After the recent blue wave, she’s allowed to do that, y’know. It’s the law!
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Season Ep. 31
One minute into the episode, and I’m already disappointed. I thought Licia was going to lead the charge and rescue her husband! But no, they recruit a dude by the name of Thomas to get the job done. Well, Braham and Zaht go with him.
The majority of the episode, however, delves into Rikuya’s backstory, but it’s nothing special. He loved his kingdom, he loved his mom. Then their retainers rose up and murdered his father. The usurper then took his mom as a trophy wife. All he has left is his katana, and he needs it back. He thinks he’s unexceptional — that he isn’t fit to rule without the blade. Hate to break it to you, man, but being good with a sword doesn’t make you fit to rule either. Regardless, it’s a bog standard backstory, so I don’t care.
The episode ends with the bad guy whipping Ars for lying to him. Man, his men sure are taking their sweet ass time saving him.
Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers Ep. 5
Most of this episode takes place in a drab-looking dungeon. First, they fight nothing but wood golems. Very exciting. Then, they fight a fearsome chimera!!! This, however, is one of those classic chimeras so it doesn’t have a dragon head. It’s just the standard two. Regardless, the group beats it through sheer teamwork. Finally, they meet a titan, i.e., one of Noah’s supporters. These idiots, however, swing first without even checking to see if the titan is aggressive to them. Well, it’s not. It then proceeds to give everyone a gift. For example, Makoto can now converse with the elementals whereas Lucy can cast ground magic. Yawn… kind of a snoozer of an episode.
From Far Away Ep. 6
Both Izark and Gaya are missing, and Noriko is stuck in a country in the midst of a civil war. So she decides to clean. One of my exes was the same way. When she got too stressed out, cleaning was how she coped… even when the apartment was already spotless. Anyway, Gaya eventually returns to her ransacked home, so Noriko finds out from her that Izark has been captured. They then discover that they can communicate telepathically with one another. Yep, he’s gotta be the Sky Demon then. Also, what was up with this ghost person that she saw in her sleep?
Agol looks like a man with a conscience. He quickly realizes that the Awakening is nothing more than a normal girl. On the other hand, he needs Rachef’s money in order to cure his daughter’s blindness. Bro, you might as well give it up. I’ve watched a ton of fiction, especially anime, and blind characters rarely ever regain their eyesight. Hell, I’m more worried that Agol won’t survive. Geena will probably be fine simply because she’s a kid. This isn’t really the type of show to kill off a kid, especially a blind one. Berserk? Maybe, but probably not From Far Away. But her father? Ehhh… I’m 50/50 on that. Actually, his odds might be even lower, because he volunteers to enter a fighting tournament on Gaya’s behalf. Oof… I don’t really wanna see a blind girl lose her only family. Well, Agol does get his daughter’s stone back, and according to the kid, her father’s gonna be alright. Uh-huh…
Elsewhere, Keimos is slowly getting stronger. Great, the combatsexual is back.
Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Spaceship! Ep. 6
Hiro and his girls save a passenger ship from pirates, so this gives us a glimpse of the aliens that might inhabit this setting. But that’s it. We never see those aliens again. Hiro traveling across the galaxy doesn’t allow him to meet any new intelligent life or visit any cool locales. You wanna know where he gets to go instead? From a gray hospital to a gray food processing plant. There are probably hundreds of billions of stars in any mid-sized galaxy, and gray is all we get to see. Astounding.
Alright, so what’s up with these idiots? Hiro lets Elma know that he’s an isekai protagonist. She makes a face at first — I’d make a face too if I’ve been having sex with an isekai protagonist — but ultimately, she doesn’t really care where he’s from. Mimi insists on them getting a health check-up. Do we learn anything interesting? Well, space elves can’t normally get pregnant. It only works if they’re in love. Sounds stupid, but a US politician once told the country that women can shut down the whole reproductive system if they so choose! Moving along, we’re told that Hiro is exceptionally healthy. I’m not sure how much this Shouko lady can be trusted, however, because we see her creating a new lifeform with Hiro’s genetic material. And yes, she collected his sperm. Last but not least, Serena tracks Hiro down and practically begs him to train her and her new team on how to fight pirates. He reluctantly agrees, but insists that he is no one’s personal mercenary. This only emboldens Serena, who apparently likes it when her men play hard to get.
