knowledge I think this is the first time they have made it aware that her, Sugata, and Wako were close. Also she’s my bet for east maiden since I think she was on the bus.
Also I got that chart from http://ninteenpointzerofour.wordpress.com/ who is blogging the show like crazy.
I briefly scanned through the blog you linked. He certainly is quite enthusiastic about the show. Don’t get me wrong — Star Driver is competing hard with Panty & Stocking as my most enjoyable anime of the season, but man, I just can’t really care any less about stuff like the different phases and their interpretations. He does and that’s certainly his prerogative.
I’ve got nothing against Mizuno. Calling her a ditz is just descriptive and not a judgment of her character. Thank God for her face, ’cause it really set the tone for the episode from the start. Then the Freudian bat showed up and I just couldn’t stop laughing the entire way through.
Watched the video. Died a little on the inside.
The first video is the only way I watch Star Driver now.
Me too!
Why’s that?