Y’know, I actually want to see more scenes of Yuru learning about the world. I find that a whole lot more interesting than all of the action and violence. Anyway, some loose thoughts after the jump.

— There’s always a skeevy, older male character to contrast the pure-hearted male lead. Is this what awaits boys when they grow up? Turning into sleezebags?

— To his credit, Dera’s next move is to lift Yuru’s spirits. First things first, he treats the kid and the Daemons to a ride on a boat, which of course blows their minds. Just look at all the other little children accompanied by adults. Still, has Dera checked in with… with… damn, I haven’t seen her in a while, so I’ve forgotten her name already. Ah well, I’m sure it’ll come back to me. And even if it doesn’t, it just means she hasn’t really been that memorable.

— Trains also blow Yuru’s mind. Any moderately-sized store blows his mind. Glue blows his mind. A mannequin too? Sure, why not. Pockets get a mild reaction, but a reaction nonetheless.

— Normal people can’t see Daemons, right? So do they bump into Daemons while out and about? Do they phase through them? You never see this being an issue in crowded areas. Not a big deal, but a little odd.

— Dera is pretty much everything I’m not. Not interested in drinking, not interested in gambling.

— Ah right, Hana! That’s her name. It didn’t come back to me, though. Dera had to name-drop her.

— Apparently, this girl is not a normie. Or just sleep-deprived? So how come I haven’t seen any Daemons?

— In the middle of the department store, Yuru and his Daemosn openly discuss taking the fight to his assassins. Geez, I hope no one’s standing within earshot of this.

— Oh, of course… modern idioms should confuse Yuru as well.

— Well, Yuru was worried about Dera’s face being captured in Asa’s pics, but she already went and photoshopped him out. Ain’t no room in her world but her precious oniichan.

— Speaking of Asa, it would’ve been ideal if she was the one to show Yuru around, huh? But then again, her borderline brocon nature might be too distracting.

— Even though Yuru was just discussing on fighting his would-be assassins, his portion was pretty light-hearted and silly. The tone is much different when we shift back to the Kagemori compound. They’re still grilling the prisoners about last night’s attack. I forgot that those hired mercs are still around. Guess they just had to sit and wait patiently while everyone was eating and chattin’. Still, the interrogation seems to suggest that the shady Kagemori brother is up to no good. Man, the show made it seem so obvious that he was shady, I thought it was a red herring. But this anime is really just that straightforward.

— This guy can extract practically every relevant personal detail about your life by simply having his Daemon grab hold of your Daemons. Sounds incredibly useful… only against other Daemon wielders. What a shame. I was thinking, Why is he just some two-bit thug for the Kagemori? But yeah, there’s no practical usage here.

— The elder Kagemori is like a benevolent Yakuza family boss. Not the best, but far from the worst. At least he’ll pay for that lady’s mother’s treatment. But of course, she’s the one who went into this business in order to help family out. She’s cute. The other rough-looking gent can’t have such noble goals. He only took this job due to gambling debts. I just find it funny how attractiveness also translates to a person’s character in fiction.

— Huh, up until now, I thought Break was just an ability. But the murderous girl has to ask Asa if Break approves of her new Daemons. So Break is a Daemon itself?

— There’s a goofy scene with the eldest brother. The story tries to make you think he’s the bad guy for a split second. Again, this show is just so goofy. I expected a more serious action anime.

— I guess the show heard me, ’cause when we switch back to Yuru’s perspective, he and Dera intend on taking the fight to the three idiots tailing them. As a result, Dera takes Yuru to his old home, where he’s got a bunch of weapons just lying around.

— Minus the guns, this shabby, dim-looking place certainly looks like the home of a single middle-aged man. But damn, where would you even get those weapons in Japan? But of course, none of them are familiar to Yuru. He bypasses all the assault rifles and bazookas. He beelines instead for a freakin’ axe. I mean, I can’t blame him, but it’s just funny.

— Welp, Dera and his clan certainly has a long history with the Kagemori. But are the three idiots currently tailing him and Yuru really from the Kagemori?

— But before the duo can get any info out them, a pair of freaky-looking Daemons make their presence known. Nobody ever launches a surprise attack, huh? It certainly would’ve been more pragmatic than slowly crawling forward while doing a creepy laugh.