So What’s Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin Ep. 7
No new episode this week.
Reincarnated as a Sword S2 Ep. 7
Teacher foils the assassin’s plans, so the royal siblings are safe for now. The chamberlain is acting mighty suspicious, though. Every time someone proposes a good idea, he’s the lone voice against it. Otherwise, he spends most of the episode glowering. Unfortunately, we don’t learn much more about the plot to kill them. Most of the episode is Fran and Teacher fighting a giant sea serpent. Does this have any plot relevance? Uh, I guess they need to cross the open seas safely, but other than that, I got nothing. It just feels like padding.
Magic Knight Rayearth Ep. 6
The show is keeping its brisk pace up. As soon as the girls get their hands on the legendary escudo ore, Presea shows up and creates their weapons. She nearly collapses from exhaustion, though. They make it look like she’s not long for this world. Man, we’ve just met her!
Immediately, the girls set off to awaken the rune gods, which is apparently just a hop and a skip away from where they were previously located. The first rune god is a dragon chilling in a temple beneath the sea. Naturally, it calls out to Umi. Ascot, a child summoner working for Zagato, shows up, they fight a bit, Umi prevails so the dragon turns into a mecha for some reason, Umi convinces Ascot that they can be friends with a slap, blah blah blah… eh. This show is… fine, I guess. But I prefer something a little more character driven. Or maybe world building that makes me want to dig deeper and ask questions. The characters feel kinda shallow, because we haven’t paused long enough to develop them. It’s just one RPG quest to the next. Similarly, we get scant details about the world either. Just a whole lot of talk about how the strength of your heart defines your power, and it’s like okay sure, but what makes this world worth saving? Hell, we haven’t even visited a single town yet. Where are the people who live here? How do they feel about the current crisis? How are they getting on with their lives? After six episodes, I just expect the show to give me a reason to be invested.
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Ep. 20
A brat by the name of Hilde demands to buy Elymas’s commissioned mythril sword. When our heavy knight refuses to give it up, she proposes a duel. There is no duel. The brat (even though she’s technically older than Elymas) is a huge chicken and calls it off as her opponent throws out a single attack. She was going to pay him 30 mil, but begs to have it lowered to 20 mil instead. The sword is in fact worth 50 mil, and Elymas holds her to the market price. Eh. I honestly think less of him for that. Yes, Hilde was being spoiled and self-entitled. Yes, he could’ve gotten seriously hurt from the duel. I dunno, I just think the greed leaves a bad taste in my mouth, especially since clown waifu pretty much helps him reap as much gold as he wants. He could’ve taught her a lesson in a different way, especially since she had to give up her own weapon to afford the 50 mil price tag. Considering how he dealt with Malice and his own father, who are much bigger pieces of shit than Hilde, I think it’s weak that he’s coming down this hard on the girl.
Anyway, Hilde’s master Carlos reaches out to Elymas with a job in mind. Probably another raid session.
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Ep. 19
There’s a legitimately funny moment midway through the episode. Aries has to transform in order to stop an empowered Mercurius from rampaging. So what do the rest of the idiots do? They decide to transform as well, freaking out everyone in their vicinity. What a bunch of numbskulls.
Speaking of Mercurius, I’m not sure what he was thinking… or if he was thinking at all. He hates the fact that devils are nothing more than mere puppets for the Goddess. Alright, sure. He wants to get the elixir in order to convince the Demon Lord to use the GM key, which would free the devils. Okay, got that. But as soon as he finds himself losing to Virgo (and Aries), he decides to give himself completely over to Alovenus? How does that work? What is the logic here? Is he having a psychotic break or something?
Magical Explorer Ep. 7
This week’s humiliation ritual requires Nanami and Kousuke to wear skimpy outfits and play a rhythm game that requires spanking a fake tushy with a riding crop. Welp, that sure is a brand new sentence. I guess the one bright side — if you can even call it that — is how Kousuke isn’t spared. He has to participate along with his waifus.
But that’s it. That’s all I’ve got. It’s not like this show has a story. Kousuke wants to get stronger, which we already know. As for Nanami, she feels insecure about the fact that she’s a replaceable unit. As a result, Kousuke assures her that he would never do that. Yup, what a brilliant character-driven series.